Author Archive: Mark R. Hasan

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ArtScopeTO 02: Interviews with Kris Bovenizer + Dawn Hemmy

ArtScopeTO 02: Interviews with Kris Bovenizer + Dawn Hemmy

December 1, 2016 | By

Interviews with printmaking artists Kris Bovenizer and Dawn Hemmy, plus stills from the recent exhibition of their work at Toronto’s Urban Gallery.

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“Fantastic Sights Leap At You!”

“Fantastic Sights Leap At You!”

November 30, 2016 | By

Review of Jack Arnold’s superb 3D bug-eyed monster classic, It Came from Outer Space (1953), restored by the 3-D Film Archive and released by Universal in a 3D / 2D combo on Blu-ray.

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BR: It Came from Outer Space (1953)

BR: It Came from Outer Space (1953)

November 30, 2016 | By

A sci-fi classic of the first order, It Came from Outer Space is packed with a mass of genre clichés, some of which were seeded in a script co-authored by Ray Bradbury, but the film remains oddly fresh, perhaps because it’s neither a full-on bug-eyed monster movie, nor a minimalist thriller…

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Happy Thanksgiving and a little Celtic Soul

Happy Thanksgiving and a little Celtic Soul

November 25, 2016 | By

Quick thoughts on upcoming, year-end projects + a review of Jay Baruchel’s family roots & soccer trip Celtic Soul (2016), which begins its run at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema today.

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Film: Celtic Soul (2016)

Film: Celtic Soul (2016)

November 25, 2016 | By

Spawning from a mutual admiration via Twitter, actor / Montrealer Jay Baruchel and Fox sports commentator Eoin O’Callaghan decided to meet, and somewhere amid their hanging out came the idea to travel to Ireland and trace Baruchel’s maternal roots, and attend a game at Celtic Park (aka Paradise) in Glasgow, Scotland, and watch the pair’s beloved team in action…

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