Back in the 90s during the CD boom, many music collectors would often say “I have…
Remembering Ronnie
At first, home video was an expensive novelty. One had to rent a VHS machine along…
America (1986)
America (USA, 1986) 83 min color DIR-SCR: Robert Downey. PROD: Paul E. Cohen, Paul A. Leeman.…
The Surrealist Hallucinatory Anarchist Shock Sinema Fest
Most Toronto cinephiles in the past four decades have probably seen a Reg Hartt program at…
Painting John Porter
I was “yesterday” years old upon learning that a documentary had been made about local filmmaker…
Hallelujah the Hills (1963)
Hallelujah The Hills (USA, 1963) 82 min B&W DIR-SCR-EDITOR: Adolfas Mekas. PROD: David C. Stone. MUSIC:…
The 4th Annual B Festival
From the mid 1980s to the early 1990s, Toronto’s fabled Bloor Cinema would run its annual…
Desert Island Classics
I don’t know much about this DVD company Desert Island Classics, but they sure put out…
Six-Gun Heroes
Former cowboy star Sunset Carson was hired to host a PBS series entitled Six-Gun Heroes. The…
Schick-Sunn Classics
By percentages alone, Schick-Sunn Classics (often referred to as Sunn Classics) was one of the most…
Don Dohler In Print
Don Dohler (1946-2006) is known to movie fans for his low-budget science fiction-horror gems, The Alien Factor, Fiend, Nightbeast and…
Teenage Theater
In 1987, the amazing Rhino Home Video released a series of vintage 1950s juvenile delinquent and…
Limbo (1972)
Limbo (USA, 1972) 112 min color DIR: Mark Robson. PROD: Linda Gottlieb. SCR: Joan Micklin Silver,…
My Very First Video Store Haul
Adorning the shelves of many film enthusiasts are titles acquired from a video store closeout sale.…
Dark Sky Films: Drive-In Double Features
The great boutique label Dark Sky Films released a series of Drive-In Double Feature DVDs- each…
The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003)
The Secret Lives Of Dentists (USA, 2003) 104 min color DIR: Alan Rudolph. PROD: Campbell Scott,…
Johnny Gunman (1957)
Johnny Gunman (USA, 1957) 67 min B&W DIR-SCR: Art Ford. PROD: Will Kohler. DOP: Walter Holcomb.…