Original-Cin Q&A: Tilda Cobham-Hervey on Embodying Feminist Icon Helen Reddy in New Biopic
By Bonnie Laufer
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Preview, InterviewTilda Cobham-Hervey, TIFF 2019, Biopic, I Am Woman, Jeff Ward, Unjoo Moon, Danielle Macdonald, Female director, 1970s, Lillian Roxon
The Golden Girl: Doc on Wrongly Disgraced Romanian Gymnast Poignant and Timely
Review, PreviewThe Golden Girl, documentary, Gymnastics, Olympics, Scandal, Drug scandal, Andreea Răducan, Denisa Morariu-Tamas, Nadia Comaneci, Simone Biles
Original-Cin/Hollywood Suite Cross-Promo: Kim Hughes on Love Deliberately (Savagely) Broken
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Views, Preview, ReviewOriginal-Cin, Hollywood Suite, Kim Hughes, Cross-promo, Take This Waltz, Unfaithful, Brokeback Mountain, Ang Lee, Sarah Polley, Adrian Lyne, Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Olivier Martinez, Sarah Silverman
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Upholds Inherent Lunacy of Beloved Series
Review, PreviewSpongeBob SquarePants, Sponge on the Run, Tim Hill, Keanu Reeves, Akwafina, Animated film, adaptation, Kid's Movies, Comedy, Canada only, Tom Kenny, Stephen Hillenburg, tribute
Valley of the Gods: Lush Film from Polish Director Majewski Earns Amazement, Not Admiration.
Unhinged: Russell Crowe Road-Rage Drama Brings the Horror if Not the Plausibility
Review, PreviewUnhinged, Derrick Borte, Russell Crowe, Caren Pistorious, Road rage, Road Warrior, Gabriel Bateman, thriller, suspense, horror, Carl Ellsworth
Things I Do for Money: Kooky Canuck Family Crime Drama Saved by Blissful Music
Preview, ReviewThings I Do for Money, Warren Sonoda, Gary Nolan, Theodor Aoki, Maximillian Aoki, Colette Zacca, Canadian film, Independent films, Hamilton Ontario, Family drama, crime drama, Cello, Brothers
Original-Cin Q&A: SpongeBob SquarePants Stars on Why the Series Stays Afloat 20 Years On
By Bonnie Laufer
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The Personal History of David Copperfield: Armando Iannucci sets aside savage cynicism, for warm mockery that amounts to homage
Review, PreviewJim SlotekThe Personal History of David Copperfield, TIFF 2019, Armando Iannucci, Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Dickens, Literary adaptation, Whimsical, Comedy, Dramedy, Rosalind Eleazar, Benedict Wong
Black Water: Abyss Shows That Even Killer Alligators Can Be… Kind of Meh
Review, PreviewBlack Water: Abyss, Andrew Traucki, Killer alligators, Horror movies, Jessica McNamee, Luke Mitchell, Australian, Black Water, The Meg
Original-Cin Q&A: Umbrella Academy’s Ellen Page and Steve Blackman on Superpowers, Family and Fact as Fiction
By Bonnie Laufer
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Preview, InterviewThe Umbrella Academy, Netflix series, superheroes, Ellen, Steve Blackman, American Civil Rights, John Lewis, Greensboro sit-ins, Historical action thriller
Lavazza Drive-In Film Festival: World cinema al fresco is just four wheels away
PreviewJim SlotekFilm festivals reacting to COVID-19, Drive-in theatre events, Lavazza Drive-in Film Festival, Ontario Place, The Cuban, Sergio Navarretta, Louis Gossett Jr., Ana Golja, Hilario Durán, Sheep Without A Shepherd, T34, Fisherman’s Friends, The Peanut Butter Falcon, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo, I Hate Summer
Life Is Easy: Freaky Friday Premise Gets Daring New Spin in Brash Kiwi Series
Preview, ReviewLife Is Esay, Cole Jenkins, New Zealand, Comedy, Series, LGBTQ, Freaky Friday, Queer as Folk, Gay Film, Gender issues
Original-Cin Presents… Films to Fire Your Canada Day (Since Group BBQs are Pretty Much Out)
By Original-Cin Staff
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Views, Review, PreviewCanadian movies, Shivers, David Cronenberg, Little Italy, Meatballs, John Candy, Rip-Off, Face-Off, It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time, Never Cry Wolf, The Silent Partner, Elliot Gould, Christopher Plummer, Bill Murray, Ivan Reitman
Original-Cin/Hollywood Suite Cross-Promo: Liam Lacey Programs Disturbing Relationships Into The 'Decades' Channels
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Review, Preview, ViewsJim SlotekCactus Flower, The End of the Affair, Death in Venice, Fatal Attraction, War of the Roses, Hollywood Suite, Shoot The Moon, Single White Female, The Crying Game, You Can Count on Me, Blue Valentine, Gone Girl, Drama, Comedy, Neil Jordan, Glenn Close, Michael Douglas, Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling, Goldie Hawn, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Shoot to Marry: Toronto Filmmaker’s Madcap Search for Love Yields Laughs… and Gravity
Phoenix, Oregon: Likeable Dramedy about Midlife Rebirth Comforting if Conventional
Review, PreviewGary Lundgren, Phoenix Oregon, James Le Gros, Jesse Borrego, Lisa Edelstein, Diedrich Bader, Kevin Corrigan, Comedy, Bowling, Bowling movies, The Big Lebowski, Sideways
Online Toronto Jewish Film Festival kicks off, ironically, with a Skype-based troubled marriage story
By Linda Barnard
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Preview, ReviewJim SlotekToronto Jewish Film Festival’s online fest, Film festivals reacting to COVID-19, Keren Ben Rafael, The End of Love, Judith Chemla, Give Me Liberty, Those Who Remained, Short Lily, 1950s comic book illustration pioneer Lily Renée Phillips, Dayan: The First Family, Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Raising the Dead: Savvy Doc Puts George A. Romero’s 1968 Horror Classic in Fresh Light
Preview, Review, InterviewHollywood Suite, George A. Romero, documentary, Raising the Dead: Re-Examining Night of the Living Dead, Ryan Mains, Duane Jones, Kyra Schon, Roger Ebert, Geoff Pevere, Dawn of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead, Horror, Zombies, Cult Classic
A White, White Day: Acclaimed Icelandic film masterfully releases the steam of bottled emotions
By Karen Gordon
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PreviewJim SlotekIcelandic films, A White, White Day, Hlynur Palmason, Ingvar Sigurðsson, Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, infidelity, Stalking, Repressed emotion, Cannes film awards
