Video Services Corp. December 2013 – February 2014 GAT PR Report
Interviews Wednesday December 4 Friday January 10 Saturday January 11 Tuesday January 14 Thursday January 16 Sunday January 19
EFilmCritic.com Interviewed: Ted Koland (Best Man Down, Whistler FF) Metro News Interviewed: Aharon Keshales (Big Bad Wolves) The Charlatan Interviewed: Navot Papushado and Aharon Keshales (Big Bad Wolves) Black Sheep Reviews Interviewed: Navot Papusado (Big Bad Wolves) Examiner.com/Canada Interviewed: Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves) CIUT 89.5 FM Interviewed: Aharon Keshales (Big Bad Wolves) SceneCreek Interviewed: Navot Papushado (Big Bad Wolves) CHIN Radio Interviewed: Joe Schlesinger (Nicky’s Family)
Tuesday February 21
Sirius XM – Ward and Al Interviewed: Lotfy Nathan (12 O’Clock Boys)
Tuesday February 28
Examiner.com/Canada Interviewed: Lotfy Nathan (12 O’Clock Boys)
Dork Shelf Interviewed: Lotfy Nathan (12 O’Clock Boys) SceneCreek Interviewed: Lotfy Nathan (12 O’Clock Boys) Urbanology Interviewed: Lotfy Nathan (12 O’Clock Boys) Declined requests
Sirius XM – Ward and Al Declined by Joe Schlesinger (Nicky’s Family)
Flickering Myth Declined by Joe Schlesinger (Nicky’s Family)
Berlin: Magnolia Pictures Taps VSC for Canadian Output Deal 5:41 AM PST 2/7/2014 by Etan Vlessing http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-‐magnolia-‐pictures-‐taps-‐vsc-‐678194
The two-‐year agreement kicks off with the Israeli film "Big Bad Wolves" and "Alan Partridge," which stars Steve Coogan.
VANCOUVER – Magnolia Pictures has inked a Canadian output deal with local distributor Video Services Corp. The two-‐year agreement will see VSC release up to 30 films a year exclusively for the Canadian market from Magnolia and Magnet Releasing. The deal kicks off with the current release of Israeli film Big Bad Wolves, followed in March by Alan Partridge, which stars Steve Coogan. In the past year VSC has released Magnolia titles that include A Hijacking, Bad Milo!, Prince Avalanche and Touchy Feely. "We look forward to the rewards of bringing Magnolia’s uniquely creative and compelling 2014 slate to Canadian cinephiles. The films coming from Magnolia and Magnet have an adventurous quality that is a perfect fit with VSC’s catalogue and philosophy," said VSC president Jonathan Gross in a statement on Friday. Other upcoming 2014 releases include the horror anthology The ABCs of Death 2 and the Toronto festival titles Life’s a Breeze and The Sacrament. Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles, in his own statement on Friday, said the two partners looked to "significantly grow" the Canadian box office for the Magnolia and Magnet titles.
Distribution: VSC, Magnolia seal Canadian deal 7 February, 2014 | By Jeremy Kay
http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/distribution-‐vsc-‐magnolia-‐seal-‐ canadian-‐deal/5066445.article
Video Services Corp (VSC) and Magnolia Pictures have signed a two-‐year multi-‐platform Canadian distribution deal, under which VSC will release up to 30 films a year exclusively for the Canadian market. The deal kicked off in January with the release of the award-‐winning Israeli film Big Bad Wolves , followed in March by Alan Partridge starring Steve Coogan. Other anticipated 2014 releases include horror anthologyThe ABCs Of Death 2 and Toronto International Film Festival selections Life’s A Breeze and The Sacrament. This article also ran in the following media outlet:
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VSC to release Magnolia titles in Canada February 7, 2014 by Etan Vlessing http://playbackonline.ca/2014/02/07/vsc-‐to-‐release-‐magnolia-‐titles-‐in-‐canada/ Video Services Corp. has signed an output deal with Magnolia Pictures for the Canadian market. “This is a watershed moment in the 20-‐year history of VSC,” company president Jonathan Gross said in a statement Friday after his two-‐year, exclusive distribution deal with Magnolia and Magnet Releasing was unveiled in Berlin. VSC will release up to 30 films annually in Canada, starting with the Israeli film Big Bad Wolves and the Steve Coogan-‐starrer Alan Partridge. “We at Magnolia have been fans of Jonathan and VSC’s efficient, nuanced distribution strategies,” said Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles in his own statement.
Video Services Corp. Inks Two Year Multipicture Deal With Magnolia Pictures February 7, 2014 http://indienyc.com/video-‐services-‐corp-‐inks-‐two-‐year-‐multipicture-‐deal-‐with-‐magnolia-‐pictures/
Video Services Corp (VSC) and Magnolia Pictures inked a two-‐year multi-‐platform Canadian distribution deal. Under the agreement, VSC will release up to 30 films a year exclusively for the Canadian market. In the past year VSC has enjoyed handling a successful string of theatrical releases of Magnolia films, including A Hijacking, Bad Milo!, Prince Avalanche and Touchy Feely. The deal starts off with the release of the award-‐winning Israeli film Big Bad Wolves in January 2014, followed in March by Alan Partridge, already a hit in the UK, starring Steve Coogan. Other projected 2014 releases include the horror anthology The ABCs of Death 2 and Toronto International Film Festival selections Life’s a Breeze and The Sacrament. Magnolia Pictures and its genre arm Magnet Releasing are the international distributors of acclaimed documentaries, narrative features and genre films, including Blackfish, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia and the upcoming Nymphomaniac, the Ong Bak trilogy and many, many more.
Synapse Films, VSC Ink Canadian Distribution Deal 6:44 AM PST 1/30/2014 by Etan Vlessing http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/synapse-‐films-‐vsc-‐ink-‐canadian-‐675603 The first horror title, "Reel Zombies," is set for a release this month on DVD north of the border. TORONTO -‐ U.S. genre distributor Synapse Films has tapped Video Services Corp. to release its DVD and Blu-‐ray titles in Canada. Terms of the three-‐year output deal were not disclosed. But the Canadian agreement will kick off with the DVD release of the mockumentary Reel Zombies from filmmakers Michael Masters and David J. Francis. "Their bizarre and campy films will fit right in with the rest of our titles, and we can’t wait to bring them to Canadian movie lovers," VSC president Jonathan Gross said in a statement. VSC will release titles from the Synapse catalog, which is filled with sci-‐fi and horror titles like Frankenhooker, Maniac Cop and the 5-‐disc The Complete Hammer House of Horror. "Synapse Films is happy to be partnering with VSC, to finally be able to bring our titles to Canadians in a timely and inexpensive manner," Jerry Chandler, CEO of Synapse Films, said in his own statement. Chandler and partners Don May, Jr. and Charles Fiedler release digitally re-‐mastered films in the horror, sci-‐fi and indie genres on home entertainment formats.
Deals: Mongrel, VSC, Proper, Metropole January 31, 2014 by Julianna Cummins http://playbackonline.ca/2014/01/31/deals-‐mongrel-‐vsc-‐proper-‐metropole/ Video Services Corp Toronto and L.A.-‐based independent DVD distributor Video Services Corp has signed a three-‐year, all-‐platform Canadian distribution deal with U.S.-‐based Synapse Films. The first release under the agreement comes in February with the DVD release of the horror comedy Reel Zombies. Video Services Corp will also distribute the rest of Synapse’s catalogue, which specializes in restoring and mastering cult classics in the science fiction and horror genres.
VSC Will Distro SYNAPSE FILMS In Canada For Next Three Years By Andrew Mack | January 31, 12:00 pm http://twitchfilm.com/2014/01/vsc-‐will-‐distro-‐synapse-‐films-‐in-‐canada-‐for-‐next-‐three-‐ years.html#ixzz2uUTSTTVr
Attention fans of weird and cult cinema here in Canada. Video Services Corp (VSC) has inked a three year deal with Synapse Films to distribute their films on all platforms. Distro starts this February with Synapse's release of the Canadian zombie indie flick Reel Zombies. VSC will also go through Synapse's back catalog as well. Until now Synapse releases were available in in some stores, but at import prices, which sucked large. Synapse Films is happy to be partnering with VSC, to finally be able to bring our titles to Canadians in a timely and inexpensive manner," declared Jerry Chandler, CEO of Synapse Films.
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http://www.mediacastermagazine.com/news/video-‐services-‐inks-‐multi-‐platform-‐distribution-‐ deal/1002895563/?&er=NA Toronto-‐based Video Services Corp (VSC) has inked a three-‐year, multi-‐platform Canadian distribution deal with science fiction and horror genre specialist, Synapse Films. The deal starts off right away with the DVD release of Reel Zombies, a new title in the horror comedy genre. VSC will also be taking over Synapse’s extensive catalogue, specializing in restoring and mastering cult classics, especially in the science fiction and horror genres. They are known for titles such asFrankenhooker, Maniac Cop, and the 5-‐disc spectacular, The Complete Hammer House of Horror. Founded in 1993 by former rock critic Jonathan Gross, VSC is an independent distributor with a vast catalogue strong in television, sports and comedy. Along with its L.A.-‐based sister company, it handles distribution over multiple platforms, including DVD, Blu-‐ray, pay television, pay per view, video-‐on-‐demand, broadcast television, airline, digital download and theatrical. VSC’s releases include Sharknado, Comedy Now! Starring Russell Peters andSpectacle: Elvis Costello With…. Recent theatrical releases include Union Square, with Oscar-‐winner Mira Sorvino, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III,” from writer/director Roman Coppola and the Israeli horror film Big Bad Wolves. “VSC is very excited to begin Canadian distribution of Synapse Films’ extensive catalogue,” Gross said in announcing the new deal. “Their bizarre and campy films will fit right in with the rest of our titles, and we can’t wait to bring them to Canadian movie lovers.” Synapse Films was started by Don May, Jr. in 1997. Together with partners Jerry Chandler and Charles Fiedler, the company is keyed-‐in on the release of new, digitally remastered films in the Horror, Science Fiction, Cult and Independent genres on available Home Video formats. "Synapse Films is happy to be partnering with VSC, to finally be able to bring our titles to Canadians in a timely and inexpensive manner," CEO Chandler said. The company has just also begun work with writer/director Adrián García Bogliano, and will distribute his new film Here Comes the Devil, a darkly perverse tale of the family dynamic gone grossly awry, to theatres in Canada. Other VSC releases include Corner Gas, Comedy Now! Starring Russell Petersand Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…. Recent theatrical releases include Union Square, with Oscar® winner Mira Sorvino, A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III, from writer/director Roman Coppola and The Matchmaker from Israeli filmmaker Avi Nesher. VSC also owns the e-‐commerce websites sportonvideo.com, laffstock.com and jewishflicks.com.
