tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76495282116802219372024-03-19T01:48:18.429-07:00 *Film *Food *Stuff*Hi, welcome to my Film Food Stuff Blog. My name is Linda Matarasso. If you love all things Film and Food and random stuff then follow me as I post about these things here. I started this blog for a Social media class but decided to keep it going to focus on Film, food and all the stuff I want to express or showcase. This blog is for posts that inspire me. Whether it's a film, a festival, a rant or a cool new place or thing, I will try and write about it here and share with you.Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-67585789115942939022023-09-29T07:42:00.005-07:002023-09-29T07:44:04.985-07:00What I saw at Tiff 23<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjdz3s3ZAYQe_WmaW2wLrXn2k-kCoDJQMIZBBpZIHNlVWzDifxDg5eOagMI3UcEAyp9ZLItQ26ZyXBCErItNXwT6hclkhEsP743KGSnehaQ8cT1ufg0XAiiwSQYHx0fFVqzzyqfT-E2oUZMx9hVhU9IAybz-aqw861TrmCVgm6T1cTKbMf-e05MN8dlDm/s770/Tickets.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="770" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTjdz3s3ZAYQe_WmaW2wLrXn2k-kCoDJQMIZBBpZIHNlVWzDifxDg5eOagMI3UcEAyp9ZLItQ26ZyXBCErItNXwT6hclkhEsP743KGSnehaQ8cT1ufg0XAiiwSQYHx0fFVqzzyqfT-E2oUZMx9hVhU9IAybz-aqw861TrmCVgm6T1cTKbMf-e05MN8dlDm/s320/Tickets.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I saw more films than I did last year at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) 2023.<p></p><p>Not nearly as many as some of my friends saw but here is my list and what I thought of them. In order of the dates I saw them. </p><p>This year had a few celebrity Actor/Directors in attendance and lot's of International and Canadian Actors who may not get the same love when the Hollywood actors come to town. It was a movie lovers festival with some sad, fun and thought provoking films. The festival village was very subdued this year and the only real fan frenzy I saw was for the one film I couldn't get into because the rush line cut at me. That was for the Brad Pitt of Hong Kong, actor Andy Lau who was there for the film The Movie Emperor. I didn't know about him but my friend told me how much of a big deal he is. I thought the film would be interesting but unfortunately will have to wait to see it another way.</p><p>The other big crowd turned up for the Live Nickelback show. I saw the documentary but didn't have the energy to stick around for the show but being short I probably wouldn't have seen anything anyway because it was jam packed.</p><p>Here's a list of the films I did see and some brief thoughts on each one.</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><b>American Fiction</b>- This was a volunteer preview film so the volunteers got to see it before the public and it was a surprise so it wasn't on my original list. I liked it and got the point they were trying to make. A few of my friends didn't love it. It ended up winning People's Choice which I thought might have gone to the Holdovers.</li><li><b>Nickelback: Hate to Love</b> - I love documentaries and this was a fun one because they poke fun at being called the most hated band. They also revealed some of their personal challenges along the way. It was a mix of their real life and show footage so if you are a fan you get the music if you know nothing about them you get a bit of their story.</li><li><b>One Life -</b> This one was heart wrenching. At the screening I attended the audience was filled with people that survived because of the one man that was the subject of this film. Films that are based on real life always have more heft to them and with Anthony Hopkins empathetic performance the audience left balling at the end. This was one of my favourites.</li><li><b>Ezra-</b> This is an uncomfortable watch because of the tug of war between parents of an autistic child. The actor playing the child was autistic in real life. Bobby Cannavale gave a solid anxiety filled performance and the child gave a natural portrayal of the issues. Robert DeNiro was as solid as he always is. This was the last of a marathon day so it felt long to me.</li><li><b>Knox Goes Away</b>- I wouldn't say this is a great film but it was entertaining. It's the Directorial debut of Michael Keaton. Character wise it was interesting. It couldn't use a little tightening up to make it flow a bit better.</li><li><b>Next Goal Wins- </b>This is a Taika Watiti film. He is in the intro and has a small bit in the film. This one is based on a true story. It was ok and very much like Ted Lasso but Ted Lasso has a lot more heart. I didn't connect with this one as much as I did with Jo Jo Rabbit. I guess having to stay true to the story might create restrictions to how far out there you can go.</li><li><b>Rustin</b>- This one was about the organizing of the March on Washington and the Black Gay Man that was responsible for organizing it. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Colman Domingo as Rustin and the centrepiece of this film. It demonstrates the struggles of gay black men and the battle to move rights forward for all Black people. It wasn't the type of film that makes you cheer at the end but it does make you reflect.</li><li><b>Flora and Son</b>- This film stars Eve Hewson (daughter of Bono) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Eve's character a single mom Flora, finds an old guitar in a dumpster thinking her son would like it for his birthday. She gets it fixed and when her son isn't impressed she decides to take some online guitar lessons and connects with Gordon-Levitt and finds herself in the process and develops a better relationship with her son.</li><li><b>The Holdovers-</b> This was my favourite film of the festival. It was funny and original and had great characters. It was directed by Alexander Payne. He was the only one that was in attendance at the festival. He told the story in the Q&A on how he found Dominic Sessa at one of the schools they filmed who was there taking theatre training and it was his first film. Paul Giamatti who is one of the best character actors really demonstrates why he makes movies great. Also a standout with a tough house mama staff member character was Da'Vine Joy Randolph. You will love her while she melts Giamatti's tough heart. It got the runner up for the People's Choice award so I would predict some Oscar buzz to come soon for this one. All of my friends that saw this one loved it.</li><li><b>Memory</b>- I really wanted to love this one because I love Jessica Chastain and she has delivered some excellent work over the years. Not that her performance was bad but I just didn't love the film overall. I didn't like the pace of the film and the interactions between all of the characters was just plain awkward. Maybe that was the intent but I found it difficult to watch and I kept hoping something that made sense would happen.</li><li><b>Sly</b>- One notable movie reviewer did not like this film but I enjoyed it but it did feel like it skipped through a lot of his history. It was almost like a therapy session where he reveals that the whole reason of the things he did in his life was because of his tough father. I would have liked to see more from his family and other people he worked with in the industry. He was in attendance to intro the film at the screening I was at. I was supposed to be volunteering at that screening but they cancelled that shift so I would have seen him up close instead of the balcony seats but at least I got to see the film.</li><li><b>Mother Couch</b>- This was the last film I saw at the festival and unfortunately didn't leave feeling great about standing in a rush line at Scotiabank to see it. Another case of I love Ewan McGregor but didn't love this film. Too weird and the characters seemed clueless. McGregor has very expressive facial expressions but it didn't help this film make sense.</li></ol><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKI1RrIafFud8YNENLQx9TJse5_y_56AU7MFMayVqYREqP1zZ2jhTrGvYhVKjvNl2mdAsV5aSL9eoIziLJwYfbTGaIklg2eigSvXl8D1lAiBZVvFEVIxb_nDoZ1TFfMMnvTTJm4BC9kbGivUEI5EfWY-lrwmMVTf_Rn4MJGe-V2Dgdvq3rfHUWmStzaal/s752/Nickleback%202023-09-25%20.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="752" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyKI1RrIafFud8YNENLQx9TJse5_y_56AU7MFMayVqYREqP1zZ2jhTrGvYhVKjvNl2mdAsV5aSL9eoIziLJwYfbTGaIklg2eigSvXl8D1lAiBZVvFEVIxb_nDoZ1TFfMMnvTTJm4BC9kbGivUEI5EfWY-lrwmMVTf_Rn4MJGe-V2Dgdvq3rfHUWmStzaal/s320/Nickleback%202023-09-25%20.png" width="320" /></a></div><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Nickleback at Roy Thompson Hall with the director of the film<br /><div><br /></div><p></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-54945621640353491862023-08-19T12:57:00.002-07:002023-08-19T13:13:05.619-07:00TIFF 2023 My 15 Top Film Picks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h1 style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial;">TIFF 2023 </span>My Top 15 Picks</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuu6EOjDY-v81Lr3P7efDujKMHuJFEdLoHWdtQ3M3vyusFnbc2LEBEIsCMPr10o6tbU5x9sx07qLAfr6sJFV2WNDMms7PW8G3CZbslgs5IYshzis_QqDKjcrIqXD46RucxLQS71k04mAMMDAsO6u6msa1EzcPoegmVp01pZ2yyKWQJ4gsviSjC1C6dCvk/s541/tiff%20lit%20sign.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="541" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuu6EOjDY-v81Lr3P7efDujKMHuJFEdLoHWdtQ3M3vyusFnbc2LEBEIsCMPr10o6tbU5x9sx07qLAfr6sJFV2WNDMms7PW8G3CZbslgs5IYshzis_QqDKjcrIqXD46RucxLQS71k04mAMMDAsO6u6msa1EzcPoegmVp01pZ2yyKWQJ4gsviSjC1C6dCvk/s320/tiff%20lit%20sign.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Toronto, Aug 19, 2023</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">TIFF 2023 is going to be another year of change. For the past 3 years, the Pivot was in full effect with Tiff doing what it could to stay alive. This year when it should have been a back to normal festival the whole Film and Television industry got hit with the Writers/Actors strikes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But the Show Must Go On as they say and Tiff 2023 will go on.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I remember the year of 9/11 when the Festival was in full gear and then the terrorist attacks shut down half the festival because people couldn't come or go the festival went on but there was a black cloud hanging over the rest of the festival.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This year I see the festival as a return to the beginning with the knowledge of the past 46 years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the beginning, the festival was founded by serious film lovers and it was almost an underground festival of film buffs who attended. As the festival grew so did the International attention and the celebrities who wanted to be here to show their work. Then it exploded. Then Covid made it crash to a halt. It's supposed to be back but I would say halfway back this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The films this year are mostly international which is in line with Tiff's International Title. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You would think it's all celebrity driven by the media coverage it gets but the Big Hollywood A-list films are actually a small percentage of the festival but get the most attention.