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In which I use a brief interlude between flights to contemplate subtle changes in how we use our spare time

May 16, 2015by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Spring is usually a pretty predictable time for us. The sun comes out and so do we: we drive down to Niagara once or twice, we buy a Hot Docs […]

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Daily life, Trips, Work

“Friends, relations, tribe, nation, common people.”

May 5, 2013by Dan Dickinson 1 Comment

I spent most of last week at a conference just outside of Phoenix. This was my view each morning: Not bad, right? But with this trip coming right on the […]

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Food / drink, Movies, Sports, Toronto
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Hot Docs 2012

April 30, 2012by Dan Dickinson 1 Comment

Every year we buy a Hot Docs festival pass, and every year something gets in the way of us seeing at least one of the films. This time it’s wisdom […]

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Movies

"When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. Unless you don't have any water or sugar. And then you just eat the lemons, and the rind will give you diarrhea."

May 15, 2011by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Aided by a pair of 5-hour flights and some rainy weather, I have watched seven movies in the last seven days. The Hollywood Complex (imdb | hot docs) was our […]

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Movies

Hot Docs: How To Die In Oregon

May 7, 2011by Dan Dickinson 1 Comment

Due to a short but bad-ass cold I wasn’t able to see either The Bully Project (hot docs) or If A Tree Falls: A Story Of The Earth Liberation Front […]

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Movies

Hot Docs: Better This World

May 2, 2011by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Earlier tonight we kicked off our 2011 Hot Docs festival by seeing Better This World (imdb | hot docs) in our first visit to the TIFF Bell Lightbox. The story […]

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Movies

Seriously, we needed a trolley to get it upstairs

May 1, 2011by Dan Dickinson 2 Comments

Nellie and I just got back from an overnight trip around the lake. No time to write about it tonight, nor for the rest of the week probably as we […]

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Trips

Our string of harsh/depressing docs continues

March 29, 2011by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

We have made our picks for the upcoming Hot Docs documentary festival: Better This World If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front The Bully Project How […]

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Movies, Toronto

I smell Oscar

May 11, 2009by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

The Cove, my favourite film at this year’s Hot Docs, has won the audience prize, just as it did at Sundance. Hopefully that gives it some momentum heading into more […]

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Movies

The Cove

May 7, 2009by Dan Dickinson Leave a comment

Tuesday night Nellie and I went to see a Hot Docs screening that I’d been both looking forward to and dreading. The Cove (hot docs | imdb) has been on […]

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