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 a moment of a film coming full-circle, Bill Maher’s documentary RELIGULOUS, which premiered footage at TIFF last year. Full details on these titles and more after the jump Secret Life…
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 up to do it all over again. I’ll admit that as much as I like to find an obscure treasure, or immerse in some domestic cinematic bliss, I quite enjoy…
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 summertime activities has returned after taking a year off. If you found that the free screenings at Dundas Square weren’t quite your style, perhaps the FIDO Free Flicks at Harbourfront…
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, and just make everything a bit more novel for two hours or so. In my hometown of Toronto, there have been a handful of outdoor screenings over the years, but…
Suspicious Minds
Last week, I got so wrapped up in Academy Award prediction babble, that I neglected to mention a local happening. Here in Toronto, we had a pretty nasty six-alarm fire downtown. It took fire crews hours to get it under control, but by the time they did, a sizable chunk of the 100 year-old structure…
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 time this year, and count 18 out of my 20 films as ones I would recommend – a much higher ratio than usual! I’d like to think that I’m just…
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 crew turned up for the second screening of RESERVATION ROAD – hell the red carpet was even rolled up…the fact that the applause is thinning out for the “thanks volunteers”…