tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57140637058137208392024-03-05T02:57:23.501-08:00RefocusA screening series for excellent films.Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-82353402184827452612012-12-23T15:15:00.002-08:002012-12-23T15:15:56.544-08:00New website!Please visit Refocus' new website at: www.refocusfilm.comRefocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-68239909184020311592012-05-28T18:40:00.000-07:002012-05-28T18:40:08.911-07:00You're Invited to RICHARD'S WEDDINGIt's been a while since our last screening but we're back at Double Double Land (209 Augusta Ave, down the lane) on June 6th at 8:30pm for the Canadian Premiere of Onur Tukel's hilarious new comedy, RICHARD'S WEDDING.<br />
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Onur Tukel | 86 min | 2012 | USA<br />
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"Tukel just might be his generation's Woody Allen."<br /><strong>-Michael Dunaway,</strong><strong> <em>Paste Magazine</em></strong></div>
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"Relentlessly Hilarious"<br /><strong><strong>- Michael Tully, <em>Hammer to Nail</em></strong></strong><br />
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Writer, director and star Onur Tukel takes one of film’s most popular
genres, the wedding movie, and gives it a much-needed overhaul. Tuna
(Tukel) and his best friend Alex (Jennifer Prediger) meet up to attend
the wedding of their friend Richard (Lawrence Michael Levine). They pick
up their motley band of friends and head to Central Park for the
ceremony. But with storm clouds (both literal and figurative) forming,
the entire affair runs the risk of going off the rails. RICHARD’S
WEDDING is a wonderfully shaggy, hilarious comedy that calls to mind the
ensemble films of the 1970’s, but with a fresh, confident cast that
includes some of contemporary American independent film’s wittiest
performers.<br /> <br /> Refocus regulars can expect lots of familiar faces,
including Lawrence Michael Levine (GABI ON THE ROOF IN JULY), Dustin
Guy Defa (the director of BAD FEVER), and of course, Onur Tukel
(SEPTIEN).<br /> <br /> As always, Refocus screenings are free in exchange
for your promise to tell people about the films via social media,
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What are you doing on Sunday, May 13th? Hopefully you are plaaaaaaaan free! But if you do have plans, you should consider changing or rejigging them so that you can be at Innis Town Hall for a most excellent event that Refocus is co-presenting with CINSSU and Ultra 8 Pictures. Joe Swanberg will be live in attendance to screen his Full Moon Trilogy (which unfortunately does not include a remake of PUPPET MASTER), answer audience questions following each film, and take part in a longer interview/masterclass after the final screening which will be moderated by the ever-wonderful, Jason Anderson.</div>
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4:00pm - ART HISTORY, followed by a brief Q&A<br />
6:00pm - THE ZONE, followed by a brief Q&A<br />
8:00pm - SILVER BULLETS, followed by an extended discussion with director Joe Swanberg, moderated by Jason Anderson (The Grid, The Toronto Star)<br />
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<i>Ultra 8 Pictures, CINSSU and Refocus are pumped to co-present DIY Art & Life: A Day with Joe Swanberg.<br /><br />Hosted at Innis Town Hall on Sunday May 13th, the event will feature Toronto premiere screenings of the Full Moon trilogy (THE ZONE, ART HISTORY, SILVER BULLETS) by acclaimed independent director Joe Swanberg, with the director in attendance. An extended discussion on DIY filmmaking will follow the third screening.<br /><br />Here's your chance to see Joe Swanberg live for the first time since his appearance at TIFF in 2010 as a cast member in Adam Wingard's A HORRIBLE WAY TO DIE. Adam also photographed and stars in both ART HISTORY and THE ZONE.<br /><br />DATE: MAY 13, 2012<br /><br />TIME:<br />4:00pm - ART HISTORY, followed by a brief Q&A<br />6:00pm - THE ZONE, followed by a brief Q&A<br />8:00pm - SILVER BULLETS, followed by an extended discussion with director Joe Swanberg, moderated by Jason Anderson (The Grid, The Toronto Star)<br /><br />GET YOUR TICKETS HERE: <a href="http://joeswanbergtoronto.eventbrite.com/">http://joeswanbergtoronto.eventbrite.com/</a><br />* Or to buy tix without paying any ticket fees, email Katarina at katarina@ultra8.ca.<br /><br />PRICE:<br />* Individual tickets for ART HISTORY & THE ZONE are $8<br />* Individual tickets for SILVER BULLETS are $12<br />* ALL DAY PASSES are $25<br /><br />A BIT MORE ABOUT THE FILMS:</i></div>