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first weekend of the festival is filled with International Media, larger Hollywood bigger budget films with even bigger celebrities, and all of the fans that flock to see them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">King Street literally shuts down for 4 days at the start of the festival to accommodate all the people and keep it safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This year I predict serious film lovers will return to the festival but the streets will be much quieter. There won't be any <i>Harry Styles, Taylor Swift</i>-crazed fans so people around the festival village may get more sleep this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are no press conferences this year but there are still Red Carpets. They just may be a little quieter and faster this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What there will be are many films directed by Actors which will garner a lot of attention. <i>Taika Watiti, Kristen Scott Thomas, Finn Wolfhard, Chris Pine. Anna Kendrick</i> and more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Here are some of the films that I think will be some of the Top Picks of films that will get some attention and some of the ones I have on my list to see and why I chose them.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. <b>SLY</b> - because it's Sylvester Stallone's story. He is incredibly intelligent and has a rags-to-riches story and with his dynamic personality it won't be a dull documentary but I am sure it will be an inspiring one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. <b>Next Goal Wins</b> - from the highly acclaimed Director/Actor Taika Watiti. Known for his creative and satirical perspective. It stars Michael Fassbender and Elizabeth Moss who are heavyweights in the drama department. It's a sports film but I have a feeling it's probably more like a Ted Lasso Movie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. <b>One Life</b> - What can I say but it stars Sir Anthony Hopkins. really that's all you need to know.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. <b>Pain Hustlers</b>- A story about working in a pharmacy and the shady things that go on. It stars Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Catherine O'Hara and Andy Garcia. They can all hold their own in a film. I think this story will be very timely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. <b>Reptile</b> - One of the Writers is Benicio Del Toro who also stars in the film. It's about a New England Detective. This also stars Justin Timberlake and if the strike ends and he comes there may be a frenzy. Also starring Frances Fischer and Alicia Silverstone who have longevity in the film industry,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. <b>The Burial</b> - Inspired by true events about a funeral home owner, played by Tommy Lee Jones and also starring Jamie Foxx. People will show up to support the film after Jamie's illness. It also stars Alan Ruck who is fresh off the success of Succession.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. <b>Close to You</b> - Starring Elliot Page who since his transition has been busy writing his biography and this is a new film after the transition that he stars in about a family reunion. You know those are always filled with drama.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8. <b>Knox Goes Away</b> - This one sounds interesting. A contract killer who has dementia. It's Directed by Michael Keaton who is also starring in the film with Al Pacino and James Marsden</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">9. <b>Memory</b> - It's about a simple woman whose life changes after someone follows her home after a school reunion. It stars Jessica Chastain who always picks interesting roles. Also starring the skilled actor Peter Sarsgaard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">10. <b>North Star</b> - Directed by Kristen Scott Thomas. It's about 3 sisters, Starring, Scarlett Johansson, and Sienna Miller who return for their mother's third wedding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">11. <b>Ezra</b> - Directed by Tony Goldwyn. It's about a man who blows up his career to become a stand-up comic. With another heavyweight cast consisting of: Whoopi Goldberg, Robert DeNiro, Rose Byrne, Vera Farmiga, Bobby Cannavale, and Rainn Wilson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">12. <b>Hit Man</b> - Directed by Richard Linklater. A staff investigator plays the role of a hit man trying to catch the people that put the hit on. Starring Glen Powell. This is listed as an action comedy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">13. <b>Flora and Son</b>- Starring Joseph Gordon Levitt and Eve Hewson. The story of a single mom who grabs a guitar out of a dumpster that becomes one person's junk into another family's treasure.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">14. <b>Dumb Money</b> - This is one where you can put a hilarious spin on a based on real-life story. The Game Stop trading story broke the stock market world apart. Starring the hilarious Seth Rogan, Paul Dano, America Ferrera and Shailene Woodley. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And Lastly another documentary</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">15. <b>Lil Nas X</b>: Montero (Call me by your name) - This is a film about Lil Nas X's meteoric rise in the music world. He broke down so many barriers with his outrageous style and his openly gay lifestyle and his creative spin on his music. Collaborating with unlikely people to bust myths.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">........and I'm curious to see how the Hate to Love: Nickleback documentary does. Will they hate to love the film? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">There are a few more that I am interested in but tried to limit to 15 films because who has the time?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Let's see how well I do after the festival ends and who get's chosen as People's Choice which usually goes on to win an Oscar.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhTFHwG8yo21cxJorrNznXvSObSZkIbZEmIavo8_jNuPkEvUagJWIAxiVmD1WfszyD-aiv6MyWmSnvu6nF32Fh2qWkgeUolpxgZqD65Csu-pVckitwhdMZ1alrbKMS-LQ6i-Bhn0Riq4x-vW-z7O-Ey2r4ZoyM2Dvvl24ALNKKooU6FOoLIufCjp81Hdd7" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="454" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhTFHwG8yo21cxJorrNznXvSObSZkIbZEmIavo8_jNuPkEvUagJWIAxiVmD1WfszyD-aiv6MyWmSnvu6nF32Fh2qWkgeUolpxgZqD65Csu-pVckitwhdMZ1alrbKMS-LQ6i-Bhn0Riq4x-vW-z7O-Ey2r4ZoyM2Dvvl24ALNKKooU6FOoLIufCjp81Hdd7" width="240" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br />Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-11605412945852139552023-07-22T08:36:00.002-07:002023-07-22T08:42:31.485-07:00Barbie Movie out of the Box<div class="separator"><p style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmqoqziWGL4bxoH-9boqXthdBWPwQxPBt02Jlfnzf-N1Hk4noH-LjlFZzcgpmPbNpt0sDokUqWUAeStk_w8pN0MYs6Z58iFJQpWiRpzv0W_028u3gvqwY9lpc4Q8zWN_6_Q0PvpW8d2AxUYbtO7UMTCZnS7SkDcvn7cx26PB9mCFa73ZTLuOkbJexpECLk" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="185" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmqoqziWGL4bxoH-9boqXthdBWPwQxPBt02Jlfnzf-N1Hk4noH-LjlFZzcgpmPbNpt0sDokUqWUAeStk_w8pN0MYs6Z58iFJQpWiRpzv0W_028u3gvqwY9lpc4Q8zWN_6_Q0PvpW8d2AxUYbtO7UMTCZnS7SkDcvn7cx26PB9mCFa73ZTLuOkbJexpECLk" width="163" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes I feel compelled to write a review of a film even if it's not a film festival film that I have been accredited to review.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This film was a ride from beginning to the end. Talk about getting Barbie outside of the Box. This film is not what you think it would be. It's a spectacle as you would imagine, think La La Land and Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory mixed with Hidden Figures and Erin Brocovitch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSi7HCpJ2HPq3ZHV5kDZKT5MaNayt6qjkrQYdSWku0qGWIxt5ZMfQXzw00erlSTNNbwaRkly-kmjHKZm4PhI5U3AlzcUPUrIeX4pidZ9plFpInqSojSNTtaD_2hqsGzywFMIkRVTMfJzORCMN5QP8BGn_1YKBynaKkORnBmfWjXmpxQdV4PiHmg6X-tcgA/s2048/Barbie%20movie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1212" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSi7HCpJ2HPq3ZHV5kDZKT5MaNayt6qjkrQYdSWku0qGWIxt5ZMfQXzw00erlSTNNbwaRkly-kmjHKZm4PhI5U3AlzcUPUrIeX4pidZ9plFpInqSojSNTtaD_2hqsGzywFMIkRVTMfJzORCMN5QP8BGn_1YKBynaKkORnBmfWjXmpxQdV4PiHmg6X-tcgA/s320/Barbie%20movie.jpg" width="189" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div><p>This is the case with the new BARBIE movie Directed by Greta Gerwig. </p><p>There are dance sequences, loads of crazy sets, crazy fashion and oh so much diversity.</p><p>Starring Margo Robbie as stereotypical Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. After seeing them you can't really imagine anyone else performing those roles. Margo is the perfect mix of vulnerability, intelligence and fun. Ryan Gosling is clueless, over the top and extra.</p><p>The cast is rounded out with Simu Liu the other rival Ken to Ryan Gosling and the 3rd Canadian in the film is Michael Cera who is sensitive and neglected Allan. His character was so funny.</p><p>The casting of this film was perfection with the following cast members and cameos with:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Kate MacKinnon as Weird Barbie who tells Barbie to go to the real world.</li><li>John Cena pops up in a spectacular ensemble as Ken.</li><li>Dua Lipa pops up every now and then but I won't say as what.</li><li>America Ferrera is the Mom who tries to save Barbie.</li><li>Will Farrell is the CEO of Mattel. As you can imagine his usual hilarious self.</li><li>Rhea Perlman is the inventor of Barbie</li><li>Helen Mirren isn't even seen and she adds so much to the film.</li></ul><div>This film is spectacular, hilarious and thought provoking.</div><div>The sets were mostly real and it really looks like a Barbie world.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The thing I enjoyed the most was the dialogue. Fast and smart with lines you will take away with you for a while.</div><div><div>America Ferrera's speech on what it's like to be a woman is epic and should be shown to every teen girl.</div><div><br /></div></div><div>You can certainly tell that Greta Gerwig had something to say that was decades in the making and she really put everything into this film. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's most definitely a female director perspective and I don't think anyone else would have made it the same way.</div><div><br /></div><div>I went with a group of friends and one Ken who didn't like how Ken was the bad guy in the film.</div><div><br /></div><div>It takes a searing look at patriarchy and who male privilege has ruled the world.</div><div><br /></div><div>The screening I went to was like nothing I have ever seen before. There was pink everywhere and so many people wearing shoes they could barely walk in. My friends and I all wore some pink and I wish we had a shot of all of us. We weren't over the top but a nod to Barbie. Someone asked to take a photo with us after the movie. We should have asked them to take one for us... didn't think of it at the time.</div><div><br /></div><div>We did take photos in the Box installation at the theatre. There was a long lineup of people waiting to do selfies. We split up into 2's to get our pics in so mine was with my friend Lisa.