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This Week in Home Video: Side Effects, Parker, summertime horror and a bad '70s Toronto Paperboy

Posted by Ed Conroy / May 21, 2013

Side Effects Rooney MaraThis Week in Home Video previews all the latest Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand titles hitting the street this week, plus lost gems, crazed Cancon, outrageous cult titles and the best places to rent or buy movies in Toronto.

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This Week in Home Video: Cloud Atlas, Die Hard 5, Taxi Driver and True Crime Docs

Posted by Ed Conroy / May 14, 2013

Cloud AtlasThis Week in Home Video previews all the latest Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand titles hitting the street this week, plus lost gems, crazed Cancon, outrageous cult titles and the best places to rent or buy movies in Toronto.

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Cardboard combat doc lands at the Carlton

Posted by Johnny Larocque / May 9, 2013

Skull World Cardboard CombatIf you've ever basked in the glory of cardboard armour, then you've probably met Skull Man (a.k.a. Greg Sommer) the loveable weirdo that brought Box Wars to Canada, and the split personality star of the documentary Skull World. Greg looks like the kind of guy you might cross the street to avoid, but I have to tell you that if you did so, you'd be missing out on meeting a larger than life character with a heart of gold.

Box Wars, the international underground movement of Cardboard-based combat (yes, cardboard), started in Australia and has since been championed in Canada by Skull Man and his Rockers. Participants build armour, helmets, and weapons out of cardboard and tape, often making giant elaborate costumes which are ceremoniously destroyed in Braveheart style combat.

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This Week in Film: Room 237, The Great Gatsby, I Declare War, Chris Marker, and Frida Naturaleza Viva

Posted by Blake Williams / May 9, 2013

Room 237This Week in Film rounds up noteworthy new releases in theatres, rep cinema and avant-garde screenings, festivals, and other special cinema-related events happening in Toronto.

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10 films to watch at the Inside Out Film Festival 2013

Posted by Ab Velasco / May 8, 2013

Inside Out torontoOver 11 days from May 23 to June 2, the Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival will offer a cornucopia of 175 films from around the world that celebrate and spotlight the stories and issues of the LGBT community.

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This Week in Home Video: Mama, Jack Reacher, The Great Escape, Fringe, Toronto Cops and '60s Bikers

Posted by Ed Conroy / May 7, 2013

Mama FilmThis Week in Home Video previews all the latest Blu-ray, DVD and on-demand titles hitting the street this week, plus lost gems, crazed Cancon, outrageous cult titles and the best places to rent or buy movies in Toronto.

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