Monthly Archives: May 2007

Glue

Glue (Director: Alexis Dos Santos, Argentina, 2005): I missed this film at TIFF last year, and was glad to get the chance to see it. Glue is unmistakably a first film, with lots of experimentation, some of which succeeds and … Continue reading

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Toronto Screen Shots on Livebait.tv

Click To Play Hot Docs has come and gone for another year. Having missed most of my films, I wanted to get an overview of the festival to find out which films I need to see and which ones to … Continue reading

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The Life of Reilly

The Life of Reilly (Directors: Barry Poltermann and Frank Anderson, USA, 2006): If you grew up in the 1970s like me, you couldn’t avoid Charles Nelson Reilly. He was on Match Game, Hollywood Squares, Lidsville, Uncle Croc’s Block, and made … Continue reading

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Inside Out 2007

It seems that when one film festival ends in Toronto, another begins. From May 17-27, the Inside Out Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival will celebrate its 17th year by showing 276 films and videos exploring the queer experience … Continue reading

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Infestors Group

I’ve been familiar with Toronto writer Jim Munroe‘s work for at least the past ten years. We both attended York University in the early 90s and both of us signed up to work on existere, a literary magazine. Only Jim … Continue reading

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