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DailyXY’s TIFFtown blog is sponsored by the Alliance film, Drive Though it doesn’t officially end until Sunday, TIFF is a much tamer beast now. The international stars and industry types have mostly departed, along with paparazzi seeking fresher prey, leaving local cinephiles with a more relaxed atmosphere for their festival-going. … Read More
DailyXY’s TIFF coverage is sponsored by the Alliance film, The Ides of March. Looking at the top and bottom of this post, you will notice that one of the films I am about to discuss is, entirely by coincidence, “sponsoring” my TIFF blog. Thanks and all that but, for the … Read More
DailyXY’s TIFFtown blog is sponsored by the Alliance film, Warrior. The Toronto International Film Festival, or TIFF, begins today and runs through September 18. One of TIFF’s most popular regular series is the cult-forum Midnight Madness. But for journalists covering the larger filmic feast, the madness begins much, much earlier. … Read More
Last week’s news that Blockbuster Canada went into receivership, coming just six months after the parent company in the U.S. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, was a shock to few; really, the shock was that it took that long. Even while claiming the U.S. bankruptcy wasn’t going to hinder … Read More
If you film it, will they kill? The above maligning of the slogan from the innocent-as-Mom’s-apple-pie baseball film Field of Dreams — not to mention this post’s button-pushing headline — is offered with sincere apologies to the alleged victims of Edmonton’s so-called “Dexter” killer, whose case dates back to fall … Read More
