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		<title>Reel Toronto: Jumper</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Fleischer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p class="rss_dek">Toronto&#8217;s extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn&#8217;t always hold up to scrutiny. Reel Toronto revels in digging up and displaying the films that attempt to mask, hide, or—in rare cases—proudly display our city. This [...]</p>]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Toronto&#8217;s extensive work on the silver screen reveals that, while we have the chameleonic ability to look like anywhere from New York City to Moscow, the disguise doesn&#8217;t always hold up to scrutiny. <a href="http://torontoist.com/tags/reeltoronto">Reel Toronto</a> revels in digging up and displaying the films that attempt to mask, hide, or—in rare cases—proudly display our city.</i><br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="2009_11_17jumper.jpg" src="http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_davidf/2009_11_17jumper.jpg" width="640" height="268" class="image-none" /> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489099/">This film</a> should have been great, what with honourary Torontonian Sam Jackson and the cool special effects and all. The filmmakers also went all out, filming in Tokyo, Egypt, Rome, and…Peterborough. That&#8217;s right—no matter how exotic you get, you can&#8217;t make a film this flawed without giving Toronto and the GTA a little love!</p>
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<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="2009_11_17peterboroughtower.jpg" src="http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_davidf/2009_11_17peterboroughtower.jpg" width="640" height="268" class="image-none" /> </span><br />
Let&#8217;s start with Peterborough, which plays Ann Arbor, Michigan, in the flick.  True story: Ann Arbor and Peterborough are actually sister cities! Despite a little digital paintwork, locals had zero trouble spotting the landmark <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&#038;source=s_q&#038;hl=en&#038;geocode=&#038;q=kenneth+avenue,+peterborough&#038;sll=44.244747,-78.441667&#038;sspn=1.093953,2.705383&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=Kenneth+Ave,+Peterborough,+Peterborough+County,+Ontario&#038;ll=44.295596,-78.336006&#038;spn=0.00427,0.010568&#038;t=h&#038;z=17">water tower</a>.<br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="2009_11_17watertower-street.jpg" src="http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_davidf/2009_11_17watertower-street.jpg" width="640" height="268" class="image-none" /> </span><br />
There&#8217;s a nicer view down Kenneth Avenue here.<br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="2009_11_17peterboroughlibrary.jpg" src="http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_davidf/2009_11_17peterboroughlibrary.jpg" width="640" height="268" class="image-none" /> </span><br />
In an early scene, young Jumper Dude (soon to be TO&#8217;s own Hayden Christensen) falls into a frozen pond (actually in Ann Arbor!) but then he realizes he can instantaneously transport himself just about anywhere, starting with the main branch of the <a href="http://www.peterborough.library.on.ca/About_Your_Library/Location_and_Hours.htm">Peterborough Library</a>.<br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="2009_11_17permanent-outside.jpg" src="http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_davidf/2009_11_17permanent-outside.jpg" width="640" height="268" class="image-none" /> </span><br />
Having a little fun, Christensen robs a bank and bad dude Sam Jackson comes to check it out. But as we see from the exterior <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&#038;q=320+bay+street+toronto&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=320+Bay+St,+Toronto,+Toronto+Division,+Ontario&#038;gl=ca&#038;ei=SAYAS9OWEcWKlQewn-T7Cw&#038;ved=0CAkQ8gEwAA&#038;t=h&#038;z=16&#038;layer=c&#038;cbll=43.649468,-79.380618&#038;panoid=18UVrhsUt-lge2rPQ0a8wQ&#038;cbp=12,328.18,,0,5">on Bay Street</a>…<br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="2009_11_17permanent-inside.jpg" src="http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_davidf/2009_11_17permanent-inside.jpg" width="640" height="268" class="image-none" /> </span><br />
…and the interior, this is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Permanent_Trust_Building">Canada Permanent Trust building</a>.<br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="2009_11_17irishembassy.jpg" src="http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_davidf/2009_11_17irishembassy.jpg" width="640" height="268" class="image-none" /> </span><br />
Sometimes Reel Toronto likes to play detective, and sometimes we just like a gimme. So this bar (ostensibly in London) is actually, um, the <a href="http://www.irishembassypub.com/">Irish Embassy</a> on Yonge Street.<br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="2009_11_17greenroom.jpg" src="http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_davidf/2009_11_17greenroom.jpg" width="640" height="268" class="image-none" /> </span><br />
The more bohemian set might recognize this one as the Green Room, <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&#038;q=green+room+brunswick+toronto&#038;fb=1&#038;gl=ca&#038;hq=green+room+brunswick&#038;hnear=toronto&#038;cid=0,0,18301307254712616340&#038;ei=DwcAS-KiBsWKlQewn-T7Cw&#038;ved=0CAgQnwIwAA&#038;ll=43.665357,-79.40705&#038;spn=0.002173,0.005284&#038;t=h&#038;z=18">off Brunswick</a>.<br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="2009_11_17greenroompatio.jpg" src="http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_davidf/2009_11_17greenroompatio.jpg" width="640" height="268" class="image-none" /> </span><br />
