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February 23, 2008

Every day this week, Torontoist is exploring the future of repertory cinema in Toronto. We spoke to the theatre managers of four major rep cinemas to hear if rep cinema is dying, what it's like to exist in a YouTube society, and what original programming has them most excited. Today, to conclude our series, we look at the next immediate steps for rep cinema. Photo by Flashfonic. The story of rep cinema in Toronto is......

Continue Reading "Rep Cinema Revival: Bonus Features"

January 24, 2008

According to their online mission statement, the Fuck Death Foundation is "an organization dedicated to the elimination of death through the generation and distribution of funds to strategically selected causes and initiatives worldwide." Co-founders and directors Dugald Stewart and Simon Murphy also plan to target "the most ruthlessly indiscriminate killer of all—oldness." Yes, they're serious...we think. Watch their interview on The Hour, or call the toll-free infoline at 1-877-DIE-DON'T, and decide for yourself. Unfortunately, Fuck......

Continue Reading "Fuck Death, Long Live Bergman"

September 23, 2005

Now would have us believe that Redford and JLo star in this weekend's Junebug, but Embeth Davidz' has about half the booty, and Alessandro Nivola has about half the weathered facial texture. Do these halves add up to a whole? A whole good film, no less? Everyone and their mother seems to think yes. - But we'd be disingenuous twerps who write in the third person if we didn't admit that we've been awaiting the......

Continue Reading "Film Fridays: Junebug, Junebug, Junebug"

June 3, 2005

- Bergman is the boss over at the Cinematheque, as the theatre reveals a handful of new 35mm Bergman prints. Through a Glass Darkly and Winter Light are tonight's offerings. Through a Glass Darkly tells the story of a dysfunctional family who have secluded themselves to a remote Baltic island. According to the New Yorker, it was "possibly the most beautiful (of Bergman's films) in its setting and the most heartbreaking in its theme." -......

Continue Reading "Film Fridays: Grab Bag"

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