cinephelia in cycles

many awesome filmie adventures were had in the past couple days. FIRST, i met John Greyson which was exciting. it was very quick since he was going into the theatre, so i just basically ripped his ticket. still, it was good. I worked the filmmakers brunch as well and talked to some cool people. So many of them were supportive, and were actually interested in what we were doing too. Volunteering at InsideOut was so encouraging. Plus, people I was volunteering with were so cool, and I hope to see them in the future.

The other day we saw Nosferatu with the music from Radiohead's Kid A and OK Computer (dubbed "Kid Vampire") at this place on Bathurst called 'Cineforum', which is basically this guy's living room. The chairs are nice office chairs and he has a big screen and a projector. It's right across from the beer store, so the guy who runs it told us to get beer, which actually costs less than getting theatre snacks. Not to sound like an alkie, just sayin'. We now have memberships so hopefully we can go again in the future.

Yesterday, we saw Patti Smith: Dream of Life at InsideOut. The tickets were free, so that was already amazing but the movie ended up being really really good. Poetic, informative and interesting. Her philosophies on life, especially when talking about inner narratives was particularly interesting. Some live footage, and cameos provided good accents to the film. I'd strongly suggest seeing it, if you ever get the chance.

Toronto has provided endless fun, and I am glad the DJs play good music. We went to Sneaky Dee's and they threw some Hole and Pixies in the mix which was good. The Beaver had some good tunes as well. Other than that, I have just been experiencing the city as much as possible as well as film festivaling and working at Queen Video. filmgasms, all the time.