Of the gala presentations at this year’s Toronto Film Festival David Russell’s I Heart Huckabees is one of the most intriguing. Check out the Festival-provided synopsis: I ♥ HUCKABEES begins with Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman), an environmental activist who has been experiencing an alarming series of coincidences ‚Äì the meaning … [Read More]
Well boys and girls, got a call from the Toronto Film Festival’s box office this morning and we’ve been spurned. Spurned! No press pass for poor ol’ Bubba. Once I got done with my self indulgent weeping I came up with a plan. A response. A way to try and … [Read More]
Ah … I’m just itching to see this. My love for Donnie Darko is on an epic scale. This is just a fantastic film, easily one of the best debut films I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been anxiously checking the website waiting for the day that they announce some screening … [Read More]
One of the things that separates the Toronto International Film Festival from other festivals worldwide is its steadfast refusal to lock themselves into any particular box. While some festivals focus may focus on nationality, or genre, or technical aspects or industry needs, Toronto has always merged everything into one big … [Read More]
Hot diggity! If you’ve been paying close attention you know that I’ve been obsessing over a Japanese film called Nine Souls ever since I saw it at the Toronto Film Festival last year. I love this film. I adore it. I truly belive that this is one of the best … [Read More]
Okay there boys and girls ‚Ķ one of the things about my posting so much about Asian films is that I get asked where people can buy these things. A lot. So to make life simpler for you and more lucrative for me I‚Äôve gone out and joined a few … [Read More]
Okay, I know we’ve got at least one Brit reading this thing regularly, so David, this one’s for you … Before I latched on to my current Japanese movie fetish I had a bit of a thing going for the Danes and the Dogme 95 movement, thus I leapt at … [Read More]
Besides being a really cool alliteration, the Title of this post cannot be more true. A happen-chance meeting in downtown Toronto yesterday, put me into the Invitation-Only Private screening of Scarface at the 20th Anniversary DVD Release Party put on by Universal Pictures today. And folks, it was one swanky … [Read More]