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<i>SILVER BULLETS (World Premiere, SXSW Film Festival)<br />An actress and her filmmaker boyfriend experience turbulence in their relationship when she accepts a role in a werewolf film. The actress connects with her new director while her boyfriend spirals into a dangerous depression.<br /><br />“Silver Bullets is the most affecting “horror” movie I’ve seen in a while, as Swanberg ignores tired supernatural scare-flick trappings and locates terror in the shadowy, passive-aggressive process of making, and watching, movies.” - The Village Voice</i><i> </i></div>
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<i><br />THE ZONE (World Premiere, AFI Film Festival)<br />Larry and Sophia, a young Brooklyn couple, share an apartment with their roommate, Kate. An attractive male visitor arrives and seduces all three of them over the course of a night and the following day. When the visitor disappears as suddenly as he arrived, the delicate balance of the apartment and its inhabitants is disrupted.</i><br />
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<i>ART HISTORY (World Premiere, Berlin International Film Festival)<br />Tension mounts between a director and his lead actress on the set of a sexually explicit low-budget film. As the actress and her co-star develop real feelings for each other, the director's jealousy erupts and he begins sabotaging his own production.<br /><br />“Swanberg has been prolific enough to create a precise set of expectations from his work. Art History … satisfies all of them.” – IndieWire</i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFBmu-mkLMXCkYp4rZkT8G12yvVZ8Gcbl3fj3gfopFpmjzjE-2MbEt_TvGLcGJcVobnAWKjV6sQfedxnkqSnQGrLgQ4A6AFG3_9myW7cM7pGWv0wYlKxzUm4tgGYKwD_TaGVxVycqOss/s1600/the_zone.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>
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Of course, along the way, things get a bit strained and chaotic.<br /><br />As always, Refocus screenings are free in exchange for attendees doing their part to spread the word about the films and the series before and afterward. Blog, talk, sing, dance... Whatever! Just spread the good word.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.colorwheelmovie.com/images/Color%20Wheel%20Still%20%2020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 386px;" src="http://www.colorwheelmovie.com/images/Color%20Wheel%20Still%20%2020.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Wednesday, October 12th<br />7:30 PM<br />at Double Double Land in Kensington Market<br />209 Augusta Ave (down the lane)<br /><br />THE COLOR WHEEL<br />Alex Ross Perry | 83 min | 2011 | USA<br /><br />Starring Carlen Altman, Alex Ross Perry, Bob Byington, Kate Lyn Sheil, Anna Bak-Kvapil, and Ry Russo-Young.<br /><br />Written by Carlen Altman & Alex Ross Perry<br /><br />Photographed by Sean Price Williams (FROWNLAND, YEAST, and BEETLE QUEEN CONQUERS TOKYO)<br /><br />Official selection: Sarasota Film Festival, Wisconsin Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, BAMcinemaFEST, Vancouver International Film Festival<br /><br />"(THE COLOR WHEEL) is a small-scale symphony of petty squabbles and verbal sideswipes." - Jason Anderson, The Toronto Star<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.colorwheelmovie.com/images/Color%20Wheel%20Still%20%209.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 640px; height: 384px;" src="http://www.colorwheelmovie.com/images/Color%20Wheel%20Still%20%209.