It’s a bit past midnight and I have just returned from a 10pm screening of TWILIGHT. No – this isn’t my review, though I promise I’ll have that written and posted by Sunday night. Instead I just thought I’d share a few thoughts about the actual experience of the screening tonight. As I’ve said before,…
Love Bites
I went through today feeling like it had been forever since I’d updated. It could be because I’d only posted three times in the last week, and one of those posts was a trailer. It could also be in part because we got a new scanner here at Casa del Hatter, and I’ve been obsessively…
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
I’m practically begging to start an argument, but here goes nothing. I count myself as a fan of Diablo Cody. I don’t look at her as a landmark writer, or a maverick voice. I do like her work quite a bit, and can applaud her success. Perhaps it’s because in a strange way, I see…
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…
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…
A Change Would Do You Good
As The Olympics unfold on the other side of the world, I can’t help but think back to happier times…and by “happier times” I mean back when Canada had more to look forward to than just top ten finishes. Take for instance 1996, when Donovan Bailey set a new world record and won the gold…
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 to commerce that is his downtown movie theatre. After a week to soak in the goodness that was THE DARK KNIGHT, he felt like seeing it again. This time though,…