</div><div><br /></div><div>This was the most popular Marketing I have ever seen at a theatre. People came to be seen and experience this movie.</div><div><br /></div><div>The fact that Barbie is over 60 years old now shows how many generations connected to Barbie. Even if you never had a Barbie you know all about the legendary doll.</div><div><br /></div><div>I haven't had that much fun at a movie in a very long time if ever. I even had to sit by myself because I waited too long to get tickets and it was almost sold out by the time I did a week before. The people on either side of me were also really enjoying it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I really hope Greta Gerwig gets a bunch of Academy Award Nominations because this film was truly original, entertaining and filled with so many things to think about.</div><div><br /></div><div>I want to see more films like this and less guns, and car chases and murders. </div><div><br /></div><div>I like to go to the movies to have fun and escape the stress of life. This is the kind of film that suspends all other thoughts of anything but what's happening on the screen.</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't do ratings but I would give it 9 Barbies.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlHSrqMp5A53Y6MxphD8L5v-k0N5vpbqmjqoYyAvrEJTdHsQ11Vt6sQWVRlxmdyQ0eYFuBDmesHN0BC5dkV1pYYo2pCW1C6aEOEwwsV_n_XP__Eg8k0VGvKCEyXlHLCe6L4_PmtTpL5e88obHyt43AbX4-tTmhSUjjHHZHLrYFzx3YKjrqjnExpB8Njh6v" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="266" data-original-width="190" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlHSrqMp5A53Y6MxphD8L5v-k0N5vpbqmjqoYyAvrEJTdHsQ11Vt6sQWVRlxmdyQ0eYFuBDmesHN0BC5dkV1pYYo2pCW1C6aEOEwwsV_n_XP__Eg8k0VGvKCEyXlHLCe6L4_PmtTpL5e88obHyt43AbX4-tTmhSUjjHHZHLrYFzx3YKjrqjnExpB8Njh6v=w143-h200" width="143" /></a></div><br /><br /> Watching the film is like going to an amusement park. What a ride.</div><p></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-34653985956364994322023-07-15T13:07:00.006-07:002023-07-15T13:09:57.869-07:00Why the Writers and Actors strike is important for everyone.<p><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-sjlbaicQTjDqz-iBpO963sn95fuGy3exdMamKBpkpR5cxiaJmU-gaiTHy4VL6E7-FUaFN4qtGiiaJC40ScaBV2q9NJ0FmBiAHaUuTPOQgiAGwlTnmxsVUhRnJAFNtzl417nnXd5BI_ZnvKHnYFTPxoetBr4WEICDU17aPRGr_F65mLya-RS-QtGkqAF/s918/On%20strike.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="918" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-sjlbaicQTjDqz-iBpO963sn95fuGy3exdMamKBpkpR5cxiaJmU-gaiTHy4VL6E7-FUaFN4qtGiiaJC40ScaBV2q9NJ0FmBiAHaUuTPOQgiAGwlTnmxsVUhRnJAFNtzl417nnXd5BI_ZnvKHnYFTPxoetBr4WEICDU17aPRGr_F65mLya-RS-QtGkqAF/w400-h236/On%20strike.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><br />The </span><span face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;"><b>Writers Guild of America (WGA) and </b></span><span face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;"><b>Screen Actors Guild (SAG)</b> have now joined the picket lines forming an Alliance against the people that hold their life's work in their hands and this is history making in progress.</span><p></p><p><span face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;">Why you should care about this strike?</span></p><p><span face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;">1. This kind of strike hasn't happened in 60 years.</span></p><p><span face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;">2. This is a crossroad in time to change that might change the future of the entertainment industry and have a ripple effect on other industries.</span></p><p><span face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;">3. The majority of writers and actors do not make a proper living wage because they are essentially gig workers. Not all of them are million dollar plus talent. That is a small percent.</span></p><p><span face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;">4. This could affect change in other industries besides the entertainment industry.</span></p><p><span face="ReithSans, Helvetica, Arial, freesans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #141414; font-size: 16px;">5. Human rights and sustainability.</span></p><p>I have a Union permittee for Makeup although I do not work in film for my living I am trying to finish a documentary independently. Although this doesn't stop me from making films it will still affect me in ways that don't connect to the actor/writer strike. I am a part of a Union but in the Ontario Public Service so I know how important it is for Unions to fight for the rights of the workers.</p><p>In this case the fight is about more than just money, benefits or working hours. It's about the right to make a living with your talents and likeness. It's about the studios trying to save money by being able to use someone's likeness over and over without having to pay the actor and a crew to show up on location. Sounds great for a studio but remember the ripple effect if an actor is "cloned" in a film or series. There won't be the following jobs or industries that also make a living from film/tv productions. </p><p>Here are some of them.</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Camera crew</li><li>Lighting crew</li><li>Sound Crew</li><li>Makeup Artist</li><li>Hair stylists</li><li>Catering</li><li>Prop houses </li><li>Local businesses for florals, food, clothing, greens, rentals</li><li>Post production</li><li>Administrative staff</li><li>Accountants </li><li>Lawyers</li><li>Musicians</li></ol><p></p><p>you get the picture... I could go on.</p><p>AI is not perfect and basically pulls from already recorded knowledge and is only as good as the information that it is given or the person operating it. It can't make up original ideas and content would be affected.</p><p>How would you like it if you posted your image to social media and a studio lifted that image and put it into a film as a character and made a slight change and you were not notified or compensated. That's what could happen to you and the actors.</p><p>In the writers case they will just put in some details and let Chat GPT or whatever create a script that might be a copy of something else and could be boring and at the least not very original.</p><p>This strike is important to get right because it's the future of the writers, actors and the industry as a whole. Currently with the strike on production has come to a halt so all the people working on productions can't work. Industries that supply the productions aren't making money. Theatres and streaming and networks aren't going to get new content.</p><p>It will also affect me in September when the Actors usually come to the Toronto International Film Festival. My job is to escort the films Entourage around the building at the festival. No promotion allowed means no actors that will be there and no publicists, photographers, videographers, film festival staff and most likely a reduction of ticket sales for TIFF. Although Tiff is International it's the big celebrities that attract patrons from all over the world to buy tickets to the festival. They will still be able to have a festival because it's only SAG/AFTRA but it will be most likely reduced similar to the pandemic days of the festival. My team did not do the lockdown years of the festival.</p><p>So that's just the tip of the iceberg. Yes you won't have anything to watch and lots of people won't make money. So what? Well what is your job? Your industry could be affected by the ripple effect of the economy or what's really important is the replacement of your jobs because the Corporations choose AI over hiring human beings. </p><p>Look at the war in Ukraine which is being fought with sophisticated weapons which are AI driven. Not that we want people to go back to the battlefields but that's where a lot of this started.</p><p>The automotive industry uses more and more AI each year. I am not saying technology is bad as a whole but there are consequences to the use. Think of what happens when the power goes out? What about the time when Rogers Communications whole network went out for a day. What happens when an autonomous Uber vehicle fails.</p><p>Technology fails just as much as human error. How many times has your phone or computer failed? </p><p>Yes technology can be used in dangerous situations or remote areas or to reduce repetitive injuries but in the wrong hands it can also have a huge negative affect.</p><p>I have been watching a lot of news stories and listening to podcasts and watching documentaries and when the people that were the ones to create some of these technologies start waving a cautionary flag you have to stop and take notice and think about future decisions before they are irreversible.</p><p>Some films to check out:</p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>IRobot</li><li>Minority Report</li><li>Artifact Girl</li><li>Megan</li><li>Her</li><li>Ex Machina</li><li>AI Artificial Intelligence</li><li>The Social Dilemma</li><li>Unknown Killer Robots</li><li>Code Bias</li><li>Black Mirror</li><li>Replicas</li></ol><div><br /></div><div>I had a little fun with the image to show how the image can be created and just sub in anything. How will you know if anything is real? I just used emojis for fun but this could happen with anyone's likeness and made to say or do anything.</div><div><br /></div><div>Does this not make you think about freedoms, privacy, human rights, power, going too far?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-27361554001974041852023-07-08T18:11:00.002-07:002023-07-08T18:11:39.254-07:0025 Favourite Documentaries 1977-2023<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb8HEjQTGy1WplPPB97VxTx80dbSv65XGvcXoBreuR_oUfbwYIIrWQlTaQ6ImcQP_BSGvuy2HXGMmp7gWcYy_IGnXujR6vJ05cxoDnWAJuqA3UydyTlyyjPr2ba2cwAbfKs-kR2Xl2h8XJF9qdHr9nHr0NkQrse9LtnDLRQCfBjiJMVxJPSVuEAGc3Xb5/s243/1399667255125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="243" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlb8HEjQTGy1WplPPB97VxTx80dbSv65XGvcXoBreuR_oUfbwYIIrWQlTaQ6ImcQP_BSGvuy2HXGMmp7gWcYy_IGnXujR6vJ05cxoDnWAJuqA3UydyTlyyjPr2ba2cwAbfKs-kR2Xl2h8XJF9qdHr9nHr0NkQrse9LtnDLRQCfBjiJMVxJPSVuEAGc3Xb5/s1600/1399667255125.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b><span style="color: #2b00fe;">25 of my Favourite Documentaries - Sorted by Year</span></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: left;">While working on my You Know Harvey Documentary a lot of things have been coming up including style, structure, storyline and message<b>. </b> I started compiling a list of documentaries that have stuck with me. There are not a lot of war films or violent ones, I stayed in my lane of Food, Film, Stuff and the things that I am interested in.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I am not going to give you the synopsis. I want you to do a little digging to see if you can find any of these films and decide for yourself if you are interested in them.</p><p style="text-align: left;">They are not listed by preference but I sorted by the year they came out from oldest to recent.</p><p style="text-align: left;">These films reflect the themes of Food, Celebrity culture, Image, Health, Environment, Music, Illness, Corruption and Comedy. Hopefully they will touch you and stay with you too.