Though I may complain for the next week or so about being more tired now than back before my vacation began, I wouldn’t change it for the world. This year’s Toronto International Film Festival was great fun – saw some great flicks, met some great people…what else could a movie fan want? When all the…
Listen Like Thieves (Thoughts on TIFF Day 8)
During the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, some jackass caught a few minutes of the Borat movie on his cellphone and posted it online. Ever since then, the studios have gone apeshit paranoid, and the festival organizers have bent over to appease them. There are security guards in many screenings with night vision scopes looking…
Suddenly I See (Thoughts on TIFF Day 7)
All afternoon I’d been wondering about what sort of TIFF update I wanted to write today. In the end, indecision has won out. So rather than give you a few hundred words on my experiences over the last day, I figured I’d let the pictures do the talking for once. First from last night’s premiere…
Ocean of Noise (Thoughts on TIFF Day 6)
While it slightly saddens me to realize that I’m on the back nine of this year’s Toronto Film Fest, I’m sure my eyes and body will be happy to know that only four more days of this crazy abuse remain. As you might have read below, this afternoon brought me to Darren Aronofsky’s THE WRESTLER…
Homecoming (Thoughts on TIFF Day 5)
This evening I felt a bit like the bee girl in that old Blind Melon video. You see, there are times where I feel like a big ‘ol geek rambling about on this amateur blog of mine…but at the very least, I know I’m not the only one of my kind. Tonight A bunch of…
Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime (Thoughts on TIFF Day 4)
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…
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…