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />"In this new comedy, the director Alex Ross Perry gives a harsh, sarcastic twist to the intimate rivalry of siblings. He co-stars as Colin, a diffident aspiring writer whose older sister, J.R. (Carlen Altman), a proud and caustic aspiring actress, has dropped out of college after ending a relationship with “one of the top broadcast-journalism professors in the entire state.” She recruits Colin to join her on a road trip to her ex’s house to get her belongings. The siblings’ antic humiliations begin at a Christian-themed motel, where they must pretend to be a married couple, and continue through a series of chance encounters, including one with their former high-school friends (Kate Lyn Sheil and Anna Bak-Kvapil). Along the way, they pummel each other verbally with their constant squabbling and dredge up several decades of pent-up grudges. Perry directs these uproarious rapid-fire flareups with exquisite comic timing and incisive comic framing (the black-and-white cinematography is by Sean Price Williams); he and Altman go at each other with claws bared, revealing the terrifying vulnerability of a pair of wounded souls who know each other’s wounds all too well." - Richard Brody, The New Yorker<br /><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/22200631?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="295" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/22200631">THE COLOR WHEEL - Preview</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1826152">Alex Ross Perry</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-59636570174276281832011-06-25T14:35:00.000-07:002011-06-25T14:49:39.514-07:00Spreading the WordHey guys,<br /><br />So here's a sampling of the feedback and social media support we got for our screening of SEPTIEN, this month. Thanks so much to everyone who's helping to spread the word about both Refocus and SEPTIEN.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhag8IYxUt0QxnMchEVudQo0oRnQag9Ma94itC52O1bZ4wnvHwzo_vglJWPiyAZfYjn5dhMrh6F9mvYTEo69h4H9StHtEF6LZOtNYxkAmTRcJbNvCLu0ajtEAwNuTUhjl1JzhuvTtyWux8/s1600/septien-social-media.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 79px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhag8IYxUt0QxnMchEVudQo0oRnQag9Ma94itC52O1bZ4wnvHwzo_vglJWPiyAZfYjn5dhMrh6F9mvYTEo69h4H9StHtEF6LZOtNYxkAmTRcJbNvCLu0ajtEAwNuTUhjl1JzhuvTtyWux8/s400/septien-social-media.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622274921919852146" /></a><br /><br />And here are our great reviews from Jason Anderson (Toronto Star), and Adam Nayman (The Grid). Thanks to them too!<br /><a href=" http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/1000904--for-connoisseurs-of-weird-cinema"><br />http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/1000904--for-connoisseurs-of-weird-cinema</a><br /><a href="http://www.thegridto.com/culture/film/septien/">http://www.thegridto.com/culture/film/septien/</a><br /><br />I'm very grateful for all of the support guys. Writing about the films we screen is extremely helpful to both the films and the series, and I hope that eventually, EVERYONE who comes out to Refocus will support the idea of giving back in this way.Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-31145562722779868802011-06-05T21:33:00.000-07:002011-06-05T21:48:04.464-07:00Refocus #5 - SEPTIENIt's been a while, hasn't it? I'd even say it's been too long. What're you up to Thursday night? Want to get together, catch up a bit, and watch a movie together? I hope so!<br /><br />I just got a sweet blu-ray of Michael Tully's new film, SEPTIEN, that I think would look great projected on the wall at Double Double Land. So should we say, 9 o'clock? It's the film's first time screening in Canada, and it was an official selection of both Sundance and SXSW film festivals.<br /><br />Double Double Land is at 209 Augusta Ave, just down the lane. I'll tape a sign up on the door to remind you which door.<br /><br />Same as always... no need to bring any money. These screenings aren't about cash dollars. Just promise you'll tell a bunch of your friends about the film and Refocus. Ya know?<br /><br />Here's the trailer for SEPTIEN:<br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8i-budhfn9M" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Hope to see you on Thursday,<br />Jeff<br /><br />p.s.