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TIFF 2006: Blog Roundup Day 3

By Ron Nurwisah, Boy Reporter

2006_9_10volver.jpgIt seems like that the TIFF has raised more questions than it answers. The most pressing one is just how do you pronounce the titles of two much talked about films Volver and Babel.
Vickie at Moviepie Musings chimes in:

If, like I did, you’re wondering how to properly pronounce Volver, allow me to tell you: it’s pronounced vol-VEHR. Preferably with a rolling R. A plea: if anyone went to see Babel, please feel free to inform me how that titled if meant to be said. So far, in watching TV coverage, I’ve heard it pronounced BAY-bul, BAH-bul and, my favourite, buh-BELLE.

Torontoist would also like to offer a belated welcome to the tons of first-time visitors to Toronto. Kim Vonyar over at Cinematical has taken snaps at various interesting local landmarks like The Elgin Theatre, The Scientology Office at Yonge Street and a very spooky looking construction tunnel.
We’re a little less amused by Phileysmiley’s impressions of Toronto and Canada as a whole. To clear things up: most of us speak English here, gas prices are terrible compared to the US, we have a speed limit and last but not least here’s a metric-imperial conversion chart. You’re welcome.
Finally Shannon Gee from Seattle alt-weekly The Stranger gives us this titillating review of Shortbus

I will say this though: There is a lot of cock. There’s some vag too. And some dominatrixing. And masturbation. And cunnilingus. And fellatio…

We hope to see this quoted in the ads.

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  • http://www.fhccatharine.com tyn75

    That was some information! At first I did have a hard time prouncing it. Oh well, now I know. so thanks to you!

  • Mike Jones

    You gotta wonder: how can Americans be so dumb?!

  • Marc Lostracco

    The sex in Shortbus was surprising at first, but then it became kinda whatever. I didn’t care either way, but the movie could have stood on its own without it too. Sook-Yin was fantastic and I’d like to see her do more acting. The only think I kept thinking of during the huge orgy scenes (at the club, Shortbus) was that it must have really smelled funny in there when they were shooting it.
    I was eavesdropping on two women at the industry screening who each programmed a different film festival in the States, and they were saying how many films at TIFF they wouldn’t be able to program because of puritanical state laws and theatre owners. I’m also curious to see if a certain scene in Borat gets a big, fat NC-17 — and if you’ve seen it, you know exactly which one that is.

  • Greg

    #2 – Reflexively anti-American – boorrring. Go read the post – e.g., the speed limit comment is a humourous comment on the speed of our highways.
    The fact that there is even a little culture shock should be encouraging, shouldn’t it? Helps prove this is not the US.
    Oh, and calling someone dumb when they come to a Canadian event, to spend money, to promote it back home – smart.

  • http://www.jillmurray.com Jill

    Aww… I don’t want to hate on Philleysmiley. Philleysmiley drove 10 hours to get here and then blogged about it. And Philleysmiley likes it here:
    “I must say, Toronto is beautiful. People are courteous and yield to pedestrians, and nobody honks their horns. Where I come from, you score points based on how many people you run down. There is a lot of construction going on and the buildings are a wonderful mix of old and new. It’s definitely a friendly place.”
    I’m sure I sounded just as goofy immediately after driving from TO to Philley. It is long and highways are different in the US.