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So this week Hellboy II comes out, and advance word has it that Guillermo del Toro has forgotten about creating three-dimensional characters and instead spent all of his time trying to dazzle us with special effects. Of course, you might remember a time in the sixties and seventies when three-dimensional characters were special effects—in which case you should get yourself down to the Fox Theatre to check out the 3D Film Festival. We're kind of amazed that this festival snuck out of nowhere! It's pretty exciting! The fairly lengthy trip out to the Fox (it's at 2236 Queen Street East) is going to be totally worth it to see a masterpiece like Dial M for Murder in 3D (starting at 7 p.m. tomorrow night) or a rare oddity like Andy Warhol's Flesh for Frankenstein 3D (starting at 9:15 p.m. tomorrow night). Oh, and don't worry—they're providing the 3D glasses.

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So it’s Christmas next week, which means, as per usual, not very much going on in terms of independent cinema in Toronto but shed loads of films shoved out in the multiplexes to get that much sought after cash of people who want to sit in a darkened room. Ironically, of course, all of the festive films came out in about September so they could bleed as much cash out of them as possible, so there’s really very little Christmassy (or Chanukahey, or Kwanzaey) on, unless we count the Bloor showing It's A Wonderful Life at 7 pm tonight (it’s a free screening for members, too).

Bloggers, festivalgoers, volunteers and Yorkville shopkeepers can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but there's still plenty of fest left.