Big Bad Wolves has quite the bite
Bloody great. Violent Israeli thriller adored by Quentin Tarantino is a cinematic heavy hitter By CHRIS ALEXANDER http://pages.cdn.pagesuite.com/a/4/a47d873f-‐ac8b-‐44a1-‐abe4-‐ d685e158724c/page.pdf
Lior Ashkenazi and Menashe Noy star in Big Bad Wolves, which opens Friday in Toronto CONTRIBUTED Though we haven’t the foggiest how many new movies Quentin Tarantino actually watched last year, the maverick director’s assessment of Israeli filmmakers Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado’s shattering revenge thriller Big Bad Wolves as “the best film of the year” is hyperbole worth considering. It’s really that good.
“We met him in Busan film festival,” Keshales told Metro of the event surrounding the screening QT saw. “Mr. Tarantino came to see the film and at the end, during the Q and A, he raised his hand and said all the beautiful things he said about Big Bad Wolves. He also talked to Navot after the screening and gave us some advice. He did an amazing thing for our film and we feel blessed to have our idol endorsing our film.” Tarantino’s thumbsup may have put Big Bad Wolves on the pop culture radar, but its power to shock and provoke is distinctly the work of its creators. Their 2012 sleeper gem Rabies turned internationally and Wolves pushes that picture’s black-‐ly comic, ultra-‐violent ferocity into new, troubling and yet amusing directions. In it, a rogue policeman and a desperate father kidnap and brutalize the mild-‐manner teacher they suspect is behind a spate of child murders. But that’s just the meat and potatoes set-‐ up of this masterful, serpentine shocker, one that treads a fine line between satire and outright horror show. “When dealing with such a delicate subject, you have to trust your intuition and gut feeling,” the director says.“If you feel you’re crossing a line then you’re crossng a line. If you think you’re doing something in a very bad taste then you’re doing it. Another recommendation is to give the script to the more delicate souls in your family, like my mother. If she can read it to the last page without tossing, you did good. If she laughs,well you just managed to fiendishly manipulate most tender heart in the world.” Violent, imaginative and super-‐stylish, the critically revered Big Bad Wolves firmly put the duo on the map as forces of dark fiction filmmaking and is paving the way for their next projects including a segment in the upcoming ABC’s Of Death 2 as well as a surreal, typically violent, atypically Israeli, spaghetti western, currently in pre-‐ production. “Never in our wildest dreams have we thought we’d get such a strong international response (from our work),”says Keshales. “After Rabies we decided to make a film that took the revenge theme to the absurd. We have a moral stand in Big Bad Wolves but still we didn’t how people would react to this new approach the and the things we have to say about the ‘macho men’ in our country.” Big Bad Wolves opens Friday.
'Big Bad Wolves' Directors: This Movie Isn't Solely About Sadism Posted January 15th, 2014 5:30PMby Jason Gorber http://news.moviefone.com/2014/01/15/big-‐bad-‐wolves-‐directors-‐interview/
"Big Bad Wolves" is a dark, unsettling film about revenge, centering on a group of men seeking retribution against a man they believe kidnapped and murdered a child. It is also broadly a film with metaphorical allusions to the Middle East peace process, while equally showcasing the power of a nagging mother on the phone. In short, it's a wonderful mix of the macabre and the darkly comedic, showcasing a gallows humour in this tale of vengeance. Israeli filmmakers Navot Papushado and Ahron Keshales have crafted a taut film that has done well on the festival circuit. Its unique mix of the horrific with the humorous caught the attention of another filmmaker used to dancing between dark and light -‐-‐ Quentin Tarantino -‐-‐ who called "Wolves" "the best film of the year" after a screening in Busan. The movie took home five Ophirs (the Israeli equivalent of the Oscars), and after storming through the festival circuit it's set to make a limited theatrical release.
Moviefone Canada began the interview with Papushado and Keshales by chatting about the fairly unique way these filmmakers began their collaboration. Moviefone: You met as professor and student, yet now work as equal collaborators. Did that shift in the power dynamic play into how you wrote the multi-‐generational characters in the film? Ahron Keshales: [Laughs] I think when you write a script all of your relationships translate into your script. In Israel, every father is a warrior. Every father was in at least one big war -‐-‐ my father was in two of Israel's most violent. You grow up looking up to them, they're like big heroes. But then you get the notion that the generation before them was even more violent! When we wrote the script we thought about making a revenge film in which every character has violence in his soul, but as you go back generations you see that each generation further is even more violent. That's what's working in Big Bad Wolves -‐-‐ I can honestly say there are some sadistic moments to it. The most darkly sadistic part of the movie is, of course, the mother, who's never seen on screen. It's obviously a very Jewish thing to go on about, the mother you love yet drives you crazy and kind of sadistic. As such, how Jewish/Israeli do you feel the film is, or were you explicitly trying for a more universal tale? Navot Papushado: We wanted to make the most Israeli film we could make and the most Jewish film we could make, as this is us. When you're playing in the playground of genre, you don't want to be the guy who tries to do American stuff or European stuff, you want to find your own voice. We knew he had to stick to the conventions, stick to the rules, but make it as local as we can. That would be our twist to it. We didn't anticipate how universal it would be, how much it would affect people all over the world. I think the one thing we learned from this film is that not everyone's Jewish, but everyone definitely has a Jewish mother. It's hilarious how they react -‐-‐ "I'm not Jewish, but my mother is just like that!" If that's the case, how different does this film play to Israeli audiences, be they Jewish or not, vs. how you've seen it play to international audiences? NP: I think 99 percent of the audiences around the world react almost the same as the Israeli audiences. I really was surprised at how universal this film is and people get the joke, get the dark humour aspects of it. They also get the Jewish jokes, because obviously some of them are clichés and we used them as clichés. The one thing that the Israeli audiences might get more is the casting aspect, because all of the actors in "Big Bad Wolves" are huge stars in Israel. For example, the grandfather is one of the most celebrated comedians in the history of Israeli TV. We grew up with him as a comedian and now he's playing this grandfather [torturing] with a blowtorch. Overall, we couldn't be happier with the reaction from around the world. I think the American and Canadian audience obviously get this. I mean, you guys over there are just crazy, in a very positive way. We loved the audience in Montreal at Fantasia! On the flip side, there must be people who really don't get it, and feel it's simply sadistic.
AK: Occasionally we get the people who only see it as a genre piece, only for the dark thriller without understanding the subtext. Once we even got the question, "Why did you have the Arab on horseback in your movie?" We read a few articles that missed the whole point of the film. I think that we did a very realistic film. We are not approving violence, we are not approving torture. We wrote a very elaborate script to show the absurd in revenge. I think most of the intelligent or even average audience knows what we're talking about. Navot and I don't want to do the kind of films that are in your face, that shove everything with a spoon into your mouth. We want to do the kind of films that have subtext. You tell a fairy tale, a very brief fairy tale, but everybody will understand that there is a deeper meaning to it, more layers to what you see on screen. One thing that genre cinema can do is free you up for political and social comment by using violence or horror or thrills as a metaphor for a larger story. NP: Definitely! We knew from the start that we wanted to make a film that would be as far away from "torture porn" as we could, but still deal with torture. We asked ourselves, how would Tarantino or the Coen brothers do a film with subject matter like that? It was very important for us to not show violence against children, but still talk about it because it's at the heart of the film. With technology and CGI, you can achieve almost anything, and also almost feel like it's a race for who will do the goriest and most violent film ever. You [then] forget about the characters, you forget about their motives, you forget about relationships and starting to write. Canadian director Denis Villeneuve tackled similar issues in a very different with "Prisoners." What was your reaction to his film? AK: If you want to know what's Jewish or Israeli about "Big Bad Wolves," you should see "Prisoners" because you see the different tone, the different handling of the same subject matter. I loved "Prisoners." It's very tough, very dramatic, and you want to see the good in every character except for the mother. I think "Big Bad Wolves" isn't afraid of looking for the dark in every character, including the mother. That's why you see [our film] has this very cynical Jewish tone to it, how it shifts gears. That's a big difference between the movies. I think if "Prisoners" had a few more jokes in it, I would have loved it even more, but it is still one of the best films of the year. Do you think it's important that the audience all come to the same conclusion about the moral relativism of the plot? Do you think that there's a right or wrong answer in your film? AK: We definitely do not approve of the actions of our characters. I don't think there's a way around it; you shouldn't be torturing anyone. As for private justice, we also don't believe in that. I know that it's always easy to say, "Well, we didn't go through the things the characters in the movie went through," but we're not there. Justice should be handled by the guys who are responsible for handing out justice. Do you see that as a bigger political comment on the current state of politics in Israel? NP: Yeah, of course. It's in there. You can't have a torture-‐themed film in Israel without being indicted for talking about the situation in Israel.
