I hope you’ll excuse the scattered random-ness of this post, but it’s late, I’m not nearly done writing, it’s been an amazing day, and tomorrow will take me back to an early start. Here’s what I learned today, in no particular order… …The sixth circle of hell is wanting your morning cup of tea and…
TIFF Reaction: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
Part of the fun surrounding TIFF for me this year, is the fact that I’m going into many of these screenings pretty blind. Case in point, when I sat down with the schedule, one piece of scheduling logic went like this: “Hmm…Danny Boyle has a movie playing. I’m gonna see that (What’s it about?) Who…
TIFF Reaction: ONCE UPON A TIME IN RIO (ERA UMA VEZ…)
The first opportunity you get – go see ONCE UPON A TIME IN RIO (aka ERA UMA VEZ…). I’m actually going to refrain from trying to write about it, because I’m still so moved and shaken up from what I just watched. I will say this: The movie is a fable, but a fable that…
TIFF Reaction – NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU
Forward: NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU was brought to the Toronto International Film Festival as a work in progress. Please take my thoughts below with a grain of salt since the film is incomplete.They say there are a million stories to be told in the city that never sleeps, and here we stand witness to…
Wake Up (Thoughts on TIFF Day 3)
Before I get into the yin and yang that was my TIFF Saturday, I just want to say a quick hello to the woman I met in line this afternoon. Her name was Mary Lynn and it was a pleasure talking with her. Meeting film enthusiasts like her is one of the best things about…
TIFF Reaction: YOUSSOU NDOUR – I BRING WHAT I LOVE
Every once in a while, you have to go in blind. At the risk of sounding culturally sheltered, I knew precious little about Youssou Ndour before this afternoon. To be specific, I knew his name, and that he was a world renowned tenor. That’s it – I couldn’t tell you where he was from, couldn’t…
Heaven (More Thoughts on TIFF Day 2)
“Hey – Is this heaven?” “No – It’s Ryerson.” Coulda fooled me last night, because when three of the men who have wailed through your headphones endlessly over the years – The Edge, Jimmy Page, and Jack White -are walking right in front of you, it’s pretty darned close to heaven. I’ll apologize in advance,…