By John C. The 18th annual Hot Docs Film Festival came to a close over the weekend, with Family Portrait in Black & White being named the best Canadian feature, Dragonslayer the best international, and the overrated Somewhere Between being voted by audiences as the best of fest. With the numerous fine films being screened,… Read More Hot Docs 2011: Final Thoughts on the Documentary Film Festival
By John C. As we reach the end of an exhausting week, it’s hard to believe that we are already at the final weekend of the 18th annual Hot Docs Film Festival. Between this past Thursday and Tuesday, I have published capsule reviews of a total of 12 films. Today we are in the homestretch… Read More Hot Docs 2011: Final Weekend, including 6 capsule reviews
By John C. The 18th annual Hot Docs Film Festival is currently going strong in Toronto, with 199 films being screened. When the festival opened last Thursday, I published my thoughts on 5 films including POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, The National Parks Project, Buck, The Bully Project and Being Elmo: A… Read More Hot Docs 2011: 7 midpoint capsule reviews
By John C. The 18th annual Hot Docs Film Festival kicks off this evening, with the Toronto premiere of Morgan Spurlock’s brilliant documentary, POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. From April 28th to May 8th, the documentary festival will screen 199 films from 43 different countries on 12 screens across Toronto. Please get… Read More Hot Docs 2011: 5 capsule reviews, including “The Greatest Movie Ever Sold”
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