TIFF 2014: 10 Films You Should See
I can’t believe how quickly the Canadian film festival season crept up on us this year. It’s been a wonderfully warm summer on the west coast, but I’m ready to trade my beach attire for cocktail frocks...
View ArticleTIFF 2014: BC Spotlight
The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off Thursday, September 4 with a number of BC produced films on the bill. I had the opportunity to take a sneak peak at five short films that will be...
View ArticleTIFF 2015: The British are Coming
The 2015 film festival season finally makes it’s way across the pond to Canada, for the 40th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival. Like so many movie lovers on this continent and...
View ArticleTIFF 2015: From Reincarnation to Roaming Mars on the Red Carpet
Red carpets are a funny thing. TIFF attracts a mix of media, some attending to cover the films, and others to exclusively cover celebrity appearances and who’s wearing what. The on-camera people are...
View ArticleTIFF 2015: On the Red Carpet with the Women of Miss You Already
Female friendships are a complicated and necessary means to our survival as women. Every girl needs a committee of like-minded beings to help her navigate the various stages of life, good and bad....
View ArticleLorrie Goldstein: Naomi Klein’s Leap Manifesto shows NDP’s true colours
The climate change Leap Manifesto drafted by author Naomi (No Logo) Klein and endorsed by confused Canadian celebrities was clearly written and signed by people who don’t know what they’re talking...
View ArticleTIFF 2015: An Interview with the Director of The Dressmaker
A girl grows up in small-town, rural Australia. Said girl is bullied by her teachers and peers, and consequently run out of town after being pinned for the murder of a classmate. Fast forward 20 years...
View ArticleTIFF 2015: Highlights, Hits & Misses
Another year has wrapped for one of Canada’s favourite festivals and another long list of films and filmmakers to watch has emerged. It’s a bittersweet end to another manic run of screenings, red...
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