Midge Costin talks Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Midge Costin was the sound editor on a swathe of films that define 90s action, like Crimson Tide, Days of Thunder, Armageddon, The Rock,...
Read MoreReview – Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound – “Absolutely unmissable”
Making Waves is a fascinating feature-length documentary on the importance of sound in movies and is the directorial debut of Midge...
Read MoreLFF 2019 Review – Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Last year you may recall I reviewed Score, a documentary on the history and evolution of music in cinema. Making Waves is a perfect...
Read MoreEmmy Award-winning director, Susan Steinberg on her documentary about the dismantling of the NHS: Under the Knife
Narrated by award-winning actor Alison Steadman and endorsed by film director Ken Loach, Under the Knife is a 90-minute documentary...
Read MoreWrapping Up TIFF 2019
The first edition of the Toronto International Film Festival under the co-leadership of Artistic Director Cameron Bailey and Executive...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review – Henry Glassie: Field Work
Folklorist Henry Glassie embeds himself in communities situated in Brazil, Turkey, Ireland and America. In an effort to understand what...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
A dispute between the governments of Canada and Manitoba over the healthcare funding for Indigenous child Jordan River Anderson leads to...
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: This is Not a Movie
British foreign correspondent and author Robert Fisk reflects on a four-decade career that has taken him from Belfast to the Middle East....
Read MoreTIFF 2019 Review: Pelican Blood
In an ancient myth that precedes Christianity, a tale is told of a pelican that, seeing her dead chicks, pierces her breast to revive them...
Read MoreTIFF 2019: Director Heather Young on her First Feature Film, Murmur
“It’s a bit overwhelming at times,” says director Heather Young, speaking on the phone from Halifax a few weeks prior to the premiere of...
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