Movie review: Big Bad Wolves (with video) BY JAY STONE, POSTM EDIA NEW S JANUARY 17, 2014 http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/movie-‐ guide/Movie+review+Wolves/9398011/story.html
Big Bad Wolves ★ ★ ★ Starring: Lior Ashkenazi, Rotem Keinan, Tzahi Grad Directed by: Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado Rating: ST C Playing at: Mayfair (In Hebrew with English subtitles)
In Israel, a serial killer is kidnapping young girls, raping them, torturing them, and then sawing their heads off. The police think they have the right guy, but they're not sure. The father of the latest victim -‐ who doesn't have to be so sure -‐ kidnaps the suspect, ties him up in his basement and brings out his hammer, his pliers, his blowtorch and his rusty saw. It's an eye for an eye. Meanwhile, though, he has to take this phone call: it's his mother, and she's worried about him. Is he sick? Maybe she can send over a nice bowl of soup. This is Big Bad Wolves, a blackly comic thriller named as the best film of the year by no less than Quentin Tarantino who, it pays to remember, is the guy who made Reservoir Dogs, where a cop was tortured by a psychopath who then spoke into his severed ear. Big Bad Wolves is a stylish mashup from co-‐directors Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado, who caused a stir in 2010 with Rabies, the first Israeli slasher film. Smoothly filmed, cleverly paced, and absent of any identifiable human behaviour, it's a tense, uncomfortable piece of elevated torture porn, haunting and distasteful. It starts with a slow-‐motion game of hide-‐and-‐seek among three children. One of them hides in a cupboard, but all that is found of her is one red shoe. She will later turn up as a corpse tied to a chair in a field, a pair of bloody underpants around her ankles. Meanwhile, the Israeli police have grabbed Dror (Rotem Keinan), a nebbishy teacher of religious studies, and interrogated him at fistpoint. He denies all, but a video of the beating makes its way to You-‐Tube and the chief policeman, Micki (Lior Ashkenazi), is fired. It is a particular twist of this tale that he has to face the music on bring-‐your-‐childto-‐work day, so he is berated twice: once by the police chief and once by the chief's son. The themes are dark in Big Bad Wolves, but there's an air of absurdist humour as well. Micki leaves the murder investigation in the hands of his incompetent underlings -‐ his partner, he says, "couldn't find a body in a morgue" -‐ but he turns vigilante, setting out to terrorize the truth out of Dror. Before he can, though, both of them are captured by Gidi (Tzahi Grad) a paunchy bald guy who, we're told, once served with the police in Lebanon. He's the girl's father, and he has just bought an isolated cabin where he has created an underground torture chamber to beat, pluck and/or fricassee the truth out of Dror. We're never told why everyone is convinced that the schoolteacher has done it: he's a mild-‐ mannered man whose denials seem real. Much like the suspected killer in Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners, he seems to be the victim of a mad grief that demands retribution, except that Gidi shows no signs of distress. He has apparently been driven insane by what happened to his daughter, but Grad plays him with calm menace. "Maniacs are afraid of maniacs," he says, a maniac too cool to believe. Even his mother seems oblivious to the fact that her granddaughter has just been raped and murdered, and when Gidi's father shows up, he brings a bowl of soup and a side serving of guilt. "Are you trying to kill your mother?" he asks.
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BAD MILO on DVD and Bluray Today! Tuesday, January 21, 2014 http://horrorinthehammer.blogspot.ca/2014/01/bad-‐milo-‐on-‐dvd-‐and-‐bluray-‐today.html Hitting DVD and Blu-‐ray today, BAD MILO! stars Ken Marino as a man with a bizarre curse. Whenever he becomes too upset, a murderous demon is released from his butt that kills whoever is stressing him out. Now he must manage the stress in his life while also trying to control the vicious (but kind of cute) demon within. Fans of improv comedy and awkward humour are definitely going to want to grab Bad Milo! on DVD or Blu-‐ray to take advantage of these great special features: COMMENTARY: Director Jacob Vaughn and writer Benjamin Hayes sit down with stars Ken Marino and Gillian Jacobs (Community) to spread the cheeks of the film and reach deep into the making of Bad Milo! You'll learn more about how they brought this outlandish premise to life and hear about the scenes too shocking and politically incorrect to make it on screen. The director also talks about the influence of David Cronenberg and 80s movies like Night of the Comet on the themes and aesthetic of Bad Milo! Plus, Marino and Jacobs are just plain hilarious to listen to. EXTENDED DINNER SCENE: The infamous and hilariously awkward family dinner scene starring Kumail Nanjiani is presented in its full glory! Watch the sexual innuendos fly as Ken Marino is grilled by his mother and her new (much younger) husband while a fertility doctor takes jabs at his manhood (figuratively and almost literally). Talk about TMI!
BEHIND MILO: THE PUPPETEERS! & BEHIND MILO: RAW TAKE: See how the puppeteers and actors brought Milo the demon to life using practical effects with just a hint of CGI for polish. EXTENDED OUTTAKES: See funny but ultimately cut extended scenes that add both more laughs and layers to the characters. All this plus an Interview with Ken Marino and the AXS TV: A Look at Bad Milo! featurette are packed onto this DVD and Blu-‐ray available in Canada from Video Services Corp.
For fans of supplemental material, these special features definitely make Bad Milo! worth picking up on DVD or Blu-‐ray. Check it out!
The Big Gundown By ANDREW DOWLER http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=196543 T H E B IG G U N D O W N (VSC, 1966) D: Sergio Sollima, w/ Lee Van Cleef, Tomas Milian. Rating: N N N N ; Blu-‐ray/DVD package: N N N N N
The Big Gundown has the sweeping vistas, epic feel, bravura set pieces, iconic characters and classic Ennio Morricone score of one of Sergio Leone’s classic Fistful Of Dollars trilogy. But director Sergio Sollima has a more political sensibility than Leone, so elements of racism and class struggle inform this tale of an unofficial American lawman (Lee Van Cleef) hunting a Mexican peon (Tomas Milian) in Mexico for the rape and murder of a 12-‐year-‐old girl. There’s fun in the contrast of Van Cleef’s gimlet-‐eyed rectitude and Milian’s broad terror and glee, and a bit of genre-‐bending unease when you notice that the bad guy is smarter and more charming than the hero. You can hear Morricone’s score – guitar, trumpet, voice, galloping rhythm, creative percussion and a killer title song – on a music-‐only track with an optional commentary presented in subtitles and on a CD. You also get the 110-‐minute Italian and 95-‐minute American versions. The longer adds visual and character richness and leaves the score intact. Milian, Sollima and screenwriter Sergio Donati all give solid interviews that touch on the movie, their craft and careers. E X T R A S C o m m e n ta r y , tw o S o llim a in te r v ie w s , tw o D o n a ti in te r v ie w s , M ilia n in te r v ie w , c o m m e n ta r y , is o la t e d m u s ic t r a c k , s o u n d tra c k C D , m o r e . Ita lia n a u d io w ith E n g lis h s u b tit le s o n It a lia n v e rs io n . E n g lis h a u d io , n o s u b title s o n U .S . c u t.
New on DVD for Feb. 18: Forgotten Hitchcock gem set to shine, Foreign Correspondent, The Big Gundown hit DVD By Katherine Monk http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/dvd-‐reviews-‐feb-‐18-‐hitchcock-‐propaganda-‐ and-‐old-‐spaghetti-‐factory-‐highlight-‐dvd/ The Big Gundown: Three stars out of five — It bills itself as The Ultimate Spaghetti Western. But The Big Gundown’s box also contains a small-‐print caveat from Leonard Maltin: “the best non-‐Sergio Leone” spaghetti western, which may explain why most North Americans haven’t heard of this Lee Van Cleef marvel of western cliché served up with pesto Pancho stereotypes. Thanks to Grindhouse Releasing archivists, this B-‐movie has been resurrected from the dust of Italy’s back lots and re-‐mastered for your viewing pleasure. Even the soundtrack has been cleaned up, although, given that most of the dialogue seems to be dubbed in after the fact — even in the English version — you wonder why they bothered. Van Cleef looks so comfortable in the role of the wily bounty hunter who gets his man that most of the action is entirely predictable in this Sergio Sollima knock-‐off, but that doesn’t mean the movie isn’t entertaining. How can you resist lines like “I stopped playing with guns when I was a little boy,” uttered from a gunslinger to a duellist? They just don’t make them like they used to. Special features include additional scenes, the Italian director’s cut, audio commentary and more.
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12 O’Clock Boys Wheel deal By NORMAN WILNER http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=196475 N O W R A T IN G : N N N N
It’s reductive but not inaccurate to say Lotfy Nathan’s documentary 12 O’Clock Boys plays like a dirt bike version of the fourth season of The Wire. For two years, Nathan followed a Baltimore kid named Pug who dreams of joining the packs of stunt riders. Pointing their front wheels skyward like the hands of a clock (hence the name 12 O’Clock Boys), they dazzle the neighbourhood kids with their sustained wheelies and total disregard for the police. There’s just one drawback: Pug develops his skills (on a pokey quad bike) to the exclusion of his studies, his family life and pretty much everything else, pitting him against his exhausted mother, his overworked teachers and a whole lot of other obstacles. In Nathan’s gorgeous slow-‐motion shots of the 12 O’Clock Boys riding for the camera, we see the glory to which Pug aspires. In the rest of the movie, we see the life that’s really waiting for him.