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><b>TOP 25</b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 521px;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"></p><ol><li>1977 - Pumping Iron </li><li>2002 - BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE </li><li>2004 - SUPER SIZE ME (2004</li><li>2006 - AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH </li><li>2008 - ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL (2008)</li><li>2008 - FOOD, INC. </li><li>2010 - INSIDE JOB </li><li>2010 - Teenage Papparazzo </li><li>2010 - JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK </li><li>2011 - BULLY </li><li>2013 - 20 Feet from Stardom </li><li>2015 - AMY </li><li>2016 - STRIKE A POSE </li><li>2017 - Modified </li><li>2017 - WASTED! THE STORY OF FOOD WASTE </li><li>2018 - Believer </li><li>2018 - Game Changers </li><li>2018 - Larger than Life: The Kevyn Aucoin Story </li><li>2018 - Sharkwater Extinction </li><li>2019 - Mistify: Michael Hutchence </li><li>2021 - ROADRUNNER: A FILM ABOUT ANTHONY BOURDAIN </li><li>2021 - VAL </li><li>2023 - Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields </li><li>2023 - Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie </li><li>2023 - Wham </li></ol><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-5334313904959663152023-07-06T17:45:00.001-07:002023-07-06T17:45:23.618-07:00TTC: The Terrible Commute<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZRw0SLh1C1USsIshQQqXSMQwfkD0g_BZETLuX5DtbhMTfMTvqnv56yLeQUYD26zqUImCXuQyKvzZQGZ2Dp0jhC4mtrAGBwqOK0ActPLLQ3o9FEdoY-FUuKjOuD1p7zF9HiPOx9XV1bqJEH9PRReLbZl-NfQugkGLd5DyhTp2CPATeIKv0vACV4gGVBs6/s2162/yonge%20and%20davisville.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2162" data-original-width="1227" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZRw0SLh1C1USsIshQQqXSMQwfkD0g_BZETLuX5DtbhMTfMTvqnv56yLeQUYD26zqUImCXuQyKvzZQGZ2Dp0jhC4mtrAGBwqOK0ActPLLQ3o9FEdoY-FUuKjOuD1p7zF9HiPOx9XV1bqJEH9PRReLbZl-NfQugkGLd5DyhTp2CPATeIKv0vACV4gGVBs6/s320/yonge%20and%20davisville.png" width="182" /></a></div> THE TERRIBLE COMMUTE: July 6, 2023<p></p><p>Days like today is why I still have a Blog. I need a space to rant when everything seems to go wrong.</p><p>Today was a commute from Hell going home at the end of the day from downtown.</p><p>I got on the platform of the St. Patrick subway station just after 4:30pm Thursday July 6, 2023. As soon as I got on I heard an announcement of an incident at Eglinton Station. I already knew there was going to be some inconvenience but I really underestimated the chaos that caused.</p><p>After waiting for about 5 min I got on a busy train and my coworker got off at Union. It slowed and spurted up to Rosedale and then sat there for about 15 min or so. Then at Summerhill I think we had to get out and go to the opposite side to get a shuttle train or take a shuttle bus. I went to the other side of the train. I waited for 3 trains to pass trying to get on one so I could get a seat. I was carrying my laptop, my purse and a bag of stuff. Standing for about another 20 min before I jumped on. Still didn't get a seat. Then got stuck between St. Clair and Davisville. Finally got out at Davisville.. They said the same thing, get a shuttle bus on yonge or go to the other platform to get a shuttle subway train. I went outside and decided to wait it out for a bit. I started walking up Yonge and decided to stop and get dinner at Khau Gully. It's food from Goa I think. I ordered the coconut chicken, naan breat and raita. Thought maybe the subway would be clear by the time I finished. As I ate my dinner, only people picking up takeout and maybe one couple in the restaurant a half hour later. I watched as people continued to walk up Yonge street. After I finished my dinner I continued to walk up Yonge street. Maybe to catch a shuttle, a Yonge bus, who knows. I got up to Eglinton and was able to get on a shuttle bus and got a seat. Eglinton Station was completely shut down so it by passed. Thought I was closer to getting home and then of course about 5 min after we left the street the driver announces that Lawrence is the last stop. Originally the shuttle was only going to York Mills. I get out at Lawrence thinking I have to take another shuttle to York Mills but luckily a girl told me the subway was back on. I go down to the subway hauling all my crap and get on but don't get a seat right away. Finally get a seat at York Mills and was praying that it wouldn't stop again before Sheppard subway.</p><p>With all that my journey started from my office at Dundas/University at 4:30 and walked in my door Yonge/Sheppard at 8pm. 9, 200 appox steps later.</p><p>Not to mention that I had a rough day with my computer. After working late to clean up an excel database yesterday it didn't get saved properly to the Cloud and I had to try and do it over again today.</p><p>As we are told this past week that we have to go back to the office 3 days a week. I rarely have much tech issues when I work from home so I was not too happy to be there today. If this is what my 3 days a week is going to be like I may have to consider a life change. I need to win a lottery so I can afford to retire.<br /></p><p>So let's add a heat wave, rain and nowhere to sit along the way and anyone would get kinda grumpy.</p><p>All this was caused by 2 idiots arguing over who knows what at Yonge and Eglinton station. They argue and one guy pulls out a knife apparently and stabs the other guy while everyone around runs away screaming. I am not sure on the exact time this happened but it sounds like it affected the subway for many hours. One guy is in the hospital now and the guy that stabbed him got away so they said on the news.</p><p>Here's the problem as I see it. The City/TTC want more ridership on the TTC so they can get more money. Employers are telling their workers to go back to work and they still complain that ridership is down but as I see it the subway is packed at peak hours of the day and scattered with homeless people taking up 3-5 seats sleeping with whatever stuff they have and nobody wanting to sit near them. Then there are other homeless people who walk up and down the subway with a cup asking for money. Some muttering, some shoving the cup in your face and some kind of loud and scary. Do you think they pay to get on the subway to do this? I think not. So space is taken up while people that are just trying to get to a fro are harassed, or fearful that at any minute someone will snap and then someone gets hurt or at the very least the commute is extended.</p><p>This is a multi-prong scenario that needs to be fixed and I am looking at new Mayor Olivia Chow to push to make some changes to solve these issues.</p><p>1. Treatment facilities needed for mental health and addictions.</p><p>2. Short term housing with support systems in place.</p><p>3. Rehabilitation or skilled trades training because we need people to fill jobs in this field and build more housing.</p><p>4. More affordable city so that people don't have to beg or lose their homes and can still eat and buy necessities of life.</p><p>5. Improve the TTC with more frequent service and finish the Eglinton crosstown because if you get north of Bloor and something goes wrong you are stranded because nothing moves any other way.</p><p>I am so tired of seeing this get worse every year. I used to love Toronto and thought it was the best City but I am losing faith and apparantly Celebrities are starting to comment about the inconveniences of this City which will drive down tourism. We also don't have enough housing for the Refugees that are flooding into this city. This all makes for a powder keg ready to blow.</p><p>I am getting up in years and am not the fittest so it's days like today that make me wonder if living in Toronto is really worth it.</p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-23267573462900647772023-06-15T18:47:00.000-07:002023-06-15T18:47:01.950-07:00Letter to the next Toronto Mayor<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Letter to the next Toronto Mayor</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1_9mDonR9Wl0Lcstk-iwHnv8pEnvVmf92VgSoVBs9EzSKTr3Zd-gyjyRiwX6Ah_NRjp8k_G8BYiFMSmGNrwMLCcWgOUwWKnL4eG0UyBqKCYA7CbC5d3mBk3u2HkwU4StROX2w79gVobxZ984WPHDBi7TcYd4wmBJM8uk63P8iDpirSWVP5FZ5EmNOw/s640/homeless%20yonge%20dundas.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1_9mDonR9Wl0Lcstk-iwHnv8pEnvVmf92VgSoVBs9EzSKTr3Zd-gyjyRiwX6Ah_NRjp8k_G8BYiFMSmGNrwMLCcWgOUwWKnL4eG0UyBqKCYA7CbC5d3mBk3u2HkwU4StROX2w79gVobxZ984WPHDBi7TcYd4wmBJM8uk63P8iDpirSWVP5FZ5EmNOw/w400-h225/homeless%20yonge%20dundas.JPG" width="400" /></a></b></div><b>at Yonge Dundas Square before the pandemic 2017<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: large;"> </b>I have lived in Toronto my whole life and always thought it was a great city with lots to do and safe. In the past 5 years I no longer feel the same way about this city.</p><p style="text-align: left;">When I had a car I used to be able to choose between driving downtown and taking public transit depending on whether I had to go to multiple places or pick up goods or people or if I was going to go to one place and back during rush hour. </p><p style="text-align: left;">I no longer can afford a car and pay rent so I have to rely on transit. In the last 5 years the Yonge subway was closed on the northern portion of Yonge street because of the LRT construction forcing me to stay home more than I would have chosen to go downtown to enjoy events. The TTC fares have gone up and the service has gone down. Before the pandemic the volume of ttc riders was over capacity most of the day, especially during rush hour and delays which were frequent during peak hours.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Over the past year the riders have been returning to the TTC even though they say ridership is down. It's down because people moved out of the city because it's impossible to afford to live here and people prefer to work from home now that it's been shown it is possible for many jobs.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I used to go out all the time and now I dread going downtown to my office because I have to think about other ttc riders instability and sometimes I can't get a seat so I have to adjust my travel times. As a female I have to make choices to when I ride the TTC to lower my risk of harassment. I have travelled on TTC for over 50 years and I never worried about attacks until recently. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The TTC has become a shelter system and a toilet. People sleep on the trains all day and walk up and down begging for money. I have to be acutely aware of my surroundings at all time and there has rarely been trips that haven't had someone that has visible mental health challenges that I have to be aware of.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The travel times are getting longer. I tried to go to the Distillery District and the wait for a bus/streetcar forced me to walk half of the way because of all the detours and short turns etc.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I would like to see fare evasion addressed and special Constables with Mental Health training available to high risk transit routes more often and let the regular police handle other issues.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Construction and congestion in the city. Many business have closed down because people have a difficult time getting to them. I myself chose to skip a second day at a film festival because of the difficulty and cost of getting there when the streetcar route was closed with no notice.