Archive for September, 2005
Thursday, September 22nd, 2005
Toronto gets Trumped
I can’t help but love The Donald and all his peculiarities. The skits SNL impersonators do of Trump give me endless joy. “Five. Four. Three. Hi. The Donald here….” He’s the man who does everything his way, including floor direct. Apparently it’s not far from the truth. [...]
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Thursday, September 15th, 2005
A Page in History*
The Ryerson Theatre was a bad venue for last night’s (Toronto International Film Festival) picture The Notorious Bettie Page though, ultimately, I did leave the theatre feeling like I’d seen and done something worthwhile. The well constructed movie depicted the historical icon and pin-up girl Bettie Page (played by Gretchen Mol) as an innocent [...]
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2005
A World In Black and White
I’d been excited to see DAVE CHAPPELLE’S BLOCK PARTY at the Toronto International Film Festival and was bummed when I couldn’t get tickets. So last night I took my chances and tried “rushing” the film. This means you must get in line quite early and hope there are free seats available when the flick [...]
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Thursday, September 1st, 2005
Palais Royale Needs Some Attention
Walking by a recently boarded up Palais Royale made my heart sink. The building had gone through several exterior changes, mostly to paint colour and the lakeside deck, since I had started partying there 15 years ago. Lifeguard parties were always amazing. Pack 700 beautiful and bronzed athletes into a roaring dance [...]
