Author Archives: Jay Kerr

Toronto Screen Shots on Livebait.tv

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Jay Kerr

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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Let’s All Hate Toronto

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Jay Kerr

Let’s All Hate Toronto (Directors: Albert Nerenberg, Rob Spence, Canada, 2006): Let’s All Hate Toronto premiered tonight to a sold out audience at the Bloor Cinema in, well, Toronto. There was quite a buzz around this film. I was eager … Continue reading →

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The Fallen Idol

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Jay Kerr

The Fallen Idol (Director: Carol Reed, UK, 1948): The Fallen Idol was released a few months ago by The Criterion Collection. Having never seen the film, I purchased a copy from CriterionDVD.com. The Fallen Idol was directed by Carol Reed … Continue reading →

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Children of Men

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Jay Kerr

Children of Men (Director: Alfonso Cuarón, UK/USA, 2006): I really wanted to watch this film last Saturday but the 200 copies at the local Blockbuster were gone. What’s a guy to do when he has company over and has to … Continue reading →

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Souvenirs

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Jay Kerr

Editor’s Note: Doc Soup is a monthly documentary screening programme run by the good folks at Hot Docs. It gives audiences in Toronto (and now Calgary and Vancouver!) their regular doc fix each year from the fall through to the … Continue reading →

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