Winter Film Events in Toronto

As the temperature drops and cultural events slow to a crawl, it’s all too easy to succumb to the warm allure of Netflix (or, if you’re old school, the video store). If you want to devote January to film, that’s well and fine your initiative — but didn’t you just … Read More

2011 Toronto International Film Festival

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

2011 Toronto International Film Festival

DailyXY’s TIFFtown blog is sponsored by the Alliance film, Drive. Our award for most interesting TIFF press conference goes to Trespass. It featured writer/director Joel Schumacher and star Nicolas Cage, and there was plenty to chew on in their comments — not so much on Trespass itself, rather their more … Read More

2011 Toronto International Film Festival

DailyXY’s TIFF coverage is sponsored by the Alliance film, Drive. In a fairer world, it would have been the great Neil Young, not U2, given the honour of TIFF’s opening night gala. The man’s one of our own and his new concert film, Neil Young Life, was even shot here. … Read More

2011 Toronto International Film Festival

DailyXY’s TIFF coverage is sponsored by the Alliance film, The Ides of March We’ve reached the halfway point of TIFF madness, and the physical symptoms are showing. There’s that shaky, dehydrated feeling that comes from an excess of caffeine, not to mention the mojitos, sea breezes and what-have-yous scoffed at … Read More

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