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Tag: TIFF 2008

TIFF, Toronto

The End (Final Thoughts on TIFF 2008)

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 … Read More ›

Posted on September 14, 2008
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TIFF Reaction: SEXYKILLER

While I did have a ticket to see RADIO LOVE on Saturday night, which would have been my last screening of the festival, when I … Read More ›

Posted on September 13, 2008July 25, 2011
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TIFF Reaction: EVERY LITTLE STEP

A funny thing happened on the way to EVERY LITTLE STEP, the doc about the revival of the 1970’s Broadway hit A Chorus Line. As … Read More ›

Posted on September 13, 2008July 25, 2011
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TIFF Reaction: PRIDE AND GLORY

Films selected as TIFF Galas are becoming an increasingly puzzling phenomenon. One would think that those twenty presentations at Roy Thompson Hall would be held … Read More ›

Posted on September 13, 2008July 25, 2011
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TIFF Reaction: CHE

One of the things I love about film festivals is the cinematic experiences that are unlikely to be repeated. It could be the selection of … Read More ›

Posted on September 13, 2008
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TIFF Reaction: ME AND ORSON WELLES

Quite honestly – I chose this film based on the previous work of director Richard Linklater. The man responsible for DAZED & CONFUSED and WAKING … Read More ›

Posted on September 13, 2008August 7, 2013
TIFF, Toronto

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 … Read More ›

Posted on September 11, 2008
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TIFF Reaction – FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING

Just before the lights dimmed, I wondered why a smaller film about the IRA struggles would choose a title so similar to a famously Oscar-nominated … Read More ›

Posted on September 11, 2008July 25, 2011
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TIFF Reaction – WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU

My ticket wallet feels a whole lot thinner, and the pile of ticket stubs on my desk is growing by the minute. Must mean we’re … Read More ›

Posted on September 11, 2008July 25, 2011
TIFF, Toronto

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 … Read More ›

Posted on September 11, 2008
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TIFF Reaction: COOPER’S CAMERA

Yesterday I wrote about not believing the hype. This afternoon, my theme could be don’t believe the trash. Of all the movies I picked to … Read More ›

Posted on September 10, 2008July 25, 2011
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TIFF Reaction: SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK

First things first: it’s pronounced sin-ECK-DA-key. Now that I have that out of the way, I’ll try to talk about this amazingly odd movie from … Read More ›

Posted on September 10, 2008

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