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Rabu, 08 Juni 2011

Inside Out 2011 Coverage

2011 brought us another great year at the Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival!

Pre-Festival Coverage:
Festival Preview
Festival Preview on the Movie Moxie Podcast

Film Reviews:
Bloomington
Eloise's Lover / Eloïse
Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss
Making the Boys
OFF BEAT
Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley, The
Weekend
Who Took The Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour
You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais

Post-Festival Coverage:
Awards

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 ran from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Inside Out 2011 Coverage

2011 brought us another great year at the Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival!

Pre-Festival Coverage:
Festival Preview
Festival Preview on the Movie Moxie Podcast

Film Reviews:
Bloomington
Eloise's Lover / Eloïse
Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss
Making the Boys
OFF BEAT
Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley, The
Weekend
Who Took The Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour
You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais

Post-Festival Coverage:
Awards

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 ran from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Inside Out Winners 2011

Jurries have deliberated and audience ballots have been counted. Here are the results! The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival Awards 2011 are:

Canadian Jury Awards

Entertainment Partners Canada/ Canada Film Capitol Award for Best Canadian Film or Video
Home of the Buffalo by Rémy Huberdeau

Entertainment Partners Canada/ Canada Film Capitol Award for Emerging Canadian Artist
Swim by Jordan Tannahill

Charles Street Video Award for Best Up-and-Coming Toronto Film or Video Maker, presented to a local first-time filmmaker
A Dragged Out Affair By Sonia Hong

HARDtv Hot Shorts Award
Dance to Miss Chief by Kent Monkman

International Jury Awards

Bill Sherwood Award for Best First Feature
Black Field by Vardis Marinakis

Audience Awards

RBC Royal Bank Award for Best Feature Film or Video
Weekend by Andrew Haigh

Elle Flanders Award for Best Documentary Film or Video
We Were Here by David Weissman

Mikey/Schmikey Award for Best Short Film or Video
Change by Melissa Osborne and Jeff McCutcheon

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 ran from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Inside Out Winners 2011

Jurries have deliberated and audience ballots have been counted. Here are the results! The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival Awards 2011 are:

Canadian Jury Awards

Entertainment Partners Canada/ Canada Film Capitol Award for Best Canadian Film or Video
Home of the Buffalo by Rémy Huberdeau

Entertainment Partners Canada/ Canada Film Capitol Award for Emerging Canadian Artist
Swim by Jordan Tannahill

Charles Street Video Award for Best Up-and-Coming Toronto Film or Video Maker, presented to a local first-time filmmaker
A Dragged Out Affair By Sonia Hong

HARDtv Hot Shorts Award
Dance to Miss Chief by Kent Monkman

International Jury Awards

Bill Sherwood Award for Best First Feature
Black Field by Vardis Marinakis

Audience Awards

RBC Royal Bank Award for Best Feature Film or Video
Weekend by Andrew Haigh

Elle Flanders Award for Best Documentary Film or Video
We Were Here by David Weissman

Mikey/Schmikey Award for Best Short Film or Video
Change by Melissa Osborne and Jeff McCutcheon

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 ran from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Kamis, 26 Mei 2011

Inside Out 2011: OFF BEAT & You Will Be Mine

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Above: Hans-Jakob Mühlethaler and Manuel Neuburger in OFF BEAT

OFF BEAT
Dir: Jan Gassmann
Cast: Hans-Jakob Mühlethaler, Manuel Neuburger, Domenico Pecoraio
Switzerland

OFF BEAT was one of the films I just knew I had to see at the festival: a film from Switzerland that features a real life musician (Hans-Jakob Mühlethaler) as a rapper was well more than enough to get me intrigued but little did I know it would easily be one of the best films I saw of this year selections. The film is centred strongly on the journeys and relationships between several people focusing on rapper Lukas (Hans-Jakob Mühlethaler), producer Mischa (Domenico Pecoraio) and Sämi aka Samsonite (Manuel Neuburger). Two rappers and one producer could easily be enough to cause tension, but this amps it up with Lukas & Mischa also being discreet lovers, and with Lukas & Sämi being brothers. The emotions run really high in this film and are layered with complications from everything from drugs to broken families to cyclic patterns it but also does a great job of showing the process of catharsis and questioning as well as treating the audience to many truths from family to healing, and the power of poetry, inspiration and music. I absolutely loved OFF BEAT. It has powerful emotional journeys, fantastic performances especially by Hans-Jakob Mühlethaler & Manuel Neuburger, tender & beautiful moments throughout as well as awesome rapping and great music. It's a crazy package when you put it all together, and it works each step of the way. I highly recommend checking it out.