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Congestion in the city. All the new Condos are funneling ridership on public transit and in vehicles into a small mostly under construction area of downtown forcing everyone to be frustrated. </p><p style="text-align: left;">People should be able to afford to live close to where they work or if there job is possible to work remotely that should be encouraged. Support your local area and then make things easier to get around so that people can socialize throughout the city. This is good for neighbourhoods and the environment.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Encampments in parks. This didn't exist 10 years ago the way it does now. One person tried to help by building structures but the city tore them down and then muscled their way to push people out of encampments with not enough places to go. If you are going to move them they need to have a safe place to go for everyone. Parks should be parks but people have lost jobs, homes and hope. They have addiction and mental health or health problems that need special services to assist them. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Help the vulnerable people get services they need so that they don't reach their limits and resort to violence and destruction. I knew a person who was on disability who was evicted and didn't get social service support. It took a go fund me campaign to get him housing.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The amount of people visiting food banks isn't sustainable anymore. It has doubled/tripled since before the pandemic. A lot of people getting food from food banks have jobs and making choices to skip meals and kids going without food sometimes. This is shameful in a city with so much food. More community gardens need to be accessible but with condos going up and less and less green space this isn't even possible. Any new Condo build should require a green roof or space allotted for a community garden for it's residents so that if they have struggles at anytime making ends meet they will still have access to food.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The design of the Transit infrastructure needed to be sorted out years ago before all the condo development was approved. A system along the lakeshore connecting things like the CNE and the Distillery district are a good idea to get cars off the road and make it easier to get to these large destinations but it must be properly consulted and working around other construction projects.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The Sheppard line 4 needs to be extended to the ZOO. It also needs to extend west to Sheppard West Station and further so that it loops when there are delays there are options. Or a FINCH or Steeles crosstown could also reduce a lot of cars on the road and make it easier and quicker to get around.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Renters in apartments. I currently rent an apartment and because I was able to move into a rent controlled building I was able to stay here during the pandemic. My rent is going up 2.5 percent but my income only goes up 1%. Food has gone up 8% and more. TTC went up. The cost of entertainment has increased. While income stays the same everything else goes up leaving less and less money to spend on other things. I have been cutting and coloring my own hair for the past few years to save money. I haven't been able to go to the dentist because my benefits don't cover enough of the costs. I haven't had a vacation since 2011.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I am a few years away from retirement and haven't even saved a years worth of my salary forcing me to have to keep working until I won't be able to. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The nursing homes are a disaster. The cost and treatment are horrendous.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Injection sites. I worked in the building beside the downtown injection site and in the 2 years I was there the number of people on each corner of Yonge and Dundas increased everyday. Everytime I would leave the office I would have to dodge young people who were high and begging for money.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Last week I was trying to eat a hot doc on University Ave and someone came up to me and asked me for money for a hot dog and then stated can't you give me money for a hot dog. I had half an hour for lunch and wanted to quickly eat a hot dog and get a coffee before going back to work without being harassed for money. I do not feel comfortable taking my wallet out and giving people cash because it's not safe and that doesn't stop the practice of begging everyday. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Back to housing. People are moving further and further out of the city to afford a place to live and commuting longer and longer while the downtown has turned into a homeless person taking up a corner with their possessions and scaring people walking by. There needs to be supportive housing that is segmented with social services for the issues that they need to get assistance for. Mental health supports separated from drug addictions and health challenges and financial challenges. They should not all be lumped into one large shelter where people are attacked, robbed and get bed bugs. They don't need large spaces but temporary shelter small home spaces with social supports and washroom facilities and job supports. Buying a house. A small house in Toronto is over a Million dollars. How many salaries are over a million dollars a year? Housing should be a third to a quarter of your salary. I pay 50 percent of my salary for rent and will have nothing invested in equity. People can't afford to save money for a home between the low availability to the high land transfer and taxes. People will get educated her and then leave to find a place to live that they can afford.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Back to downtown. I used to go downtown a lot but now less and less because it's depressing. I went to Bloor and Bathurst and someone has taken up space beside the box office at the Bloor Cinema. That is not a space to live it's a space that should be for movie goers. I walked by 3 cannabis shops and people openly smoking on the street. I know it's legal but should children be exposed to that? Queen Street has 3 Cannabis shops on every block and so many restaurants have closed.</p><p style="text-align: left;">There's nowhere to grab food and sit outside to have a meal on the go because of the issues with CAFE TO. It's all large condos, no greenspace and nothing affordable to do.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I prefer to watch movies online to going to the theatres because I don't have to deal with the commute time, rude patrons and the high cost of theatre tickets, eating out and concessions.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The broken window story has turned into the broken City story. A broken window that doesn't get fixed leads to more windows and things that get neglected and then turns into an un useable space. Toronto is broken and needs a big fix.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The Gardiner Expressway is a disaster waiting to happen. It won't change until some large disaster happens because of the crumbling infrastructure.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Accessibility in the City. The older I get the more I see how the city is less and less accessible for people with disabilities and seniors. My mother after having a heart attack years ago said it was too hard for her to take the stairs on the subway. I am finding it more and more difficult as I get older because elevators don't work and there is nowhere for seniors to sit to rest if needed. There isn't access for many people with wheelchairs or assisted devices to be able to access the subway as well. </p><p style="text-align: left;">The construction on the streets isn't safe for pedestrians trying to walk down the streets.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Bike lanes. While it is healthier to ride bikes not everyone is able to do that. I live uptown and don't want to have to haul a bike on the subway to be able to ride downtown and it's impossible to ride all the way downtown. I have friends that use bikes as their transportation and they have to organize their routes depending on construction and bike lanes.</p><p style="text-align: left;">We used to be able to drive a car, walk, ride a bike and take public transit downtown all at the same time. Now it's transit or a bike and the fight from each of them. I think the city needs to be designed better to accommodate all forms of transportation and for pedestrians to be safe.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I am not even getting into child care and education. I will leave that to people that it affects more than it does for me.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Back to public safety. Organized crime has gone up. The increase of vehicle thefts is out of control. I experienced the theft of my vehicle from my driveway way before this became a common thing. Now there are neighbourhood groups that inform people of break ins and thefts online.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The court system. People get arrested and then let out and re offend and keep going through the system. Organized crime gets young people to do the crimes so that they don't get shut down and the young people get a slap on the rist which they don't think will affect their future because most are desperate to get money and don't have a vision or hope for their future.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I was also affected by phone scammers posing as Government officers and the Government office said they were aware there was a problem but couldn't do anything about it. There are no protections for these scams and innocent people are losing their savings on top of everything else. I spent 3 years of staying home to save money to have it be lost on a scam that I was manipulated into.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Police. I do not agree to defund the police. There are many great officers that bust organized crimes and other issues. Police need to be able to police crime and not mental health issues. More Police in high risk areas and more specially trained Mental health teams to address those issues and including safety on the TTC.</p><p style="text-align: left;">As you can see I can go on and on about the current issues of Broken Toronto. A city that used to be vibrant, moving and exciting is now dark, depressing and scary.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I want my Toronto the Good to come back. Please make smart choices to make it happen and keep people in homes living a decent life.