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moviesTO: Film Festival 101

Matt — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:40:04 -0500

moviesTO returns with host Matthew Brown and special guest star Matthew Price, your guides for the Toronto International Film Festival 2008! Join us as we investigate the musts, must-nots, and many madnesses of the movie extravaganza about to lay claim to Toronto for ten star-filled, film-obsessed days in September.

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moviesTO #100: Hot Fun in the Winter Time

andreanene — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:38:11 -0500

This week I celebrate the 100th episode of moviesTO with Juliette Vincent the Executive Manager of the Brazil Film Fest of Toronto . Ginga, The Year My Parents Went on Vacation and Antonia are just some of the films at this year's event.

Also on this week's podcast:

* Director Barry Polterman talks about TV legend Charles Nelson Reilly and his film The Life of Reilly
* Win a pair of tickets to Life of Reilly at the Bloor Cinema
* Win a complimentary pass to a film of your choice at The Brazil Film Fest

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moviesTO #99: Around The World in 5 Days

andreanene — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:17:14 -0500

On this week's podcast, I speak to the director of the Diaspora Film Festival Shahram Tabe.

Also on this week's podcast:

* Dion Conflict, curator of the Conflict Archives talks about his no-format film festival's latest screening Hunka Junk 5

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moviesTO #98: Examining Dark Matter

andreanene — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:53:43 -0500

On this week's podcast, I speak to director Chen Shi-Zheng about his debut film Dark Matter which screens as part of the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival .

Also on this week's podcast:

* blogTO film Writer, Matt Brown stops by to talk about the One Minute Film and Video Festival
* Win a pair of tickets to Mobifest

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moviesTO # 97: The World of Reel Asian

andreanene — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:46:22 -0500

On this week's podcast, editor Elaine Chang talks about Reel Asian: Asian Canada on Screen the first anthology of its kind that focuses on the independent Asian film community in Canada.

Also on this week's podcast:

The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival Programming Manager, Heather Keung drops by to discuss this year's line-up. Justin Lin's Finishing the Game, Getting Home and closing night Sakuran are just some of the highlights.

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moviesTO #96: Bruce McDonald Unfragmented

andreanene — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:47:24 -0500

On this week's podcast, an exclusive interview with Bruce McDonald. The director talks about his latest film The Tracey Fragments, why he likes working with musicians and confirms some rumored film projects.

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moviesTO #95: Muscles and Madness

andreanene — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:23:10 -0500

On this week's podcast, I speak with Bryan Friedman, director of The Bodybuilder and I.

Also on this week's podcast:
* Nisha Pahuja, Programming Coordinator of The Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival drops by to talk about this year's lineup.
* Win a pair of tickets to a promo screening of P2

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moviesTO #94: Women Behind The Lens

andreanene — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 20:49:52 -0500

On this week's podcast, I speak with Leslie Ann Cole of the Female Eye about a special event honoring feminist filmmaking and the legendary Studio D.

Also on this week's podcast:
* Director, Barri Cohen talks about her Planet in Focus documentary Toxic Trespass.
* Festival Manager of Mobifest, Carla Nolan drops by to discuss this year's event.

This week's podcast is sponsored by the Planet in Focus International Environmental Film and Video festival

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moviesTO #93:Tripping in the Dark

andreanene — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:30:50 -0500

On this week's podcast, I speak with Adam Lopez of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival about The Tripper, Blood Car and Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead. Just some of the movies at this year's festival.

Also on this week's podcast:
* Kerry Swanson, the Executive Director of the imagineNATIVE Film Festival chats about Four Sheets to the Wind, Tkaronto and other films in this year's program.
* Call for entires for Mobifest Toronto

This week's podcast is sponsored by the Planet in Focus International Environmental Film and Video festival

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moviesTO #92: Booze, Boobs and the Biosphere

andreanene — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 09:20:00 -0500

On this week's podcast, I speak with Planet In Focus festival director, Candida Paltiel about this year's program.

Also on this week's podcast:
* Mr. Darryl himself of Darryl's Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival drops by to chat about this year's festivities.

This week's podcast is sponsored by the Planet in Focus International Environmental Film and Video festival

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moviesTO #91: Deconstructing The New Colombia

andreanene — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:28:42 -0500

On this week's podcast, I speak with Nuit Blanche artist, Lina Rodriguez about her performance and video installation called Hot Spot that questions our role as consumers of Latino culture.

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moviesTO #90: The City of Juarez and the Vanguard World of Animation

andreanene — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:01:20 -0500

On this week's podcast, director Alex Flores stops by to discuss her new documentary
Juarez which screens at the Bloor Cinema this Thursday.

Also on this week's podcast:
* Curator, Jacob Korczynski talks about Vtape's newest mentoring project: What's Up Doc? Video and Animation

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moviesTO #89: An Uphill Battle

andreanene — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:22:15 -0500

On this week's podcast, I speak with Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego and Leonardo Sbaraglia of El Rey de la Montana (King of The Hill) as The Toronto International Film Festival officially comes to an end.

Also on this week's podcast:
* Director, Bernard Emond speaks about his latest film Contre Toute Esperance
* Director, Nadine Labaki and actress, Yasmine Al Masri drop by to talk about Caramel

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moviesTO #88: Digging For Gold at TIFF

andreanene — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:21:25 -0500

On this week's podcast, I catch up with some of the directors at The Toronto International Film Festival. Halifax's Chaz Thorne drops by to talk about Just Buried and Poor Boy's Game.

Also on this week's podcast:
* Director of This Beautiful City, Ed Gass-Donnelley talks about improv and shooting in Toronto's Queen West.
* An interview with Hollywood Chinese director Arthur Dong and legendary actress Nancy Kwan

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moviesTO # 87: Countdown to TIFF

andreanene — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:09:13 -0500

On this week's podcast, a special blogTO panel on the Toronto International Film Festival. Film critics, Johnny Vong and Matt Brown discuss their picks and stratagem for this year's big event.

Also on this week's podcast:
* Directors on trial: Ang Lee, Takashi Miike, Guy Maddin and Harmonie Korine
* Son of Rambow and Rambo 4
* CanLit classic The Stone Angel becomes a movie

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