Monthly Archives: September 2011

Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding

Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding (Director: Bruce Beresford): Jane Fonda takes on just her third acting role in the past 21 years in director Bruce Beresford’s latest film. It’s not difficult to see what drew Fonda to the showy character of … Continue reading

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Hollywood Classics: The Cinema Is Nicholas Ray at TIFF Bell Lightbox

From October 2nd through December 13th, TIFF Bell Lightbox will present a retrospective of the work of iconoclastic American director Nicholas Ray (1911-1979). It’s a full-scale exhibition in honour of the centenary of Ray’s birth, and will continue into the … Continue reading

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The Lady

The Lady (Director: Luc Besson): Director Luc Besson steps out of his comfort zone with The Lady, a biopic about Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese politician who spent almost 15 years under house arrest in her family compound for … Continue reading

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Pearl Jam Twenty

Pearl Jam Twenty (Director: Cameron Crowe): Director Cameron Crowe revisits his rock journalist past with Pearl Jam Twenty, a retrospective of the Seattle band’s career and the first film that was accepted at this year’s festival. The screening I attended … Continue reading

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Community: The Complete Second Season

Editor’s Note: Community: The Complete Second Season was released on DVD in the US and Canada on September 6 by Sony Pictures Television. You can help Toronto Screen Shots by buying from Amazon.ca or Amazon.com. A few months ago, after … Continue reading

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