THE SOCIAL NETWORK

Written by Aaron SorkinDirected by David FincherStarring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin TimberlakeMark Zuckerberg: There is a difference between being obsessive and being motivated. With over 500 million members worldwide, Facebook has come a long way since it was just a little social networking site kicking around a few prestigious...

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Black Sheep @ The Box Office

The Black Sheep Box Office report is back and fashionably late I'm afraid. Technical issues prevented me from getting this up yesterday but I thought I'd give it another go this morning and here we are. I'm pleased to be able to bring the box office reporting back this week because there is a lot going on at the multiplexes.Oliver Stone...

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WALL STREET: MONEY NEVER SLEEPS

Written by Allan Loeb and Steven SchiffDirected by Oliver StoneStarring Shia LaBeouf, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin and Michael DouglasGordon Gekko: A fisherman always sees another fisherman coming.Oliver Stone is reputed to be a controversial film director but that isn’t entirely fair. To be controversial, one must make statements that rock...

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LES AMOURS IMAGINAIRES (HEARTBEATS)

Written and Directed by Xavier DolanStarring Xavier Dolan, Monia Chokri and Niels Schneider(Click here for an interview with HEARTBEATS director, Xavier Dolan)Ah, l’amour. They say the French know it best and, even though Quebecois is not quite the same as French, novice Quebec-born filmmaker, Xavier Dolan, seems to have a pretty strong handle...

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Wall Street (1987)

Genre: Crime/DramaStarring: Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Martin Sheen, Daryl Hannah, Hal HolbrookWall Street, New York, the home of largest and biggest companies in the world and the centre for countless amount of money. A lot of people come with great ambitions, where some fall and some rise. Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) was one such ambitious...

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CATFISH

Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel SchulmanStarring Nev SchulmanNev: They didn’t fool me. They just told me things and I didn’t question them. That’s not fooling.There are still people out there who consider meeting people from the internet to be a pretty dangerous thing. They might not be who they say they are or, worse yet, they could...

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He Was A Quiet Man (2007)

Genre: Drama/CrimeStarring: Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, Jameson Jones, William H. MacyA quiet and introvert office employee, Bob Maconel (Slater) gets pushed around everyday in life by everyone at his office and neighbourhood. He keeps his life to himself and behaves in a slightly manic fashion. He plots on killing some office employees...

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BLACK SHEEP @ TIFF 2010

I feel like I've lived in another world for the last 11 days.  As much as TIFF felt like this unstoppable force that was going to devour my life before it began, its end feels just as bizarre because I'm not sure how to go back to my regular life after this.  That being said, as much as I am sincerely appreciative for this incredible...

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TIFF Review: I'M STILL HERE

Directed by Casey AffleckStarring Joaquin PhoenixJoaquin Phoenix: You’re going to look back on this and think you’re a fucking idiot.This is what I get for not sitting down to write reviews as soon as I see the movie. I thought I had a little time to let this one simmer in my head, and there is plenty to let settle, but that just isn’t so....

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TIFF Review: NEVER LET ME GO

Written by Alex GarlandDirected by Mark RomanekStarring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew GarfieldFamed music video director, Mark Romanek, takes on Kazuo Ishiguro’s much loved and heavily praised novel, NEVER LET ME GO, as his second venture into feature filmmaking. It is a daring challenge indeed given the underlying questions...

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TIFF BITS: The Home Stretch

It's bizarre to me that TIFF is actually still happening.  The festival is so front heavy that the second weekend feels a little like an after thought.  The screenings are much emptier and most of the stars have gone home but maybe that's your thing.  Maybe you don't like masses of screaming people and would rather just see...

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TIFF Review: 127 HOURS

Written by Danny Boyle and Simon BeaufoyDirected by Danny BoyleStarring James FrancoAron Ralston: This rock has been waiting for me my whole life.I thought that winning an Oscar might mellow SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE director, Danny Boyle, but it only seems to have fueled his fire. Before anything has a chance to happen in his latest, 127 HOURS,...

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