Full Program for October 24 Screening
It’s my great pleasure to reveal the full program for our screening on Thursday October 24, 2013. I’m still working on the running order so these are not in final sequence yet, but you get the idea. This is our first themed program and it’s taken almost a year to put together. I’m confident you’re […]
NY EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema!
I’m tremendously pleased to announce that Shorts That Are Not Pants will be bringing the 2010 film NY EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ to the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema on Thursday October 10th at 9:00pm for ONE screening ONLY! If you were at our last screening in July, you’ve seen the trailer. Everyone else, feast your eyes […]
Trailer for October 24 Screening
In October, we’ll screen our first ever themed programme, and for that reason I was fairly well-prepared ahead of time. So well-prepared that I approached my friend Lindsay Ragone to create a trailer. Lindsay is a professional editor for television and is working on her first documentary feature, so she’s busy. I am so thankful […]
Netflix Delivers
I’ve been a big fan of Netflix since the days when it wasn’t even available in Canada. And it’s been great seeing the company evolve from a DVD delivery service into a pioneer of new technologies and delivery models. Lately, it’s also gotten into producing its own shows (House of Cards, Hemlock Grove). When I […]
Thank You Bloomsbury
A special thank you to Tanya Leet from Bloomsbury Publishing in New York for supplying some selections from the excellent 33⅓ series as giveaways for our July 18 screening. These have always been among my favourite books about music, with each writer given free reign to write in any way about their chosen LP. The […]
Poster for July 18
I’m delighted to reveal the poster for our July 18th screening. This time it’s designed by acclaimed fashion illustrator Danielle Meder (she’s @finalfashion on Twitter). Danielle is well-known for her insightful writing on the world of fashion as well as her live runway sketching and other illustration work. I’m tremendously grateful that she has contributed […]
Poster and First Films for April 11
Here it is, folks! The first of our specially designed posters. This one, announcing our April 11, 2013 screening, was designed by film writer Alex Kittle (she’s @filmforager on Twitter). In addition to writing about film, she also makes excellent movie posters which she sells on Etsy. Rumour has it that she might be selling […]
January 17: That’s a Wrap!
Another packed house last night at the Carlton Cinemas, despite some snow and a nasty flu that sidelined at least 5 of our advanced ticket holders. Thanks to everyone who came and I’m so glad you enjoyed yourselves. A very special thanks to filmmakers Aaron Phelan and Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith (Dear Scavengers) and Dane […]
Hazlitt Brings the Swag
A few weeks ago, I reached out to the smart and cool people behind Hazlitt, an exceedingly interesting online magazine that’s created in a broom closet somewhere in the bowels of publisher Random House Canada. Hazlitt have begun publishing little e-books called Hazlitt Originals, bite-sized pieces of journalism that I found had a nice resonance […]
Canadian Screen Awards 2013: Shorts
I’ll admit that I could never keep the Geminis and the Genie Awards straight. Looks like the folks at the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television have gotten the hint. This year, they’ve combined the awards into a new format called the Canadian Screen Awards. These awards will honour Canadian work on all screens: cinema, […]