OFF BEAT screens at Inside Out on Friday May 27, 2011 at 7:15PM

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Above: Isild Le Besco and Judith Davis in You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais

You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais
Dir: Sophie Laloy
Cast: Judith Davis, Isild Le Besco
France

You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais follows as two childhood friends who drifted apart are reunited as young adults when Marie (Judith Davis) comes to stay with Emma (Isild Le Besco) to be closer to school where she studies classic piano. The film does a great job of dancing on comfort zone lines, for both the characters and the audience, from Marie trying to find the balance of freedom outside a family environment or as as the young women find their feet in their rekindled friendship in which Emma subtly pushes for more. Confronted by the confusing of looking up to someone then not agreeing with them adds to the unique dynamic created. There is certainly a lot of heat in You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais as the chemistry between Judith Davis and Isild Le Besco can be electric, and it plays teasingly along as the characters come together and move away like a push me-pull me doll. Mental games and chilling tension add to the already ramped up atmosphere creating a whirlwind of chaos. I wasn't always on board with the direction it went, but was always impressed by the great performances by the two leads and the fantastic atmosphere. Very chilling.

You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais screens at Inside Out on Friday May 27, 2011 at 7:30PM

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 runs from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Inside Out 2011: OFF BEAT & You Will Be Mine

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Above: Hans-Jakob Mühlethaler and Manuel Neuburger in OFF BEAT

OFF BEAT
Dir: Jan Gassmann
Cast: Hans-Jakob Mühlethaler, Manuel Neuburger, Domenico Pecoraio
Switzerland

OFF BEAT was one of the films I just knew I had to see at the festival: a film from Switzerland that features a real life musician (Hans-Jakob Mühlethaler) as a rapper was well more than enough to get me intrigued but little did I know it would easily be one of the best films I saw of this year selections. The film is centred strongly on the journeys and relationships between several people focusing on rapper Lukas (Hans-Jakob Mühlethaler), producer Mischa (Domenico Pecoraio) and Sämi aka Samsonite (Manuel Neuburger). Two rappers and one producer could easily be enough to cause tension, but this amps it up with Lukas & Mischa also being discreet lovers, and with Lukas & Sämi being brothers. The emotions run really high in this film and are layered with complications from everything from drugs to broken families to cyclic patterns it but also does a great job of showing the process of catharsis and questioning as well as treating the audience to many truths from family to healing, and the power of poetry, inspiration and music. I absolutely loved OFF BEAT. It has powerful emotional journeys, fantastic performances especially by Hans-Jakob Mühlethaler & Manuel Neuburger, tender & beautiful moments throughout as well as awesome rapping and great music. It's a crazy package when you put it all together, and it works each step of the way. I highly recommend checking it out.

OFF BEAT screens at Inside Out on Friday May 27, 2011 at 7:15PM

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Above: Isild Le Besco and Judith Davis in You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais

You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais
Dir: Sophie Laloy
Cast: Judith Davis, Isild Le Besco
France

You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais follows as two childhood friends who drifted apart are reunited as young adults when Marie (Judith Davis) comes to stay with Emma (Isild Le Besco) to be closer to school where she studies classic piano. The film does a great job of dancing on comfort zone lines, for both the characters and the audience, from Marie trying to find the balance of freedom outside a family environment or as as the young women find their feet in their rekindled friendship in which Emma subtly pushes for more. Confronted by the confusing of looking up to someone then not agreeing with them adds to the unique dynamic created. There is certainly a lot of heat in You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais as the chemistry between Judith Davis and Isild Le Besco can be electric, and it plays teasingly along as the characters come together and move away like a push me-pull me doll. Mental games and chilling tension add to the already ramped up atmosphere creating a whirlwind of chaos. I wasn't always on board with the direction it went, but was always impressed by the great performances by the two leads and the fantastic atmosphere. Very chilling.

