Category Archives: Documentaries

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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Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

Sarah Palin: You Betcha! (Directors: Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill): Sarah Palin: You Betcha! seeks to get the real story behind the divisive former vice presidential candidate and governor of Alaska, who has somehow managed to become a prominent figure … Continue reading

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey

The Story of Film: An Odyssey (Director: Mark Cousins): Near the end of Mark Cousins’ monumental 15-hour history of cinematic innovation, there is a clip from Alexander Sokurov’s 2002 film Russian Ark. This remarkable film was filmed in one continuous … Continue reading

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Calvet

Calvet (Director: Dominic Allan): The story that Jean-Marc Calvet tells in this essentially one-man show is so unbelievable that you might find yourself not believing it. But director Allan, who doesn’t appear in the film, was on hand to assure … Continue reading

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Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop

Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop screens across the country at select Cineplex theatres for one night only – Thursday July 7, 2011 – and opens for a limited theatrical run in Toronto and Vancouver on Friday July 8, 2011. More information … Continue reading

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