Return of the Index Cards

I’ve been a little beside myself with joy, thanks to a recent discovery. Let me explain.…

Well, We’re Back

Are you still with us out there? At last. This site has been a long time…

Best Halloween Ever

The best Halloween I ever had was way back one time when my beloved holiday fell…

“We All Know Each Other”

At one of the semi-annual editions of the Toronto Small Press Fair in (I think) 2003,…

The Toronto Film Legends That Made Us

How nice to have been included as part of the “Toronto Film Legends That Made Us”…

Saturday Night at the Movies 10th Anniversary Party

This weekend is TVOntario’s telethon, which means that it was exactly forty years ago this weekend…

Television: My Film School – Part 1

With all due respect to my post-secondary professors, much of my film history education was self-taught.…

Important News from Something Weird Video

We just received the latest e-newsletter from Something Weird Video, which reads in part: January 2,…

Farewell to Olive Films

The boutique DVD – Bluray releasing company, Olive Films, has announced it is ceasing operations after…

Greg’s Favourite Second-Run Screenings, Volume #1

(I’m excluding any that I’ve participated in.) More will be added in a future post as…

Rod Steiger Broke Tubi!

One night before bed two weeks ago, I was watching a bit of the oddball 1989…

Mid-Course Correction

Welp. The 2022 Mount Unwatched project has, thus far, been underwhelming on several levels. JC Culp’s…

ANNOUNCING THE 2022 MOUNT UNWATCHED® CHALLENGE!

For years, Greg Woods, JC Culp and some fellow cinemavens have used the catchphrase Mount Unwatched®…

10 + 10

Although technically the date was yesterday, it was ten years ago this Sunday when the 10th Anniversary…

Farewell to Grindhouse Purgatory?

It comes with a heavy heart to announce that the twentieth issue of Grindhouse Purgatory, published by…

Cinéma de minuit

This past week, I’ve been watching Bertrand Tavernier’s marvellous eight-hour documentary, Journeys Through French Cinema, usually one…

Painting John Porter

I was “yesterday” years old upon learning that a documentary had been made about local filmmaker…

My Very First Video Store Haul

Adorning the shelves of many film enthusiasts are titles acquired from a video store closeout sale.…