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TIFF 2010: Submarine Q & A with Richard Ayoade

September 16, 2010September 20, 2010 drsquid ben stiller, comedy, craig roberts, festival, Film, premiere, richard ayoade, sally hawkins, screening, submarine, TIFF, tiff 2010, Toronto, united kingdom, yasmin paige9 Comments

The Q & A session with director of Submarine, Richard Ayoade and the cast (Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige & Sally Hawkins). Though I am only attending a handful of films at this years TIFF, Submarine was one of my must sees. Richard Ayoade (many of you might know him as Moss from the IT Crowd) brought his debut feature to Toronto, and this Q & A shows how funny he is in person. Yes I AM the guy who asked the the last question from behind my camera, and was…

The Last Lovecraft – Opening night at Toronto After Dark

August 14, 2010August 17, 2010 Doug Groves comedy, Devin McGinn, gala, H.P. Lovecraft, Henry Saine, horror, Lovecraftian, premiere, review, TADFF, Toronto After Dark Film Festival5 Comments

The Last Lovecraft: Relic Of Cthulhu kicked off the opening gala at the 5th annual Toronto After Dark Film Festival last night, and also marked the film’s international premiere. The film a horror comedy that sits in the same space as Jack Brooks Monster Slayer and, reaching back a bit, the original Tremors. While I’m not sure it’s bound for cult classic status, the film does have it’s moments, and offers a humourous take on the Lovecraftian mythos, including an opening credit sequence that was reminiscent of the 80’s cult…

GravyTrain world premiere tonight

April 23, 2010April 26, 2010 Doug Groves April Mullen, GravyTrain, premiere, red carpet, Tim Doiran, Way Of The Tosser2 Comments

One of the most fun moments at Fan Expo last year was when we chatted with filmmakers April Mullen and Tim Doiron, and their great indie mockumentary “Rock Paper Scissors: The Way Of The Tosser”. The duo are back with the new comedy GravyTrain, and the trailer suggests that even with a bigger budget the film is infused with the same sense of humour as Way Of The Tosser. As an interesting side note, GravyTrain is the 3rd Canadian feature to be shot on the Red One digital cinema camera….