The red carpets getting ready and so are we! See the shot of me chatting away with Alexander Skarsgard at a TIFF party last year? Yep, insert silly big grin and school girl squeals here.The celebrities, the industry movers & shakers, paparazzi, and film lovers are all buzzing in preparation for … [Read more...]
30 Seconds with…Keon Mohajeri
Keon Mohajeri is one of TIFF's Rising Star Actors. "There are 4 of us. It's me and 3 women. It's been fantastic. They treat us really well and it's just...fantastic." Aside from the Rising Star treatment, he's also promoting the critically acclaimed film Circumstance, which … [Read more...]
30 Seconds with…Heather Hiscox
"I was bound for law school but I thought, what a fun summer job." That's how Heather Hiscox explains how she ended up as one of the most beloved members of the media. "I was a disc jockey at CFOS in Owen Sound. $4.50/hour and all the records you could eat, as we used to say … [Read more...]
30 Seconds with Anne-Marie Mediwake
Being on a red carpet is always a bit frenetic, especially at TIFF. Cameras are snapping, flashes are flying and handlers are ushering the VIPs in and out of the "step and repeat" faster than a Wyoming cattle call. So what do you ask when you have less than 30 seconds? The default is to … [Read more...]
An Open Letter to Young Film Makers at TIFF
Dear Young Canadian Film Makers at TIFF, I'm going to lay it all out on the table for you. Are you ready? Here it is: If you pretend to care, maybe we'll pretend to care. Before you say "but we're filmmakers, not actors", let me remind you that as soon as your film was chosen to … [Read more...]
TIFF, TIFF, TIFF
There are 2 TIFFs in my life: as a photographer, there's the Tagged Image File Format. As a movie goer, there's the Toronto International Film Festival. I used to work in a men's clothing store and would dress the celebs who came to town. It was fun, it was exciting, and it was … [Read more...]
World Premiere of What’s Wrong With Virginia? at the TIFF10
What's Wrong with Virginia? on the surface at least, is a black comedy from writer/director Dustin Lance Black. It's the story of mental illness. It's the story of the little dark secrets that no one talks about. It's the story of forbidden love. It's the story of, well, the Mormon underwear. But, … [Read more...]
World Premiere of Repeaters at the TIFF10
On Monday night, I had the pleasure of heading down to the Varsity Theatre to see the World Premiere of Carl Bessai's new film, Repeaters. Going in, the only thing I knew about the movie was that it was, not dissimilar to Groundhog Day before it, about people who repeat the same day over and … [Read more...]
Juno & Some “Me” Time
Have your say at urbanmoms.ca! Have you seen Juno yet? Let us know what you thought in the comments section below & be sure to rate the number of stars you would give to Juno. Five Stars - Run, don't walk, to the theatre. Four Stars - Worth seeing. Three Stars - Not … [Read more...]