<br />Here's the Facebook event so that you can RSVP and invite anyone I've forgotten about. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100471980047871">https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=100471980047871</a>Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-413363561349280092011-01-26T21:54:00.000-08:002011-01-26T22:07:23.050-08:00Refocus #4 - GABI ON THE ROOF IN JULY<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWBCD1Esxt06RgD9Ev1ViyoDKm0hQsOhReyN1YBDL-l71R1zZDmwRJE2qSn52nfMCA2MdvPHH9Ufp77LCjPtiWHHS-9BIrHjYe6_JlCdZiSXc9uLV566YKoFPnblQVV1WJQKMbJIaUWI/s1600/gabi.jpeg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWBCD1Esxt06RgD9Ev1ViyoDKm0hQsOhReyN1YBDL-l71R1zZDmwRJE2qSn52nfMCA2MdvPHH9Ufp77LCjPtiWHHS-9BIrHjYe6_JlCdZiSXc9uLV566YKoFPnblQVV1WJQKMbJIaUWI/s400/gabi.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566743176691390370" border="0" /></a>Back from the holidays!!! Refocus' next screening is in February, and we are excited. More on the film shortly but here's the basic info.<br /><br />Wednesday, February 23rd<br />GABI ON THE ROOF IN JULY (Toronto Premiere)<br />@ Double Double Land (209 Augusta Ave)<br />7PM<br />$FREE as always, in exchange for your spreading the word about the film and the series afterward... Heck! Why not start spreading the word now?<br /><br />Check out the trailer:<br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0sGGnsd7Ppo" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="390" width="640"></iframe>Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-62030292239463691702010-12-13T16:24:00.000-08:002010-12-13T17:47:08.457-08:00The Refocus Holiday Gift Guide 2010I have to admit that I kiiiiiiind of like reading holiday gift guides. I hate them when they're full of products that have clearly been sent to a website or magazine, and are full of Amazon affiliate links, but they're fun, so I thought I'd write a Refocus Holiday Gift Guide. I'm putting it all together now, so it's probably not going to be huge.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fund a Film</span><br />Instead of giving your friends a DVD, why not make a donation on Kickstarter (or any of the other similar crowdfunding sites) to an independent film in your friend's name? Some filmmakers even offer a copy of their film or tickets to its premiere when it's completed, so it's almost like giving two gifts. Might I suggest donating to <a href="http://kck.st/dPRL6W ">the new film by the Zellner Bros</a>? <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Support Filmmakers + Distributors Whose Films We've Screened</span><br />You could give the gift of Aaron Katz's <a href="http://filmswelike.com/dvdswelike/filmswelike/danceparty/">QUIET CITY and DANCE PARTY, USA</a>, Josh and Benny Safdie's <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/The-Pleasure-of-Being-Robbed/dp/B002ZSUEQU/">THE PLEASURE OF BEING ROBBED</a>, Jody Lee Lipes' <a href="http://www.factorytwentyfive.com/brock-enright-good-times-will/">BROCK ENRIGHT: GOOD TIMES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME</a>. And did you know that Ronald Bronstein, the star of DADDY LONGLEGS, is a filmmaker, and made an incredible film called <a href="http://www.factorytwentyfive.com/ftf1">FROWNLAND</a>? Oh, and if you can't make our screening of NY EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ on Wednesday, it's also <a href="http://www.factorytwentyfive.com/ny-export-opus-jazz/">available on DVD</a>!! DOWN TERRACE was Ben Wheatley's first feature, so no previous films to buy from him... But <a href="http://www.evokativefilms.com">Evokative Films</a>, its distributor in Canada has a lot of great films available like <a href="http://evokativefilms.com/en/store/product/15">ADRIFT IN TOKYO</a>, <a href="http://evokativefilms.com/en/store/product/13">HAZARD</a>, <a href="http://evokativefilms.com/en/store/product/16">DAYTIME DRINKING</a>, and <a href="http://evokativefilms.com/en/store/product/9">CRYING FIST</a>.