Interview: Lotfy Nathan By Andrew Parker | January 29, 2014 http://dorkshelf.com/2014/01/29/interview-‐lotfy-‐nathan/
Not only was filmmaker Lotfy Nathan an outsider to the culture he was seeking to chronicle in his debut documentary feature 12 O’Clock Boys (opening in Toronto and select U.S. cities this Friday, following extremely well received screenings last year at SXSW and HotDocs), but he wasn’t even originally from the city it takes place in. The London and Boston area native stumbled upon his look into inner city dirt bike riding culture in Baltimore quite innocuously as an art student at the Maryland Institute College of art. It’s surprising not only that Nathan hasn’t made a feature before, but also just how eloquently he captures the vibes and rhythms of Baltimore life without having actually lived there his entire life. Here, he follows around a group of predominantly African American city residents of various ages and backgrounds that make up the titular motor club (so named after being able to do a wheelie so perfectly the vehicle stands straight up like the hands of a clock). Every weekend these riders take to the streets en masse as a release to themselves, but to many other local residents, they’re seen as a threat and a menace. With a very contentious relationship to local law enforcement (who often refuse to chase riders out of safety concerns unless they do something to piss them off), they occupy a moral grey area. Definitely not a “gang” in the traditional sense, but still a sometimes visible danger to public safety, Nathan takes a look at the phenomenon (which has grown from just a few riders in its inception decades earlier to over a hundred today) predominantly through the eyes of Pug, a tenacious 13-‐year old boy who wants
nothing more than to ride alongside the rest of the crew every weekend. Filming for three years from 2010 to 2012, Nathan creates a finely balanced character study, a portrait of a sometimes derided subculture, and a larger view of the city that he lived in all with great nuance and a lack of judgement. We spoke with Nathan over the phone yesterday while he was doing press in New York to talk about what being an outsider brought to the film, interacting with his subjects, and what it’s like to get a police summons for filming illegal behaviour. Dork Shelf: You were going to school in Baltimore, and you weren’t originally from there, so as an artist, what was it about the city of Baltimore that inspired you while you were there to go beyond your schooling and make a film about something that’s so integrated into the cultural fabric of this adopted city? Lotfy Nathan: Well, that’s a good question. With Baltimore, I think it’s kind of a combination of the city itself, which is a city where if you live there it kind of feels like anything goes, and also it doesn’t really ask that much in terms of being able to sustain yourself while you’re there. It’s pretty easy to get by in Baltimore. I think you can very easily entertain the idea of making a movie in and about the city quite easily there. And also, being at this art school I was able to get a good, rounded education and have the skills and resources to begin a film while I was there. DS: It’s interesting because this is a documentary because the level of trust that you have to gain from the people within this culture might not be the same as with other documentaries. Putting the legalities aside, these are people who are very honest about what they do, and in a lot of ways they aren’t any different from more classical extreme sports enthusiasts like skateboarders or snowboarders who would make tapes of their stunts. But thanks to recent crackdowns against these riders, the younger riders seem a bit brash and open about their exploits than some of the older guys who have been doing this for a while are generally quieter. Do you think your age and making this film as a young man was kind of an ace in the hole for you in terms of getting some of the younger riders to open up? LN: Absolutely, yes. You’re young and you’re curious about the whole thing, and when you show a genuine curiosity towards something someone is doing, then that brings about a lot more acceptance. I don’t think to them it was a very threatening operation that I was running when it came to approaching the riders. And like you said, the younger ones are a lot more plucky, for the most part. The older guys are a little more wary. They’ve been around the block. But in both cases it was easy to find things with everyone that they wanted to share.
DS: With Pug you have to show a larger arc of a him as a person, but it’s really something to watch how over three years how he’s able to develop this real sense of swagger and an intense sense of confidence. Was that strange to watch, and do you think that you being there with a camera and filming his life in any way might have contributed to that? Because to be that young and wanting to already be a bit of a local rock star, having a camera crew following you certainly has to be a boost to the ego. LN: It was strange to see, and I think that really was the trajectory that he was on regardless. I caught him at a really pivotal age for kids. They’re constantly redefining themselves at that age. (As for the camera), that’s hard to say. It wasn’t a huge operation, so it wasn’t like it was this glamorous thing to follow him around. It was usually just me, or me and someone else, or for some of the larger scenes with a lot of the riders together we had a small crew. But I can see what you’re saying, and it’s really hard for me to define what that role really means. It could have had an effect, and obviously it’s happening now. DS: You’re doing this in a very artistic manner, and I can see where critics of these riders can say you are glorifying what these people are doing, which works for the film since you’re telling it from Pug’s romantic kind of perspective. What kind of role ultimately has your film played into the discussion of what the city wants to do with these riders? LN: I really don’t know. I don’t even know when or if there’s a discussion that’s even really taking place on a greater scale. (laughs) I stayed in Baltimore for the shooting, and during that time I was in the process of moving to New York, but I would always come back for the shooting. Then the movie was cut in New York, but I always kept that relationship to Baltimore and I find myself going back there quite frequently. DS: When you are shooting scenes in the film like the part where a rider kind of gives a heel kick to a cruiser and a chase starts, what’s your own feeling of personal safety? Because you know these riders and they trust you, but the cops don’t know you or what you’re trying to accomplish. LN: Exactly. That was problematic. That was a really thing to navigate. Given the range of what my role was on the film and my situation, I could explain it to them as a project that I was doing and it was something that I did and had proof that I was doing. I could explain that, and there’s a certain innocence that comes with that that was generally understood. At the end of it there was some sort of validation in the real world, so that was something I could use. There was obviously a grey area, though. It was hard to vouch for yourself to the police because all they see is that you’re filming and in a lot of ways possibly glorifying the group or something like that. I actually did at one point get a court summons for filming illegal activity. But the police are not allowed to subpoena documentary footage, and I think the policy on that was redefined while I was making this by the making of The Central Park Five. It’s funny because Steven [a veteran rider turned lookout for the group] and I both got nabbed for that. It was frustrating because in those moments you see the fine line and the acceptance of journalism and documentary and how much or how little of a license you have with that. If I were a more established filmmaker than I was, it probably never would have even been an issue. Ultimately, it was fine, but that was a hell of a time. DS: The movie starts off immediately with the voice of former Baltimore police commissioner and talk show host Ed Norris giving this diatribe about the bikers and how they need to be stopped, and while he’s summing up the general problem with these riders, he’s doing it in a really harsh and kind of hateful way. How did you make the decision to open up the film with a public figure speaking out about the crew? LN: Yeah, I think it’s important because a lot of people do think like that in Baltimore. I don’t think that Ed Norris is a bad guy. He’s trying to talk about the situation, and I don’t think he necessarily comes across as bad, but obviously the words are harsh. One of the riders told me about that recording, and I thought it was something that really needed to be in the film, because that speaks of a perspective that a lot of people -
TV on DVD: Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp Posted by Brandy Dean February 3, 2014
