February 22, 2012 – 3:14 am
In 2011 I decided to give myself a self-directed course in film studies. It has been my luxury and my escape. Everyone knows about the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) but if Hollywood hipster hype and star gawking is not entirely your thing then you can get your film fix in so many other brilliant [...]
November 18, 2011 – 4:10 am
In 2011 I decided to give myself a self-directed course in film studies. It has been my luxury and my escape. Everyone knows about the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) but if Hollywood hipster hype and star gawking is not entirely your thing then you can get your film fix in so many other brilliant [...]
October 4, 2011 – 3:46 am
Another Great ICC Event! What can I say? Like I wrote in my post last week on ICC’s programming, I so appreciate what they do there at the ROM. For each exhibit the events that they host offer an amazingly comprehensive context to the current show. The wrap up event for “BOLLYWOOD CINEMA SHOWCARDS” was [...]
September 26, 2011 – 3:11 am
“The Institute for Contemporary Culture is the ROM’s window on contemporary society – presenting exhibitions and special events that stimulate dialogue on important cultural, social and political issues around the world.” My first experience with the Institute of Contemporary Culture at the ROM was quite fantastic. On a frozen February night a friend and I [...]