</p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-6583800283905085312023-05-31T13:21:00.000-07:002023-05-31T13:21:29.491-07:00ICFF - Italian Contemporary Film Fest returns to the Distillery District bigger and better<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbK5WFrXwg4Wn2cQ38bvSa8M0WCcwtAONeBiGLFumi_TWctIsnbbdIAOfeazntyXQ3ZcJhxfSUX-BKzLkEfYMLYL-ObT7J_Fa2kKGaUrsk7H9rHMdoCP0kMVKT5J73_lE_At5Tvx6PJ5nD76fsVIT5qIFfFCbW6AIrAi6rmRxIbj3Cfv8jEzy7-lWqPw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="80" data-original-width="487" height="53" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbK5WFrXwg4Wn2cQ38bvSa8M0WCcwtAONeBiGLFumi_TWctIsnbbdIAOfeazntyXQ3ZcJhxfSUX-BKzLkEfYMLYL-ObT7J_Fa2kKGaUrsk7H9rHMdoCP0kMVKT5J73_lE_At5Tvx6PJ5nD76fsVIT5qIFfFCbW6AIrAi6rmRxIbj3Cfv8jEzy7-lWqPw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b>The Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) </b>Press Conference was held today at the Distillery District to unveil the plans for this years festival. This festival really goes big and innovates when they try to do more every year. This year has a huge logistic component with all kinds of things going on day and night.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOkw3QcMxEnD7osivETb2oaBVfqcePHboTrZYrTbTmqXbvYzb6KQZahqFE7WqleiDGedPpPPZDY1lfoR-zBY2uHEOVuKTi-7qbNEmw-khf7AyIdlvcLXCv6n41YxSVbjyO6DD84DKlu1o-UhQ3Z-o_BBdthQs3WRGitrzx_j8AjVYanxBA80_iuRyVg/s640/ICFF%202023.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOkw3QcMxEnD7osivETb2oaBVfqcePHboTrZYrTbTmqXbvYzb6KQZahqFE7WqleiDGedPpPPZDY1lfoR-zBY2uHEOVuKTi-7qbNEmw-khf7AyIdlvcLXCv6n41YxSVbjyO6DD84DKlu1o-UhQ3Z-o_BBdthQs3WRGitrzx_j8AjVYanxBA80_iuRyVg/w400-h300/ICFF%202023.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The ICFF/Lavazza IncluCity as it's called Film Festival takes place from June 27 to July 21, 2023 at the Distillery District in Toronto for their second year. They managed to find a way around the pandemic a couple of years ago when they held a Drive In Festival at Ontario Place. Always ready to innovate and experiment to make it all come together. This year the Distillery will be taken over for roughly a month of full programming with a stage being built for Music during the day and then the evening will take over with mostly Italian films but also other films from around the world such as India, France, Germany, Canada and more.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWS56eikO7ZZWvlbkHfhfXz7EzjDIy3KFw88ylZo770q_khKg40YLip9-ftYetXvABaxcRXYf9eYxVGx43PpFMZRqXmKk7oD1kju8oRNluhM_HD-tiXQegw26HeTc8hRStvgX6IDZ1OOo63b_0cUqkanrMSlG-aP9qPplAo8FIge8fe4BAThHvXXv-qg/s640/Chris%20Alexander.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="477" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWS56eikO7ZZWvlbkHfhfXz7EzjDIy3KFw88ylZo770q_khKg40YLip9-ftYetXvABaxcRXYf9eYxVGx43PpFMZRqXmKk7oD1kju8oRNluhM_HD-tiXQegw26HeTc8hRStvgX6IDZ1OOo63b_0cUqkanrMSlG-aP9qPplAo8FIge8fe4BAThHvXXv-qg/w149-h200/Chris%20Alexander.jpg" width="149" /></a></div><p></p><p>After the regular programming for the first time they are adding late night screenings of Horror films with their The Dark Side program which is handled by Horror expert Chris Alexander. One of the films that will be shown is by David Cronenberg's son Brandon with his Infinity Pool (CAN).</p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The Opening Night film is called Freaks Out by<span style="background-color: white;"> <span style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;">Gabriele Mainetti.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The film I am looking forward to is Sugar and Stars/A La Belle Etoile Directed by Sebastien Tulard. Which will also coincide with chocolate at the festival.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Another noteable film is Perrugino a Documentary Directed by </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Giovanni Piscaglia about an influential Renaissance painter.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Another familiar musician will be in The Journey: A Music Special from Andrea Bocelli, Directed by Gaetano Morbioli, Paolo Sodi.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is a really wide variety of programming with 50 films in this 12th edition with more activations such as Bastille Day events, Sake Tasting event, A Ghost tour of the Distillery, and a 60 minute Cinematic tour of all the films that were made at the Distillery. I look forward to these events.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-e__NwKzVGbgVdnsC1Z2aqknkqJkfpOfNT_5TDzLp3EgAebFueqT9TaeyY1fq1_uj3eVhRnxhPpY0y34xCXsYMkuUUtHHpg4p1LvhCxkRWafCsIXnMXq740QS6RTNZKfmp777V7J-bbHG-7lFtpIb-0sXgGzh7Xlu-OzuSdqQ4c-p6wiZ8dvYkFH_Jw/s640/ICFF%20opera.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-e__NwKzVGbgVdnsC1Z2aqknkqJkfpOfNT_5TDzLp3EgAebFueqT9TaeyY1fq1_uj3eVhRnxhPpY0y34xCXsYMkuUUtHHpg4p1LvhCxkRWafCsIXnMXq740QS6RTNZKfmp777V7J-bbHG-7lFtpIb-0sXgGzh7Xlu-OzuSdqQ4c-p6wiZ8dvYkFH_Jw/s320/ICFF%20opera.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And also returning is 6ix Art Outdoor with a focus on local artists that will display in the galleries and around the Distillery district.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There's an AWA Music Showcase and there will also be a couple of Opera singers that will sing along with one of the films. Music artists are from all over the GTA.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">on July 22nd there is also a special "In Conversation with" ANNA FENDI at the Bell Lightbox at 6pm and the tickets are $32 and at 7:30 at the Ritz Carlton there is the Closing Gala for $275 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Also featured at the festival will be Architecture and Design with special panels and screenings.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This festival is too huge for me to list all the highlights so I would suggest that you check out their website and book your tickets and make plans to sit in the sun and lounge on couches while watching a film and grabbing some food and drink. Did I mention that Pizza Nova and Lavazza were their returning sponsors.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I haven't be able to attend the festival for the past couple of years but really hope I can spend as much time there this year as possible. The festival is run by a terrific team of people who have an enormous amount of passion for all things film, culture and community.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.35px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Tickets are available for purchase now at </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://icff.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da0f627c0c634b2af2c1a01af1%26id%3D7c8b288c9a%26e%3Daa33d9aca1&source=gmail&ust=1685647722938000&usg=AOvVaw36vS_Fa1WZNAj8pXZUWSFo" href="https://icff.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a0f627c0c634b2af2c1a01af1&id=7c8b288c9a&e=aa33d9aca1" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">https://icff.ca/</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">.</span></p><p><strong style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Social Media</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Instagram: @icffcanada & @distilleryto</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">Twitter/Facebook: @ICFFCanada & @DistilleryTO</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">#ICFF23 #LavazzaIncluCity23 #DistilleryIncluCity</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;">Visit the Distillery District for more information: </span></span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://icff.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da0f627c0c634b2af2c1a01af1%26id%3D9901101f09%26e%3Daa33d9aca1&source=gmail&ust=1685647722938000&usg=AOvVaw3yREQi-3TD4cjNH4WETGnz" href="https://icff.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a0f627c0c634b2af2c1a01af1&id=9901101f09&e=aa33d9aca1" style="background-color: white; color: #007c89; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" target="_blank">www.thedistillerydistrict.com</a></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span></span></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-8477175761613097012023-05-11T13:28:00.000-07:002023-05-11T13:28:04.520-07:00Artifice Girl- What is real?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgu5t3YEt6I6V4ldPfzD5dNIkFn8Wh4LsASy2egRyxR4UHHuiffny70OYrrdEZG68ZX6mGpKpoDYcVawfXGqL39yMwl45b790HcTR0Mh4lHqS0w6JNks32RKJN81eIf2cGa7D3TwMIGGHc9rcfYLPRo0GZtIKHEZtAKcHDYW8gj1hpZeR8hw01ptOiw/s900/artiface%20girl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="608" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHgu5t3YEt6I6V4ldPfzD5dNIkFn8Wh4LsASy2egRyxR4UHHuiffny70OYrrdEZG68ZX6mGpKpoDYcVawfXGqL39yMwl45b790HcTR0Mh4lHqS0w6JNks32RKJN81eIf2cGa7D3TwMIGGHc9rcfYLPRo0GZtIKHEZtAKcHDYW8gj1hpZeR8hw01ptOiw/s320/artiface%20girl.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>The Artiface Girl</b></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Written and Directed by Franklin Ritch</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Running Time: 1hr 33 min. (USA) Sci-Fi</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Starring: Tatum Matthews, Lance Henriksen, Sinda Nichols and Franklin Ritch</span></p><p>This film is a peak into the near future of Artificial Intelligence and very relevant to where the world is now and deciding what choices to make for the future.</p><p>The film was shot in Jacksonville, Florida. It seems to be a low budget film only based on the fact that there were only 3 dimly lit sets used as locations. The first location was a small interrogation room and then another small office. Finally in a home.</p><p>The script is expertly crafted with questions asked throughout the film on what is real and what choices have been made. It depicts an AI character of a 9 year old girl that is used to try and capture child predators and build human capabilities to obtain the objective of keeping children safe. Why was this specific girl AI created and when it can interact with super human intelligence when does it become real and not just an image?</p><p>The acting was very intelligent and nuanced with Tatum Matthews playing the AI and Franklin Ritch the creator and then years later played by veteran actor Lance Henriksen.</p><p>This is the kind of film you take with you long after you finish watching the movie because you see reflections of it in real life and it makes you ask yourself questions of what do you want the future to look and act like. How far is too far? </p><p>When we design machines to do everything humans do then what do the humans do then?</p><p>It's a very smart film that I highly recommend seeing. </p><p>I was told about it by the Executive Producer who is also a programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival so he has seen a whole lot of films over the years. </p><p>It's a subject that I have been learning about recently with my day job and the changes as technology takes on repetitive and complex tasks and in my personal life as things like Chat GPT are starting to dominate the landscape. Will we lose all originality because it will just become computers learning from programs and scouring what's already on the internet. Will it be used to help humanity or taken over by nefarious people for their own greed and evil deeds.</p><p>This is our future. You better keep up or get passed by if you aren't on board.