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TIFF 08 – Days 4&5 – Briefly
Haven’t had much time to write. Got another busy day today, so just a few quick things: Ghost Town: an otherwise completely ordinary film was quite funny thanks to Ricky Gervais The People Speak: Howard Zinn, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin … Continue reading
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TIFF 08 – Day 3 – Cont’d
Ok, busy couple of days… the party on Day 3 was totally fun – we got all dressed up and went to the place and enjoyed some complimentary wine and food (roast beef, assorted hors d’oevres and cheeses, oh my!) … Continue reading
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TIFF 08 – Day 3 – Going to a party!
Just dropping in quickly after a screening of A No-Hit No-Run Summer, a great little French Canadian film. Set in Montreal summer of 1969, a 12 year old kid who’s obsessed with the Expos’ first season and dying to play … Continue reading
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TIFF 08 – Day 2 – Black Comedies Abound
Just a quick rundown – guests arrived late last night and so not much time for writing over the next few days… First flick was an Irish black comedy, A Film With Me In It – funny as hell – … Continue reading
TIFF 08 – Day 1, here we go!
So now that the fest has gotten underway, I’m going to try to update this blog as much as I can. Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done – we’re going to have some pretty late nights and some pretty hectic … Continue reading
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TIFF 08 Films – Zack and Miri
Just released: the red band trailer for Zack and Miri Make a Porno (links to better quality version than the embed below), and the Canadian version of the poster for the flick (the MPAA banned this poster from distribution in … Continue reading
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TIFF 08 – Final Schedule
And here it is, just got word that we got all of our picks, so here’s the final rundown of films we’ll be seeing at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival: Thursday September 4 O’Horten (Bent Hamer, Norway) JCVD (Mabrouk … Continue reading
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TIFF 08 – 7 Days and Finally, a Final List of First Picks
7 days to go! Since the schedule and programme information went live 2 days ago we’ve just been pouring over the information available, post-it noting the hell out of the program book, and putting together a list of all the … Continue reading
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TIFF 08 – Working on the list
With the Premium tickets already on sale, the full film list out, and the schedule about to be announced, I’m starting to build out my shortlist of films I’d like to catch at TIFF08 over here. Currently the list is … Continue reading
TIFF 08 – Gala Tix and other things
So Gala and Visa Screening Room tickets went on sale this weekend. We managed to get a pair for the opening of Burn After Reading, the new Coen brothers film starring Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton and … Continue reading