Back when this selection was first announced as being part of TIFF ’08, I had one immediate thought: “I’m there!”. For those of you who don’t know me, if there’s anything I love as much as movies, it’s music. And when you cue up songs by U2, The White Stripes, and Led Zeppelin, you are…
TIFF reaction: ROCKNROLLA
I truly wish Guy Ritchie had stayed for a Q&A after this morning’s screening of ROCKNROLLA, simply because I would have liked to have said one thing to him: “Welcome Back”. After seven years off the grid making spousal vehicles and straight-to-dvd misfires, Ritchie went back to what he does best and gave fans of…
Strange Currencies (Thoughts on TIFF Day 2)
For the last few TIFF’s, my day has started in the wee hours at The Manulife Centre. There I join a select group of early birds who lust after same day tickets like they were double doubles and free Timbits. For most people there it isn’t their first time in this line, so we’re all…
TIFF Reaction: PASSCHENDAELE
Mid-way through Paul Gross’ PASSCHENDAELE, the war-torn battle ground is described as “A muddy stew”. That very sentiment could describe this movie as a whole quite accurately. PASSCHENDAELE is an ambitious film, one that takes ordinary Canadians in the early 20th century, and cuts their lives to ribbons as World War I casts a shadow…
TIFF Reaction: $9.99
Beginning my 2008 TIFF screenings with $9.99 felt a little like going to a buffet dinner and heading straight for the dessert cart. Not that I’d ever talk someone out of such a decision. The movie is a stop-motion animated film about the inhabitants of an Australian apartment building. The place they all call home…
The Most Wonderful Time of The Year (Thoughts on TIFF Day 1)
…yeah, actually I think for me The Toronto International Film Festival is in fact more fun than Christmas. It all starts tonight for me with my first screening of $9.99 at AMC. So as TIFF goes along, I’ll be putting up two types of posts. I will, of course, be posting reactions to the movies…
Rich Girl
Can’t say I had any interest in attending the TIFF screening of the doc PARIS, NOT THE CITY. The subject of the doc is celebutante Paris Hilton, who I don’t care very much for in any way shape or form. But mysteriously, the doc was scuttled from three screenings down to one. What happened?? Well…