GregMO ROberts

And just like that – it was over.

The Toronto After Dark Film Festival wrapped up its annual event with the closing films The Fear of Everything and Game of Werewolves which both had their Toronto premieres on October 26th. The final films were the last two of 20 films showcased at the festival many of which were having their Canadian premieres.

The event took place at the beautifully restored Bloor Cinema in the heart of the city and the theatre’s upgrade over its ...

Days four and five of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival seemed to come and go faster than a speeding zombie. During the Sunday to Monday span, the TADFF screened six films, Doomsday Book which was an anthology film with a segment directed by Kim Ji-Woon (I Saw the Devil), Lloyd the Conqueror which had audiences diving into the world of Live Action Role Playing (LARP), Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning which had Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren back together again for the first time ...

It’s hard to believe that the first three days of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival are already in the books. We have hardly had a chance to catch our breath and already one third of our most anticipated festival of the year is complete.

The festivities got underway on Thursday October 18th as a large crowd braved the Canadian downpour to stand in line to get tickets for the opening night screening of Jon Wright’s Grabbers. The film was a perfect introduction to the Festival ...

Twas the Night Before the TADF Festival

Twas the night before the Festival, when all through the city
The geeks were getting restless, my God they were giddy
The movies, they were chosen, the schedule had been drawn
The madness starts tomorrow, the pressure at dawn

Adam was definitely stirring, like a gerbil in Richard Gere’s care
He had picked the movies carefully, but soon an audience would be there
Judging and jumping, cheering

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One week. 7 Days. 168 hours until the start of the 2012 Toronto After Dark Film Festival opens the Bloor Cinema doors to showcase 20 of the best horror, science fiction and cult films this side of any ocean.

We will be back for our 5th year of screenings hoping to catch as many of the 20 films and 29 shorts that our frail body will allow. And what a line-up! The programmers and organizers have outdone themselves this year and all of the 20 entries look like entertaining must-see's. ...