Every once in a while, you have to go in blind. At the risk of sounding culturally sheltered, I knew precious little about Youssou Ndour … Read More ›
Tag: TIFF 2008
“Hey – Is this heaven?” “No – It’s Ryerson.” Coulda fooled me last night, because when three of the men who have wailed through your … Read More ›
Back when this selection was first announced as being part of TIFF ’08, I had one immediate thought: “I’m there!”. For those of you who … Read More ›
I truly wish Guy Ritchie had stayed for a Q&A after this morning’s screening of ROCKNROLLA, simply because I would have liked to have said … Read More ›
For the last few TIFF’s, my day has started in the wee hours at The Manulife Centre. There I join a select group of early … Read More ›
Mid-way through Paul Gross’ PASSCHENDAELE, the war-torn battle ground is described as “A muddy stew”. That very sentiment could describe this movie as a whole … Read More ›
Beginning my 2008 TIFF screenings with $9.99 felt a little like going to a buffet dinner and heading straight for the dessert cart. Not that … Read More ›
…yeah, actually I think for me The Toronto International Film Festival is in fact more fun than Christmas. It all starts tonight for me with … Read More ›
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 … Read More ›
Now that’s a beautiful sight! Today was ticket pickup day, and I’m happy to report that the whole process went rather smoothly. I wasn’t doing … Read More ›
Yep – that about sums up my excitement. Just got the email from the Festival Box Office – I got all twenty of my first … Read More ›
So my envelope containing my TIFF schedule selections has been handed in, nothin’ to do for the next three days but sit back and wait. … Read More ›