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Category: Toronto

TIFF, Toronto

Rock With You

This afternoon I’ll take my lunch hour to run my selections over to the Dundas Square box office. Say a little prayer to the gods … Read More ›

Posted on August 28, 2008
TIFF, Toronto

Putting It Together

Here’s what I learned last night: Trying to schedule your TIFF selections + Brand new HDTV service = Amazing lack of concentration. I got through … Read More ›

Posted on August 27, 2008
TIFF, Toronto

Missing You

Today’s the day I order take-out for dinner and spend a few stressful hours with highlighters scattered across my desk, my outlook working overtime, and … Read More ›

Posted on August 26, 2008
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
Toronto

Selling the Drama

OK, misery loves company, so please tell me I’m not alone on this… So there’s The Hatter, on a sunny Sunday afternoon approaching the monument … Read More ›

Posted on July 28, 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
screenings, Toronto

Run To The Water

With Summer finally having arrived in Toronto after an unusually chilly May and June, I was happy to find out that one of my favorite … Read More ›

Posted on July 2, 2008
screenings, Toronto

Outside

One of the things I love about summertime is the concept of outdoor screenings. Such events harken back to the hey-day of the drive-in movie, … Read More ›

Posted on May 5, 2008

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