September 2008

  • TIFF 08 – Day 3 – Going to a party!

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    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 ball himself, tries out for the local team but is denied.  His dad, previously unenthusiastic…

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  • TIFF 08 – Day 2 – Black Comedies Abound

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    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 – wickedly funny script, great performances by the actors, and a truly dark and absurd plot. …

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  • recently on twitter.com/dsamojlenko

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    O’horten was great! # Next up – JCVD! # Damn… In the balcony for JCVD – never been up here before… # JCVD rules! # In line for A Film With Me In It – not totally into the lineup situation at AMC #

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  • TIFF 08 – Day 1, here we go!

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    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 days and we’ve got guests coming to join us through this weekend so I don’t…

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  • TIFF 08 Films – Zack and Miri

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    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 the USA – yay Canada!)

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