tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.comments2024-02-25T13:05:49.232-05:00The More the Merrier (tmtm) with donna gdonna ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774169458453037057noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-71234250370143653962016-08-13T12:16:11.809-04:002016-08-13T12:16:11.809-04:00Spot on. Emotionally vacant. The sudden end had no...Spot on. Emotionally vacant. The sudden end had no impact and the enforced moment of silence was not one of reflection as there was nothing to reflect on.Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015260079800049950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-44975892760658220282015-09-18T16:14:44.126-04:002015-09-18T16:14:44.126-04:00Seeing it on Sat. Thanks for the heads up on this ...Seeing it on Sat. Thanks for the heads up on this film.Hayward Sirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406949016849301281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-13732198163186889272015-09-10T16:01:41.537-04:002015-09-10T16:01:41.537-04:00This movie sounds amazing , I really wish I could ...This movie sounds amazing , I really wish I could fit it in Hayward Sirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406949016849301281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-26413848830161008972015-07-06T17:51:34.494-04:002015-07-06T17:51:34.494-04:00I look forward to reading your reviewI look forward to reading your reviewdonna ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774169458453037057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-16849742930894954012015-07-06T15:45:55.447-04:002015-07-06T15:45:55.447-04:00Thank you for your candid thoughts on this show. S...Thank you for your candid thoughts on this show. Sometimes the venue does not help in ameliorating a show that may need some 'rejigging'... I have tickets for this week, but I will keep your thoughts in mind and make the best of it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01923283133219937836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-74626240349071350202014-07-23T21:19:59.564-04:002014-07-23T21:19:59.564-04:00LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this performance!!! It was a d...LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this performance!!! It was a dream come true to see them live!! Enjoy The Life of Brian!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-54093563844610444402013-09-27T16:00:03.095-04:002013-09-27T16:00:03.095-04:00Great interview, too bad I missed the film!!!Great interview, too bad I missed the film!!!Hayward Sirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406949016849301281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-73990436211044352862013-09-09T09:20:56.175-04:002013-09-09T09:20:56.175-04:00
Loved,LOVED,LOVED...Heart of a Lion, by far my fa...<br />Loved,LOVED,LOVED...Heart of a Lion, by far my favourite TIFF film this year, thank you Steve Gravestock for programming tjis film.Hayward Sirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406949016849301281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-28465844523111462522013-09-05T09:38:46.340-04:002013-09-05T09:38:46.340-04:00I have a ticket to The Immorals and Heart of a Lio...I have a ticket to The Immorals and Heart of a Lion, I wish I could fit the others in my schedule.Hayward Sirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406949016849301281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-55404534778891072822013-09-05T09:36:17.662-04:002013-09-05T09:36:17.662-04:00I always get burned on short films, although I enj...I always get burned on short films, although I enjoy the medium. I'm not sure you convinced me but maybe??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-16296723726898090092013-09-05T09:34:15.639-04:002013-09-05T09:34:15.639-04:00Thanks for focusing on two films I won't norma...Thanks for focusing on two films I won't normally look at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-73292158927179792822012-09-12T07:24:21.184-04:002012-09-12T07:24:21.184-04:00AMEN girlfriend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AMEN girlfriend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-48303426923462966172012-04-26T10:18:25.130-04:002012-04-26T10:18:25.130-04:00Love the still from Ballroom, I will so be there. ...Love the still from Ballroom, I will so be there. I'm shallow. Thanks for the early reviews.GGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-25627081038095639872012-04-26T10:16:44.557-04:002012-04-26T10:16:44.557-04:00Love the show, made my donation. keep up the good...Love the show, made my donation. keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-18245203805836698572011-11-03T18:39:39.774-04:002011-11-03T18:39:39.774-04:00Good review, I saw the show the other night and lo...Good review, I saw the show the other night and loved it. My only complaint was at the ending , with so much going on people may have missed the end tag telling us that Fela died in 1997, it should have been done just before the final bows ,then the party starts up again. A minor quibble for an excellant show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-37904614717064807982011-09-14T13:20:19.122-04:002011-09-14T13:20:19.122-04:00Love your reviews-thanks for keeping us posted on ...Love your reviews-thanks for keeping us posted on the smaller films at TIFF!