Category Archives: Toronto

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20th Anniversary Screening of Troll 2 at The Bloor

By Will Perkins
May 5, 2009
Child actor Joshua Green gets slimed by the Nilbogs

If you were lucky enough to see the documentary Best Worst Movie at the Hot Docs Film Festival this past week then you know all about the movie Troll 2.

Considered by many as possibly the worst film ever made, Troll 2 was filmed by an Italian director who barely spoke any English and was shot in small town Utah using mostly local actors. The film features a completely nonsensical story, terrible special effects and acting that would make a local elementary school play look like the Royal Shakespeare Company. Troll 2 definitely falls into the so bad it’s good category.

Rue Morgue and the Toronto After Dark Film Fest are presenting a very special 20th anniversary screening of Troll 2 in 35mm on May 12th at The Bloor.

I highly recommend seeing this, you haven’t seen a bad movie until you’ve seen Troll 2. If you don’t believe the movie could be as bad as I’m saying it is, just check out a sampling of Troll 2 after the jump.

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Canada Gets Exclusive GTA IV Xbox 360 Bundle

By Will Perkins
May 1, 2009

Microsoft Canada has announced that Canada will be getting an exclusive Xbox 360 Bundle.  The Grand Theft Auto IV: Limited Anniversary Edition includes the best selling Grand Theft Auto IV and an Xbox 360 Elite console with all the fixings. … Continue reading →

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David Lynch Double Bill at The Fox Theatre

By Will Perkins
April 27, 2009

The Fox Theatre has a amazing Double Bill on Tuesday, April 28th, Wild At Heart and Eraserhead from director David Lynch.  If you’ve never seen a David Lynch film, these two flicks are an excellent starter pack. As Lynch movies … Continue reading →

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Transformers 2 Trailer 20 City Sneak Preview

By Will Perkins
April 24, 2009

On April 29th, Paramount Pictures will be presenting special one-time screenings of Michael Bay‘s 2007 Transformers film in cities across North America.  Attached to the film will be the new trailer for Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen.  Toronto will … Continue reading →

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Free Screening of Comic Book Confidential

By Will Perkins
April 23, 2009

To kick off Free Comic Book Day on May 2nd, The Toronto Comic Arts Festival, The Beguiling and the Hot Docs Film Festival have teamed up to present a free screening of Comic Book Confidential.  The documentary by Toronto film … Continue reading →

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137 Uncomfortable Plot Summaries

By Will Perkins
April 16, 2009

postmodernbarney has posted a truly epic list of 137 uncomfortable-but-true plot summaries of movies, TV shows, and comic books we all know and love. Among my favourites: E.T.: Out-of-control pet causes mayhem, sadness. Big Trouble in Little China: Redneck trucker … Continue reading →

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Inglourious Basterds Behind-the-Scenes Clip Still Won’t Convince me to Watch American Idol

By Will Perkins
April 15, 2009

Quentin Tarantino decided to debut some behind-the-scenes footage from his new film, the Second World War Nazi-Killfest Inglourious Basterds. The clip features our first look at Toronto native-son Mike Myers as British General Ed Fenech.  Thanks to the internet—and Dork … Continue reading →

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TV Character Battle: Ben Linus of Lost vs. That Guy from Lie To Me

By Will Perkins
April 12, 2009

Friend of Dork Shelf and fellow dork in her own right, Christie St. Martin, has posted an epic TV character grudge match over at her newly redesigned site.  What would happen if you pitted Benjamin Linus from Lost, master deceiver … Continue reading →

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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Video Blog and Wright Stuff

By Will Perkins
April 12, 2009

The first behind-the-scenes video blog for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World has been posted on the film’s official site.  Director Edgar Wright gives a tour of the studio as the cast practices fight choreography.  Scott Pilgrim is based on the … Continue reading →

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Moon Trailer Lands Online

By Will Perkins
April 10, 2009

Clips of the upcoming sci-fi film Moon have been circulating online for a few months now, but today brings the first real trailer for the movie.   Director Duncan Jones has been touring the festival circuit for some time with Moon, … Continue reading →

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Dork Shelf Podcasts Now On iTunes

By Will Perkins
April 5, 2009

The Dork Shelf Podcasts can now be subscribed to on iTunes. Our bi-monthly shows discussing all the latest Dork Shelf.com goings on featuring Will, Lucas and Jeff and an assortment of wild and crazy guests are now easier than ever … Continue reading →

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Scott Pilgrim Pics Galore Hit the Web

By Will Perkins
April 4, 2009

Director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) has been posting numerous behind-the-scenes photos from his new film Scott Pilgrim vs The World on his official website. Principal photography for the film began this week in Toronto and aside … Continue reading →

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