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Kerwin Mathews at Columbia: Pirates & Lilliputians

Kerwin Mathews at Columbia: Pirates & Lilliputians

December 9, 2017 | By

Reviews of two films starring Kerwin Mathews, courtesy of Twilight Time: The Pirates of Blood River (1962) and The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960).

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ArtScopeTO 06: Interview with Abstract Painter Donna Wise

ArtScopeTO 06: Interview with Abstract Painter Donna Wise

December 6, 2017 | By

December’s ArtScopeTO podcast features abstract painter Donna Wise, whose series Flights of Fancy can be seen at Toronto’s Urban Gallery until Sat. Dec. 30, 2017.

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Calling Hedy Lamarr: Inventor, Glamour Goddess, and Hollywood Icon – Part 2

Calling Hedy Lamarr: Inventor, Glamour Goddess, and Hollywood Icon – Part 2

November 28, 2017 | By

Review of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017), the 3rd and likely final chronicle of the actress / inventor, now screening at Toronto’s Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema.

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Citizens Bill and Jane

Citizens Bill and Jane

November 23, 2017 | By

Reviews of two docs on iconoclasts: Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017), currently running at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema + Citizen Jane: The Battle for the City (2017) on DVD from IFC, and screening Nov. 29 at the Revue Cinema.

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ArtScopeTO 05: Interview with Painter Mary Lynne Atkinson

ArtScopeTO 05: Interview with Painter Mary Lynne Atkinson

November 21, 2017 | By

New ArtScopeTO podcast features artist Mary Lynne Atkinson, whose series Land on Fire can be seen at Toronto’s Urban Gallery until Sat. Nov. 25, 2017.

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