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Star Trek

Jj Abrahams is probably glad he didn’t have Johnathan Frakes on board during the filming of the most recent Star Trek franchise. Not that Johnathan Frakes is a bad person, but remember Will Riker? Also known as Number One? Aka original hipster beard from Star Trek: TNG. Yeah, you know, the one after William Shatner with Captain Picard. Probably the best Star Trek franchise yet. Riker to me was a pretty cool guy, yeah, when I was younger. When I role played with my brother when we were little hobbits, I was always Riker, the right hand man to Picard […]

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Neh? Eh. Ender’s Game with Gavin Hood.

It’s been since ’97 since I first read Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card and decided with my friends that it would make a great movie. The time has finally come. The much anticipated release of my childhood book, November 1st couldn’t come faster. It’s like Christmas to me. And a perfect birthday gift (for those who know me *wink wink nudge nudge*) The question begs, as of all books that become movies, will the movie hold up to the books reputation? Well, Gavin Hood isn’t unfamiliar in Toronto’s film scene as his film Tsotsi was Toronto’s Film Festival People’s Choice Award […]

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Visual and Special Effects in Elysium – Opening This Friday!

Elysium is a new movie written by Neill Blomkamp, who also made District 9 and was nominated for an Oscar for that film. The film stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster and tells of a dystopian future where the world’s poor are stuck on Earth and the wealthy get to live on a nearby space station-type world called Elysium. Already from the trailer the film appears to have stunning visual and special effects. These terms are often used interchangeably, but they actually mean two different things. Special effects are almost like illusions created in camera footage, whereas visual effects are […]

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Toronto Youth Shorts Winners of the Azure Production Certificate!

We want to congratulate Tyler Schrieder and Kristina Mileska, winners of the Azure Production Certificate from the Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival held back on June 15, 2013. The festival is held by Henry Wong, the festival director since 2009 and is successfully growing each year. You can submit your film for next year’s screen at Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival.