Today tickets went on sale for the Toronto International Film Festival. Though technically, it’s the tickets that were left over from all the advance orders from people who had passes and coupon books. As such, I would estimate that approx 40% of films (mostly in the first half of the festival) were sold out. Today I […]
I may be a film festival volunteer, but I’m also an attendee. Read More »
A little delayed, but here is my recap of Sunday’s training session. Mostly it mostly involved going through various guidelines and etiquette (i.e. try not to get star struck while on duty), as well a tour of the theatre. The Varsity theatre, where I am volunteering, is one of the main hubs of the festival
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I just got my volunteer schedule for the Toronto Film Festival in the mail today. Expect my next log entry, for the training session, near the end of the month.
It’s now official…. Read More »
I decided to document my experiences this year as a volunteer for the Toronto International Film Festival. So, today I went to the volunteer recruitment meeting at Roy Thompson Hall (which, BTW, is where they show the Gala films at the festival). First was the spoken section. Basically, they went through the guidelines and code of
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I knew this for about 4 weeks now, but I guess I never got around to posting it. It’s just that I am now officially a film major at York University in Toronto. My studies will concentrate of on film theory, history, and criticism. As such, hopefully in the future I will know what I
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It’s time for my picks for May. (Note: I saw Mission: Impossible III today, so it’s omitted from this list). Will See An American HauntingFor some reason, this movie is opening a week later here than in the U.S. Either way, I am excited to see this film about the Bell Witch legend (which I’m already familiar
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In a follow-up to my last post, I took offence today at a comment posted on IMDB’s Studio Briefing. In the summary of reviews for The Benchwarmers (in which critics had a see on their own due to lack of press screening) the following quote was made by Manohla Dargis of the New York Times
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Today on IMDb’s Studio Briefing, there was a post about how reluctant studios are these days to give press screenings for films feared to get a negative response from critics. And, you know what, I don’t blame them. As long time readers of this blog may know, I have long had a grudge against film
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After a bit of a hiatus, it’s time once again to list the movies I have an eye on for the upcoming month. Will SeeThe BenchwarmersThe comedies produced by Adam Sandler‘s “Happy Madison” productions are usually hit or miss. Hopefully this one will go straight down the ballpark (pardon the pun). BrickThis independent film opens in
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It was a good year for me this year, since I got 15 out of 24 predictions correct. In fact, in the major categories, I only got one wrong. As such, here are my final thoughts on the major winners. Best PictureMy Prediction: Brokeback MountainWinner: CrashFinal Thoughts: The real surprise of the night. However, since I did
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