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Okay, bear with me here. If you have ever seen an episode of Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp , go right ahead and squeal, squeak, and jump for joy that all 17 episodes of the series will be arriving on a 3-‐disc DVD set on February 4, 2014. If you haven’t seen an episode, what follows with seem unbelievable but I assure you, it’s all true. So amazingly, delightfully, bizarrely true. Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp was the brainchild of Stan Burns and Mike Marmer, former writers for the hit TV show Get Smart. Exactly how much pot they smoked to arrive at the premise of Lancelot Link we’ll probably never know, but the result is glorious. In a nutshell (or in a banana peel?), this Saturday morning series that ran from September 12, 1970 to January 2, 1971, is Get Smart… but with chimpanzees. If you would like to reread that last part, go ahead – we’ll wait. Yes. Spy chimpanzees dressed in people clothes and appearing to speak via overdubbed human voices. The story was pretty simple. Lancelot Link, secret agent for A.P.E., the Agency to Prevent Evil, working closely with his colleague Mata Hairi, is in
a constant battle with the evil juggernaut, C.H.U.M.P., the Criminal Headquarters for the Underworld’s Master Plan. Each episode features A.P.E. Chief Darwin doling out an assignment to Link and Hairi, based on his “theory” of what C.H.U.M.P. is up to. (It’s very hard for me to resist typing Get it? Get it?) Each theory inevitably hinges on C.H.U.M.P.’s mastermind Baron von Butcher’s (he wears a monocle, natch) last plot to destroy the world. Aside from Link, Hairi, Darwin and von Butcher, there’s also a rotating cast of von Buthcer’s devious henchchimps, chauffeur Creto, mad scientist Dr. Strangemind, imperious Dragon Woman, drowsy Wang Fu, singing sheikh Ali Assa Seen, and the cultured Duchess. Again, these are all chimpanzees. Now, here’s the thing: the all chimp cast is not the strangest thing about Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp. By far the oddest thing about this children’s show is the production values. All of the sets where constructed to a meticulous 3/4 scale, there were elaborate chase scenes involving a Rolls Royce, and of course, some extensive chimp training. Burns and Marmer went to super-‐human lengths to sync the chimp’s lips to the dialogue, creating an odd sense of disbelief, not that you’re watching chimpanzee spies, but that you two producers did this for a silly kid’s show. And then there is the weekly musical feature, introduced by chimp TV host Ed Simian and performed by the all-‐chimp band The Evolution Revolution. The mind freakin’ boggles. If you, like some who shall remain nameless, bought the unauthorized two-‐disc DVD release ofLancelot Link: Secret Chimp a few years ago, take it out back and burn it. Then get thee over to Amazon and order this set, which is a far superior transfer, includes all 17 of the original episodes, and is packed with extras like: Interview with producer Allan Sandler Interview with musical director Bob Emengger “I Created Lancelot Link” doc by Jeff Krulik and Diane Bernard Footage of Lancelot Link and Allan Sandler at the Wildlife Waystation in 2011 Slideshow of pictures and stills provided by Allan Sandler and Life Magazine and BEST OF ALL the complete Evolution Revolution Vignettes and “Chimpies’ from the original episodes If you are at all concerned that Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp is super silly, well it is, you ninny – get a sense of wonder. If you’re at all concerned that you’ll be watching chimp abuse, don’t worry – these chimps look like they’re having a fine time. Plus, a portion of the proceeds for this authorized edition will go to Wildlife Waystation, the current home of alive-‐and-‐well Tonga, the chimp who played Link. Now we’ll let the Evolution Revolution play us out…
HERE COMES THE DEVIL Coming To Toronto And Ottawa In February Andrew Mack, January 30, 9:30 pm
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Here Comes The Devil is arguably one of our favorite horror films from the festival circuit last year, from one of our favorite Spanish language directors. Adrián García Bogliano's scintillating horror film will have limited theatrical runs here in Toronto and over in Ottawa in February. All of this is thanks to the folks at Video Services Corp (VSC). In Toronto it will play at The Royal in Little Italy and in Ottawa it will play at the Mayfair Theatre, which is probably in a Little 'Something' I imagine. I think it wholly appropriate that his film opens on Valentine's Day here in Toronto, what with all the sexuality dripping throughout. Our apologies to everyone making V-‐Day plans in Ottawa because it opens there a week later. If you're good on V-‐ Day then perhaps your date will be open to a follow-‐up meeting the week after. Gauge their reactions to sexuality, possessions and horror accordingly during that first date. There may not be a third. Heh. Toronto -‐ The Royal Cinema, 608 College St. Friday, Feb 14 -‐ 7:00 pm Saturday, Feb 15 -‐ 9:00pm Sunday, Feb 16 -‐ 9:00pm Tuesday, Feb 18 -‐ 9:00pm Wednesday, Feb 19 -‐ 9:00pm Ottawa -‐ Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank St. February 21, 22, 26, 27
Here Comes the Devil (2013) ***1/2
Dir. Adrián García Bogliano Starring: Francisco Barreiro, Laura Caro, Alan Martinez, Michele Garcia http://klymkiwfilmcorner.blogspot.ca/2014/02/here-‐comes-‐devil-‐review-‐by-‐greg-‐klymkiw.html Note to low-‐budget indie filmmakers: You can never go wrong with some gratuitous lesbo action. Review By Greg Klymkiw DILF ALERT! DILF ALERT! DILF ALERT! All those who object to gratuitous lesbo action during the first five minutes of a horror movie, please raise your hands. Nobody? Good. As a respected Canadian film producer born in Eastern Europe (whom I shall allow to remain nameless) once said to an incredulous young indie filmmaker, "The man -‐ he likes to see the woman with the woman, and the woman -‐ she likes to see the woman with the woman, too." Now, all those who object to some utterly wicked (and gratuitous) bloodshed following said lesbo action in the aforementioned horror movie, please raise your hands. Nobody? Even better. You're now ready to see Adrián García Bogliano's super-‐creepy Mexican shocker Here Comes the Devil. Après the aforementioned gratuitous lesbo action and bloodshed (gorgeously photographed, I might add), you're sitting in the cinema wondering -‐ okay, are the filmmakers ever going to be able to top this one? Well, yes and no, but good goddamn they've sure grabbed you by the short and curlies and now you can't get your eyes off the screen even if you tried. (Though, I suppose you could poke your eyes out, but that would kinda be stupid, eh?) Where the film takes us from here is mega-‐Creepville, for director Bogliano slows down the pace in all the right ways and before we know it, we're plunged into the lives of a family driving through the hills near Tijuana. Mom and Dad (Francisco Barreiro, Laura Caro) pull over to a roadside stop and agree to let their kids (Alan Martinez, Michele Garcia) explore the nearby caves. This allows the happy couple an opportunity to get in a little backseat bouncing like in their youth and the kiddies get to experience both nature and the local colour. (Thankfully, the family is not passing through Ensenada -‐ the wildlife in some of the more dubious nightspots involves donkeys. 'Nuff said.) It might have been handy, however, had everyone known about the local legends surrounding the caves. Mom and Dad end up falling into a comfy post-‐coital snooze while their kids fall into some mighty mysterious goings-‐on. Thankfully, after some harrowing worries regarding the disappearance of their children, the kids reappear -‐ safe and sound. Or so everyone thinks. What follows is utterly horrendous -‐ in more ways than one, and if things don't quite plunge into gratuitous territory,
we're not at all disappointed because the movie is genuinely compelling and scary in ways reminiscent of the very best horror films that employ atmosphere and psychological terror. This is not, however, to say that things don't spiral into total sickness. They do. There's no need to spoil this for anyone, save to say that we're served up a number of tasty morsels guaranteed to invoke both gooseflesh and possibly even regurgitation. A check-‐list of sickness includes some barf-‐inspirational boffins, some superbly sickening blood letting and a very nice shower scene. 'Nuff said. (Years ago when I ran my own art cinema in the 'Peg, I used to hand out air sickness bags for certain movies and encourage patrons to vomit. Alas, far too many of them didn't use the air sickness bags and this poor kid who worked for me, one very hard-‐working, sweet-‐faced Paulo Rodriguez, was sadly forced to clean up the spillage. Still, it was a great promotion which I tied-‐in to a heavy metal radio station. I urge Colin Geddes at the Royal Theatre where Here Comes the Devil opens theatrically in Toronto to consider a similar stunt. I can give him Paulo's phone number, or he can just hire my cousin Peter's fine cleaning company Bee-‐Clean to do the job.) It's great to see a movie like this is playing theatrically. Far too many terrific genre films these days go straight to home entertainment formats and while this is fine for second helpings, collectors and lazy assholes who don't want to leave home, the rest of us prefer our shocks on the big screen. Here Comes the Devil, though not quite in the same classic territory of the great Val Lewton RKO thrillers, takes a similar cue and keeps us rooted in the more human elements of the story -‐ here, it's family dynamics. Where it deviates, of course, is that we get to have our cake and it too -‐ lots of creepy atmospheric chills, garnished with a few delightful dollops of sex and violence. An unbeatable combination, to be sure, but it helps that Bogliano helms the proceedings with a sure hand and elicits a clutch of fine performances -‐ especially from the gorgeous Laura Caro as the decidedly concerned (and mouth-‐ wateringly sexy) Mom.
