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Trailers
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03.18.13‘Room 237′ Gets a New Poster, Hits VOD and Theatres March 29thI managed to catch Rodney Ascher's 'Room 237' last year at TIFF and I can say that fans of 'The Shining' definitely want to check this one out. Some might be familiar with the conspiracies surrounding Stanley Kubrick's horror masterpiece, but the theories put forth in this visual essay range from thought provoking critical analysis to unrestrained and often unfounded obsessive compulsive reasoning. Here's the synopsis: After the box office failure of Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick decided to embark on a project that might have more commercial appeal. The Shining, Stephen King’s biggest critical and commercial success yet, seemed like a ...
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03.09.13‘Don’t Stop Believin': Everyman’s Journey’ Trailer: Available Now on iTunes and VODI've yet to see 'Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey' but I've heard great things. Looking forward to checking this one out. Here's the synposis: Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey follows the real life rock ‘n’ roll fairy tale of Filipino Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to become the front man for iconic American rock band Journey. In this Cinderella story for the ages, Arnel, having overcome a lifetime’s worth of hardships, must now navigate the immense pressures of replacing a legendary singer and leading a world-renowned band on their most extensive world tour in years. 'Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey' ...
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03.07.13AJ Schnack and David Wilson’s ‘We Always Lie to Strangers’ TrailerAnother trailer for another AJ Schnack documentary (this time co-directing with David Wilson) that's also having its world premiere at another film festival (SXSW)! Very excited for this one. "We Always Lie To Strangers" is a story of family, community, music and tradition set against the backdrop of Branson, Missouri, a remote Ozark Mountain town that is one of the biggest tourist destinations in the United States. Here, millions from around the country, and particularly from the American Midwest, flock for a return to "old fashioned, traditional values" and the family-style entertainment of Branson's 100+ staged music shows, many of which ...
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03.06.13AJ Schnack’s ‘Caucus’ Now Has a Trailer and a World Premiere: Hot Docs 2013It's just been announced that AJ Schnack's 'Caucus' will have its world premiere at this year's Hot Docs film festival. From the Hot Docs press release: Republican leadership hopefuls compete at the 2012 Iowa Caucus amidst a battlefield of county fairs and petting zoos. This is a different behind-the-scenes look at politics, offering remarkable access to candidates and a very unlikely underdog story. Check out the trailer above. Also, check out what else Hot Docs has lined up for its Special Presentations program.
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03.05.13Sarah Polley’s ‘Stories We Tell’ Official TrailerThis was one of my favourite docs of last year. Be sure to seek it out. Watch the trailer embedded above or head over to Apple Trailers and check it out in HD. In this inspired, genre-twisting new film, Oscar®-nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who’s telling it. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the secrets kept by a family of storytellers. She playfully interviews and interrogates a cast of characters of varying reliability, eliciting refreshingly candid, yet mostly contradictory, answers to the same questions. As each relates their version of the family mythology, ...
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01.17.13‘Kink’ Trailer: Christina Voros and James Franco’s Doc Looks at “Porn’s Goth Table”According to (the film) Kink's official website, if porn were high school Kink.com would be the goth table. The adult website produces BDSM content that pushes the physical boundaries of its performers by offering a service to a niche group of folks who get off on watching people engage in sex that resembles torture. The film, directed by Christina Voros (The Ladies) and produced by James Franco (Pineapple Express, Spider-Man 3), looks at the weird world behind the webcam, seemingly focused on juxtaposing the normality of the work day against the otherwise unusual environment in which these performers do their ...
