Category: Cinema
What is this that stands before me?
It takes the 1925 Lon Chaney’s Phantom of the Opera with a live fully improvised…
Ghibli Park
We love Studio Ghibli films! Hayao Miyazaki is a genius creative force who should never…
Little Lemmies in Osaka Japan
One of my favorite places in Japan is Nipponbashi Denden Town in Osaka. It might…
Guillermo del Toro was honored with the Key to the City of Toronto
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has presented acclaimed filmmaker and honorary Torontonian Guillermo del Toro with…
David Cronenbeg super fan
The enthusiasm for Crimes of the Future reveals that David Cronenberg still has a loyal…
Toronto Zombie Walk Video
Although I posted hundreds of photos of the Toronto Zombie Walks over the years, I…
JAWS – 50 Year Anniversary
I can’t believe it’s been 50 years this June 20th, 2025, since Steven Spielberg’s film…
Martin Scorsese’s Favorite Horror Films
Martin Scorsese, a renowned filmmaker and avid cinephile, has shared his list of favorite horror…
Restoring Dracula (1931)
The 1931 film Dracula, directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi as the iconic…
Guillermo del Toro on David Lynch
“He really has the two things – the weirdest mind, and the most wholesome mind.”…
Top 10 horror films of 2024
Oh man! What a great year for horror films. I could have created a top…
Halloween in the hood
Toronto is the horror capital of Canada! It has hosted some the first and biggest…
Monkey Brain Cake Tutorial
For those that remember the dinner scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom….
The World-Famous Frankenstein & Bier Keller
OMFG! I found my bar and it did not disappoint. It was extremely hard to…
Deutsche Kinemathek
Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen Berlin is fascinating, not only for film…
Long live the new flesh!
Tickets purchased! I can’t wait to see what another Cronenberg offspring does. In this case…
I have such sights to show you.
So great to see them altogether! That being, Maestro horror novelist Clive Barker and his…
Lunch with Guillermo Del Toro
I was having dinner with my wife at the Korean Grill House last year when… Yep,…
Canadian Studio Ghibli Merchandise Store
Step into a world of enchantment with our collection of products inspired by the magical…
It’s alive!
It took a bit of work, but I finally pulled off a decent Karloff Frankenstein’s…
Director John Carpenter speaks
I had the impression that the director John Carpenter was a difficult person. I’ve not…
Toronto After Dark Film Festival – 2023
. The Toronto After Dark Film Festival is an annual exhibition of cult, horror, and…
Hayao Miyazaki and Guillermo del Toro
The only thing we regret about missing the TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) this year…
Toronto Subway – Midnight Meat Train
Our transit systems continues to decline due to many years of neglect. The homeless have…
Keep Rolling!
Inspirational words on filmmaking by the great Joe Bob Briggs (John Irving Bloom) There’s always…
Mini Nosferatu
Testing auto focus today and handheld. A little slow with this lens but sharp. It’s…
Toronto After Dark Film Festival film posters
Here’s some amazing poster artwork from the Toronto After Dark Film festival other the years….
Films of David Cronenberg
I decided to have a home film festival honoring the work of my hometown hero,…
Remembering George Romero
Few filmmakers have had such an impact on me as George Romero. My first memories…