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CONTEST: See THE CORRIDOR in Toronto!

By Dork Shelf
May 16, 2012

The Corridor

It’s that time again! We’ve another great contest for our readers in Toronto. Dork Shelf wants to send five lucky winners and their guests to see a screening of the Canadian indie thriller The Corridor in Toronto on Friday, May 18th at 9:00 PM at the Projection Booth Cinema (1035 Gerrard St East)

Here’s the official synposis of The Corridor: They’ve been the best of buddies for more than a decade, but now they’re changing – getting married, getting promoted, going bald, going insane. During a male-bonding weekend, they will discover a spectral corridor through the woods – an impossible hallway where none should be. It will lead these five men into fear, into betrayal, and into the biggest change of them all: by weekend’s finish… they’ll be dead.

Be sure to read our full review of this Fantasia Film Fest Audience Award winner here.

The Corridor opens in Toronto at the Projection Booth Cinema on Friday, May 18th and we’d like to give you a chance at winning one of five pairs of double passes to the Friday screening. Simply email contest@dorkshelf.com with THE CORRIDOR in the subject line. Only one entry per person, please. For additional chances to win, like the contest announcement on our Facebook page and/or re-Tweet the announcement from our Twitter! Deadline for entries is 11:59pm on Wednesday, May 16th.

Good luck, and as always, stay tuned to Dork Shelf for more great contests and giveaways!

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TCAF Preview:
Guy Delisle

By Danielle D'Ornellas
April 30, 2012

With Wizard World Toronto Comic Con out of the way and four long months until Toronto’s FanExpo, all roads lead to TCAF (The Toronto Comic Arts Festival). One of the major releases at this year’s festival is iconic artist Guy Delisle’s newest work, Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City. Unfamiliar with Delisle? Let me fill you in. Continue reading →

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The Odds Review

By Noah Taylor
March 2, 2012

It’s rare that a thriller comes along and pulls you into the world of a movie in a way that really makes you experience the protagonist’s fear. Try as it might, The Odds is not one of those rare exceptions. Set against the oxymoronic backdrop of a “high stakes high school gambling ring” the story spins a semi-decent mystery but suffers from a lack of logic and sympathetic characters we can identify with. Continue reading →

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Doppelganger Paul Review

By Noah Taylor
February 24, 2012

At one time or another, most of us have heard an acquaintance say “I swear I saw your doppelgänger the other day, this guy/girl looked exactly like you.” Or perhaps you’ve been that apparent “doppelgänger” and were mistaken for someone else. However it’s rare that we ever spot someone whom we consider to be our own double, which is the premise of Doppelgänger Paul, an offbeat Canadian comedy with a darkly dry humour that blindsides the viewer at its best moments. Continue reading →

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Moon Point Review

By Noah Taylor
February 3, 2012

An underdog story both thematically and in its making, Moon Point has you rooting for the characters and filmmakers alike. Since Canadian features, particularly the independents, usually end up seen by few if any, this one should be considered a victory just by virtue of you reading about it here. Fortunately the film does succeed in that it delivers a bit of fluffy entertainment, which is all most really ask for when going to the movies. Continue reading →

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TADFF 2011: Manborg Review

By Zack Kotzer
October 30, 2011

Manborg is meant to recreate that VHS tape you once found misplaced in the corner concert film section of a pawn shop. In a world being rapidly flooded with these rehashed nostalgia bombs, Manborg is challenged to represent a new era/aesthetic of re-re-re-rehash, and to be more entertaining than many of the other films in the running. Thankfully for Manborg, it is half man, half cyborg, all Manborg. Continue reading →

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Toronto Comic Con Moves to Convention Centre

By Will Perkins
October 26, 2011

Earlier today, Wizard World announced that the 2012 Toronto Comic Con would be moving to a new venue: the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in the heart of downtown Toronto. It’s welcome news for those of us who did not enjoy that chilly Spring trek out to the Direct Energy Centre. Continue reading →

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Planet in Focus Film Fest 2011 Picks

By Will Perkins
October 11, 2011

Since 1999, the Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival has been bringing some of the best environmentally conscious films from around the world to the city. Featuring nearly 100 films, the 2011 edition of Planet in Focus kicks off tomorrow and runs until Sunday, October 16th. Continue reading →

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French Immersion Review

By Andrew Parker
October 7, 2011

Sometimes it pains me to say when a film is an unwatchable mess. Films like French Immersion have an incredible amount of talent in front of the camera and behind it. It is supposed to be a comedy about the differences between English and French speaking Canada, but instead it’s a soul-sucking train wreck full of punchlines so misguided they would make Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy think twice. Sickeningly unfunny and dreadfully “Canadian,” Tierney’s film strikes out on almost every conceivable level. Continue reading →

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TIFF 2011: Edwin Boyd Review

By Shelagh Rowan-Legg
September 19, 2011

We Canadians are often stereotyped as nice and polite, and even our bank robbers follow this pattern. Edwin Boyd is a biopic of Canada’s most famous thief, and it is a solid first feature, written and directed by Nathan Morlando. Continue reading →

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PIXELDANCE

By Dork Shelf
July 2, 2011

PIXELDANCE – Saturday July 2nd 8:00pm Duffy’s Tavern 1238 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON Duffy’s Tavern and Bitmasters Netlabel are bringing you Toronto’s very first and ONLY monthly 8-bit music event on Saturday July 2nd, 2011! This 19+ event will … Continue reading →

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Snaps Review

By Jonathan Ore
June 23, 2011

Snaps’s inspiration was a box of old photos that author and artist Rebecca Kraatz found at a flea market, apparently taken during the 1940s. “I studied the unknown people in the pictures,” she explains in her introduction, “often with a magnifying glass, trying to decipher their relationships with one another.” Continue reading →

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