October 2011
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“By 1886, the labor coalition was looking for a radical candidate for mayor, and...”
– I just read The Reign of the One Percenters by Christopher Ketcham. A great read, til he lazily blames “hipsters” for a lack of political motion/anger. Earlier in the essay, Ketcham also says something which bridges nicely with the above quote and kinda killed me: “A study from the...
“The human race is a race of cowards; and I am not only marching in that...”
– Mark Twain
September 2011
32 posts
VIFF opening party in crisis as unions picket... →
There aren’t many parties in this world I’d cross a union picket line for. The VIFF Opening Gala certainly isn’t one of them.
Not attending, for the first time in years! This sucks!
“Compassion for our parents is the true sign of maturity.”
– Anais Nin
alxcited:
Re: this post. In case anyone’s wondering I went ahead and did some facebook deleting last night. Actually, that’s not true. Sonya referred to my reasoning of keeping him as my friend so he could “see how good I’m doing” as “not exactly the healthiest”. She was right (she is nearly always right). I promptly forked my phone over and she did the deleting for me. Now I will not talk...
too tired to blog
too blog to tired.
movies up the ying-yang.
brb curling into a non-cinematic dream state.
Part of me loves vacay...
but part of me just wants to be home and comfortable, around people who love me already.
TIFF has a lot of social pressure. I’m constantly meeting new people and smiling gratuitously and talking about what I do. Yesterday I talked to a reviewer with Variety before a film and I didn’t even want to get into my job again (what would he care? I’m not press!), I just wanted him to...
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TIFF recaps are all a day late
because Tumblr (and I, because I didn’t draft in a TextEdit document) fucked up on Day 2 and I can’t write more than one recap per day.
Going to press & industry screenings is all well and good, believe me. They’re all very nearby each other and I can get into all of them (they’re never full by the time I arrive), BUT if I have to listen to one more dude shout across...
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Emily Blunt just told my friend to "smarten up"
Re: his sandals and jeans.
Who am I even. What is going on.
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Welp, that was Tilda Swinton.
Going into the Gus van Sant and James Franco talk I missed because I couldn’t tear myself away from the new Sarah Polley in time to get a good spot in line. :(
But anyways… Roger Ebert? President Nasheed? Tilda Swinton? THESE ARE THE BEST CELEBRITIES.
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PRESIDENT MOHAMED NASHEED OF THE MALDIVES JUST...
I just watched an amazing docu about him. He’s incredible. He was right next to me. He’s short. I cannot. What are words.
ack
well, i just lost a like, 1000 word essay on today’s movies. gonna go cry myself to sleep now. GOODNIGHT WORLD.
phantom glasses
noun. 2011. the often uncomfortable sensation of your glasses once they have already been removed. frequently after a day of movie-watching.
monsterpussy asked: i didn't know they made wetlands in to a movie! i hope they release it over here. i'm sad Ideas of March wasn't that good :(
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Holy shit.
Standing in line with Roger Ebert and his awesome wife as we leave the worst movie of today (IDES OF MARCH, the Clooney film, more on that later).
Too awestruck to say anything other than it’s a pleasure to see him at the movies. BRB checking his Twitter feed now. I hope he hated the movie, too. Then we would’ve hated it together! At the SAME TIME.
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First hour of MELANCHOLIA was superb.
Well-acted, very human characters (it amazes me how well von Trier can represent real human interaction and happiness, considering he has probably never engaged in such). Really wish I could stay for the rest, but it opens in a couple weeks and the new Bella Tarr (THE TURIN HORSE) is at 11, and if the first fifteen of that don’t catch my fancy, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN at 11:30.
This is a post...
Welp, I shook Cameron Bailey's hand
and met many people I love and respect via work emails in real life, facilitated by free drinks and food. I was told this is the best part of the fest and I’m ready for that.
Not bad, and I’m still excited whether it is or isn’t.
9:30am tomorrow, von Trier’s MELANCHOLIA.
Until then… getting home. And sleep! The fest hast begun.
On the Megabus out of Mtl
and I feel like I’m on a rollercoaster. Holy shit! Fix these massive potholes!
Tummy’s a-flutterin’ over here.
my besty's girlfriend is the best
montreal is definitely the best city in canada.
catching up with old friends is new and weird sometimes. (but still refreshing and fun.)
best friends always have the best girlfriends.
beer should always be sold individually AND/OR by the pack.
vancouver is the worst, worst place for great apartments.
vacations should always be in warm weather.
there’s never enough time for all the...
stewardesses: luggage tetris players
“You came in from Beijing and you don’t have a passport?”
– Frazzled Air Canada desk lady, just loving life right now
my plane is dealing with technical difficulties
and all I can think about is that Louis CK interview re: our spoiled nature and inability to deal with slight snags in otherwise outstandingly convenient lifestyles.
BUT STILL, GUYS. WANNA SLEEP ON DIS PLANE.