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Edgar Wright is coming back to the Bloor Cinema on July 26th

July 17, 2009July 17, 2009 drsquid Bill Pope, Bloor Cinema, Edgar Wright0 comment

Edgar Wright is coming back to the Bloor Cinema on July 26th, for a tribute to his Scott Pilgrim cinematographer, Bill Pope (who is best known for shooting The Matrix and latter two Spider-Man movies). Principal photography on Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is set to finally wrap up the first week of August, so this will be Edgar’s final Toronto event. rgbFilter will be there to cover the event, so check back for some video footage after the 26th.

rgbFilter @ TCAF 2009 – Cecil Castellucci & Miriam Libicki

July 16, 2009May 7, 2010 Doug Groves Comics, convention, event, interview, TCAF, tcaf 2009, Toronto1 Comment

We were at the 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival, held on May 9th and 10th. We got the chance to talk to a lot of the artists at the show. This is the second video we’ve put out, and we’ll have more over the next few weeks. This episode is with Cecil Castellucci, writer of the graphic novels The Plain Janes and Janes in Love illustrated by Jim Rugg, which was the launch title for DC Comics Minx line of graphic novels for young adults. We also talk to Vancouver…

2009 Toronto Zombie Walk Fiendraiser

July 7, 2009July 25, 2009 Doug Groves event, zombie walk, Zombies1 Comment

Do you love the Toronto Zombie Walk as much as the gang here at rgbFilter? If so, then check out the 2009 Zombie Walk Fiendraiser. The above poster (courtesy the Zombie Walk site) says it all. July 18th at Smiling Buddha. Doors open to the dead at 9pm. Check out the site for more details!

Crossover Crisis: Swap Thing!

July 2, 2009July 3, 2009 Doug Groves hypothesis, laroquod5 Comments

Saving a parallel Swap Universe from jackbooted copyright thugs and bad Hollywood event movies! One ripped disc at a time. Reviewed in this episode: Transformers 2, Valkyrie, and the Daredevil: Director’s Cut. A crossover crisis mashing rgbFIlter with the Laroquod Experiment. NO COPYRIGHTS WERE INFRINGED IN THE CAPTURE OF THIS VIDEO. But to the extent possible under law, we (rgbFilter and the Experiment) waive all of our copyright and related or neighbouring rights to this work, and grant them immediately to the Public Domain, via the Creative Commons.

Watchmen Blu-Ray “Maximum Movie Mode” takes Movie Magic, throws it out a window

June 30, 2009July 25, 2009 Danny X watchmen3 Comments

Zack Snyder’s “Watchmen” is finally coming to Blu-Ray on July 21, 2009, and with it is what just might be the most comprehensive special feature set, well, ever. Dubbed “Maximum Movie Mode”, it takes the idea of the director’s commentary to an entirely new level, in that the director walks into the shot and dissects the scene, literally giving a frame-by-frame explanation of how it was made. The highly detailed walkthrough plays like a tutorial, including behind-the-scenes video, prop and stunt explanations, and easter eggs (watch for Snyder’s cameo in…

rgbFilter’s “OMG the World Is Officially Losing Its Mind” post, or, NAMBLA

June 26, 2009 Danny X 0 comment

So let’s see, what’s going on in the news today. Well, there’s Iran, Iran, Iran, garbage strike, Iran, Iran…Yup, seems like pretty standard fare. …Oh what’s this on the cover? Michael Jackson? Dead? STFU!!

A ‘Swipe File’ Controversy and the Anxiety of Influence

June 12, 2009July 25, 2009 Paul L Comics4 Comments

I am about to link you to a comment section on somebody else’s blog, in which I am hilariously informed by Andrew Weiss that I belong in ‘The Directory of Internet Martyrs forthcoming from Who Gives a Shit Press’. The comment was sharply written, and not far off the mark. Are you surprised that I am telling you this? If so, then I have a bone to pick with you that is similar to the bone I have to pick with those who are outraged (those being Dave Ex Machina,…

Jumpcut: Best Before June 15th

June 6, 2009June 6, 2009 Paul L 2 Comments

And by ‘best before’ I mean ‘nonexistent after’… Most of my personal film projects are primarily linked at Jumpcut. I kinda knew this was coming lately, in fact, I should have seen the writing on the wall the moment Jumpcut was bigfished by the aimless monstrosity that is Yahoo!, but I procrastinated and it’s still going to be a huge pain in the ass. Time to start chasing down them dead links! Dear Jumpcut user, After careful consideration, we will be officially closing the Jumpcut.com site on June 15, 2009….

rgbFilter @ TCAF 2009 – interviews with Sketchkrieg! & Tom Scioli

June 3, 2009May 7, 2010 drsquid Comics, convention, interview, Jack Kirby, Sketchkrieg!, TCAF, tcaf 2009, Toronto1 Comment

We attended the 2009 Toronto Comic Arts Festival, held on May 9th & 10th, and we got a chance to talk to a lot of the artists at the show – we will be posting more videos over the next few weeks. This episode is with the members of Sketchkrieg!, a band of comic artists based in Toronto, and Tom Scioli (a huge Jack Kirby fan), co-creator of the Image comic series Godland with writer Joe Casey, artist of the Freedom Force comic (based on the classic PC game by…

What went wrong with Terminator Salvation?

May 29, 2009June 1, 2009 drsquid terminator18 Comments

After seeing the movie with Doug and Dave, I couldn’t help thinking about what might have been. The movie, in my humble opinion, was not as bad as the reviews had suggested, but it certainly could have been better. In the months prior to the film’s release there were rumours leaked online about a controversial earlier draft of the script — existing prior to Christian Bale’s involvement with the film — which sounded far superior to the one that ended up on the big screen, and now chud.com has the…

Let Him Be film premiere

May 27, 2009 Doug Groves let him be0 comment

This Friday May 29th marks the North American premiere of the film Let Him Be, playing at the AMC theatre in downtown Toronto. I had a chance to see this move about a year ago at a friends & family screening (and it was under a different title back then). Let Him Be is a fascinating film about two undergrad film students Tim Bennett & Kathleen Joyce who discover a long thought to be dead rock icon living in a remote part of Canada. It all begins when Tim discovers…

Fan Expo 2009 guests announced, including Bruce Campbell

May 27, 2009July 25, 2009 drsquid Bruce Campbell, Fan Expo 20093 Comments

That time of year is almost upon us (August 28th-30th), the return of Fan Expo to Toronto, one of the biggest conventions in North America. Fan Expo covers Comics, Sci-Fi, Horror, Anime and Gaming – last year rgbFilter brought you some exclusive interviews and show coverage, that you can see by clicking on our Fan Expo 2008 banner to the right, and this year we hope to do it again…Groovy. The 2009 guest lists are already up at the Fan Expo website, and as the picture above hints, the one…