<br /><br />I'll be honest with you guys... I'm already getting bored with creating this list. I doubt I'll suggest another two things before giving up and posting it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">ECLIPSE SERIES BOXSETS</span><br />The Criterion Collection has been putting out some great boxsets under their Eclipse label. The latest is a set of five films by Canadian documentary filmmaker extraordinaire, Allan King, called <a href="http://www.criterion.com/boxsets/752-eclipse-series-24-the-actuality-dramas-of-allan-king">THE ACTUALITY DRAMAS OF ALLAN KING</a>. It's a beaut! They've also put out some cool sets of Japanese films. I'm a big fan of the <a href="http://www.criterion.com/boxsets/655-eclipse-series-17-nikkatsu-noir">NIKKATSU NOIR</a> set, and while I haven't watched all of the <a href="http://www.criterion.com/boxsets/720-eclipse-series-21-oshimas-outlaw-sixties">OSHIMA'S OUTLAW SIXTIES</a> set yet, it's got <a href="http://www.criterion.com/films/23955-japanese-summer-double-suicide">JAPANESE SUMMER: DOUBLE SUICIDE</a> in it, which made it a must have for me.<br /><br />One more maybe? ...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">INCITE!</span><br />All right! Now I'm SO glad that I did this stupid gift guide! Last year I purchased a print copy of <a href="http://www.incite-online.net/">"Incite!: The Journal of Experimental Media & Radical Aesthetics"</a>'s first issue, and loooooved it! I thought I would see if there were any copies of it left and if there were, I'd suggest it as the final item. Well not only are there still print copies of Issue One left (which is also available to read for free on their website), but a <a href="http://www.incite-online.net/issue2.html">NEW ISSUE</a> is now available for purchase. I just ordered mine. Can't wait!!!<br /><br />So yeah... That was a feeble attempt at a Gift Guide, but what I wrote about is all pretty awesome stuff. What's on your wish list this year?<br /><br />Hope to see you all at our screening on Wednesday!<br /><br />Happy Holidays!<br />-JeffRefocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-78746425234739632462010-11-26T12:48:00.000-08:002010-11-26T12:51:54.079-08:00Refocus #3 - NY EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ (Now with date, time, and venue!)Our next screening will be taking place on Wednesday, December 15th at Double Double Land (209 Augusta Ave). Film starts at 8PM!<br /><br />We had such a good experience at DDL this month, we asked if they would host us again. Luckily they said they would!Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-74532486611105573342010-11-24T07:48:00.000-08:002010-11-24T07:54:17.808-08:00HUGE THANKS!Our second screening last night was fantastic, and I want to thank everyone for coming. Hope you enjoyed the films. Remember to tell everyone you know about them!<br /><br />Thanks to Double Double Land, who were great hosts. We're considering doing more screenings there, we liked the setup so much.<br /><br />As I said at the screening; next month we'll be screening Jody Lee Lipes and Henry Joost's NY EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ. Date and location coming very soon!<br /><br />Here's the trailer:<br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h3tdCJlGT6M?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h3tdCJlGT6M?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Also, please join our mailing list to make sure you're kept up to date on future Refocus screenings.Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-78815053696919002562010-11-19T09:07:00.000-08:002010-11-19T09:17:31.159-08:00Feeling the LoveLeading up to our screening of COLD WEATHER and DADDY LONGLEGS on Tuesday at Double Double Land, we're getting some good lovin' from the press and Twitterverse.<br /><br />Check out the write-ups from <a href="http://www.eyeweekly.com/film/feature/article/106498">Eye Weekly</a> and the <a href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/893426--countdown-to-feist-s-creativity">Toronto Star</a>.<br /><br />And some tweets:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifawG8j_rlC58UOZNT-B-gneHp_1Hu_auxi3-NNA93A10-2wF9q7HhfsR1lZHE70XqKQW3YuX-94TMSxiZMVRNPIGvLxH8Fq4ffBJhRWsTudzYxlQTbTBVj0dzaQVvXy2JkwXCOlTNW00/s1600/JATweet.