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Five days of Pan-Asian cinema in the city kicks off tomorrow night, as the Reel Asian International Film Festival celebrates its eleventh annual incarnation. Bloor Cinema will present the Opening Night Gala film, Finishing the Game, at 7 p.m., followed by a Q&A session with lead actor Roger Fan and producer Julie Asato. Added bonus: local comedy troupe Asiansploitation will perform beforehand on the red carpet. This year's festival is poised to impress. And...

November 14 to 18 marks the return of the Reel Asian International Film Festival. Last night, the Japan Foundation played host as filmmakers and media types gathered at a press conference to kick off the 11th annual incarnation of the fest. And with more than 70 independent works from all over the world, this year’s Reel Asian Festival will be worth cracking open that golden piggy bank for.

Experienced CBC television-buffs will ardently sing the praises of Opening Night, a Thursday night tradition which since 2001 has been delivering exceptionally high-quality arts-based programming. Unfortunately, the majority of the people out would rather spend their Thursdays with CSI than with CBC, hence the current and already truncated season of Opening Night (now only 1 hour, instead of 2 and featuring only 11 episodes) is almost certainly going to be its last. As those of us still in mourning for ZeD know, CBC does have a history of cancelling some of its most interesting programming. But the loss of Opening Night will be a real shame. Over the years, it's showcased some amazing television, from concerts, to filmed Stratford productions, to Guy Maddin's sublime Dracula: Pages From a Virgin's Diary, which remains the best film adaptation of Stoker's novel and probably one of the best dance films ever made.

Fellow photoblogger Jerrold Litwinenko is opening his show, asia experimental this evening at the Magpie. The exhibit features a collection of images from all around asia taken between 2003 and 2005.