You Will Be Mine / Je te mangerais screens at Inside Out on Friday May 27, 2011 at 7:30PM

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 runs from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Selasa, 24 Mei 2011

Inside Out 2011: Weekend, Who Took the Bomp

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Weekend
Writer/Dir: Andrew Haigh
Cast: Tom Cullen, Chris New
UKLink
I always look forward to the Centrepiece Gala selection at Inside Out as it's a place on the schedule that has an excellent track record bringing us fantastic films from around the world, such last year with Undertow / Contracorriente and 2008's Newcastle. This year we have Weekend from the UK and it's another fantastic film to add to the mix. The film follows the rather quiet and reserved Russell (Tom Cullen) and new hook up Glen (Chris New) as they go through the getting to know each other steps from awkward newness to amped up bravado to tender admissions. It's a beautiful look at many complicated layers of relationships that honestly and adeptly peels back those layers one by one. I loved how it was very verbally direct but emotionally subtly as it explored assumptions, opinions as well as the actual reality of the relationships created. One of the many strengths of the film is that it looked at the ideas, ideals and issues from not only a personal perspective of the individual characters but also as a society and world view of inward looking out and outward looking in. Another strength of the film is Russell & Glen themselves, who are well developed, complicated yet so human and accessible. Plus, they have great chemistry which is highlighted by the slow burn nature of the film which before you know it draws you completely in and makes you care intensely for the characters. Absolutely brilliant filmmaking and top notch performances from Tom Cullen and Chris New. I highly recommend checking Weekend out.

Weekend is the Centrepiece Gala selection this year and screens at Inside Out on Tuesday May 24, 2011 at 9:30PM

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Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour
Dir: Kerthy Fix
Documentary featuring the band Le Tigre
USA

Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour follows the band Le Tigre during their 2004 This Island world tour and includes footage of their Hamburg, Tokyo, Copenhagen & Sydney shows as filmed by by their lighting director Carmine. Along with being a concert films it also features interviews with the band, behind the scenes footage and archival footage of other concert appearances throughout the years and on top of all that it's an awesome punk rock, feminist, lesbian, positive hell of a good time. Le Tigre is made up of Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman and JD Samson who are impressive as hell both on stage and off. The concert footage is electric and the media interviews that range from enlightening & engaging to ones where it's obvious the interviewers have done little research into the band but the audience get treated to their reaction along with more hilarious behind the scenes footage. We also get general reactionaryness to more awkward interviews and encounters, some of which is entertaining and at other times disheartening as it shows the battle for feminism and equality is still a battle being fought. I also loved the direct to camera interviews where they discussed their individual and collective interest in and connection to music, politics, feminism, and each other including the importance to continuing to acknowledge speak up and out of feminism. I thought it was sad and shocking that they still dealt with sexism and prejudice along with way, and it was great to hear their honest reactions and responses to it along the way. Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman and JD Samson are completely awesome, awe-inspiring and positive to boot. I loved every single moment of this film.

Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour screens at Inside Out on Friday May 27, 2011 at 10:00PM

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 runs from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Inside Out 2011: Weekend, Who Took the Bomp

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Weekend
Writer/Dir: Andrew Haigh
Cast: Tom Cullen, Chris New
UKLink
I always look forward to the Centrepiece Gala selection at Inside Out as it's a place on the schedule that has an excellent track record bringing us fantastic films from around the world, such last year with Undertow / Contracorriente and 2008's Newcastle. This year we have Weekend from the UK and it's another fantastic film to add to the mix. The film follows the rather quiet and reserved Russell (Tom Cullen) and new hook up Glen (Chris New) as they go through the getting to know each other steps from awkward newness to amped up bravado to tender admissions. It's a beautiful look at many complicated layers of relationships that honestly and adeptly peels back those layers one by one. I loved how it was very verbally direct but emotionally subtly as it explored assumptions, opinions as well as the actual reality of the relationships created. One of the many strengths of the film is that it looked at the ideas, ideals and issues from not only a personal perspective of the individual characters but also as a society and world view of inward looking out and outward looking in. Another strength of the film is Russell & Glen themselves, who are well developed, complicated yet so human and accessible. Plus, they have great chemistry which is highlighted by the slow burn nature of the film which before you know it draws you completely in and makes you care intensely for the characters. Absolutely brilliant filmmaking and top notch performances from Tom Cullen and Chris New. I highly recommend checking Weekend out.

