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Watch The First Trailer and Clip for Xavier Dolan’s ‘Tom at the Farm’
The first trailer has arrived online for Tom at the Farm, the new film from acclaimed Quebecois filmmaker Xavier Dolan. Dolan screened the film back in September at TIFF in the Special Presentations programme, and our very own Gregory Ashman called it, “a satisfyingly evocative thriller in the style of Hitchcock.” As per usual, […] More
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‘Laurence Anyways’, Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan’s newest feature, releases its opening sequence
Filmmaker Xavier Dolan has been praised by many in the international film community as one of the most promising young talents, despite having only two full length features under his belt. After releasing a film in both 2009 and 2010, many fans and critics were interested in seeing what the fruits of a time gap […] More
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Ricky D’s 50 Favourite Films of 2012 (Part Two)
25: The Dark Knight Rises Directed by Christopher Nolan Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan 2012, USA The Dark Knight Rises feels as if it was made up of two equal halves, with the most critical moment of the film breaking the movie in half, almost literally. While the second half may have […] More
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Ricky D’s 50 Favourite Films of 2012 (Part One)
2012 wasn’t a bad year for movies. It was actually a great year. The problem is, the movies we were most anticipating, specifically the Hollywood blockbusters like Prometheus and The Hobbit, didn’t live up to our expectations. With that said I still managed to make a list of 50 films I loved. Maybe I just […] More
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Best Movie Moments of 2012 (part three)
20: The Raid: Redemption – The entire film How does one choose their favourite scene from this high-speed, virtually nonstop adrenaline-packed martial arts pic? Could it be the sequence in which a refrigerator is used to destroy an entire floor of an apartment complex; or perhaps the final showdown between two brothers and the the […] More
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TIFF Presents Canada’s Top Ten Screenings
Toronto – On December 4th, TIFF saluted the best of Canadian Cinema at the 12th Annual Canada’s Top Ten industry event, hosted by Sarah Gadon (Cosmopolis, A Dangerous Method) and Don McKellar (Blindness, Trigger). A panel of industry professionals selected the top 10 Canadian feature and short films. TIFF Senior Programmer Steve Gravestock said that this […] More
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TIFF 2012 News: Audience Awards Announced
Toronto – On September 16th, the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival marked the closing of its festivities with its annual audience awards, presented at the Intercontinental Toronto Center earlier this afternoon. Noticeably absent from the list of beneficiaries was Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, which was slated to win the Golden Lion prize for […] More
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Atlantic Film Festival 2012: Most Anticipated Films
Fall weather is in the air, university students dominate the Halifax streets and TIFF is nearly over. That can only mean one thing, it’s once again time for Halifax’s own Atlantic Film Festival. The festival is in it’s 32nd year this fall and is once again able to boast a pretty impressive line up. Traditionally, […] More
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TIFF 2012 News: More Canadian Content Announced
Toronto – On August 8th, in the Imperial Room of The Fairmont Royal York Hotel, the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival held its Canadian Press Conference. Inside, guests were treated to an assortment of trademark Canadiana, including free beer, cakes, polite conversations and poutine. Just as you thought the conference couldn’t get more Canadian, […] More
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2012’s Great Movie Moments: May
At the end of each month, the Sound On Sight staff will band together to write an article about their favourite scenes in films released. Here are our favourite scenes from the month of May. Warning: Of course, spoilers are in full effect here! The Avengers -Hulk vs. Thor In perhaps the most unexpected gag […] More
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2012: The Best Movies of May
Every thirty days, I like to post a list of my favorite films I’ve recently watched. Here are the best films I’ve seen throughout the month of September. This list is based on movies theatrically released here in Canada, and I do not include what I have seen at film festivals. **** 1: Laurence Anyways […] More
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‘Laurence Anyways’ / ‘The Dreamers’
Quebec’s most divisive new director of the last few years, as well as one of its most prominent, Xavier Dolan has already produced three features, each of which have played at Cannes. His latest, Laurence Anyways, is a hugely ambitious undertaking, spanning a decade and running well past two and a half hours. Ricky, Justine […] More
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