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TIFF 2008 (Eric's diary): from Monaco to Mississauga

TIFF 2008 (Eric’s diary): from Monaco to Mississauga

I mean that title literally and figuratively, if you know what I mean, although I don’t mean any offense towards Mississaugans just because our first dud of the festival...

Eric
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TIFF 2008 (Eric’s diary): Hunan and homos

Our streak of wildly good fortune at this year’s TIFF continued, beginning with this morning’s film, The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World (7/8), a documentary whose subject may...

Eric
TIFF 2008 (Vickie’s Diary): The Great Equalizers

TIFF 2008 (Vickie’s Diary): The Great Equalizers

I like to believe that the universe tries its best to maintain balance at all times, so that whenever something crappy happens somewhere, something amazing might happen somewhere else....

Vickie
TIFF 2008 (Eric's diary): two films about aging

TIFF 2008 (Eric’s diary): two films about aging

It may be impossible to put your finger on just one reason why it’s such a valuable experience to attend an international film festival, but the films we saw...

Eric
TIFF 2008 (Vickie’s Diary): The Great Same-Day Line Fiasco of 2008

TIFF 2008 (Vickie’s Diary): The Great Same-Day Line Fiasco of 2008

Let me preface this entry by saying: I am a crotchety TIFF veteran. I will fully cop to whining and complaining about how things have changed for the worse,...

Vickie
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TIFF 2008 (Eric’s diary): stop-motion, start festival

Today we kicked off the first day of TIFF with a little tourism, hitting something called Casa Loma. It’s a mansion (which felt more like a castle) built by...

Eric
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TIFF 2008 (Vickie’s Diary): Let’s Get Rolling…

Today is the first official day of TIFF 2008, when screenings (though still limited at this point) get underway and the world waits in breathless anticipation for a sighting...

Vickie

TIFF 2008 (Vickie’s Diary): Excuse Me, Miss… Is Your Record Broken?

Okay, I know I said I wouldn’t continue to beat the dead horse that is the annual TIFF ticket lottery, but I only managed to snag 18 of the...

Vickie
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TIFF 2008 (Vickie’s Diary): TIFF (Sept. 4th – 13th) — Let the games begin!

Oh. Hey. Guess what? It’s *yawn* film festival time again and… blah blah blah… film festival DOs and DON’Ts blah blah. What’s that, you say? You’re wondering if there’s...

Vickie

TIFF 2008 (Eric’s diary): entering the lottery

At 8:54 this morning, we received our Toronto International Film Festival ticketing package including the program guide, order booklets, drop-off and pick-up vouchers, pre-paid FedEx return envelope, and detailed...

Eric