</p><p><br /></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-52035816918920101212023-05-10T05:14:00.000-07:002023-05-10T05:14:02.078-07:00Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie at Hot Docs<p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Kt_u9A9R5DZGlAXFDtJQYHFGII-wuoP-Xc-deRMKIqvnK064hxJ-_sQZV27Ka-pGtlPIzIKqpQIbYh3IsdW8BwULJYRv7nP1r6y5RTGikUfVWppvNF_RhltcLFhsXgcHEOuXQ36-IcWhbxrFNQyfDocW6Y9MlO1f2Qa80YLSyVE_8nuVs44ckEISMQ/s3840/STILL_A-Michael-J-Fox-Movie_1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Kt_u9A9R5DZGlAXFDtJQYHFGII-wuoP-Xc-deRMKIqvnK064hxJ-_sQZV27Ka-pGtlPIzIKqpQIbYh3IsdW8BwULJYRv7nP1r6y5RTGikUfVWppvNF_RhltcLFhsXgcHEOuXQ36-IcWhbxrFNQyfDocW6Y9MlO1f2Qa80YLSyVE_8nuVs44ckEISMQ/s320/STILL_A-Michael-J-Fox-Movie_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michael J. Fox</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX MOVIE</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Running Time: 95 Min. (USA)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8G4Y6TugJzLm8gyrlxS5Q8pTB9jIt7MKyYsaGTZ9JgVYga844SSmR3vPEG7tsdwTpJltgiqDCX0YXo0xQ9z-MoII_mpioT43_EUKthwQhkBvLO3WRfQCcxdHUAOyfGLviwL_ItgqOj8vektjakM2bP6yGekWSjPtGeZyOTEW0sgsmPtejQ_t5g-lvw/s1200/Guggenheim_Davis.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8G4Y6TugJzLm8gyrlxS5Q8pTB9jIt7MKyYsaGTZ9JgVYga844SSmR3vPEG7tsdwTpJltgiqDCX0YXo0xQ9z-MoII_mpioT43_EUKthwQhkBvLO3WRfQCcxdHUAOyfGLviwL_ItgqOj8vektjakM2bP6yGekWSjPtGeZyOTEW0sgsmPtejQ_t5g-lvw/w150-h200/Guggenheim_Davis.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Directed by Davis Guggenheim</b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Most people know who <b>Michael J. Fox </b>is if you have watched popular American Movies and Television Shows but they know less about him personally and what he has gone through behind the scenes.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This documentary is an entertaining and emotional look at Michael J. Fox's life through his battle with Parkinson's Disease and he relentless fight to not get in the way of his life.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Davis Guggenheim creates a masterful weaving of images from Fox's past work on screen, archival and scripted images. Fox tells his story in his own words while trying to balance his meds to be able to speak clearly. Born in Canada and taking the leap of faith to pursue his acting dreams in Hollywood he never gave up even though he didn't fit the mold of a Hollywood leading man. His youthful and expressive face and his passion got him through those doors and onto screens.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Michael J. Fox met his wife Tracey on the set of Family Ties and her dedication to support him through sickness and health that is so strong for the family bond. Fox has a strong belief that family is the most important thing and all of the rest is mostly BS. That strength has seen him through many challenges such as almost instant fame after almost having to give up because of lack of money and then to the realization that there might be something wrong and trying to cope with alcohol to beating that and coming to terms with the fact that he was no longer able to hide his Parkinson struggles.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Because he could no longer hide the tremors he set up a foundation that could help other people and himself to have better futures with more research on the disease. Fox and Mohammed Ali both became the faces of Parkinson's disease. A disease that causes uncontrollable actions and complications from falling and other injuries that occur because of instability and on top of that the difficulty of speaking which is probably the hardest part for Fox since he makes his living speaking and in many of his films in constant movement with many running scenes. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Everyone goes through a Paradigm shift at some point in their life and in this case Guggenheim and Fox let you see what it's like to go through a profound shift like this.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It had all the emotions with laughter and sadness. Michael J. Fox's self deprecating humour is endearing and ironic.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He is not giving up and will do whatever it takes to push through and live his life on his terms.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The film will be streaming on Apple Tv + starting May 12th, 2023.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19853258/" style="text-align: center;">Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023) - IMDb</a><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-13502363322700287052023-05-07T18:53:00.001-07:002023-05-07T18:53:12.578-07:00Invisible Beauty at Hot Docs<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOexmozcGOTUMOB3q_u7so9TqWq-b7b3bdOBSnStJAUJIdWNropNn2_hMemcopGKk0xX1k8gnaYTs-Mq_gLPM1CcXox_IdnEQCsfa7OKum8A-UN5fQ-D5j-UVIoBkr3RmBJBCKSM37k5lndnNsB88vczFkuBRz3MzZOHm9R5Bh-wkA8CPaknFLSdQSng/s2650/Invisible_Beauty_1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2650" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOexmozcGOTUMOB3q_u7so9TqWq-b7b3bdOBSnStJAUJIdWNropNn2_hMemcopGKk0xX1k8gnaYTs-Mq_gLPM1CcXox_IdnEQCsfa7OKum8A-UN5fQ-D5j-UVIoBkr3RmBJBCKSM37k5lndnNsB88vczFkuBRz3MzZOHm9R5Bh-wkA8CPaknFLSdQSng/s320/Invisible_Beauty_1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>INVISIBLE BEAUTY</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">Written and Directed by
Bethann Hardison & Frédéric Tcheng </p><p style="text-align: center;">Produced by Lisa Cortés
Co-Produced by Paul Dallas
(Runtime: 115 Minutes)</p><p><br /></p><p>This was the last film I watched at this years <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca" target="_blank">Hot Docs Festival </a>and it was a great film to walk away and think about.</p><p>I didn't know the story of trailblazing Fashion model, agent and activist Bethann Hardison but I did know the people she elevated in the Fashion world. Pretty much the who's who in the world of diverse models. She guided Naomi Campbell, Tyson Beckford, Iman, and a host of the Top models in the 80's and then witnessed it all change back like going back to Black and White television from Color but in reverse. She worked to hard to make change and was determined to elevate and educate the industry.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquKC_CYVBsoPyMe6qDJYbKKYA_mi6H44J3hUfnEa3xZ9Bq4dj_-MgcuSvZP_JOzvi6FupthA_6qEM1CWIhzf5Csw-KZREjqqIXb3riSLZr2HhqUryQROlEyDODcE6yLp-gFSkMiMNBIED_7ofN7DTPVmJWrh1EbM8id3UML0BCiOcKTLCzclY7_Ff6Q/s1920/Invisible_Beauty_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjquKC_CYVBsoPyMe6qDJYbKKYA_mi6H44J3hUfnEa3xZ9Bq4dj_-MgcuSvZP_JOzvi6FupthA_6qEM1CWIhzf5Csw-KZREjqqIXb3riSLZr2HhqUryQROlEyDODcE6yLp-gFSkMiMNBIED_7ofN7DTPVmJWrh1EbM8id3UML0BCiOcKTLCzclY7_Ff6Q/s320/Invisible_Beauty_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>She is a force of nature who talks in sound bite quotes a lot. She put her whole being into her career at the sacrifice of her son and her personal life.</p><p>She pushes people outside of their little boxes to achieve greatness. </p><p>There were many brutal and cutting comments made in the film but it seems to me that she intends to provoke conversation to affect change.</p><p>She is a very interesting character and I found it very informative how it connected segregation, racism, and what happened after the George Floyd death and the people pushing for change.</p><p>I was aware that black models were not paid as much as white models but the shameful dismissal of models just because they were black was inexcusable. </p><p>She is very much in control though and even co-directed her own documentary. She was in the process of writing a book when some of the filming was done so I am sure it will be a page turner when it comes out.</p><p><br /></p><p>She has done a lot in her lifetime. Too many things to list here so if you want to know more about what she has achieved check out her website: <a href="https://www.bethannhardison.com/about">About — BETHANN HARDISON</a></p><p><br /></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-82676464234212396632023-05-07T12:25:00.002-07:002023-05-07T12:27:19.317-07:00Raizing Liberty Square- at Hot Docs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Y5ypz2vhX0brvkEMfT7MgvKYIgUcM2din1g8rP_LBGMVto1Ng98TVly9PqXBx2d5UOVLwVjXnsH2a-WY283ciZlqhXFM6OpXVG6eYBsEBZWSx0gXZb-Y_RHiT3x8AJM61rD902rALa_OMdyAcGT3kYrgHXerwwUR-40dXPJf-8ttg7KW19jUYKJaBg/s2230/Razing_Liberty_Square_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="2230" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Y5ypz2vhX0brvkEMfT7MgvKYIgUcM2din1g8rP_LBGMVto1Ng98TVly9PqXBx2d5UOVLwVjXnsH2a-WY283ciZlqhXFM6OpXVG6eYBsEBZWSx0gXZb-Y_RHiT3x8AJM61rD902rALa_OMdyAcGT3kYrgHXerwwUR-40dXPJf-8ttg7KW19jUYKJaBg/w400-h166/Razing_Liberty_Square_3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: arial;"><b>RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Running Time: 86 min. (USA)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>World Premiere at <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca" target="_blank">Hot Docs Festival</a></b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Florida seems like a paradise when you see it advertised but in the Centre of Florida is a community of people living in Liberty Square who were pushed away from the gorgeous sandy beaches into a world of hell. Politicians and developers will say and do anything to push their agenda to their benefit while lying to the people who their agendas will hurt.</p><p style="text-align: left;">A community of mostly black, low income families struggles to survive in the ever gentrification of the cities outside of downtown Florida. You can see the skyline of Condos on the edge of the water that are getting flooded after every major storm while the developers are pushing for the takeover of the dry land in the middle of Florida to exploit the land for their financial gains. They promise the residents the world and that they will be building better housing for them but what is the reality? The housing changes to Private corporations who are able to raise the cost to live in these homes forcing the long time residents to find alternative housing. For the world to see they say that no residents have been displaced but in reality the majority of them have. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Where do these people go when you push them out for bigger and better and more expensive housing? The irony of this build is that from the outside it looks pretty but it's still failing from the inside.</p><p style="text-align: left;">The women of this community try and do what's right for their families but how do you know if it's the right thing if the people in control don't tell you the truth?</p><p style="text-align: left;">This is a look at one city but also spreading like a virus throughout the world. Climate Change migration as well as war, and economic struggles have been displacing people at a rapid pace.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Eventually you run out of places to go and then what?</p><p style="text-align: left;">To find out more check out the films website: <a href="https://www.razinglibertysquare.org/">RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE</a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-56221858298698164442023-05-03T15:57:00.003-07:002023-05-03T15:57:46.236-07:00Someone lives here- Toronto's homeless failure<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTrg5AAonl2ROZEZ6QWYovAP7zo4hAz1PcX0HL_Hw-cXnEugrP8dmSH6DZvwbsNzKVKAzseaB-92IdAq_cu7kXPbxZAKWJBpTJNzl9YOsrZWekBlzkaw-B-jcPStDiyLzs5WyhkAb6Kv0XEMoBcNsqkL2yjmha0KtNmeXU2TowoI9OF2TqkRJ-fbg6Q/s512/H1gl5AY_.