Tag: Roman Polanski

Rita Hayworth: Part I

July 23, 2012 | By | Add a Comment
Rita Hayworth: Part I

Reviews of Twilight Time’s new Cover Girl Blu-ray + Sony’s old, olde Gilda DVD, which is in dire need of a HD overhaul, Criterion-style.

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‘All Hail to the God of Carnage’

December 15, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
‘All Hail to the God of Carnage’

Film review of Roman Polanski’s Carnage, which finds the veteran director back in form directing a tale of disintegrating civility. The film’s release is also being preceded by the screening of related vintage films from Polanski’s Polish, British, and American canon at the TIFF Bell Lightbox this month (although sadly, fans will still have to wait for a celebration of Pirates. Yeah…)

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Festivals-a-Go-Go: Dec.1 – Dec. 9, 2011

December 3, 2011 | By | Add a Comment
Festivals-a-Go-Go: Dec.1 – Dec. 9, 2011

Tally & heads up of local film festivals & screenings, advance Hot Docs and Bloor Cinema passes now available for purchase, Bill ‘Deliverance’ McKinney dies at 80 without a squeal, Chinatown & Adam Nayman at the TBL, hockey films, and Nino Rota turns 100!

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