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ddqI_MjiR0JCOLStBVLOzKx5eOQqEZxGYGf1cAm5Q2nHCjJCaUHfSM1OlLIhUE9gsyu6zUa_Wy_ganRe6e8zImctaPS3kT2U0khU8jif0Gn8KFiE5y3c4g4AKxpnFsY5a0kCLi8CufY/s400/JAtweet3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541310765028042786" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQA9MoSvNoq0Yqda_VnM8fUxpo57F9JVDBdbMVVklkADAZkKePum_9Twz5bfHeG3Zvy4b8LrakuRYVNuMkaJ-J9Ui8TfM2gwS6WpcFvwKw4-Hkk0aRERwlq_T0OGJjEfWjY8z3IMHixcA/s1600/JATweet4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQA9MoSvNoq0Yqda_VnM8fUxpo57F9JVDBdbMVVklkADAZkKePum_9Twz5bfHeG3Zvy4b8LrakuRYVNuMkaJ-J9Ui8TfM2gwS6WpcFvwKw4-Hkk0aRERwlq_T0OGJjEfWjY8z3IMHixcA/s400/JATweet4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541310768988388386" border="0" /></a>Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-10291779395138947202010-11-12T13:06:00.000-08:002010-11-12T13:09:34.606-08:00Refocus #3 Tease<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStQP4ROjR9eUpiR1ggHdNe_W0HiQS4MGgePsdvJN7hia0DvcPAGo1MGYsxtVQl02C8CvF-7w3Gcr375WpdVwYcU3z9aVEf7OOEfXQAAJuQmnhdSt8Log1FdIP8oNhoPXkFUlvi575s8E/s1600/nyexport.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhStQP4ROjR9eUpiR1ggHdNe_W0HiQS4MGgePsdvJN7hia0DvcPAGo1MGYsxtVQl02C8CvF-7w3Gcr375WpdVwYcU3z9aVEf7OOEfXQAAJuQmnhdSt8Log1FdIP8oNhoPXkFUlvi575s8E/s400/nyexport.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538773280193172194" border="0" /></a>Details in the coming weeks.Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-56818645112797040332010-11-12T12:50:00.000-08:002010-11-12T13:05:20.815-08:00Refocus #2 - COLD WEATHER and DADDY LONGLEGS<span style="font-style: italic;">November 23rd!</span><br /><br />Save the date because Refocus' second screening is happening that night. A FREE (as always) double bill of two of the year's best American films. Aaron Katz's <span style="font-weight: bold;">COLD WEATHER </span>will be screening for the first time in Toronto, and Josh and Benny Safdie's <span style="font-weight: bold;">DADDY LONGLEGS</span> will be screening for the first time in Canada.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">COLD WEATHER</span> starts at 7. <span style="font-weight: bold;">DADDY LONGLEGS</span> at 9.<br /><br />The screening is at Double Double Land (209 Augusta Ave).<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMJAbFse27HhD6p_fh4nIGIWUGngLP_F8YO5eKV7CT9li6nl5H8UGFexUwsA_h2eoKV4GjZGktzvsDez-04gY6tJ_VVHXbd58ZiT7fQmNLitQ4KN3gHX6ewvE8JDN_XobG8K66byJu14/s1600/cw.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMJAbFse27HhD6p_fh4nIGIWUGngLP_F8YO5eKV7CT9li6nl5H8UGFexUwsA_h2eoKV4GjZGktzvsDez-04gY6tJ_VVHXbd58ZiT7fQmNLitQ4KN3gHX6ewvE8JDN_XobG8K66byJu14/s400/cw.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538771642281758370" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">COLD WEATHER</span><br />Aaron Katz | 2010 | 96 min | USA<br /><br />Official Selection SXSW Film Festival, Locarno Film Festival, and BAMcinemaFEST.<br /><br />"An impressive experiment in genre in more ways than one: a pulp fiction of troublesome dames and distinctly costumed villains, wedded to conversational comedy, while also a subtle exploration of friendship... Nobody does unspoken tension and unforced sensuality quite like Aaron Katz." —LA Weekly<br /><span class="text_exposed_hide"></span><span class="text_exposed_show"><br />"I doubt there will be a better American film this year" - Mark Peranson, Cinema Scope<br /><br />Synopsis:<br />When his life in Chicago implodes, forensic science graduate Doug gives up his pursuit of science and returns to Portland, Oregon to work in an ice factory, read Sherlock Holmes novels, spend time with his sister, and generally mope around. Yet, just as director Aaron Katz lures the viewer into expecting another study of 20-something ennui, he turns the plot on its head when Doug’s ex-girlfriend mysteriously disappears. With sublimely lyrical visuals by cinematographer Andrew Reed, Katz (Dance Party, USA) ratchets up the suspense while playfully riffing on the standard mystery genre tropes, casting Doug’s sister as the Watson character and reimagining that relationship as an exploration of familial communication. -BAMcinemaFEST</span><br /><br />Trailer:<br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zEggB8DvXP4?