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Category: TIFF

News, views, and thoughts from the circus that takes over my home town every September. Films discussed are never rated.

TIFF, Toronto

Breakin’ Me

About this time last year, someone in the know told me that The Toronto International Film Festival was getting close to point break (As in … Read More ›

Posted on August 19, 2008
TIFF, Toronto

News of The World v

I’m a pretty big fan of Stephen Soderbergh (TRAFFIC is one of my all-time top five movies). So it brought me much movie-geek excitement yesterday … Read More ›

Posted on August 14, 2008
TIFF, Toronto

News of The World iv

I think I’ve made no bones about the fact that BLINDNESS is the movie I’m most looking forward to for the upcoming Toronto International Film … Read More ›

Posted on July 31, 2008
TIFF, Toronto

News of The World iii

Toronto International Film Fest released its list of titles for the midnight madness programme, and as always they sound suitably disturbing. I must say though, … Read More ›

Posted on July 24, 2008
TIFF, Toronto

News of The World ii

More news of titles coming to the Toronto International Film Festival today, including GHOST TOWN starring Ricky Gervais, ROCKNROLLA directed by Guy Ritchie, and in … Read More ›

Posted on July 10, 2008
TIFF, Toronto

News of The World

Seems like it was just yesterday that I was closing the book on another Toronto Film Festival. Yet here we are…ten months later and ramping … Read More ›

Posted on July 3, 2008
TIFF, Toronto

Thanks, That Was Fun

So another Toronto International Film Festival is behind us…maybe now I can get back to watching movies at a normal pace! I had a great … Read More ›

Posted on September 16, 2007
reactions, TIFF

Reaction: JOY DIVISION

What a difference a week makes. Last Saturday, I sat down to watch Anton Corbijn’s CONTROL knowing precious little about Joy Division. This week, I … Read More ›

Posted on September 16, 2007July 25, 2011
reactions, TIFF

Reaction: BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD

No red carpet in sight…lots of tickets available…programmers getting into the Anti-Piracy-“Yarrrrgh“. It must be day ten. With day ten, come the leftovers. The good-looking, … Read More ›

Posted on September 15, 2007July 25, 2011
reactions, TIFF

Reaction: AMAZING JOURNEY – THE STORY OF THE WHO

After a while, you need to reset. After a string of exposing yourself to all sorts of new information, you find yourself needing to go … Read More ›

Posted on September 15, 2007July 25, 2011
reactions, TIFF

Reaction: MISTER LONELY

This one is going to be short and sweet – I really didn’t like MISTER LONELY ( * ). The movie is primarily about a … Read More ›

Posted on September 15, 2007July 25, 2011
TIFF, Toronto

Tired Eyes

Thoughts on a Friday AfternoonSeveral signs are telling me that this year’s Toronto Film festival is almost done…the fact that this morning no cast or … Read More ›

Posted on September 14, 2007

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