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Hot Docs: Opening Night Previews

Posted on
28 Apr 2011
by
Ricky

Toronto – It’s the end of April, and that means two things – hockey playoffs and Hot Docs. Now in it’s 18th year, Hot Docs is once again bigger and better then previous years. This year’s film festival will feature 200 hard hitting films from 43 countries, none of which is Rickaslavia, the imaginary country in my head that I am the overlord of. Why did I write that? I don’t know. 200 movies is a lot of movies to go through and can be overwhelming, so as the days roll on, we will be providing you with some previews for films we think are interesting. There’s only two films tonight, but they both look awesome.

POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

With such documentaries such as Super Size Me and Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden under his belt, Morgan Spurlock is a bit of a documentary superstar. It’s no surprise his latest documentary – POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold is the opening film for this years’ festival. It’s a documentary about branding, product placement and corporate entertainment. It will most likely be hilarious.

Screens: Thu, Apr 28 6:30 PM @ Winter Garden Theatre, Fri, Apr 29 4:15 PM @ Isabel Bader Theatre

Fightville

WHAT TIMING! With Toronto getting ready for it’s first ever UFC event this weekend, the film Fightville will provide many people and fans with an engaging perspective about the world of UFC and mixed martial arts in general. The documentary follows a few young competitors (not GSP) as they go through the painful trials and tribulations of being a MMA fighter. This film will definitely open up some eyes as it tries to show views that ultimate fighting is just not about brutality.

Thu, Apr 28 9:30 PM @ Winter Garden Theatre, Fri, Apr 29 1:45 PM @ Isabel Bader Theatre, Tue, May 3 3:45 PM @ Cumberland 2

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