At a Saturday press screening of Slumdog Millionaire, New York Post critic Lou Lumenick hit Roger Ebert over the head with a big fat TIFF binder, according to the Daily News. Ebert—who can't speak because of thyroid and salivary gland cancer—was sitting behind Lumenick and couldn't see the screen, and he was tapping him on the shoulder to try to get him to move. Lumenick didn't realize it was Ebert he had hit until after......

Another spate of announcements from the Toronto International Film Festival, with in particular an entirely new programme announced, Future Projections. To feature installations, interactive film projects, and other film-related art work presented outside the cinema space and throughout the City of Toronto, it’s to work as a companion to the Wavelengths programme. Eight of the nine multimedia installations will be offered as free, non-ticketed events, with entry to the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery......

What does it take to run one of the world's premiere film festivals? Lots of volunteers, of course! This week, the Toronto International Film Festival starts recruiting volunteers for the 2007 festival, a process that will continue throughout the summer. They're not only looking for people to help out with the theatres during the festival, but a variety of tasks in the weeks leading up to the fest. Whether you are a new or returning......

This week we'd like to congratulate the -ist network's Mother Hen, Gothamist's Jen Chung, who found herself a recipient of Wired Magazine's Wired Rave Award. If that doesn't sound terribly exciting, keep in mind another recipient was J.K. Rowling. Yep, that's right, the -ist network and Harry Potter now have something in common. Go us. Austinist has a chat with the ever-fashionable Golden Girl Rue McClanahan, and managed to catch some local fashionistas making......

As we sat down to write this week's Best of the -ists post, a car blaring "21 Questions'" passed by our house. And that started us thinking about how some of the best -ist posts out there have at their hearts questions, some of which are answered, and some of which are left open. Check out the Best of the -ists from this week, and see if you agree. Londonist answers the questions "How much......

Bloggers, festivalgoers, volunteers and Yorkville shopkeepers can see the light at the end of the tunnel, but there's still plenty of fest left. We've been picking up blog chatter about Guillermo Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth. TIFF Dilletante wonders why so many French guests have flaked out on this year's festival. We're just happy that Juliet Binoche is here. Guy Leshinski goes on the trail of TIFF autograph hunters. If you have any energy left, we......

The big film this week is Terence Malik’s The New World, and by big, of course, we mean big (and by that we mean epic). Though, the full theatrical release does shed 15 minutes from it’s previous limited release for Oscar consideration. The majority of the publicity centres on 15 year old Q’Orianka Kilcher, who plays Pocahontas in the feature, because Terence Malik is a legendary recluse, and neither of the male stars (Colin......

A DJ lives out a hedonist's dream in Ibiza. Then he goes deaf. It's All Gone Pete Tong is a piece of pseudo-mockumentary magic from Michael Dowse, of Fubar fame. It's also flashback to those heady days of debauchery on Ibiza, those days when people actually listened to Pete Tong. The film itself is a portrayal of partying's effects on the body. Frankie Wilde (Paul Kaye), is wasted, deaf, and craggier than Keith Richards,......