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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 the binder hit home, but he apparently offered no apology afterwards anyway. Ebert "walked out of the screening with two thumbs up—and handed [director Danny] Boyle a note saying he's bound to get an Oscar nod." Ebert wins. [via Gawker]

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 offered free to Festival passholders/ticketholders for the duration of the Festival, and free to the general public on Wednesdays from 5 p.m.–8 p.m.

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 volunteer, you can become a volunteer at any of these sessions:

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.

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.

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

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 Farrell nor Christian Bale) are quite as interesting to the media as a young, female film star on the wrong side of the age of consent. Now’s Josh Harkness comments “this is as beautiful as anything you’ll see in theatres this year, and if you appreciate cinematography, the big screen is the way to go” but is less convinced of the film’s overall quality. Hometown boy Christopher Plummer stars as Captain Christopher Newport.

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, and he's not yet 40. According to Filmcan, Mr. Dowse is fond of calling the film a comeda, saying the fake bio aspects of the film are what give it its comic flair. You decide.