This Week: The Hobbit, Searching for Sugarman, Phantasm, Children of Men, and Zardoz This Week: The Hobbit, Searching for Sugarman, Phantasm, Children of Men, and Zardoz
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.
In a bit more house-keeping, I went back and added poster images to each of my previous thoughts. Now everything looks more consistent. Sean Patrick Kelly 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…
The 2009 Toronto International Film Festival began last night, however it begins for me this afternoon as I begin my first volunteer shift. From now until the 20th, it will be 100% TIFF coverage for me. This coverage will begin with my first volunteer log, which I will post this evening. Sean Patrick Kelly Sean…
I’ve been covering the Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival for three out out its four years of existence. If nothing else, this festival has turned into an event for Canadian indie horror filmmakers to show off their latest films, while also networking with other filmmakers. The Blood in the Snow brand will be…
Since I first started seeing Midnight Madness films at TIFF in 2006, I’ve been progressively increasing the number of films I see from that programme. Last year, I saw four Midnight Madness films, two of which were actual midnight screening. I’m aiming to increase that number and that shouldn’t be hard based on the quality…
This weekend, after nearly ten years, the Harry Potter series comes to an end with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows, Part 2. If you think about it, the fact that they were able to finish the film series, with the bulk of the cast intact no less, is a huge achievement that…
Some big Canadian movie news this week is that Cineplex Galaxy has purchased, main competitor, Famous Players. As a result, Cineplex would control 63% of all Canadian theatres. This is definitely the end of the era for me. For my whole life, it was always Cineplex Odeon and Famous Players. In fact there used to…