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zEggB8DvXP4?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8Og79sSkrhAT8yHfTSJIzlykGvOBHk2u0drukAtifciB7dKS9nemEY0l-tp6UFQ7Ddw6oDej_Y1MWrs6HhbxXCqWLop4Y7Tma8THadqn8NhbGLs0zohWXi1Bv4gX4ll_V4rcUchbuGE/s1600/daddylonglegs2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg8Og79sSkrhAT8yHfTSJIzlykGvOBHk2u0drukAtifciB7dKS9nemEY0l-tp6UFQ7Ddw6oDej_Y1MWrs6HhbxXCqWLop4Y7Tma8THadqn8NhbGLs0zohWXi1Bv4gX4ll_V4rcUchbuGE/s400/daddylonglegs2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538771945056135794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">DADDY LONGLEGS</span><br />2009 | Josh and Benny Safdie | 100 min | USA<br /><br />Official Selection: Cannes Film Festival (Directors' Fortnight), and Sundance Film Festival.<br />Nominated: Gotham Awards - Best Breakthrough Actor, Ronald Bronstein.<br /><br /><span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">"This beautiful, off-the-cuff comedy-drama recalls John Cassavetes' shaggiest, most honest work." -Joe Neumaier, The New York Daily News<br /><br />"Suppose what we call "parenting" is just a situation in which overgrown kids take care of smaller ones? That's the underlying premise of Daddy Longlegs—a funny, fantastic, genuinely alarming quasi-autobiographical cheapster by twentysomething New York brothers Josh and Benny Safdie." - J. Hoberman, Village Voice<br /><br />Synopsis:<br />After months of being alone, sad, busy, sidetracked, free, lofty, late and away from his kids, Lenny (Ronald Bronstein, the writer/director of FROWNLAND), 34 with graying frazzled hair, picks his kids up from school. Every year he spends of couple of weeks with his sons Sage (Sage Ranaldo), 9, and Frey (Frey Ranaldo), 7. Lenny juggles his kids and everything else all within a midtown studio apartment in New York City. He ultimately faces the choice of being their father of their friend with the idea that these two weeks must last 6 months. In these two weeks, a trip upstate, visitors from strange lands, a mother, a girlfriend, “magic” blankets, and complete lawlessness seem to take over their lives. The film is a swan song to excuses and irresponsibility’s; to fatherhood and self-created experiences, and to what its like to be truly torn between being a child and being an adult. -IFC Films</span><br /><br />Trailer:<br /><a href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/independent/daddylonglegs/">Watch Here!</a>Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-46922051209983790332010-11-12T12:40:00.000-08:002010-11-12T12:49:34.745-08:00DOWN TERRACE - Out now in Toronto!<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9Y47f3nVVzQGdAj8DhBJy8V1seLH9F-ooWoH-ZPlZub2bxoWnjrAoZghWfLrMh8fXo_19Ls0c2NgJbuH93DQxEcxpum1neO7DM1iBZFTTjX_jvUk7SZljNVmqD9CblZkqzsEvWLsJ4k/s1600/downterrace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu9Y47f3nVVzQGdAj8DhBJy8V1seLH9F-ooWoH-ZPlZub2bxoWnjrAoZghWfLrMh8fXo_19Ls0c2NgJbuH93DQxEcxpum1neO7DM1iBZFTTjX_jvUk7SZljNVmqD9CblZkqzsEvWLsJ4k/s400/downterrace.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538768120264423810" border="0" /></a>Ben Wheatley's DOWN TERRACE is now playing at the Carlton, in Toronto. Please support it.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://http//www.rottentomatoes.com/m/down-terrace/">83% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes</a><br /><a href="http://www.eyeweekly.com/film/onscreen/article/106104">4 Stars from Eye Weekly</a><br /><a href="http://www.nowtoronto.com/movies/story.cfm?content=177784">4 Stars from Now Magazine</a><br /><a href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/article/888831--down-terrace-o-brighton-where-art-thou">3 Stars from Toronto Star</a><br /><a href="http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Film/down_terrace-directed_by_ben_wheatley/">"...