Weekend is the Centrepiece Gala selection this year and screens at Inside Out on Tuesday May 24, 2011 at 9:30PM

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Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour
Dir: Kerthy Fix
Documentary featuring the band Le Tigre
USA

Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour follows the band Le Tigre during their 2004 This Island world tour and includes footage of their Hamburg, Tokyo, Copenhagen & Sydney shows as filmed by by their lighting director Carmine. Along with being a concert films it also features interviews with the band, behind the scenes footage and archival footage of other concert appearances throughout the years and on top of all that it's an awesome punk rock, feminist, lesbian, positive hell of a good time. Le Tigre is made up of Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman and JD Samson who are impressive as hell both on stage and off. The concert footage is electric and the media interviews that range from enlightening & engaging to ones where it's obvious the interviewers have done little research into the band but the audience get treated to their reaction along with more hilarious behind the scenes footage. We also get general reactionaryness to more awkward interviews and encounters, some of which is entertaining and at other times disheartening as it shows the battle for feminism and equality is still a battle being fought. I also loved the direct to camera interviews where they discussed their individual and collective interest in and connection to music, politics, feminism, and each other including the importance to continuing to acknowledge speak up and out of feminism. I thought it was sad and shocking that they still dealt with sexism and prejudice along with way, and it was great to hear their honest reactions and responses to it along the way. Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman and JD Samson are completely awesome, awe-inspiring and positive to boot. I loved every single moment of this film.

Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour screens at Inside Out on Friday May 27, 2011 at 10:00PM

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 runs from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Minggu, 22 Mei 2011

Inside Out 2011: Eloise's Lover, The Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley & Bloomington

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Above Image: Eloise's Lover / Eloise

Eloise's Lover / Eloïse
Dir: Jesús Garay
Cast: Diana Gómez, Ariadna Cabrol, Laura Conejero, Bernat Saumell, Carolina Montoya, Miranda Makaroff
Spain

Eloise's Lover / Eloïse stars Diana Gómez as Àsia, a college student who we initially see in her everyday life with friends, family and boyfriend. As the film gains traction, we see the subtle rifts in those relationships through differences of opinion and attitudes whiles we also see Àsia reach out to another student, Eloïse (Ariadna Cabrol), whom is often the butt of Àsia jokes and insults. The film actually shows the events from the reflective perspective from being in a coma, so there is a sense of reoccurring certainty that crops up but it still achieves consistent tension, which is quite impressive. Personally, I would have loved for there to be more elements of mystery and oddity given the coma context, but it sticks to a more strict coming of age & relationship journey. I loved the character of the strong and sure Eloïse and she's lovely and open with Àsia but won't take any crap from anyone else. It's refreshing to see a strong character who is also emotionally supportive of others and although the film is clearly from Àsia perspective, I really felt that Eloïse was the star. Both Diana Gómez and Ariadna Cabrol deliver great performances and together they have great chemistry.

Eloise's Lover / Eloïse screens at Inside Out on Monday May 23, 2011 at 7:15PM

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Above Image: The Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley

The Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley
Writer/Dir: Seamus Rea
Cast: Josie Walker, Ruth James, Jill Keen
UK

In The Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley we follow Joan (Josie Walker), who plots through life by routine including looking after her mother (Jill Keen) and squirrels away time to enjoy in the beauty of music. When her mothers nurse Pat (Ruth James) hears her sing one day and encourages Joan to join her choir as they connect over similar musical tastes and sounds. I felt like there was bit of a meta quality to this film as the acting often felt oddly a little too broad and clear, but the singing... oh my goodness, the singing was glorious and brought tears to my eyes. There was also a very beautiful connection between Joan & Pat, that had a great range from confused and awkward to tender and deep. I'm sure this film will resonate strongly with anyone whose has gone on the journey, inadvertently or on purpose, to find the own tribe and the pains and pleasures it brings along the way.

The Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley screens at Inside Out on Monday May 23, 2011 at 3PM

Bloomington
Dir: Fernanda Cardoso
Cast: Sarah Stouffer, Allison McAtee, Katherine Ann McGregor, Erika Heidewald, Chelsea Rogers
USA

Coming of age & college seem to go go hand and hand, and they do in Bloomington where child star Jackie (Sarah Stouffer) who has had slightly sheltered life finally gets a chance to break out and do her own thing. Too bad she's confronted by array of subtle to bold reactions from peers that range from awed fans to bitter jealousy. Although she doesn't connect with her peers, she does connect with Catherine (Allison McAtee), a professor who has a rumour mill track record longer that Jackie TV credits. A relationship soon forms as they find solace in each other but have different comfort levels on outside relationships, including sharing their own. I really enjoyed teh personal journey and relationship between Jackie & Catherine, as well as their individual emotional journeys and relationships independent of each other. Great performances and story, and I thought the realness of the emotional pains and loneliness was fantastic but I wish that energy was also captured in the more heated moments which felt a little safer and a lot shorter. Interesting relationship exploration and character depth, just would have loved a little more heat.

