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HotDocs: Despite the Gods + Chasing Ice

HotDocs: Despite the Gods + Chasing Ice

May 2, 2012 | By

Capsule reviews from the latest HotDocs screenings: Despite the Gods (2012), and Chasing Ice (2012) making it’s Canadian American premiere.

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HotDocs: Shadows of Liberty + Where Heaven Meets Hell

HotDocs: Shadows of Liberty + Where Heaven Meets Hell

April 30, 2012 | By

Capsule reviews from the latest HotDocs screenings: Shadows of Liberty (2012) making it’s World premiere, and Where Heaven Meets Hell (2011) making it’s North American premiere, plus editorial blather.

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Rock Docs Supreme: Janis (1974), Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015), and Louder Than Love (2012)

Rock Docs Supreme: Janis (1974), Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015), and Louder Than Love (2012)

June 8, 2016 | By

Reviews of three very solid rock docs: Tony D’Annunzio’s Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story (2012) + Amy Berg’s Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) from MVD Visual, plus Howard Alk’s Janis (1974) on (in)glorious VHS.

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The Ravages of Colonialism: Concerning Violence + Grande Hotel

The Ravages of Colonialism: Concerning Violence + Grande Hotel

February 24, 2015 | By

Review of Göran Olsson’s Concerning Violence (2014), which begins its run at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema Friday February 27th.

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Vinyl Docs, Part 2

Vinyl Docs, Part 2

February 13, 2015 | By

In Part 2 of Vinyl Docs, I’ve cherry-picked and reviewed a few notable short films on record collecting & selling (all available on Vimeo and / or YouTube) + a trio of archival RCA industrial films on how vinyl records are made, circa 1948, 1956, and 1958.

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