Archive for August, 2009

10 Must See 80’s Movies

Monday, August 24th, 2009
10 Must See 80’s Movies

SAY ANYTHING (1989) Starring John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, and Lili Taylor. (Written and Directed By Cameron Crowe).  The movie famous for that Peter Gabriel Song "In Your Eyes" and that even more famous movie moment it’s in.  One of the taglines of this movie is "She’s got everthing going for her.  He’s... »

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Behind The Lens with D.Gregor Hagey and Morning Glory

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
Behind The Lens with D.Gregor Hagey and Morning Glory

I met D. Gregor Hagey and Morning Glory at the Mississauga Independent Film Festival where they gave a workshop for the RED CAM and I was fortunate enough to interview the guys afterwards.  D. Gregor Hagey is a Toronto based Director of Photography whose completed nearly 200 projects in his 16 years as a... »

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Tetro (2009)

Monday, August 17th, 2009
Tetro (2009)

Release Date: Friday August 14, 2009 Genre: Drama Running Time:127 min. Director: Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Vincent Gallo, Alden Ehrenreich, Maribel Verdú, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Carmen Maura, Rodrigo De la Serna, Leticia Bredice Francis Ford Coppola’slatest film Tetro is  an "opera... »

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District 9 (2009)

Sunday, August 16th, 2009
District 9 (2009)

Release Date: Friday August 14, 2009 Genre: Sci-fi Running Time: 113 min. Director: Neill Blomkamp Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka, William Allen Young, Vanessa Haywood, Kenneth Nkosi, Devlin Brown This is a film I’m glad I didn’t wait too... »

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The Indie Weekly with Allan Ungar

Friday, August 14th, 2009
The Indie Weekly with Allan Ungar

Director: Allan Ungar  Starring: Stephen Lilly, Krista Marchand, George Tchortov I met Allan Ungar at The Mississauga Independent Film Festival this summer and got around to seeing his film Annulment as well.  It’s a non-linear action/drama short shot on digital. (say that one five times really fast) It’s a tall order for an aspiring indie filmmaker... »

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Canadian Cutie: Mara Marini

Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Canadian Cutie: Mara Marini

Mara Marini is sweet as a peach and cute as a button.  This Manitoban sweetheart turned California resident can be found working her magic in movies like the recently wrapped Rock & Roll: The Movie along side fellow Canadian Vincent Corazza.  You can follow her adorable self in a special project with hollywood.com... »

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G.I. Joe: Rise Of The Cobra (2009)

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
G.I. Joe: Rise Of The Cobra (2009)

Release Date: Friday August 7, 2009 Genre: Action Running Time: 118 min. Director: Stephen Sommers Cast: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Byung Hun Lee, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce, Saïd Taghmaoui, Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, DennisQuaid Rise of the... »

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MIFF 2009:Working With RED CAM Workshop Review

Monday, August 10th, 2009
MIFF 2009:Working With RED CAM Workshop Review

My last workshop at the Mississauga Independent Film Festival was nothing short of totally wicked and super cool.  I will try not to unleash my inner nerd on you good people but my mouth salivated as I watched the sexy RED Camera being set up before my eyes and continued to drool while... »

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(500) Days of Summer (2009)

Monday, August 10th, 2009
(500) Days of Summer (2009)

Release Date: Friday July 17, 2009 Genre: Comedy Running Time: 96 min. Director: Marc Webb  Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloe Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler,Clark Gregg, Rachel Boston, Minka Kelly (500) Days of Summer was 96 minutes of pure heart warming entertainment.  Marc Webb, director and... »

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TETRO: PREVIEW

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
TETRO: PREVIEW

TETRO (2009), directed by Francis Ford Coppola Starring: Vincent Gallo, Maribel Verdú, Alden Ehrenreich, Klaus Maria Brandauer TETRO is the latest "personal film" by Francis Ford Coppola.  The film was released in June in the US,... »

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