Countdown to the Film Fest
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przedThe Toronto International Film Festival starts tomorrow, and I'm totally pumped.
In spite of being in the very last box, I did manage to score tickets to Alatriste, Viggo's Spanish swashbuckler. In fact, I've got tickets to both screenings and have decided I'm not going to trade the second one for another film. Yes, I'm obsessed. But then you knew that already.
I'm seeing 26 films altogether, and have posted my film fest sked on my newly resurrected film website The sked's here, if you're interested.
I'll be putting up reviews here and on the website, as usual. And in the meantime...
...some films for the slash fans among you:
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
Japanese bad boy director Takashi Miike tackles a homoerotic, juvenile delinquent prison film. I can't wait.
Love and Other Disasters
A British RomCom with an American gal in London seeking out true love on behalf of her gay roommate. Made by the director who did the Madonna concert film, Truth or Dare.
Shortbus
The new film from the director of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, John Cameron Mitchell. This one's already caused a certain amount of controversy, since Mitchell has decided to focus on the lives of various characters, straight and gay, through the lens of sex. Hardcore sex. And since one of the actors is the CBC's very own Sook-Yin Lee, it's gotten a certain amount of Canadian-grown notoriety too.
Chacun sa nuit
A sister searches for the reason her bisexual brother was beaten to death as we flashback to his various trysts. The film's had so-so advance word, but the trailer looks gorgeous.
In spite of being in the very last box, I did manage to score tickets to Alatriste, Viggo's Spanish swashbuckler. In fact, I've got tickets to both screenings and have decided I'm not going to trade the second one for another film. Yes, I'm obsessed. But then you knew that already.
I'm seeing 26 films altogether, and have posted my film fest sked on my newly resurrected film website The sked's here, if you're interested.
I'll be putting up reviews here and on the website, as usual. And in the meantime...
...some films for the slash fans among you:
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A
Japanese bad boy director Takashi Miike tackles a homoerotic, juvenile delinquent prison film. I can't wait.
Love and Other Disasters
A British RomCom with an American gal in London seeking out true love on behalf of her gay roommate. Made by the director who did the Madonna concert film, Truth or Dare.
Shortbus
The new film from the director of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, John Cameron Mitchell. This one's already caused a certain amount of controversy, since Mitchell has decided to focus on the lives of various characters, straight and gay, through the lens of sex. Hardcore sex. And since one of the actors is the CBC's very own Sook-Yin Lee, it's gotten a certain amount of Canadian-grown notoriety too.
Chacun sa nuit
A sister searches for the reason her bisexual brother was beaten to death as we flashback to his various trysts. The film's had so-so advance word, but the trailer looks gorgeous.
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Date: 2006-09-06 11:21 pm (UTC)I look forward to a revierw of this (and the other 25 films!)
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Date: 2006-09-07 12:58 am (UTC)As for Alatriste, it's definitely my most anticipated film of the fest. I'm sure I'll post lots of comments about it. (And I'm totally planning on carrying a book of Viggo's around for him to autograph, on the off chance I run in to him. I usually run into a few actors during the fest, though it's never the ones I really care about.)