Starting tomorrow until September 14, all of the posts will be dedicated to the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.
The regular daily columns will resume on September 15.
Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.
Today was my returning volunteer orientation session. Up until this year, they were known as recruitment sessions, however now they have an online volunteer hub set-up, where I RSVPed for the session I wanted to attend. Being a returning volunteer, I had automatic access to the session, while new volunteers have to be invited to…
Continuum Panel On a Saturday that was so busy that I could barely move, I spent most of the day check out Q&A panels. I ended up getting good seats for both of the panels for Showcase television shows that were happening. The first panel was for Lost Girl, a show that has become so…
This weekend sees the release of one of the most high profile horror remakes – A Nightmare on Elm Street. I’m sure many people are nostalgic for Wes Craven’s 1984 original and the 14% Fresh rating over at Rotten Tomatoes suggests that critics are not going to allow the original film’s legacy to be tarnished….
This evening marks the beginning of the TIFF Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival. Throughout the course of the next ten days, the ten best Canadian films of the year will screen at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Since I’ve seen four of the ten films screening, I thought that I would give my own personal recommendations…
It’s been exactly 8 months since I last wrote a DVD column and today’s selection is well worth an end to the hiatus. Today in Canada (and two weeks in the US) sees the release of Astron-6’s ultra-low budget sci-fi epic Manborg! When I saw the film last fall, I thought that it looked quite…
It’s time to tell you what movies have caught my eye (for better or worse) this holiday season. Will See The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe Unlike with Lord of the Rings, I am very familiar with this story. I, attempted to, read the book (never got more than a few…
