Tag: Nicholas Ray

Festivals-a-Go-Go: Feb. 3-5 + R.I.P. The Cinesphere?

Festivals-a-Go-Go: Feb. 3-5 + R.I.P. The Cinesphere?

February 3, 2012 | By

Quick recap of this weekend’s interesting (to me) screenings, plus NASA’s video of the Dark Side of the Moon, and the Ontario Government’s decision to shut down most of Ontario Place forthwith, henceforce, herewith, and now, with the future of world’s first permanent IMAX theatre – the Cinesphere – up in the air.

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Festivals-a-Go-Go: Nov. 24 – Dec.1, 2011

Festivals-a-Go-Go: Nov. 24 – Dec.1, 2011

November 25, 2011 | By | Add a Comment

Tally & heads up of local film festivals & screenings, Doc Soup returns to the Bloor Dec. 7, Rue Morgue’s Cinemacabre, and where you can still get pretty Guillermo del Toro “Fright Night” posters.

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Samuel Bronston, Part I

Samuel Bronston, Part I

November 24, 2011 | By

Editorial blather and film review of Samuel Bronston’s epic production of 55 Days at Peking (1963), recently screened at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, plus a review of La-La Land’s new 2-CD soundtrack album featuring Dimitri Tiomkin’s complete Boom-De-Boom score.

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Film: 55 Days at Peking (1963)

Film: 55 Days at Peking (1963)

November 24, 2011 | By

Return to: Home / Blu-ray, DVD, Film Reviews / F . Film: Good/ DVD Transfer: n/a / DVD Extras: n/a Label: n/a / Region: n/a / Released: n/a Genre: Historical Drama / Action / Epic Synopsis: Members of the Eight-Nation Alliance fight for their lives when rebellious Boxers surround their compound in Peking, China, circa 1900. Special Features: n/a . […]

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Festivals-a-Go-Go!

Festivals-a-Go-Go!

November 17, 2011 | By

This weekend’s tally & heads-up of local film festivals & retros in Tranna, plus some editorial blather.

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