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-26727503152830049722011-09-14T13:14:02.648-04:002011-09-14T13:14:02.648-04:00Superclassico was the surprise of TIFF 2011. Than...Superclassico was the surprise of TIFF 2011. Thanks for the review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-6277162557644238602011-09-14T13:10:04.851-04:002011-09-14T13:10:04.851-04:00I so loved Beloved-Catherine Deneuve always makes ...I so loved Beloved-Catherine Deneuve always makes me happy. I would love to see the dog film but can't work it in, but I'll make a note of it and hopefully it will be shown somewhere else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-86045558656122057992011-08-16T14:50:43.602-04:002011-08-16T14:50:43.602-04:00After my previous comment, I read two negative rev...After my previous comment, I read two negative reviews of "White Rabbit, Red Rabbit" and a friend e-mailed me saying she didn't like it. I loved it, but it could easily leave people cold as if you did not believe in dilemma presented to the audience then there wasn't any drama - no emotional involvement. I was enchanted by the narrative structure of it (and not at all by TrolleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-88550359292864229582011-08-15T17:18:37.014-04:002011-08-15T17:18:37.014-04:00I heard wonderful things about "White Rabbit&...I heard wonderful things about "White Rabbit", but could not fit it into my schedule.donna ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774169458453037057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-35572748778105692632011-08-15T17:16:42.841-04:002011-08-15T17:16:42.841-04:00Dear Same Person,
After seeing this play and now r...Dear Same Person,<br />After seeing this play and now reading your comment, I plan on reading the play. If the lovers are supposed to be young, then why did this director chose to only make Euryidce a girl, but not depict Orpheus as a boy? Perhaps if both roles had been balanced Driscoll's performance wouldn't have been so off-putting. Then, again, maybe they both would have rubbed me donna ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00774169458453037057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-9916754288672312322011-08-15T15:02:32.661-04:002011-08-15T15:02:32.661-04:00I love everything about Mr. Marmalade (best use of...I love everything about Mr. Marmalade (best use of kindergarten ever), but again with tastes I can see others being offended and hating it. My friend was lukewarm on it - saying it was interesting but ran too long. A valid point as it was rather episodic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-68705355143182077502011-08-15T14:52:58.424-04:002011-08-15T14:52:58.424-04:00I respect this play for exposing it's story-te...I respect this play for exposing it's story-telling mechanics (making subtext literal, mocking parables by halting them, messing with time structure, announcing the love triangle, etc.) but I hated it. Tastes often enter into whether a person likes a play or not.<br /><br />I found the presentational style (Brecht-ish) distanced me from the characters and the plot. Too much style. It felt Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-10657636327987973712011-08-15T14:35:39.355-04:002011-08-15T14:35:39.355-04:00With Eurydice, it's hard to fault the director...With Eurydice, it's hard to fault the director working with such poor (my opinion) undramatic material. I've read the play before seeing this production and Ruhl has notes that the two lovers should be played unnaturally young (forget the exact wording). Also in the rather absurdist text, the passion between the lovers is rather abstract/talky... I never felt they belonged to each other. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323857464079346328.post-56124181719472111352011-08-11T11:03:26.415-04:002011-08-11T11:03:26.415-04:00Same conclusion, but differing reasons.
Cast was ...Same conclusion, but differing reasons.<br /><br />Cast was decent (props to Venus) and the text was funny although filled with too many crude sex jokes much like Young Frankenstein.<br /><br />The weakest part was the music/lyrics (not technically but positioning within the story). Venus' song about love was mind-blowingly good. Two others were nice but the rest forgettable. Would loved to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com