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Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'ingmarbergman'

January 24, 2008

According to their online mission statement, the Fuck Death Foundation is "an organization dedicated to the elimination of death through the generation and distribution of funds to strategically selected causes and initiatives worldwide." Co-founders and directors Dugald Stewart and Simon Murphy also plan to target "the most ruthlessly indiscriminate killer of all—oldness." Yes, they're serious...we think. Watch their interview on The Hour, or call the toll-free infoline at 1-877-DIE-DON'T, and decide for yourself. Unfortunately, Fuck......

Continue Reading "Fuck Death, Long Live Bergman"

August 22, 2007

Out of respect for the funeral of Richard Bradshaw, the Toronto International Film Festival Group chose not to hold their traditional big final press conference in Nathan Phillips Square yesterday, and so with slightly less fanfare than usual we received a massive lump of press releases from the Festival announcing that they’ve announced absolutely everything about the festival there is to announce, pretty much. So what does that entail? Well, in the 32nd Toronto International......

Continue Reading "TIFF 2007: Everything Announced, Everything To Gain"

August 10, 2007

Last week, because we were completely distracted by Dock in a Box, we didn’t mention our sadness at the loss of both Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni. We also couldn’t think of a Director bad enough to lament the continued existence of in the same breath. Thanks to a viewing of Brett Ratner’s Rush Hour 3, we have that man! We really think that Lars von Trier missed a trick in his recent satire......

Continue Reading "Film Friday: Ratnervision"

July 30, 2007

Ingmar Bergman dead at 89. Sources close to the masterful director sadly pointed to Bergman neglecting his chess skills as cause of death. Afghanistan police at least three years from being able to do anything worthwhile or useful. Of course, this is where "worthwhile or useful" is code for "being very nearly as good as Afghanistan's army," so, you know, grain of salt and all that. Only eight percent of Canadians think Conrad Black got......

Continue Reading "Bergman Passes On, Canadians Pass On Black, And Durham Region Says Burn, Baby, Burn"

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