MILF ALERT! MILF ALERT! MILF ALERT! MILF ALERT! MILF ALERT!
"Here Comes the Devil" is a Magnet picture distributed in Canada via the visionary VSC and making its theatrical debut at the wonderful Royal Theatre in Toronto's Little Italy. Hopefully Johnny Lombardi's ghost will be present.
Nicky’s Family Toronto Theatrical -‐ December 20 Reviews: The Globe and M ail -‐ Dec. 20 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-‐reviews/nickys-‐family-‐mediocre-‐doc-‐on-‐a-‐war-‐ hero/article16057812/ Toronto Star – Dec 19 http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2013/12/19/maidentrip_follows_dutch_teens_s olo_sail_around_the_world.html NOW – Dec. 20 http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=195967 M etro Toronto – Dec. 20 http://tinyurl.com/pp35bno Next Projection – Dec. 26 http://nextprojection.com/2013/12/26/review-‐nickys-‐family-‐2011/ Toronto Film Scene – Dec. 20 http://thetfs.ca/2013/12/20/review-‐nickys-‐family/ DorkShelf – Dec 20 http://dorkshelf.com/2013/12/20/nickys-‐family-‐review/ Pretty Clever Films – Dec. 19 http://prettycleverfilms.com/movie-‐reviews/documentary/nickys-‐family/ Canadian Jewish News – Dec.17 http://www.cjnews.com/arts/%E2%80%98british-‐schindler%E2%80%99-‐saved-‐700-‐children http://www.cjnews.com/arts/israeli-‐films-‐offered-‐film-‐festival W ilnervision – Dec 20 http://www.wilnervision.com/?p=4359 Sheldon Kirshner -‐ Dec. 13 http://sheldonkirshner.com/?p=2598 Jewish Genealogy Toronto – Dec 27 http://jewishgenealogytoronto.com/2013/12/nicholas-‐winton-‐film.html
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Touchy Feely DVD/BR Release -‐ December 10 Examiner -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.examiner.com/review/touchy-‐feely-‐takes-‐us-‐to-‐that-‐uncomfortable-‐place-‐that-‐we-‐ all-‐know?cid=rss Digital Journal -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/363734 DorkShelf -‐ Dec. 10 http://dorkshelf.com/2013/12/10/home-‐entertainment-‐round-‐up-‐101013/ BlogTO -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.blogto.com/film/2013/12/this_week_in_home_video_fast_furious_6_mary_poppins _free_christmas_classic_screenings/ Stationbreak.com -‐ Dec 13 http://www.stationbreak.ca/publishing/publish/movies/MOVIES_AT_A_GLANCE_by_Mr_X__Upd ated_every_Friday.shtml EnVedette.ca – Dec. 12 http://envedette.ca/blogues/cinema/blogue-‐cinema/films-‐sorties-‐9-‐ decembre/?cbg_tz=300&survey=eDrUaRckFuRvnBlyfS8uqAW Vancouver Sun – Dec. 10 http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Fast+Furious+among+releases/9268991/story.ht ml Ottawa Citizen -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Fast+Furious+among+releases/9268991/story.ht ml Canada.com -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.canada.com/entertainment/Fast+Furious+among+releases/9268991/story.html The Province -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Fast+Furious+among+releases/9268991/story.html Times Colonist -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/the-‐wolverine-‐among-‐dvd-‐releases-‐for-‐dec-‐1-‐7-‐ 1.718548 W indsor Star -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.windsorstar.com/Fast+Furious+among+releases/9268991/story.html
W innipeg Free Press -‐ Dec 10 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-‐and-‐life/entertainment/TV/fast-‐-‐furious-‐6-‐among-‐dvd-‐ releases-‐for-‐dec-‐8-‐14-‐235244151.html M SN Entertainment -‐ Dec. 10 http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/tv/the-‐wolverine-‐among-‐new-‐dvds Yahoo Movies -‐ Dec. 10 http://ca.movies.yahoo.com/news/39-‐fast-‐furious-‐6-‐39-‐among-‐dvd-‐releases-‐112430508.html 94.3 CKSY -‐ Dec. 10 http://943cksy.com/mornings1/ck-‐mornings-‐online/2013/12/4938/ DVD Listings: Lapresse -‐ Dec 10 http://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/201311/20/49-‐4876-‐touchy-‐feely.php Le Devoir -‐ Dec. 10 Scroll down to "Nouveautés de la semaine mardi le 10 décembre 2013" http://www.ledevoir.com/services-‐et-‐annonces/horaire-‐des-‐films Voir.ca -‐ Dec. 10 http://voir.ca/fiches/nouveautes-‐dvd/ Tribute -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.tribute.ca/movies/touchy-‐feely/37340/ OnVideo -‐ Dec. 10 Ctrl + F "Touchy Feely" http://onvideo.org/calendar/dvd_13l.htm Cinem aOttawa -‐ Dec. 10 http://cinemaottawa.com/ont-‐video-‐dvd.html Cinem aM ontreal -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.cinemamontreal.com/movies/27301/Touchy_Feely.html Cinem aSquid -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.cinemasquid.com/blu-‐ray/movies/titles/touchy-‐feely/c3f61d01-‐5cb0-‐4246-‐9b34-‐ 4b4c1cc86faf M oviefone -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.moviefone.com/movie/touchy-‐feely/60257/main Fandango -‐ Dec. 10 http://www.fandango.com/touchyfeely_162105/movieoverview
Zombie Night DVD/BR Release – January 7 Reviews: NOW – Jan 9 http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=196117 FFW D W eekly – Jan 9 http://www.ffwdweekly.com/page/contest/zombie-‐night/ ScreenCreek – Jan 14 http://scenecreek.com/video-‐reviews/dvd-‐review-‐zombie-‐night Digital Journal – Jan 10 http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/review-‐new-‐on-‐dvd-‐for-‐january-‐7/article/365443 Criticize This – Jan 9 http://www.criticizethis.ca/2014/01/dvd-‐review-‐zombie-‐night.html HorrorM ovies.ca – Jan 9 http://www.horror-‐movies.ca/horror_1831.html http://www.horror-‐movies.ca/horror_reviews_2541.htm Zedword's Blog – Jan 8 http://www.zedwordblog.com/2014/01/win-‐zombie-‐night-‐on-‐dvd.html The Film Reel – Jan 7 http://www.the-‐filmreel.com/2014/01/07/review-‐zombie-‐night-‐2013-‐partridge-‐zombie/ Video Review – Dec 27 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHQIFikPxZc Listings: Actualite DVD – Jan 17 http://dvdfrenchonly.com/liste_films_detail-‐10588.html M ovies Online http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_1742.html Cinem aClock http://www.cinemaclock.com/calendar/can/Canada/20131210.html
Big Bad Wolves Toronto, Ottawa Theatrical – January 17 Interviews Next Projection – 01.13.2014 Interviewed: Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado http://nextprojection.com/2014/01/13/interview-‐aharon-‐keshales-‐navot-‐papushado-‐big-‐bad-‐ wolves/ M etro News Toronto –01.15.2014 Interviewed: Aharon Keshales http://tinyurl.com/odz8c4t M etro News Ottawa -‐ 01.15.2014 Interviewed: Aharon Keshales http://tinyurl.com/lsdznar M oviefone – 01.15.2014 Interviewed: Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado http://news.moviefone.com/2014/01/15/big-‐bad-‐wolves-‐directors-‐interview The Charlatan (Carleton University paper) – 01.15.2014 Interviewed: Navot Papushado, Aharon Keshales http://charlatan.ca/2014/01/acclaimed-‐israeli-‐thriller-‐arrives-‐at-‐the-‐mayfair/ SceneCreek -‐ 01.17.2014 Interviewer: Navot Papushado http://scenecreek.com/interviews/interview-‐navot-‐papushado-‐chats-‐big-‐bad-‐wolves/ CIUT 89.5 FM -‐ 01.17.2014 Interviewed: Aharon Keshales *No archive available online Reviews National Post – 01.17.2014 http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/01/16/big-‐bad-‐wolves-‐reviewed-‐gripping-‐israeli-‐thriller-‐raises-‐ unanswerable-‐moral-‐questions/ Ottawa Citizen – 01.07.2014 http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/movie-‐ guide/Movie+review+Wolves/9398011/story.html REPRINT -‐ Canada.com – 01.17.2014 http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/movie-‐review-‐big-‐bad-‐wolves-‐a-‐twisted-‐comedy-‐of-‐
broken-‐fingers/ REPRINT -‐ Calgary Herald – 01.17.2014 http://www.calgaryherald.com/entertainment/movie-‐guide/Movies/9398012/story.html REPRINT -‐ Edmonton Journal – 01.17.2014 http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/movie-‐ guide/Movie+review+Wolves+twisted+comedy+broken/9396638/story.html REPRINT – Vancouver Sun – 01.17.2014 http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-‐ guide/Movie+review+Wolves/9398011/story.html REPRINT -‐ M ontreal Gazette -‐ 01.17.2014 http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-‐ guide/Movie+review+Wolves+twisted+comedy+broken/9396638/story.html REPRINT -‐ Leader Post -‐ 01.17.2014 http://www.leaderpost.com/entertainment/Movie+review+Wolves+twisted+comedy+broken+fin gers+with+video/9396639/story.html Globe and M ail – 01.17.2014 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/film-‐reviews/big-‐bad-‐wolves-‐israeli-‐revenge-‐thriller-‐ has-‐the-‐tarantino-‐seal-‐of-‐approval/article16356029/ Toronto Star – 01.17.2014 http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2014/01/16/big_bad_wolves_israeli_revenge_th riller_not_a_fairy_tale.html REPRINT -‐ Toronto City and Press -‐ 01.17.2014 http://toronto.cityandpress.com/node/7315339 NOW – 01.17.2014 http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=196257 M etro Toronto – 01.17.2014 http://tinyurl.com/ly3o5d9 M etro Ottawa – 01.17.2014 http://tinyurl.com/ldwe8kx Electric Playground/Reviews On The Run – 01.16.2014 VIDEO -‐ FFWD to 1:07-‐1.25 http://www.reviewsontherun.com/all/type-‐of/previews/january-‐16-‐sonar-‐new-‐movies/ TOnight -‐ 01.16.2014 *Find PDF attached Toronto Film Scene – 01.17.2014 http://thetfs.ca/2014/01/17/review-‐big-‐bad-‐wolves/ NextProjection – 01.13.2014 http://nextprojection.com/2014/01/13/review-‐big-‐bad-‐wolves-‐2013/
