Archive for 'Kevin Plummer'

2010 Villain: Hedo Turkoglu

By Kevin Plummer Dec. 13th, 9:30 am

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Historicist: From Magnificent Thoroughfare to Death-Trap

By Kevin Plummer Dec. 4th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Toronto’s Golden Age of Comic Books

By Kevin Plummer Nov. 20th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: At the Front With “Monty and Johnny”

By Kevin Plummer Nov. 6th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: Brash, Bungling, and Beloved

By Kevin Plummer Oct. 23rd, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Hustle, Bustle, Rush, and Roar

By Kevin Plummer Oct. 9th, 1:30 pm

Historicist: “Amateur Historians” and “Housewives”

By Kevin Plummer Sep. 25th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: The Colonnade’s City Within A City

By Kevin Plummer Sep. 11th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Unknown Legends

By Kevin Plummer Aug. 28th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Building a History

By Kevin Plummer Aug. 14th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: Self-Taught Naturalist

By Kevin Plummer Jul. 31st, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: “Henry Moore’s big bronze whatchamacallit”

By Kevin Plummer Jul. 17th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: A Royal Visit

By Kevin Plummer Jul. 3rd, 1:00 pm

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Historicist: Until the Bathing Suit Is Wet

By Kevin Plummer Jun. 19th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: The Church on Cecil Street

By Kevin Plummer Jun. 5th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Head-On Calamity

By Kevin Plummer May. 22nd, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: A Monument to His Dreams

By Kevin Plummer May. 8th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Cartographic Civic Pride

By Kevin Plummer Apr. 24th, 8:16 pm

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Historicist: Bursting into the Modern Age

By Kevin Plummer Apr. 10th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Rough-and-Tumble Politics of Sam McBride

By Kevin Plummer Mar. 27th, 12:00 pm

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Architecture of the Times

By Kevin Plummer Mar. 22nd, 10:00 am

Historicist: Turn of the Century

By Kevin Plummer Mar. 13th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: Gone but Not Forgotten

By Kevin Plummer Feb. 27th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: North American Edifice Complex

By Kevin Plummer Feb. 13th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Depression Skyscraper Debacle

By Kevin Plummer Jan. 30th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Radio Drama’s Irascible and Troubled Prince

By Kevin Plummer Jan. 16th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Sailing Faster Than the Wind

By Kevin Plummer Jan. 2nd, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Snowfight on the Streetcar Line

By Kevin Plummer Dec. 19th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: “Fighting with a feather pillow”

By Kevin Plummer Dec. 5th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: “The city that nobody loves”

By Kevin Plummer Nov. 21st, 12:00 pm

4 Comments

Historicist: Life in Wartime

By Kevin Plummer Nov. 7th, 12:00 pm

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Historicist: Love and Death on the Construction Site

By Kevin Plummer Oct. 24th, 12:00 pm

4 Comments

Historicist: Robert Responsible Government

By Kevin Plummer Oct. 10th, 12:00 pm

8 Comments

A Community of Tenants in the City of Homes

By Kevin Plummer Sep. 30th, 10:40 am

Historicist: “Alderman or Alderlady?”

By Kevin Plummer Sep. 26th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: Anonymous Players on the Stage of History

By Kevin Plummer Sep. 12th, 12:00 pm

Historicist: Finding Comfort Through Hard Times

By Kevin Plummer Aug. 29th, 12:00 pm

4 Comments

Historicist: Weird and Wacky Attractions at the CNE

By Kevin Plummer Aug. 15th, 12:00 pm

4 Comments

Historicist: Cup Cake Cassidy and the Burlesque Boom

By Kevin Plummer Aug. 1st, 12:00 pm

5 Comments

Historicist: Sketching Cultural Nationalism

By Kevin Plummer Jul. 18th, 12:00 pm

HOT DOCS 2012

Reviews listed alphabetically:

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Detropia (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Herman’s House (★☆☆☆☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Revision (★☆☆☆☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) The Final Member (★★★★½) The Job (★★☆☆☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) The World Before Her (★★★★☆)

Reviews by star rating:

China Heavyweight (★★★★★) Brooklyn Castle (★★★★½) The Final Member (★★★★½) The World Before Her (★★★★☆) Smoke Traders (★★★★☆) Ping Pong (★★★★☆) Oma & Bella (★★★★☆) The Queen of Versailles (★★★★☆) Who Cares? (★★★★☆) Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry (★★★★☆) The Betrayal (★★★★☆) Private Universe (★★★★☆) Detropia (★★★★☆) Indie Game: The Movie (★★★★☆) El Huaso (★★★★☆) One Day After Peace (★★★★☆) Dreams of a Life (★★★★☆) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (★★★★☆) Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (★★★½☆) Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (★★★½☆) Inocente (★★★½☆) Sexy Baby (★★★½☆) Back to the Square (★★★½☆) The Mechanical Bride (★★★½☆) Mom and Me (★★★☆☆) G-Dog (★★★☆☆) Legend of a Warrior (★★★☆☆) Beauty Is Embarrassing (★★★☆☆) Garden in the Sea (★★★☆☆) Fists of Pride (★★★☆☆) We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists (★★★☆☆) Beware of Mr. Baker (★★★☆☆) Planet of Snail (★★½☆☆) The Boxing Girls of Kabul (★★½☆☆) She Said Boom: The Story Of Fifth Column (★★½☆☆) Wadim (★★½☆☆) Francophrenia (Or: Don’t Kill Me, I Know Where the Baby Is) (★★½☆☆) Life in Stills (★★½☆☆) Jeff (★★½☆☆) The Mystery of Mazo de la Roche (★★☆☆☆)

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• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Eglinton Stn has now cleared and full service has resumed on the Yonge University Spadina line. #TTC | 7:59 PM Apr 5
• Trains are currently holding southbound at Eglinton Stn due to a Passenger Assistance Alarm activated on a train. #TTC | 7:54 PM Apr 5
• ALL CLEAR: The delay southbound at Spadina and Queen has now cleared and full service on the 510 Spadina Streetcar line has resumed. #TTC | 5:50 PM Apr 5

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