Luke Gilford‘s National Anthem, featuring Charlie Plummer and Eve Lindley, is a visually stunning and emotionally resonant exploration of identity and belonging within the unique setting of a queer rodeo in the American West.
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Good hair days, bad hair days, we can all relate to this topic. Learning about the differences and strengths in our hair is a whole other story. This is what the film Hairy Tales adresses in this week’s episode of CBC’s The Nature Of Things.
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Written and directed by Julianna Notten her inspiration for Erin’s Guide to Kissing Girls was born out of wanting to “create a character who was confident in her sexuality without sensationalizing it, whose problems reached beyond the fact that she was attracted to other girls.”
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Sin La Habana is a film about destiny, power dynamics, and prophecy through the eyes of its three main characters. Leonardo (Yonah Acosta) and Sara (Evelyn O’Farrill), a young Afro-Cuban couple, are desperate to leave the island.
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Directed by Matt Ratner, Standing Up, Falling Down focuses primarily on struggling comedian Scott Rollins (Ben Schwartz), whom after ‘failing’ in the Los Angeles’ comedy circuit decides to moves back with his parents (Debra Monk, Kevin Dunn) in Long Island. Scott shortly develops a friendship with local barfly and dermatologist Marty (Billy Crystal). Through this ‘odd couple’ friendship, Scott gains a new perspective about his own personal life and career. Co-starring are the lovely Eloise Mumford as Scott’s ex-girlfriend Becky, and Grace Bummer as Scott’s sister Megan.
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When 12 year-old Henry (Luca Villacis) is brought to visit his isolated grandfather, he is not prepared for the harshness of winter in rural Alberta, and the tragedy that is to come. READ MORE
Celebrating the only Canadian stop of the exhibition Guillermo del Toro: At Home with Monsters, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) presents two late-night film series at Jackman Hall. The Films of Guillermo del Toro, running until November 24, 2017. The series honours del Toro’s body of work with screenings of 5 of his key film works.
Nightmare on Dundas Street Movie Night will screen the 10 most terrifying films of all time, as selected by Guillermo del Toro, running every Friday at 10pm — running until December 8, 2017. READ MORE
The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Reel Asian), in partnership with Create Hong Kong and the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society with support from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Toronto (HKETO), announced today the details of Creative Visions: Hong Kong Cinema 1997-2017, a weekend of free Hong Kong films in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Toronto has the special distinction to be one of the only 11 cities in the world selected to host this event. Creative Visions: Hong Kong Cinema 1997-2017 runs June 23 to June 25 at TIFF Bell Lightbox. READ MORE
Three hit National Film Board of Canada (NFB) films were announced today as part of Canada’s Top Ten, an annual list of the country’s finest short and feature-length films, announced by the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). READ MORE
