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• Downloaded

  
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  Downloaded (Director: Alex Winter) : This insightful film, which made its international premiere at Hot Docs , looks at the rise, fall, and legacy of Napster, the peer-to-peer file sharing service that forever changed the music industry. Originally conceived as a dramatic feature by director Alex Winter (probably ...
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• "Muscle Shoals" - Hot Docs 2013

  
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  Tucked into the North-West corner of the state and hugging the Tennessee River, Muscle Shoals, Alabama is a slow-paced town of about 13000 people (if you sift it out of its Quad Cities region). But aside from its intriguing name (taken from the shallow areas of the river where mussels could be found), what makes this ...
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• "Caucus" - Hot Docs 2013

  
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  Ill be honest, I had scratched AJ Schnacks latest film Caucus off my list of potential "to-see" films shortly after I browsed through the Hot Docs 2013 schedule the first time. The promise of being a behind the scenes look at the Republican candidates during the 2011-12 Iowa Caucus filled me with a bit of dread. I ...
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• "Valentine Road" - Hot Docs 2013

  
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  Director Marta Cunningham is glad Im angry. The second showing of her fantastic documentary Valentine Road has just let out at Hot Docs and a few of us are milling about the lobby. Shes more than willing to discuss the film, but even happier to gauge peoples feelings and emotions after viewing it. Several of us ...
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• Alias

  
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  Alias (Director: Michelle Latimer) : Actor, producer, writer, director and former Hot Docs programmer Michelle Latimer unveiled her first feature-length documentary at Hot Docs 2013 on Friday, a portrait of Torontonian rap artists and producers, entitled Alias . The film is a labour of love, four years in the ...
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• "Anita" - Hot Docs 2013

  
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  Im a bit conflicted over my impressions of Freida Mocks newest documentary Anita , so lets see if I can work them out... First of all, let me be clear about the subject of the film - Anita Hill is clearly an incredible person. Intelligent, funny, brave and interesting, 20 years ago she became a lightning rod around ...
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• Hot Docs 2013: The Manor

  
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  P rior to the screening, I must admit that it was a bit eyebrow raising that the Hot Docs Film Festival planned on opening with a film about a strip club, and the dysfunctional Jewish family that runs it, in rural Guelph, a tiny University town just outside Toronto. Was the festival going for titillating, or as the ...
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• Hot Docs 2013 Review: THE MANOR is the GODFATHER of Jewish Strip-Club Owning Family Films

  
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  About an hour West of Toronto lies Guelph, Ontario. Its a college town, known for its slightly hippie vibe, strong connection with all things agricultural, and a quaint downtown. Attractions include a local brewery and a nearby Antique Festival thats open on Sundays during the summer. What its not especially known for ...
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• Another Night on Earth

  
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  Another Night on Earth (Director: David Munoz) : Munoz packs a lot into this hourlong verité observation of Cairo’s harried taxi drivers. Filmed in 2011, while protesters were still occupying Tahrir Square, everyone in Another Night on Earth has an opinion on the revolution. What’s most surprising and ...
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• Cinecast Episode 306 – Shameless Ridiculousness

  
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  A re we an effective team? We are arguably more effective than the mediocrity of the Kosinski/Cruise assembly squad insofar as we seem to be in agreement on Oblivion. (SPOILERS!) The popcorn science fiction takes a lot of leaps, but it never really lands on particularly solid (or fertile) ground due to ...
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• "Rent A Family Inc." - Hot Docs 2013

  
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  Ryuichi Ichinokawas wife doesnt know what he does for a living. And she doesnt really seem to care..."Without meaningful conversation, any relationship withers. I guess I just gave up on him. As long as we can pay the bills, I dont care what hes doing anymore." He is either out at work, uncommunicative on the computer ...
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• "We Cause Scenes" - Hot Docs 2013

  
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  Having seen numerous examples of their good-natured public pranks online, We Cause Scenes was pretty much exactly what I wanted in a documentary covering the history of Improv Everywhere. Aside from a few minor blips along the way, theres no backstabbing, terrible secrets or battles against demons to derail them. ...
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• "Quality Balls - The David Steinberg Story" - Hot Docs 2013

  
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  Its 1976 or 1977 and sitting at the table are John Candy, Martin Short, Joe Flaherty and Dave Thomas - Canadian comedy royalty if there ever was. And yet standing over them, presiding over the entire affair in this old TV clip, is David Steinberg. Already an influence to a generation of comedians due to his ...
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• Twitchvision: Talking OBLIVION, MOLLY MAXWELL, and HOTDOCS Tease

  
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  Scott Lauries back in the Anchors chair, and we got to talk about Cruises latest film that seems to incorporate just about every Sci-Fi film ever made, but in a kind of good way.Also chatted about Molly Maxwell by Director Sara St. Onge, a charming, nuanced tale of a high school girl falling for her teacher that ...
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• "Shooting Bigfoot" - Hot Docs 2013

  
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  Director Morgan Matthews states right up front that he used to be keenly interested in Bigfoot in his younger days. Years later, that interest has now flipped and turned into a deep curiosity of the people that continue to search, track and believe in the hairy Sasquatch. He follows along with three separate teams - ...
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• "The Expedition To The End Of The World" - Hot Docs 2013

  
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  One of the old adages of filmmaking is that you need to start with the story, focus on that narrative and build from there. Documentary film isnt overly different, except that in some cases it can find its narrative as it goes along (or is found in the editing process). Typically, though, the film will still be ...
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• Hot Docs 2013: A Little Different

  
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  So, the 20th edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival starts next week. And normally by this time, I’ve posted several preview posts talking about the films I’m most excited about. Why not this year? Well, I’m very pleased to share that I’ll be working for the festival this ...
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