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Physicist Lawrence Krauss and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins are two of the most famous and respected scientists in the world. They have spent their careers distilling complicated scientific theories down to simple elegant ones helping give insight into some of the most complicated ideas conceived. However, what has thrust them into the international spotlight [...]
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To begin the documentary, the filmmakers issue a warning about the circumstance that this film was made under. Before they could even begin, they spent months petitioned the North Korean government for permission to film at the country's largest film school. After lots of negotiations, they were granted permission to film so long as [...]
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The search for Bigfoot has been a childhood obsession for many young people, but like many childhood obsessions it’s quickly replaced by something else. However, there are some who carry those obsessions into their adult life.
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The Occupy movement which gripped the headlines just a little over a year ago seems to have fizzled out of mainstream consciousness.
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The Manor directed by Shawney Cohen kicked off the 20th anniversary of Toronto’s Hot Docs Documentary film festival and it certainly is a unique choice.
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Director Richard Fung a resident of Toronto, who was born in Trinidad is always on the lookout for a taste of home and especially roti, his favourite comfort food. It's a very popular dish from the Caribbean but its roots go all the way back to India and Fung goes on a quest to trace these and [...]
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Directed and written by: David Wu
Starrring: Peter Ho Yun Tung, Tony Leung kai Fai, and Song Jia
Films about snipers have always fascinated me. Their abilities seem almost super-human but they are filled with the most human of emotions as they dispose of any target and never miss unless it was on [...]
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Many, if not most films these days are designed for a very specific audience, in fact Hollywood has made this into a science. This film was made for the After Dark Film Festival audience.
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