Bloomington screened at Inside Out on Friday May 20, 2011 at 9:30PM

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 runs from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Inside Out 2011: Eloise's Lover, The Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley & Bloomington

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Above Image: Eloise's Lover / Eloise

Eloise's Lover / Eloïse
Dir: Jesús Garay
Cast: Diana Gómez, Ariadna Cabrol, Laura Conejero, Bernat Saumell, Carolina Montoya, Miranda Makaroff
Spain

Eloise's Lover / Eloïse stars Diana Gómez as Àsia, a college student who we initially see in her everyday life with friends, family and boyfriend. As the film gains traction, we see the subtle rifts in those relationships through differences of opinion and attitudes whiles we also see Àsia reach out to another student, Eloïse (Ariadna Cabrol), whom is often the butt of Àsia jokes and insults. The film actually shows the events from the reflective perspective from being in a coma, so there is a sense of reoccurring certainty that crops up but it still achieves consistent tension, which is quite impressive. Personally, I would have loved for there to be more elements of mystery and oddity given the coma context, but it sticks to a more strict coming of age & relationship journey. I loved the character of the strong and sure Eloïse and she's lovely and open with Àsia but won't take any crap from anyone else. It's refreshing to see a strong character who is also emotionally supportive of others and although the film is clearly from Àsia perspective, I really felt that Eloïse was the star. Both Diana Gómez and Ariadna Cabrol deliver great performances and together they have great chemistry.

Eloise's Lover / Eloïse screens at Inside Out on Monday May 23, 2011 at 7:15PM

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Above Image: The Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley

The Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley
Writer/Dir: Seamus Rea
Cast: Josie Walker, Ruth James, Jill Keen
UK

In The Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley we follow Joan (Josie Walker), who plots through life by routine including looking after her mother (Jill Keen) and squirrels away time to enjoy in the beauty of music. When her mothers nurse Pat (Ruth James) hears her sing one day and encourages Joan to join her choir as they connect over similar musical tastes and sounds. I felt like there was bit of a meta quality to this film as the acting often felt oddly a little too broad and clear, but the singing... oh my goodness, the singing was glorious and brought tears to my eyes. There was also a very beautiful connection between Joan & Pat, that had a great range from confused and awkward to tender and deep. I'm sure this film will resonate strongly with anyone whose has gone on the journey, inadvertently or on purpose, to find the own tribe and the pains and pleasures it brings along the way.

The Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley screens at Inside Out on Monday May 23, 2011 at 3PM

Bloomington
Dir: Fernanda Cardoso
Cast: Sarah Stouffer, Allison McAtee, Katherine Ann McGregor, Erika Heidewald, Chelsea Rogers
USA

Coming of age & college seem to go go hand and hand, and they do in Bloomington where child star Jackie (Sarah Stouffer) who has had slightly sheltered life finally gets a chance to break out and do her own thing. Too bad she's confronted by array of subtle to bold reactions from peers that range from awed fans to bitter jealousy. Although she doesn't connect with her peers, she does connect with Catherine (Allison McAtee), a professor who has a rumour mill track record longer that Jackie TV credits. A relationship soon forms as they find solace in each other but have different comfort levels on outside relationships, including sharing their own. I really enjoyed teh personal journey and relationship between Jackie & Catherine, as well as their individual emotional journeys and relationships independent of each other. Great performances and story, and I thought the realness of the emotional pains and loneliness was fantastic but I wish that energy was also captured in the more heated moments which felt a little safer and a lot shorter. Interesting relationship exploration and character depth, just would have loved a little more heat.

Bloomington screened at Inside Out on Friday May 20, 2011 at 9:30PM

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 runs from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Inside Out 2011: Harvest & Making the Boys

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Above: Lukas Steltner & Kai-Michael Müller in Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss

Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss
Dir: Benjamin Cantu
Cast: Lukas Steltner, Kai-Michael Müller, Karin Butsch
Germany

Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss is a gorgeously shot, beautiful and tender film set on a farm outside Berlin where young apprentices go to train. Following the introverted and contained Marco (Lukas Steltne) whose close to finishing his apprenticeship just as the young and more bold Jacob (Kai-Michael Müller) joins after already trying his hand at other apprenticeships. The who are different in many ways from demeanour to home lives to opportunities, but are both training towards the same possible future and connect subtly along the way. One of the things I love about Inside Out is that I'm often happily suprized by which films are the ones that win me over, and Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss quickly and easily won me over. The naturalistic cinematography and real farm setting serve as a perfect palette for emotional realness between Jacob and Marco that reads beautifully. I was completely absorbed by the beauty of setting, story and fantastic performances from Lukas Steltner & Kai-Michael Müller. I widely & highly recommend Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss, as a stand out film that is not to be missed.

Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss screens at Inside Out on Sunday May 22, 2011 at 7PM

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Above Image: Making the Boys

Making the Boys
Dir: Crayton Robey
Documentary
USA

Making the Boys is a documentary on the play, film and effect of The Boys in the Band, touted as first representation of gay people as people. The features a fantastic amount of stock footage as well as extensive interviews with playwright Mart Crowley and numerous interviews with people involved with, reacting to, or not even knowing the relevance of the play from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? playwright Edward Albee, director William Friedkin, actors Robert Wagner, Cheyenne Jackson and Laurence Luckinbill, plus Project Runway designer Christian Siriano, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy host Carson Kressley just to name a few. I loved how transparent Making the Boys is, on so many levels from honest positive and negative reactions from people about the play and what is says and represents, to the challenges of people involved to get work afterwards to more current day reactions and people openly not knowing about it. It's a great film not only from a historical perspective giving the context of the perception of being gay at the time of the play in comparison to now as well as the challenges, struggles and triumphs along the way. It was interesting, honest and engaging throughout which is what you need for and awesome documentary, and an awesome documentary is exactly what Making the Boys is.

Making the Boys screens at Inside Out on Sunday May 22, 2011 at 4:45PM

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 runs from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Inside Out 2011: Harvest & Making the Boys

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Above: Lukas Steltner & Kai-Michael Müller in Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss

Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss
Dir: Benjamin Cantu
Cast: Lukas Steltner, Kai-Michael Müller, Karin Butsch
Germany

Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss is a gorgeously shot, beautiful and tender film set on a farm outside Berlin where young apprentices go to train. Following the introverted and contained Marco (Lukas Steltne) whose close to finishing his apprenticeship just as the young and more bold Jacob (Kai-Michael Müller) joins after already trying his hand at other apprenticeships. The who are different in many ways from demeanour to home lives to opportunities, but are both training towards the same possible future and connect subtly along the way. One of the things I love about Inside Out is that I'm often happily suprized by which films are the ones that win me over, and Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss quickly and easily won me over. The naturalistic cinematography and real farm setting serve as a perfect palette for emotional realness between Jacob and Marco that reads beautifully. I was completely absorbed by the beauty of setting, story and fantastic performances from Lukas Steltner & Kai-Michael Müller. I widely & highly recommend Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss, as a stand out film that is not to be missed.

Harvest / Stadt Land Fluss screens at Inside Out on Sunday May 22, 2011 at 7PM

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Above Image: Making the Boys

Making the Boys
Dir: Crayton Robey
Documentary
USA

Making the Boys is a documentary on the play, film and effect of The Boys in the Band, touted as first representation of gay people as people. The features a fantastic amount of stock footage as well as extensive interviews with playwright Mart Crowley and numerous interviews with people involved with, reacting to, or not even knowing the relevance of the play from Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? playwright Edward Albee, director William Friedkin, actors Robert Wagner, Cheyenne Jackson and Laurence Luckinbill, plus Project Runway designer Christian Siriano, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy host Carson Kressley just to name a few. I loved how transparent Making the Boys is, on so many levels from honest positive and negative reactions from people about the play and what is says and represents, to the challenges of people involved to get work afterwards to more current day reactions and people openly not knowing about it. It's a great film not only from a historical perspective giving the context of the perception of being gay at the time of the play in comparison to now as well as the challenges, struggles and triumphs along the way. It was interesting, honest and engaging throughout which is what you need for and awesome documentary, and an awesome documentary is exactly what Making the Boys is.

Making the Boys screens at Inside Out on Sunday May 22, 2011 at 4:45PM

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 runs from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Kamis, 19 Mei 2011

Movie Moxie Podcast 37: Priest, Inside Out 2011 & Vampire Films

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On this weeks episode of the Movie Moxie Podcast Shannon takes a spoiler free look at the recent release of Priest, previews ahead to the Inside Out festival for 2011 & sinks fangs into Vampire Films as a Genre.





