Hard Core Logo II – Bruce MacDonald TIFF synopsis : " Bruce MacDonald's post-modernist, wryly self-conscious Hard Core Logo II, the sequel to his celebrated punk-rock faux doc, doesn't so much mock the notion of sequels as take a blow torch to it. Protagonist is "Bruce" (McDonald), the director in the original film. He's been living the Hollywood life in Laurel Canyon, until his series is cancelled and the only gig offered him is a doc for Wiccan TV about a singer, Care Failure, who claims she's been possessed by Joe Dick, the leader [...]
So we're doing a new podcast tonight. It will include an interview with legendary Canadian Director Bruce MacDonald . He made Hard Core Logo and a shitload of other rad films. He also co-directed this kick ass documentary about the band Metric . This is part 1. Jay
Some belated Canadian cover happenings... On August 14th in Toronto, there's a whole tribute night devoted to Canadian cult rock film Hard Core Logo with a screening of the film, a Q&A with director Bruce McDonald, punk bands covering the fictional band, lots of prizes, and " unannounceable but very special SPECIAL GUESTS ". Hmmmm... Joe Dick himself perhaps? Mr. Hugh Dillon is currently enjoying success on Flashpoint , a big hit both in Canada and the US, which is cool because it's clearly filmed in [...]
Last week in the comments , I briefly mentioned that Hugh Dillon, lead singer of the Headstones (who covered Tweeter and the Monkey Man once upon a time), was co-starring in a cop drama this fall on CTV called Flashpoint opposite Enrico Colantoni (Veronica's dad on Veronica Mars ). The show, originally titled Sniper , focuses on an elite tactical police team that handles hostage negotiations, bomb threats, and other fun stuff. It made some ripples a couple weeks ago when CBS picked up the Canadian show for this summer's programming in spite of the [...]
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