</a><span class="bodytext"><a href="http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/Film/down_terrace-directed_by_ben_wheatley/">very few films succeed in being quite this funny." - Exlaim</a><br /></span>Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-2963495092267192212010-09-28T19:58:00.000-07:002010-09-28T19:59:45.093-07:00Refocus #1 - New Time and LocationPlease see the new time and venue for tomorrow night's screening. I've edited the previous post.Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-1783166414246925082010-09-21T21:38:00.000-07:002010-09-28T19:58:33.532-07:00Refocus #1 - DOWN TERRACEThank you for your patience! After a long wait, we've finally scheduled our first screening!<br /><br />Refocus #1: DOWN TERRACE (Toronto Premiere)<br />Ben Wheatley | 2009 | 89 min | UK<br />Wednesday, September 29th<br />9:00PM - 11:00PM<br />at J.S.'s Living Room (285 1/2 College St.)<br /><br />After serving time in prison, small-time gangsters, Big Bill and Karl (real life father and son, Robert and Robin Hill) head home to try and figure out who's responsible for their time away. Once home, tensions rise and paranoia takes over Bill, Karl, the family matriarch, Maggie (Spaced's Julia Deakin), and all of their friends/fiends. Shouting matches, bitter family resentment, an unwanted pregnancy, and bloody murders follow.<br /><br />Heavily influenced by the kitchen sink films of Mike Leigh, with a pinch of the Coen Brothers, DOWN TERRACE is one of the most refreshing and enthralling entries into the gangster genre of the last decade.<br /><br />Winner of:<br />Best UK Feature - Raindance Film Festival<br />Next Wave Best Feature - Fantastic Fest<br />Grand Jury Prize Narrative Feature - IFF Boston<br />Raindance Award - British Independent Film Awards<br /><br />Official selection of:<br />New Directors/New Films - New York, USA<br />PIFAN Film Festival - Puchon, South Korea<br />Fantasia Festival - Montreal, Canada<br /><br />Check out the trailer here:<br /><a href="http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/downterrace/">http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/magnolia/downterrace/</a><br /><br />Remember that all Refocus screenings are FREE with an unwritten contract that you'll spread the word about the films via mouth, print, interwebs, or any other form you have at your disposal.<br /><br />Doors will open at 8:45, and the screening is at 9.<br />The venue is licensed and there will be wine and boozy hot chocolate.<br /><br />Please invite all of your friends.<br /><br />-JeffRefocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5714063705813720839.post-32256038148461147772010-05-03T10:18:00.000-07:002010-05-03T11:17:03.283-07:00Coming Attractions<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Refocus</span> is a new film series starting this spring/summer which will screen exciting new independent and international films in Toronto.<br /><br />All screenings in the series will be free<span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;">*</span>.<br /><br />Yes, there's an asterisk beside "free". It's a pretty painless one though.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 51, 204); font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >*</span>Audience members will be asked to "pay" for screenings by doing some of the following things:<br />-By writing about them on their blogs.<br />-By posting comments about the screenings and films on the Refocus blog.<br />-By donating money through the Refocus blog, directly to the filmmakers whose films you've seen at the series.<br />-By telling their friends about the films and Refocus. ... And not just those that they know like "independent film".<br />-By discussing the films with fellow audience members afterward.<br />-By Tweeting, Facebooking, and whatever else "the kids" do these days to disseminate information quickly.<br /><br />More information later. For now, please follow <a href="http://www.twitter.com/refocusfilm">@RefocusFilm</a> on Twitter, join our mailing list, and tell as many people about us as possible! Thank you so much in advance.<br /><br />If you have any questions, you can e-mail me at jeff@refocusfilm.com.Refocushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02779809273197351827noreply@blogger.com0