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Two days until the fest kicks off
Having had more time to explore the cornucopia of films (did I really just say that –>shoots the typist) I wanted to list some of films I a most interested in. This, of course, will likely change as buzz and exposure affect the climate – in a flash a certain film can become a lightning…
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TIFF 2007
Ah delicious. I have returned to Toronto for my annual pilgrimage to the Mecca of movies. I have noticed some interesting changes this year – the 30-coupon book has been scrapped, there are 200 more films screening than there were last year (where there used to be roughly 310-325 this year there are over 500).…
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Culture is not a commodity, it is a necessity
“Culture is not a commodity, it is a necessity.” Unless someone can correct me on the source of this quote, I am going to attribute it to the last person I know who uttered it – Midi Onodera the lesbian Japanese-Canadian director of the film “Skin Deep” in which I played a transsexual woman over…
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Making the Record – Song Diaries pt. 1 – "We Breathe So Brief"
TRACK 1 We Breathe So Brief As with most songs, I had a chord progression on the acoustic guitar and had yet to fill in lyrics. In my head, there was clearly a female vocal harmony that played counterpoint to a pair of urgent closely harmonized male vocals. One afternoon I had Jessica Hathaway come…
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Dear Brother
With all due respect to those who have died in the spirit of serving some higher moral… It weighs on my heart that despite my strongest efforts I was unable to get through to you, though it is not surprising and unfair to my own efforts when contrasted with the coercive mechanisms devised by the…
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The Secret
Is not a shortcut. Is not a short walk. Is not a movie. You, who wield creation, are you comfortable with your power? Are you able to rely on it to get you from point birth to point demise? Do you play to win or to continue the play? Is your self comfortable with abundance…
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