We also get to see the patio.<br />
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We know they shot something in High Park, so we presume it&#8217;s this jungle scene.<br />
<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"> <img alt="2009_11_17gambleavenue.jpg" src="http://torontoist.com/attachments/toronto_davidf/2009_11_17gambleavenue.jpg" width="640" height="268" class="image-none" /> </span><br />
There&#8217;s a big finale scene at this here apartment. Humble it may be, but it&#8217;s actually out <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=124+gamble+avenue+toronto&#038;oe=utf8&#038;ie=UTF8&#038;hq=&#038;hnear=124+Gamble+Ave,+Toronto,+Toronto+Division,+Ontario,+Canada&#038;ei=vhr_SurgA8GmlAfU8YWRCw&#038;ved=0CAkQ8gEwAA&#038;ll=43.691378,-79.342934&#038;spn=0.001672,0.003428&#038;t=h&#038;z=18&#038;layer=c&#038;cbll=43.691637,-79.342753&#038;panoid=YeJVB2uPkdjZc7D4ukfX4g&#038;cbp=12,342.88,,0,5">on Gamble Avenue</a>.<br />
<em>Jumper</em>&#8216;s a bit of a weird animal because while they shot some other interesting bits (at U of T&#8217;s Knox College and a &#8220;Seattle&#8221; scene in Peterborough, for example), the film got changed around and re-shot in parts before its release. No big loss.</p>
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		<title>Film Friday: Daddy&#8217;s Little Girl Ain&#8217;t A Girl No More</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mathew Kumar</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p class="rss_dek">We managed to see Cloverfield a few weeks ago, and with the release of Diary of the Dead (above) this week, we have to say it&#8217;s rather timely to discuss our opinion of it. As tired as this quote is, there&#8217;s really no better way to describe Cloverfield than to take from Macbeth&#8217;s famous soliloquy: [...]</p>]]></description>
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We managed to see <em>Cloverfield</em> a few weeks ago, and with the release of<em> Diary of the Dead</em> (above) this week, we have to say it&#8217;s rather timely to discuss our opinion of it. As tired as this quote is, there&#8217;s really no better way to describe <em>Cloverfield</em> than to take from Macbeth&#8217;s famous soliloquy: &#8220;Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.&#8221;<br />
It&#8217;s particularly relevant because <em>Cloverfield</em> and <em>Diary of the Dead</em> are similar only in their decision to be shot with hand-held cameras. <em>Cloverfield</em> attempts to dazzle (if not bamboozle) the viewer with special effects (and shaking the camera as hard as possible for minutes at a time) but says absolutely nothing, while <em>Diary of the Dead</em> looks really cheap, but tries to say as much as possible (probably too much).<br />
Sure, there&#8217;s a simple pleasure in meaningless, special effect-laden nonsense, but <em>Diary of the Dead</em> is the far stronger film, and where Romero has spent the money (usually on ludicrously amusing zombie deaths) it&#8217;s far more entertaining than obscured shots of a tentacled monster thing. We can&#8217;t recommend the film highly enough, and if you pay attention you might spot the odd glimpse of Toronto here and there (particularly at the beginning, though <em>Land of the Dead</em> is probably still a better <a href="http://torontoist.com/tags/reeltoronto">Reel Toronto</a> candidate).<br />
Speaking of meaningless, special effect-laden nonsense, there&#8217;s <em>Jumper</em>. Starring Hayden Christensen as a man with a magical sweater that allows him to teleport, it&#8217;s obviously a load of old cobblers, but stars Samuel L. Jackson as a baddie, which is basically all we need to know. Jackson isn&#8217;t (really) very good, but he&#8217;s great when he&#8217;s angry. All the reviews are terrible, admittedly.<br />
Similarly poorly reviewed is <em>Definitely, Maybe</em> (or <em>Definately, Maybe</em> <a href="http://www.eyeweekly.com/film/onscreen/article/17973">according to <em>Eye</em>&#8216;s headline</a>, excellently. We always misspell that too). <em>Eye</em>&#8216;s Jason Anderson asks, &#8220;if characters really must quote Nirvana lyrics to each other, please let them be from &#8216;Negative Creep&#8217; and not &#8216;Come As You Are.&#8217;&#8221;<br />
Really?<br />
Also on release this week: <em>The Band&#8217;s Visit</em> (a &#8220;hugely affecting feature debut,&#8221; <a href="http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Movies/article/303817">says the <em>Star</em>&#8216;s Peter Howell</a>), and <em>Step Up 2 The Streets</em>.  The Bloor is doing great work again, not only showing doc <em>Garbage Warrior</em> but also showing <em>Blade Runner: The Final Cut</em>! Oh, man! We should go and see it again! They are showing <em>I Am Legend</em>, however, which is probably the worst film ever made from a good book. It really is terrible.<br />
<a href="http://www.cinemathequeontario.ca/">Cinematheque Ontario</a> continues its winter season, and <a href="http://cinssu.sa.utoronto.ca/free_Friday_Films.php">CNISSU</a>&#8216;s Free Friday Film is Michael Haneke&#8217;s <em>Funny Games</em>. This may be of particular interest as <em>Eye</em> film critic Adam Nayman (who you&#8217;ll have seen quoted in this column many a time) will be speaking on the film. (8:30 p.m. tonight, Innis Town Hall).</p>
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