The
Toronto International Film Festival begins Thursday. The
2004 program is one of the best they've had in years (certainly the best since the 90s). Planning on attending? If so, you may appreciate
TIFF Reviews - "the online meeting place for fans of TIFF 2004". Since TIFF is the the largest film festival in the world, most attendees (
myself included) find it very difficult to pick their films. Once the fest starts, members of the TIFF Reviews forum are encouraged to leave reviews of what they've been watching in the hopes that it'll help other people plan their 10 days in the dark.
posted by dobbs
on Sep 4, 2004 -
9 comments
At least one person is dead when Toronto theatre The Uptown (a frequent haunt of my childhood)
collapses. The 2000 seat
Uptown was built in 1920 and closed in September of this year, right after the
Toronto International Film Festival, which regularly used the theatre for its screenings.
Ignoring a
Cinema Treasures'
petition, and heartfelt articles from
local media,
Famous Players, the theatre's owners, decided to sell the building to a condo developer after
losing a two year battle with
The Ontario Human Rights Commission, who were insisting that the venue be made wheelchair-friendly. Oddly, as I was walking past the site last night, I considered contacting the
demolition company about what was being done with the theatre's sign when it finally came down.
posted by dobbs
on Dec 8, 2003 -
12 comments