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Show Notes
0:00 – 1:10 - Introduction
1:10 – 8:10 – Priest Review
8:10 – 12:15 – Inside Out 201 Preview
12:15 – 38:45 – Vampire Films as a Genre
38:45 – 43:30 – DVD releases
43:30 –44:45 – Upcoming Next Week
44:45 – 45:45 – Outro

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Vampire Show Notes
Faves vampire films of others:
  • Near Dark (several nods), Night Stalker, Lost Boys, Shadow of a Vampire , Dracula: Pages of a Virgin’s Diary,
  • TY for David, FandangoGroover, Potato Film, TrashCompactorX, Coleen and Suzie

Upcoming 2011 Vampire Films mentioned:
  • Fright Night remake starring Colin Farrell and Anton Yelchin, German femme vampire horror film We Are the Night, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1.

More upcoming Vampire Films:
  • The Last Voyage of Demeter from director David Slade with Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Ben Kingsley that follows the sea voyage of Dracula’s coffin.
  • Harker from director Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, Unknown) and that follows Scotland Yard detective consumed with finding Dracula.
  • Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter from director Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch / Nochnoi Dozor), starring Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and hollowing President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.
  • Remakes in the works: of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Near Dark, Monster Squad
  • Book to film film adaptations in the works: The Mortal Instruments, Vampire Academy
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Movie Moxie Podcast 37: Priest, Inside Out 2011 & Vampire Films

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On this weeks episode of the Movie Moxie Podcast Shannon takes a spoiler free look at the recent release of Priest, previews ahead to the Inside Out festival for 2011 & sinks fangs into Vampire Films as a Genre.





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Show Notes
0:00 – 1:10 - Introduction
1:10 – 8:10 – Priest Review
8:10 – 12:15 – Inside Out 201 Preview
12:15 – 38:45 – Vampire Films as a Genre
38:45 – 43:30 – DVD releases
43:30 –44:45 – Upcoming Next Week
44:45 – 45:45 – Outro

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Vampire Show Notes
Faves vampire films of others:
  • Near Dark (several nods), Night Stalker, Lost Boys, Shadow of a Vampire , Dracula: Pages of a Virgin’s Diary,
  • TY for David, FandangoGroover, Potato Film, TrashCompactorX, Coleen and Suzie

Upcoming 2011 Vampire Films mentioned:
  • Fright Night remake starring Colin Farrell and Anton Yelchin, German femme vampire horror film We Are the Night, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1.

More upcoming Vampire Films:
  • The Last Voyage of Demeter from director David Slade with Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Ben Kingsley that follows the sea voyage of Dracula’s coffin.
  • Harker from director Jaume Collet-Serra (Orphan, Unknown) and that follows Scotland Yard detective consumed with finding Dracula.
  • Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter from director Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch / Nochnoi Dozor), starring Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and hollowing President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers.
  • Remakes in the works: of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Near Dark, Monster Squad
  • Book to film film adaptations in the works: The Mortal Instruments, Vampire Academy
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Inside Out 2011 Preview

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Tonight marks the opening of the 21st Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival with the Opening Gala screening of the Italian film Loose Cannons / Mine Vaganti from directed Ferzan Ozpetek at TIFF Lightbox, which seems to be one of the new homes of several of the festivals in the city! As always the festival boasts 11 days of festival goodness shimmied around the Victoria Day weekend and has a total of three Galas: tonight's Opening Night Gala of Loose Cannons / Mine Vaganti, Centrepiece Gala of Weekend (Tuesday May 24, 2011) and Closing Gala of The Night Watch (Sunday May 29, 2011). Galalicious goodness!

There are lost of films at this years festival I have my eye on including Christopher & His Kind (starring Matt Smith aka the current Doctor of "Doctor Who"), the Greek film The Guide / o xenagos where in a bit of a flip around the guide learns from sightseers, and Leading Ladies centered on a ballroom dancing-but-crazy family. I'm also always drawn to the Icon Documentary Series program and this year has another stellar line up including the French doc L'Amour Fou centred on on fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent and his ex-lover Pierre Berge, directed by Pierre Thoretton (which opens theatrically in Toronto on May 27, 2011), I'm also looking forward to Making the Boys as docs on the performing arts are always a big draw. We also have The Real Anne Lister, a nice follow up to last year's The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister which re-plays at this years fest.

