I think it was John Lennon who said “You may say that I’m a film geek / But I’m not the only one…” Nay, not only do I surround myself with one or two dozen other movie geeks, but I also find the sort of movie geeks who go to TIFF as well! The other…
TIFF 2009 – Day 5
Yesterday’s roller derby expo in honour of WHIP IT had the potential to be a great Sunday afternoon in the city. Pity TIFF, Dundas Square, and Toronto Roller Derby managed to screw it up. First and foremost, I truly have to thank the good people at TIFF for going to the trouble of publicizing events…
TIFF 2009 – Day 4
TIFF Fridays are fun, but there’s something about that first Saturday that seems to shift the fun into a higher gear. Perhaps this year, it was due to large quantities of the walking dead. More on them in a bit… Saturday afternoon gave me my first taste of the Dundas Square free screenings. I was…
TIFF 2009 – Day 3
Success! After a bit of a false start on day one, I finally managed to get into the swing of things Friday night at the SUCK Showcase at Dundas Square. First things first – if you are planning on taking in any of the free events, don’t rely on the info on TIFF’s website. If…
TIFF 2009 – Day 2 (Everybody’s Talkin’)
In the twelve hour span between 6pm last night and 6am this morning, a few flaws came up in my Free TIFF Experiment. Let’s start with TUFF. According to the TUFF site, there was supposed to be a kiosk set up in Toronto’s subway where people could see the ten short films. Well I wandered…
TIFF 2009 – Day 1
Once more into the breach dear friends. red carpets are rolled out, and stars are being spotted in Yorkville. TIFF 2009 has officially begun. I’m a tad saddened that the official website hasn’t included a forum for people to link their blogs this year. In the past it was actually a pretty handy spot to…
Heaven Help (Mapping Out a Free TIFF 2009)
My TIFF experience just got a bit more amusing. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m focusing on the free events this time out. Well imagine my surprise when I discovered there were so many free events, that I would have to print out a calender and actually map out my week! I’m used to doing that…