''The Last Porno Show'' is a 2019 Canadian drama film, directed by
Kire Paputts
Kire Paputts is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. .
[Norman Wilner]
"TIFF review: The Last Porno Show"
''Now
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to the present time.
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'', August 28, 2019. The film stars Nathanael Chadwick as Wayne, a young aspiring actor who unexpectedly inherits an
adult movie theatre in the
Toronto
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neighbourhood of
Leslieville
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after his father's death.
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The film premiered at the ]2019 Toronto International Film Festival
The 44th annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 5 to 15 September 2019. The opening gala was the documentary film '' Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band'', directed by Daniel Roher, and the festival closed with a ...
.[Joshua Freeman]
"Slew of films on offer from Toronto filmmakers at TIFF this year"
CP24
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, August 29, 2019.
Norman Wilner of ''Now
Now most commonly refers
to the present time.
Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to:
Organizations
* Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization
* National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization
* Now ...
'' gave the film a three-N rating, writing that "The Last Porno Show never really unifies its blend of tender drama, transgressive imagery and scabrous outsider comedy – Frank D'Angelo
Frank D'Angelo (born April 23, 1959) is a Canadian entrepreneur in the food and restaurant industry, and in entertainment. D'Angelo has made several feature-length films through his In Your Ear Productions. He is also the founder of D'Angelo Br ...
appears as Wayne’s Method acting coach, and he’s not bad! – but Paputts does find something meaningful in Wayne’s quest to overcome his traumatic childhood, folding a poignant sense of longing into all the dick shots."[
The score was composed by Devon Goldberg and performed by Morricone Youth.
In 2020, it was reported that due to the sexually explicit aspects of the film, Paputts had experienced difficulty finding streaming platforms that were willing to carry it.][Norman Wilner]
"Why it’s hard to find The Last Porno Show on VOD"
''The Georgia Straight
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'', September 17, 2020. The film is currently available only on the Vimeo on Demand
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platform.[
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References
External links
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2019 films
Canadian drama films
English-language Canadian films
Films directed by Kire Paputts
2010s English-language films
2010s Canadian films
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