If you don’t know what Boost is already check the bottom of this page for details. So, this week: Boost Music:the Pack A.D. – Making Gestures Boost: TV and Film:Bruce McDonald’s Pontypool Boost: Literature and Boost: Art are still growing fast but given that each has only a few hundred members right now I just…
Bruce McDonald Hosts ‘A Love Supreme’ Fundraiser
Director Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo, the Tracy Fragments, Pontypool) is hosting a fundraiser tomorrow night (Wednesday, January 28) to raise funds for his new film “A Love Supreme”. The film is based on the novel by Kent Nussey: “Toronto writer Kent Nussey has given his first novel the same name and structure as Coltrane’s…
Bruce Mcdonald Brings Zombies to TIFF 08: Pontypool
Bruce McDonald, director of such films as Hard Core Logo, Highway 61 and the Tracey Fragments has now made one of the scariest movies ever. At least he hopes it’s scary, I haven’t seen it – but the premiere is coming to the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is called Pontypool and is…
Vacation, but first a few notes on Bruce McDonald and Grand Analog
I’m off on vacation for a few weeks folks. I’ll have limited access to email , but won’t have enough internet access to really post anything to publicbroadcasting.ca. Once I’m back, I have a number of things in the works for publicbroadcasting.ca and otherwise. I haven’t had much time to post today but while I’m…
RVT: Amanda Terf: Fukits
Just a little reminder that Eyes On Toronto is tonight, at the Gladstone Hotel with Bruce McDonald, Ron Sparks, and the Sunparlour Players: One of the regular features of Eyes On Toronto has been short video sketches from Amanda Terf. This is one of those sketches (please have your Claritin ready).
Bruce McDonald at Eyes on Toronto June 2
Legendary Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald, Director of such films as the Tracy Fragments, Hard Core Logo, Highway 61 and currently at work on a documentary about Broken Social Scene’s Brendan Canning will be at Eyes on Toronto this Monday, June 2nd at the Gladstone Hotel. Also on stage that night will be the hilarious Ron…
Bruce McDonald – Broken Social Scene Reunite
Bruce McDonald’s film the Tracey Fragments was undoubtedly the best film of 2007, it didn’t win Best Picture anywhere due to a taste defeceit amoung people who give awards, but it was by far the best film. Amoung the brilliant ascpects of the film is a score by Broken Social Scene. Now, according to Exclaim…
Bruce McDonald Film Tracey Fragments goes Open Source
The Tracey Fragments Re-Fragmented: Bruce McDonald has released all of the raw footage, music and the script to the Tracey Fragments under a Creative Commons licence. Think you’re a good editor? Want to prove it? The folks at the Tracey Fragments have put all of the raw footage, all of the music (from Broken Social…
More Chances to See the Tracey Fragments
If you haven’t seen Bruce Mcdonald’s film the Tracey Fragments yet, you’re about to get another chance. The film, which stars Ellen Page and features a score by Broken Social Scene is easily my pick for the best film of 2007. It won’t actually win an Oscar, those are about Hollywood politics and box office…
The Tracey Fragments officially Opens November 2!
The confirmed dates and places for the official, non fest, opening of the Tracey Fragments. Toronto – The Royal – Friday November 2nd Vancouver – Tinseltown – Friday November 2nd Montreal – theatre TBC – Friday November 2nd It has also been announced that the award winning NFB short Madame Tutli-Putli will be attached to…