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TIFF 2007 (Vickie’s diary): Already, the most wretched of the fest.

9-10-2007 Today was Eric and Dan’s last full day in Toronto. They leave tomorrow and I’m fairly certain the marquee lights at the fest will not shine as brightly...

Vickie
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TIFF 2007 (Vickie’s diary): Vickie has insomnia, but still catches some flicks.

9-9-2007 I have insomnia. Or, perhaps, not insomnia but some kind of freaky sleep situation where I can’t fall asleep at night and I can’t stay asleep in the...

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TIFF 2007 (Eric’s diary): Riots and rebirth

It’s not every day that you can say your first order of business is going to the movies with Charlize Theron, but that’s exactly what we did at 3:00...

Eric
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TIFF 2007 (Vickie’s diary): Finally! A Roger Ebert sighting may trump everything else at the fest!

9-8-2007 That’s right. You read correctly: Roger Ebert. After several Ebert-free years in a row, and my fears that our paths would never again cross at a film fest...

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TIFF 2007 (Eric’s diary): Waking late, feeling great

Today began, surprisingly, around 12:30 PM. Who knew I would require 11 hours of sleep after my 13 1/2-hour snooze-athon the previous night? It’s very, very fortunate that our...

Eric
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TIFF 2007 (Vickie’s diary): Michael Moore, Joy Division, and sweltering theatres.

9-7-2007 It’s been quite the eventful Friday. I began the day with my annual TIFF haircut at the Aveda Institute (meaning I had to skip my 11:45am screening of...

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TIFF 2007 (Eric’s diary): Opening night

I guess today is technically our first full day in Toronto, although Dan and I spent much more time awake and doing stuff yesterday, since we arrived in town...

Eric
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TIFF 2007 (Vickie’s diary): The lanyard-wearing festers flood the city as TIFF begins!

9-6-2007 Dear lord. It’s 1:34am, I have The Skulls on in the background and I am only just now starting this blog entry. It’s been a very long day…...

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TIFF 2007 (Eric’s diary): The beginning…

I’m writing this from my hotel room in Toronto, where I’ll be attending the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the next seven days. This has been a huge...

Eric
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TIFF 2007 (Vickie’s diary): Lamenting TIFF’s ticketing system

9-3-2007 Every year, something somewhere goes awry with TIFF’s ticketing system. We all know how I feel about their lottery but, random drawing aside, there is still an abundance...

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TIFF 2007 (Vickie’s diary): Hey, did you hear? It’s TIFF time!

Hey, did you hear? It’s TIFF time! Welcome back to readers from past diaries and a big “well, hi!” to anyone surfing through for the first time. Please, grab...

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CINEFFABLE's Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival - October 2006, Paris

CINEFFABLE’s Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival – October 2006, Paris

Cineffable’s Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival (27th – 30th October 2006) all took place in Montmartre, the old bohemian quarter of Paris, which now is inexplicably full of fabric...

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