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September 19, 2009
TIFF Review: Bright StarJust because a film is set more than a few decades ago, doesn’t mean it’s a period film. And just because events happened in a particular kind of society 200 years ago, doesn’t mean they are not relevant today. Jane Campion made that clean with her feature The Piano, and she has returned to these […]
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September 17, 2009
TIFF Review: Fish Tank15 year-old Mia’s life is claustrophobic. The council estate flat that she shares with her mother and sister is tiny. The corridors are tiny, and filled with young people who swear in ways that would make Mickey Rourke blush. Her mother seems to care little for her; in fact, there doesn’t seem to be anyone […]
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September 16, 2009
TIFF Review: The Vintner’s LuckThe Vintner’s Luck is Niki Caro’s fourth feature, and it is as mixed as film as the wine and angels on her screen. It is a sumptuous film, one that engages the senses beyond sight and sound. While it is gorgeous to look at, its moments of exchange between story and viewer are too few […]
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September 15, 2009
TIFF Review: Les Herbes FollesIf Les Herbes Folles were directed by a newcomer, you would call it an extraordinary, quirky, thoroughly French look at the strange happenstance of love, the objects that lead us there, and what would happen if we said out loud the often strange things we were thinking. But the film is directed by the great […]
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September 14, 2009
TIFF Blog: Space & Time in the Festival CityIt begins around the middle of August, with advertisements in bus shelters and streetcars plastered with logos. September comes, and virtually every store on Bloor Street between Yonge Street and Avenue Road has a movie theme in their window. Mannequins are wrapped in film strips, old televisions play DVDs, and signs welcome attendees of the […]
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September 10, 2009
Shelagh’s TIFF ’09 PicksTrying to choose films to see at Toronto International Film Festival is often like trying to eat everything at the buffet of the world: every kind of food is offered and it is impossible to eat everything. Choices have to be made, and gems will be missed. But choose I must. Will has already covered […]
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August 4, 2009
Toys: My Good Ideas Are Anything ButI blame my older brother for everything. He gave me my first comic book, Fantastic Four #145, and since then, I haven’t looked back. From time to time, things come up that force me to choose between my passion and ‘real life’. When that happens I am proud to say that I almost always make […]
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July 18, 2009
Mighty Muggs: These Toys Will be The Death of MeI have been collecting toys and comics for most of my life. While I have been able to collect entire series of comics, the same cannot be said for toys. I would start with a series that I thought was really cool, but before too long I would get bored and move on. I have […]
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June 13, 2009
Futurama is Back!Good news, everyone! After six horrible years, Comedy Central has finally given Futurama back to us, for at least 26 brand new episodes. Huge DVD sales of the series and TV movies, combined with strong ratings for re-runs of the show prompted producers to give in to the cries of fans and finally bring Futurama back […]
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