Coming of Age & hot teachers feel like a mini theme for the ladies this year in both Bloomington and The Evening Dress / La Robe du soir. If music is your thing there is lots to choose from including Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley described as an all dyke version of Glee, we also have OFF BEAT from Switzerland and following rapper played by actual rapper Hans-Jacob Mühlethaler. One of my favourite titles of this years festival is Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour. I just want to keep saying Who Took the Bomp? because it sounds so fun. And the film follows the Le Tigre and who doesn't a band that can be describe as not only badass, but also sexpots and political. Sounds awesome to me!

The festival also offers an amazing array of shorts programs to enjoy, I'm particularly fond of Hogtown Homos featuring homegrown Toronto Talent (Wednesday May 25, 2011) and the Queer Video Mentorship Project (Saturday May 28, 2011). They also have Transplanetarium, Animate This!, World's Best Docs, Working Stiffs, Sexy Boys, Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) and Straight, Not Narrow to name a few more of the exciting shorts programs if you prefer you films in quick, bites sized pieces.

It's always exciting time when Inside Out is around town, and it's easily one of the busiest festival in the city. I highly recommended checking Ticket Availability and to be safer than sorry get tickets in advance (check out the Online Box Office and Box Office Information) to enjoy all the goodness the festival has to offer.

For more information, check out the Inside Out Website, Film Schedule, Festival Planner, Online Box Office, Ticket Availability, Box Office Information, Venue Information and Party Information.

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 runs from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Inside Out 2011 Preview

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Tonight marks the opening of the 21st Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival with the Opening Gala screening of the Italian film Loose Cannons / Mine Vaganti from directed Ferzan Ozpetek at TIFF Lightbox, which seems to be one of the new homes of several of the festivals in the city! As always the festival boasts 11 days of festival goodness shimmied around the Victoria Day weekend and has a total of three Galas: tonight's Opening Night Gala of Loose Cannons / Mine Vaganti, Centrepiece Gala of Weekend (Tuesday May 24, 2011) and Closing Gala of The Night Watch (Sunday May 29, 2011). Galalicious goodness!

There are lost of films at this years festival I have my eye on including Christopher & His Kind (starring Matt Smith aka the current Doctor of "Doctor Who"), the Greek film The Guide / o xenagos where in a bit of a flip around the guide learns from sightseers, and Leading Ladies centered on a ballroom dancing-but-crazy family. I'm also always drawn to the Icon Documentary Series program and this year has another stellar line up including the French doc L'Amour Fou centred on on fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent and his ex-lover Pierre Berge, directed by Pierre Thoretton (which opens theatrically in Toronto on May 27, 2011), I'm also looking forward to Making the Boys as docs on the performing arts are always a big draw. We also have The Real Anne Lister, a nice follow up to last year's The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister which re-plays at this years fest.

Coming of Age & hot teachers feel like a mini theme for the ladies this year in both Bloomington and The Evening Dress / La Robe du soir. If music is your thing there is lots to choose from including Sleeping Beauty of East Finchley described as an all dyke version of Glee, we also have OFF BEAT from Switzerland and following rapper played by actual rapper Hans-Jacob Mühlethaler. One of my favourite titles of this years festival is Who Took the Bomp? Le Tigre on Tour. I just want to keep saying Who Took the Bomp? because it sounds so fun. And the film follows the Le Tigre and who doesn't a band that can be describe as not only badass, but also sexpots and political. Sounds awesome to me!

The festival also offers an amazing array of shorts programs to enjoy, I'm particularly fond of Hogtown Homos featuring homegrown Toronto Talent (Wednesday May 25, 2011) and the Queer Video Mentorship Project (Saturday May 28, 2011). They also have Transplanetarium, Animate This!, World's Best Docs, Working Stiffs, Sexy Boys, Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) and Straight, Not Narrow to name a few more of the exciting shorts programs if you prefer you films in quick, bites sized pieces.

It's always exciting time when Inside Out is around town, and it's easily one of the busiest festival in the city. I highly recommended checking Ticket Availability and to be safer than sorry get tickets in advance (check out the Online Box Office and Box Office Information) to enjoy all the goodness the festival has to offer.

For more information, check out the Inside Out Website, Film Schedule, Festival Planner, Online Box Office, Ticket Availability, Box Office Information, Venue Information and Party Information.

The Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film and Video Festival 2011 runs from May 19-29, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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