Criticize This! -‐ 01.16.2014 http://www.criticizethis.ca/2014/01/movie-‐review-‐big-‐bad-‐wolves.html Canadian Jewish News -‐ 01.07.2014 http://www.cjnews.com/arts/tarantino-‐praises-‐new-‐israeli-‐film Sheldon Kirshner – 01.10.2014 http://sheldonkirshner.com/?p=2874 Ottawa Horror – 01.13.2014 http://www.ottawahorror.com/2014/01/ottawa-‐premiere-‐big-‐bad-‐wolves-‐2013.html Listings NOW – 01.16.2014 http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/listings/movie_details.cfm?movie_id=17778 BlogTO – 01.16.2014 http://www.blogto.com/film/2014/01/this_week_in_film_godard_forever_robert_frank_and_str anger_by_the_lake/ Toronto.com http://www.toronto.com/movies/big-‐bad-‐wolves/#showtime SheKnows – 01.07.2014 http://www.sheknows.ca/entertainment/articles/961089/january-‐2014-‐movie-‐releases Arts and Culture M aven – 01.13.2014 http://www.artandculturemaven.com/2014/01/opening-‐in-‐toronto-‐big-‐bad-‐wolves.html OttawaCommunity http://www.ottawacommunitynews.com/movies/39388-‐big-‐bad-‐wolves/ Showtim es.ca http://showtimes.ca/MV128125/Big-‐Bad-‐Wolves-‐movie-‐showtimes-‐in-‐Ottawa-‐theatres-‐near-‐ K1P-‐1J1.html
Bad Milo! DVD/BR Release – January 21 Reviews: Huffington Post Quebec – 1.21.2014 http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/pascal-‐grenier/nouveautes-‐bluray-‐dvd-‐bad-‐ milo_b_4635074.html?utm_hp_ref=divertissement The Electric Playground/Reviews on the Run – 1.23.2014 Segment starts 2.08-‐2.37 http://www.reviewsontherun.com/all/type-‐of/previews/captain-‐phillips-‐machete-‐kills-‐among-‐ this-‐weeks-‐new-‐blu-‐rays/ Digital Journal – 1.21.2014 http://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/review-‐new-‐on-‐dvd-‐january-‐21/article/366927 Next Projection – 1.20.2014 http://nextprojection.com/2014/01/20/review-‐bad-‐milo-‐2013/ Pretty Clever Films – 1.21.2014 http://prettycleverfilms.com/movie-‐reviews/talkies/bad-‐milo-‐2013 Horror in The Hammer – 1.21.2014 http://horrorinthehammer.blogspot.ca/2014/01/bad-‐milo-‐on-‐dvd-‐and-‐bluray-‐today.html TO411Daily – 1.22.2014 http://to411daily.com/2014/01/22/9397/ HorrorM ovies – 1.04.2014 http://www.horror-‐movies.ca/10-‐buzz-‐worthy-‐horror-‐films-‐2013/ Listings: M ontreal Gazette – 1.21.2014 http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-‐ guide/reviews+boh%C3%A8me+Blue+Jasmine+Captain+Phillips/9412569/story.html Vancouver Sun – 1.14.2014 http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-‐ guide/reviews+Cate+Blanchett+gives+tour+force+turn/9386598/story.html REPRINT: Canada.com – 1.21.2014 http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/new-‐on-‐dvd-‐for-‐jan-‐21-‐blanchett-‐in-‐blue-‐jasmine-‐ hanks-‐in-‐captain-‐phillips/
REPRINT: Yahoo! Canada – 1.21.2014 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/39-‐captain-‐phillips-‐39-‐among-‐dvd-‐releases-‐jan-‐114719377.html REPRINT: Times Colonist – 1.21.2014 http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/captain-‐phillips-‐among-‐dvd-‐releases-‐for-‐jan-‐19-‐ 25-‐1.796456 REPRINT: W indsor Star – 1.21.2014 http://www.windsorstar.com/entertainment/movie-‐ guide/reviews+Captain+Phillips+Blue+Jasmine+Machete/9386598/story.html REPRINT: Nanaimo Daily News – 1.21.2014 http://www.nanaimodailynews.com/entertainment/television/captain-‐phillips-‐among-‐dvd-‐ releases-‐for-‐jan-‐19-‐25-‐1.796456 W innipeg Free Press – 1.14.2014 http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-‐and-‐life/entertainment/TV/lee-‐daniels-‐the-‐butler-‐ among-‐dvd-‐releases-‐for-‐jan-‐12-‐18-‐240099491.html?device=mobile REPRINT: M SN Entertainment Canada – 1.14.2014 http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/tv/lee-‐daniels-‐the-‐butler-‐among-‐new-‐dvds-‐1 The Loop.ca – 1.21.2014 http://m.theloop.ca/showbiz/article/-‐/a/3148662/Jan-‐21-‐DVD-‐Dude-‐Cosby-‐Show-‐NYPD-‐Blue-‐ and-‐Counting-‐Cars-‐ FilmJunk – 1.21.2014 http://filmjunk.com/2014/01/21/this-‐week-‐on-‐dvd-‐and-‐blu-‐ray-‐captain-‐phillips-‐blue-‐jasmine-‐ machete-‐kills/ Tribute.ca http://www.tribute.ca/movies/bad-‐milo/37008/ M ississauga.com – 1.14.2014 http://www.mississauga.com/whatson-‐story/4314821-‐dvd-‐previews-‐coming-‐jan-‐21/ Director's Pick http://directorspick.com/index.php?trailerid=6790 Contests: W ylie W rites – 1.19.2014 http://wyliewrites.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/win-‐a-‐dvd-‐of-‐jacob-‐vaughans-‐bad-‐milo/
The Big Gundown DVD/BR Release – January 28 Winnipeg Free Press -‐ 02.20.2014 -‐ "New on DVD/VOD" http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-‐and-‐life/entertainment/movies/new-‐on-‐dvd-‐-‐ vod-‐246285521.html Canada.com -‐ 02.18.2014 -‐ "New on DVD for Feb. 18: Forgotten Hitchcock gem set to shine, Foreign Correspondent, The Big Gundown hit DVD" http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/dvd-‐reviews-‐feb-‐18-‐hitchcock-‐propaganda-‐ and-‐old-‐spaghetti-‐factory-‐highlight-‐dvd/ REPRINT: Vancouver Sun -‐ 02.18.2014 -‐ "New on DVD for Feb. 18: Forgotten Hitchcock gem set to shine, Foreign Correspondent, The Big Gundown hit DVD" http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-‐ guide/Forgotten+Hitchcock+shine/9516380/story.html REPRINT: Edmonton Journal -‐ 02.18.2014 -‐ "New on DVD for Feb. 18: Forgotten Hitchcock gem set to shine, Foreign Correspondent, The Big Gundown hit DVD" http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/movie-‐ guide/Forgotten+Hitchcock+shine/9516380/story.html REPRINT: Calgary Herald -‐ 02.18.2014 -‐ "New on DVD for Feb. 18: Forgotten Hitchcock gem set to shine, Foreign Correspondent, The Big Gundown hit DVD" http://www.calgaryherald.com/Forgotten+Hitchcock+shine/9521776/story.html REPRINT: The Province -‐ 02.18.2014 -‐ "New on DVD for Feb. 18: Forgotten Hitchcock gem set to shine, Foreign Correspondent, The Big Gundown hit DVD" http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/movie-‐ guide/Home+Movies/9513794/story.html Criticize This! -‐ 02.16.2014 -‐ "Blu-‐ray Review: The Big Gundown" http://www.criticizethis.ca/2014/02/blu-‐ray-‐review-‐the-‐big-‐gundown.html Klymkiw Film Corner -‐ 02.11.2014 -‐"THE BIG GUNDOWN -‐ Review By Greg Klymkiw” http://klymkiwfilmcorner.blogspot.ca/2014/02/the-‐big-‐gundown-‐review-‐by-‐greg-‐ klymkiw.html NOW -‐ 02.06.2014 -‐ "The Big Gundown" (Rating: NNNN, Packaging: NNNNN) http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=196543 Fairchild Radio -‐ Review aired 02.04.2014 *No archive available online Ramble with Russel Podcast -‐ 02.08.2014 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-‐18411/TS-‐829675.mp3
Synapse announcement – January 19 Hollywood Reporter – 1.30.2014 http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/synapse-‐films-‐vsc-‐ink-‐canadian-‐675603 REPRINT: ProducerBooster – 1.30.2014 http://producerbooster.com/2014/01/30/synapse-‐films-‐vsc-‐ink-‐canadian-‐distribution-‐deal/ REPRINT: Topnewstoday.org – 1.30.2014 http://entertainment.topnewstoday.org/entertainment/article/9701557/ REPRINT: W orld News – 1.30.2014 http://article.wn.com/view/2014/01/30/Synapse_Films_VSC_Ink_Canadian_Distribution_Deal/ REPRINT: NewsW hip – 1.30.2014 http://www.newswhip.com/MoreInfo/Synapse-‐Films-‐VSC-‐Ink-‐Canadian-‐Distribut/89420173 REPRINT: Ewallstreeter – 1.30.2014 http://ewallstreeter.com/synapse-‐films-‐vsc-‐ink-‐canadian-‐distribution-‐deal-‐4445/ REPRINT: Gossip HQ – 1.30.2014 http://www.thegossiphq.com/synapse-‐films-‐vsc-‐ink-‐canadian-‐distribution-‐deal/ REPRINT: TV and Film Hits – 1.30.2014 http://vtf1.com/synapse-‐films-‐vsc-‐ink-‐canadian-‐distribution-‐deal/ REPRINT: 15 M inute News – 1.30.2014 http://15minutenews.com/article/24301535/synapse-‐films-‐vsc-‐ink-‐canadian-‐distribution-‐deal/ REPRINT: W opular – 1.30.2014 http://www.wopular.com/synapse-‐films-‐vsc-‐ink-‐canadian-‐distribution-‐deal REPRINT: M ovies W ith Butter -‐ 1.30.2014 http://www.movieswithbutter.com/Uncategorized/Synapse-‐Films-‐VSC-‐Ink-‐Canadian-‐Distribution-‐ Deal REPRINT: Laila Keiji -‐ 1.30.2014 http://lailaikeji.com/synapse-‐films-‐vsc-‐ink-‐canadian-‐distribution-‐deal/ REPRINT: Cyber Slug -‐ 1.30.2014 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/thr/film/~3/PJ7xhKsQePM/story01.htm KillPandaKill -‐ 1.30.2014 http://kpknewtome.blogspot.ca/2014/01/video-‐services-‐corp-‐inks-‐three-‐year.html
12 O’Clock Boys Toronto Theatrical – January 31 Toronto Star:(Review -‐ Positive, 3 out of 4 Stars) http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2014/01/30/reel_life_documentaries_about_kid s_of_all_ages.html NOW Magazine: (Review -‐ Positive) http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=196475 Examiner.com : (Review -‐ Positive, 4 out of 5 Stars) http://www.examiner.com/review/12-‐o-‐clock-‐boys-‐is-‐a-‐hypnotic-‐look-‐at-‐the-‐desperation-‐of-‐ inner-‐city-‐life BlogTO:(Listing/Capsule Review -‐ Mixed/Postive) http://www.blogto.com/film/2014/01/this_week_in_film_12_oclock_boys_andrew_bujalski_osca r_micheaux_the_great_digital_film_festival/ Dorkshelf: (Interview) http://dorkshelf.com/2014/01/29/interview-‐lotfy-‐nathan/ Exclaim.ca: (Review -‐ Mixed/Postive) http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Film/lotfy_nathan-‐12_ox2019clock_boys W ylie W rites: (Review -‐ Mixed) http://wyliewrites.wordpress.com/2014/01/30/12-‐oclock-‐boys/ Pretty Clever Films: (Review -‐ Mixed/Positive) http://prettycleverfilms.com/movie-‐reviews/documentary/12-‐oclock-‐boys/#.UukW6SiGefs (Ticket Giveaway) http://prettycleverfilms.com/news-‐other-‐views/win-‐passes-‐12-‐oclock-‐boys-‐carlton-‐ cinema/#.UubZ8yj0BD0 Toronto Film Scene: (Ticket Giveaway) http://thetfs.ca/2014/01/24/win-‐tickets-‐see-‐12-‐oclock-‐boys/ Scene Creek: (Ticket Giveaway) http://scenecreek.com/contests/win-‐run-‐engagement-‐passes-‐see-‐12-‐oclock-‐boys-‐theatres/
Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp DVD/BR Release – February 4 Ram ble with Russel Podcast -‐ 02.25.2014 http://recordings.talkshoe.com/TC-‐18411/TS-‐834076.mp3 Exlaim.ca -‐ 02.24.2014 http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Dvd/lancelot_link_secret_chimp FFW D W eekly – 02.06.2014 http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/screen/video-‐vulture/lip-‐syncing-‐with-‐lance-‐the-‐ape-‐with-‐ the-‐pants-‐11786/ Digital Journal – 02.07.2014 http://digitaljournal.com/entertainment/review-‐new-‐on-‐dvd-‐for-‐february-‐4/article/369351 Dork Shelf – 02.10.2014 (Mention in review roundup) http://dorkshelf.com/2014/02/10/blu-‐ray-‐round-‐up-‐21014/ Pretty Clever Films – 02.03.2014 http://prettycleverfilms.com/movie-‐reviews/modern-‐times/tv-‐dvd-‐lancelot The Film Reel – 02.05.2014 http://www.the-‐filmreel.com/2014/02/05/review-‐lancelot-‐link-‐secret-‐chimp-‐1970 W ylie W rites – 02.09.2014 http://wyliewrites.wordpress.com/tag/lancelot-‐link-‐secret-‐chimp/ Dork Shelf – 01.31.2014 http://dorkshelf.com/2014/01/31/contest-‐win-‐a-‐copy-‐of-‐lancelot-‐link-‐secret-‐chimp-‐on-‐dvd/
Magnolia announcement – February 7 The Hollywood Reporter http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-‐magnolia-‐pictures-‐taps-‐vsc-‐678194 Screen International http://www.screendaily.com/news/distribution/distribution-‐vsc-‐magnolia-‐seal-‐canadian-‐ deal/5066445.article Playback http://playbackonline.ca/2014/02/07/vsc-‐to-‐release-‐magnolia-‐titles-‐in-‐canada/ IMDB http://www.imdb.com/news/ni56775068/?ref_=hm_nw_mv_t3
Victoria Film Festival 2014 Times Colonist – 2.5.2014 (mention of Partridge gala screening, Life’s a Breeze ) http://www.timescolonist.com/20-‐years-‐of-‐film-‐fest-‐fun-‐in-‐victoria-‐continues-‐friday-‐1.824736 Times Colonist – 2.9.2014 (positive short review of film) http://www.timescolonist.com/victoria-‐film-‐festival-‐s-‐opening-‐bash-‐now-‐that-‐was-‐a-‐party-‐ 1.844312 M onday M agazine – 1.23.2014 (mention of Partridge) http://www.mondaymag.com/entertainment/241562481.html Play In Victoria – 2.9.2014 (mention of Partridge) http://www.playinvictoria.net/2014/02/victoria-‐film-‐festival-‐comes-‐out.html Otaku No Culture – 2.7.2014 (positive review) http://otakunoculture.com/2014/02/07/victoria-‐film-‐festival-‐14-‐just-‐who-‐is-‐alan-‐partridge-‐a-‐ movie-‐review/ Victoria News -‐ 2.3.2014 (mention of Partridge) http://www.vicnews.com/entertainment/243421031.html Two Hungry Blokes – 2.4.2014 (positive review) http://twohungryblokes.blogspot.ca/2014/02/the-‐victoria-‐film-‐festival-‐offers-‐more.html EfilmCritic – 2.8.2014 (positive mention) http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=3619 W eb Vic (movie listing) http://www.webvic.com/odeon/index.html?movie_anchor=alanpartrpapa Times Colonist – 2.6.2014 (Review – positive, 3.5/5 stars) http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/reviewed-‐sarah-‐prefers-‐to-‐run-‐il Efilmcritic.com – 2.8.2014 (positive review, rated 3.5/4) http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=3619
Here Comes The Devil Toronto Theatrical – February 14, 2014 Toronto Star – 02.13.2014 (Mixed review, 2/5) http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2014/02/13/here_comes_the_devil_merely_a_s atanic_tease_review.html REPRINT: Toronto City and Press – 02.13.2014 (Mixed review, 2/5) http://toronto.cityandpress.com/node/7431091 REPRINT: Brunch News – 02.13.2014 (Mixed review, 2/5) http://www.brunchnews.com/thestar-‐com/entertainment/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil-‐merely-‐a-‐ satanic-‐tease-‐review-‐675189 The National Post -‐ 02.14.2014 (Mixed review, 2/5) No online archive available The Globe and M ail – 02.14.2014 (Mixed review, 2/5) No online archive available The Grid -‐ 02.14.2014 (Positive review, 7/10) http://www.thegridto.com/culture/film/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil/ NOW – 02.13.2014 (Positive review, 3/5) http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=196645 M etro Toronto – 02.14.2014 (Capsule review) http://pages.cdn.pagesuite.com/e/0/e077bdbf-‐9933-‐4bf7-‐895b-‐cf142bc4c4b2/page.pdf M yETVM edia – 02.10.2014 (Positive review) http://myetvmedia.com/film-‐review/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil-‐review/ DorkShelf – 02.13.2014 (Positive review) http://dorkshelf.com/2014/02/12/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil-‐review/ The M ind Reels -‐ 02.14.2014 (Positive review) http://themindreels.com/tag/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil/ The Fishbowl -‐ 02.04.2014 (Announcing film premiere) http://arielfisher.com/2014/02/04/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil-‐to-‐open-‐at-‐the-‐royal-‐this-‐valentines-‐ day/ REPRINT RowThree – 02.04.2014 (Announcing film premiere)
http://www.rowthree.com/2014/02/04/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil-‐to-‐open-‐at-‐the-‐royal-‐cinema-‐this-‐ valentines-‐day/ The Klymkiw Film Corner – 02.13.2014 (Positive review) http://klymkiwfilmcorner.blogspot.ca/2014/02/here-‐comes-‐devil-‐review-‐by-‐greg-‐klymkiw.html The Film Reel – 02.14.2014 (Positive review) http://www.the-‐filmreel.com/2014/02/14/review-‐here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil-‐2012/ Twitch Film – 01.30.2014 (Announcing screening) http://twitchfilm.com/2014/01/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil-‐coming-‐to-‐toronto-‐and-‐ottawa-‐in-‐ february.html REPRINT: IM DB – 01.30.2014 (Announcing screening) http://www.imdb.com/news/ni56740447/ REPRINT: W N.com – 01.30.2014 (Announcing screening) http://article.wn.com/view/2014/01/31/Here_Comes_The_Devil_Coming_To_Toronto_And_Otta wa_In_Februar/ 28 Days Later Analysis – 01.30.2014 (Announcing screening) http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/2014/01/here-‐comes-‐devil-‐to-‐possess-‐two.html Yahoo! M ovies.ca (Online listing) http://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movie/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil/ Toronto.com (Online listing) http://www.toronto.com/movies/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil-‐ahi-‐viene-‐el-‐diablo/ FrontRowCentre (Online listing) http://www.frontrowcentre.com/cinema/ontario/toronto/royal/ Cinem aClock (Online listing) http://www.cinemaclock.com/showtimes/ont/Toronto/17406/Ahi_va_el_diablo.html Fangoria -‐ 02.13.2014 (Ticket giveaway) http://www.fangoria.com/new/toronto-‐win-‐a-‐double-‐pass-‐to-‐see-‐here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil/ The Blood In The Snow Film Festival – 02.13.2014 (Ticket giveaway) https://www.facebook.com/bloodinthesnowcanadianfilmfestival/posts/286421501512222
Here Comes The Devil Ottawa screenings – February 21, 2014 Ottawa Citizen -‐ 02.20.2014 -‐ "Movie review: Here Comes The Devil just isn’t that scary" http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/movie-‐guide/Movie+review+ REPRINT: Canada.com -‐ 02.20.2014 -‐ "Movie review: Here Comes The Devil just isn’t that scary" http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/movie-‐review-‐here-‐comes-‐the REPRINT: The Province -‐ 02.20.2014 -‐ "Movie review: Here Comes The Devil just isn’t that scary" http://www.theprovince.com/entertainment/Here+comes+devil/9532131/story.html REPRINT: The W indsor Star -‐ 02.20.2014 -‐ "Movie review: Here Comes The Devil just isn’t that scary" http://www.windsorstar.com/entertainment/movie-‐guide/Movie+review+ REPRINT: Edmonton Journal -‐ 02.20.2014 -‐ "Movie review: Here Comes The Devil just isn’t that scary" http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/movie-‐guide/index.html Horror in the Hammer -‐ 02.20.2014 -‐ "HERE COMES THE DEVIL Begins Toronto and Ottawa Theatrical Run" http://horrorinthehammer.blogspot.ca/2014/02/here-‐comes-‐devil-‐begins-‐toronto-‐and.html The Revue -‐ 02.18.2014 -‐ "The Devil with a Hard On" http://therevue.ca/2014/02/the-‐devil-‐with-‐a-‐hard-‐on/ Next Projection -‐ 02.18.2014 -‐ "Review: Here Comes The Devil" http://nextprojection.com/2014/02/18/review-‐comes-‐devil-‐2012/ Criticize This! -‐ 02.15.2014 -‐ "Movie Review: Here Comes The Devil" http://www.criticizethis.ca/2014/02/movie-‐review-‐here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil.html The M ind Reels -‐02.14.2014 -‐ "Here Comes The Devil (2012) – Adrian Garcia Bogliano" http://themindreels.com/2014/02/14/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil-‐2012-‐adrian-‐garcia-‐bogliano/ Twitch Film -‐ 01.30.2014 -‐ "HERE COMES THE DEVIL Coming To Toronto And Ottawa In February" http://twitchfilm.com/2014/01/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil-‐coming-‐to-‐toronto-‐ 28 Days Later Analysis -‐ 01.30.2014 -‐ "Here Comes the Devil to Possess Two Canadian Theatres this February 14th!" http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/2014/01/here-‐comes-‐devil-‐to-‐possess-‐two.html Influence-‐Film -‐ 01.30.2014 -‐ "Here Comes the Devil to Possess Two Canadian …" http://www.influence-‐film.com/2014/01/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil-‐to-‐possess-‐two-‐ Cinefantastique -‐ 01.30.2014 -‐ "Here Comes the Devil (2012) review” http://cinefantastiqueonline.com/2014/01/here-‐comes-‐the-‐devil-‐2012-‐review/
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