Wasted Youth follows the lives of two men during a summer day in Athens, Greece. Harry (Harris Markou) is a sixteen-year-old skateboarder with a carefree attitude, tension with his father, a sick mother and a group of close friends. Vassilis is a middle age man with a family and ... Read More »
The essay film is a tricky proposition. It is inherently more niche than most documentaries, and it requires both serious audience investment in its subject and a compelling, unique take on the material at hand. Coming into A Story of Children and Film I can honestly attest to my... Read More »
It’s been a hectic week at TIFF going from interview to film to interview and film again the next day. However, I’ve discovered a few gems, gems that I probably wouldn’t have been exposed to because of all the bigger films premiering here at the festival. What might be termed as ... Read More »
The Mayor is a bold look at the actions of Mauricio Fernandez Garza, the mayor of San Pedro Garza Garcia. Felipe Calderon (Former President of Mexico) declared war on organized crime in 2006. There’s an estimated 80,000 deaths directly related to organized crime and drug traffick... Read More »
An example of trans-cultural cinematic exchange, the Japanese remake of Unforgiven (1992) draws parallels with other cross-pollinating western/samurai films, such as Seven Samurai/The Magnificent Seven, Rashomon/The Outrage, and A Fistful of Dollars/Yojimbo. With the already esta... Read More »
While music documentaries of Jimi Hendrix’ career already exist, John Ridley’s All Is By My Side (2013) portrays Jimi prior to his nearly overnight bound into the world of legends; as such, the film depicts the man rather than the myth, and works to express his essential nature a... Read More »
I met the Finnish director Pirjo Honkasalo at Le Neuf Café in downtown Toronto. Honkasalo is an acclaimed cinematographer, editor, and a director. Her CV reads a long and historied journey through the world of film. As one in a handful of female Finnish directors, she’s a powerho... Read More »
There’s a moment in childhood when everything is theoretically possible. Throughout our young lives, it is likely we are told at several points that we can do anything, be anyone, that the sky is the limit and we can make ourselves whoever we would like to be. In actuality, that ... Read More »
Editor’s Notes: The following reviews are part of our coverage of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. For more information on the festival visit http://tiff.net and follow TIFF on Twitter at @TIFF_NET. Like Father, Like Son (Hirokazu Kore-eda) Despite its alluring scrip... Read More »
Boasting incredible performances all around—particularly Jackman and Dano—and a tightly woven plot that deepens as the story progresses, Prisoners (2013) exceeds expectations by being one of the most exhilarating and sophisticated Hollywood releases in years. With Hugh Jackman gi... Read More »
Mark Peranson is the editor and publisher of the magazine Cinema Scope and has been a programming associate for the Vancouver International Film Festival since 1999. In 2008 he directed Waiting for Sancho, a making-of documentary on Albert Serra’s film El cant dels ocells. He has... Read More »
Stephen Broomer is a filmmaker and film preservationist. He holds a BFA in Film and Video Production, an MA in Film Studies, and is presently engaged in writing his doctoral dissertation, on the fate of the Canadian experimental film. He has given public presentations of his film... Read More »