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTTrg5AAonl2ROZEZ6QWYovAP7zo4hAz1PcX0HL_Hw-cXnEugrP8dmSH6DZvwbsNzKVKAzseaB-92IdAq_cu7kXPbxZAKWJBpTJNzl9YOsrZWekBlzkaw-B-jcPStDiyLzs5WyhkAb6Kv0XEMoBcNsqkL2yjmha0KtNmeXU2TowoI9OF2TqkRJ-fbg6Q/s320/H1gl5AY_.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> SOMEONE LIVES HERE</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Directed by Zach Russell</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>75 min.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In 2020 in the middle of a Global pandemic a Toronto carpenter named Khaleel Seivwright saw a problem in the City and thought he had the skills to help make a difference. He started building tiny wood boxes that homeless people could use to get shelter from the elements when they were unable to find other options for shelter and Tents just didn't provide the necessary protection and safety to live in the brutally cold winter months.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Khaleel quit his job and set up a go fund me account to raise money to build these boxes on wheels to move to encampments in City parks for people to use as they needed without cost to them. What some people thought was a solution to the over burdened shelter system the City and the first responder services apposed them.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This film is heartbreaking to watch because it was an utter failure the way the City handled clearing out the people in the encampments in City parks.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">While I agree that they shouldn't be living in City parks, the in humane way the Police and the City handled the evictions was just embarrassing. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They spent almost 2 million dollars dealing with enforcement of the encampment clearing when they could have used those same dollars to set up City property to move the tiny structures to and build a community with supports for the people to get mental and physical health care and help them to find employment and permanent housing.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThF6SOL_QiMNsEsNEEdUJX664lJWSJ0ToNpwnpcdB2C5s_cVnjcA3d7zigXz3zpZYVNA_oTcQ146_5SF2xTkyrlhYvENZqlJJyLWE8vHHbT7-ePcE_KawFUGJkrXSooMaYnQQT7Bs2RmIcgGe_RFa_Q0VseSDXjojXgf04zRehRBw6dcw3zAmnv3M5A/s512/IYROVXIk.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThF6SOL_QiMNsEsNEEdUJX664lJWSJ0ToNpwnpcdB2C5s_cVnjcA3d7zigXz3zpZYVNA_oTcQ146_5SF2xTkyrlhYvENZqlJJyLWE8vHHbT7-ePcE_KawFUGJkrXSooMaYnQQT7Bs2RmIcgGe_RFa_Q0VseSDXjojXgf04zRehRBw6dcw3zAmnv3M5A/s320/IYROVXIk.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With a pandemic going on at the time and the unhealthy living conditions at the over crowded shelters and not enough spaces to go to the people that had never been homeless before who lost their jobs because of the closure of businesses due to Covid or for other reasons and the renovictions and rent increases in the City, plus the increased cost of living gave most of these people no other option but to live in a Tent in a park until they could get back on their feet. Instead of the City providing support they forced them out and destroyed their belongings. The brutality that the was used to move these vulnerable people was something you might see in a third world Country and not in North America.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The City fought Khallel all the way saying the structures were unsafe. Living in Tents is unsafe, living in Shelters with people with Covid and mental health issues is unsafe too. The people that were able to stay in the tiny houses had protection from the elements, Covid and violence and crime against them. They felt safe and warm until 1 fire from the inside made the whole option of the tiny shelters crumble like a house of cards.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I worked at Yonge and Dundas for 2 years and at that time I saw the visible increase of the homeless situation with people sleeping on mattresses on the corner of the street and begging for money from students, tourists and workers from every street corner. Trying to find any kind of assistance or shelter they could.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Instead of amending the by laws to find a compromise the City just enforced everyone out and elsewhere. I was in a friends car driving across Carlton and still see tents in the park but not the tiny houses. The problem didn't go away it just moved somewhere else.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What I would really like to see being set up is a space where these tiny homes or better yet, converted shipping containers which are bigger set up similar to the Stackt Market in Toronto where they could be protected by the elements and not disturbing public parks and away from residents who complain and get them shut down. Maybe a space in the Portlands where they could put a few Trailers that can have facilities with running water, showers, toilets and somewhere to do laundry that is maintained by the City and Social workers working with the residents to provide the services needed to move to permanent housing. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Build a community for them instead of pushing them out. A lot of people are one paycheck away from becoming homeless and the government services should be helping and not hurting these situations.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I would like to see what the next Mayor does to change this situation. It's already way past the point of being a Crisis in the City that is spreading like the Pandemic that spread the problem in the first place.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The film had narration that was heartbreaking from a refugee woman who isn't seen but only heard telling her story of how the tiny box helped her gain hope to live.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I wish everyone in the Municipal government would watch this film and come up with a better plan to fix this issue.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This issue is only growing the more and more they try to move it out of sight it just moves somewhere else and becomes a bigger problem.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Does anyone really think people want to live in a tent in a park freezing with no food or money? Would you?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is not the City I grew up living in. It's a waste of human potential.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Please vote for the people that will work to fix this problem.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VIFo7PPArCpKitvKdb5EsIRQ7ewbqHeRm_S1NOlh6KYY87FVw7beL2glw7TGxSAylKc93zgoVPXCSH-6X_s93Kj6TilqVXso31YmCrq53-wC8z72ZlKCqKSMYdfbCS_S0owoiqvL3G1kV2iRdRXBEGdmGWfrFzvDdTPctzaAoJZYxB-BAxGKgcDPsQ/s512/4Y7G2Oqt.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VIFo7PPArCpKitvKdb5EsIRQ7ewbqHeRm_S1NOlh6KYY87FVw7beL2glw7TGxSAylKc93zgoVPXCSH-6X_s93Kj6TilqVXso31YmCrq53-wC8z72ZlKCqKSMYdfbCS_S0owoiqvL3G1kV2iRdRXBEGdmGWfrFzvDdTPctzaAoJZYxB-BAxGKgcDPsQ/s320/4Y7G2Oqt.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Screening at the <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca" target="_blank">Hot Docs</a> film festival </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thursday May 4, 2023</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4:15pm Tiff Bell Lightbox in Toronto</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tickets: </span><a href="https://hotdocs.ca/boxoffice/ticket?evtinfo=282101~cf285ddd-dacb-4f18-89b8-1252c6dcffa6&">Ticket | Hot Docs</a></div><div style="text-align: left;">also streaming online May 5-9th<br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><p></p><ul style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(156, 156, 156, 0.27); box-sizing: inherit; color: white; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.49997px; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li style="border-top: 1px solid rgba(156, 156, 156, 0.27); box-sizing: inherit; margin: 12px 0px;"><h3 style="box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Rambla, serif; font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.03333em; line-height: 1.26667; margin: 12px 0px 7px; text-transform: uppercase;">TH</h3></li></ul>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-60621272488939947152023-05-01T13:25:00.001-07:002023-05-03T15:08:38.775-07:00Tax me if you can. at Hot Docs<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b> </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGR4OmVKjwWrKRv4HZw0enERq9TNMIF3cL6dZDbyE5NxWrfrdlhdxZE5BZ0pZGTUPBioRZCjwS7efPgCPus9Ujv4XCI697WqJ_kYtTNWUHT9Q8God7p1rwExe2HAUWAda7L_-lCu29i6kIuchuQoYQllswTEVIaAMEOUuR0BOtRzNZoFOe7fcSKnPVg/s6283/TAX-ME-IF-YOU-CAN_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6283" data-original-width="4724" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGR4OmVKjwWrKRv4HZw0enERq9TNMIF3cL6dZDbyE5NxWrfrdlhdxZE5BZ0pZGTUPBioRZCjwS7efPgCPus9Ujv4XCI697WqJ_kYtTNWUHT9Q8God7p1rwExe2HAUWAda7L_-lCu29i6kIuchuQoYQllswTEVIaAMEOUuR0BOtRzNZoFOe7fcSKnPVg/s320/TAX-ME-IF-YOU-CAN_poster.jpg" width="241" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>TAX ME IF YOU CAN</b></div></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Written and directed by Yannick Kergoat </p><p style="text-align: center;">Country: France - Running time:1h 54 min</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca" target="_blank">Hot Docs</a> Screening May 6th at Scotiabank</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">This is the kind of film that leaves you angry after watching it because you realize how everyone is getting scammed unless you are one of the 1% that can play hide and seek with multiple banks around the world to avoid paying any taxes. The very people who can afford to pay the taxes are the ones that pay nothing. Think about Donald Trump boasting on how smart he is because he doesn't pay taxes. But you have to. Good luck trying to get out of it with shell companies and off shore banks and tax credits and all kinds of loop holes that they pay big lawyers and accountants to figure out instead of using that money to pay taxes. Makes no sense does it. They are hoarding their money as if they are down to their last dollar. While the rest of the world struggles paycheck to paycheck. It's infuriating. There would be no homeless or hungry people in the world if the money was shared with those in difficult circumstances instead of billionaires buying more yachts. Yachts are nice but how much money do you really need to live in your lifetime.</p>There were a couple of things that made this film both entertaining and annoying. The animation they used to explain different parts of the transactions. But the animation of arrows bouncing around pointing to the interview subjects heads was very distracting.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpV6-qFgCK9NMQ-kuPbJgzn321FUgPLpxeImwRmQ5uKnb3VTFeiLlcljtZkfukTc5MObeqlI6DKyw0R-9DNQNsXeDAyti8j_amuQ4aNcH-46Oa2_omLqylGJB04hy6dpxMZ1_gGcX__dViMvpBiNlipDphnweNBUlNlctiQ7cjSmAsAteOMXa6yU1aA/s480/TAX-ME-IF-YOU-CAN_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpV6-qFgCK9NMQ-kuPbJgzn321FUgPLpxeImwRmQ5uKnb3VTFeiLlcljtZkfukTc5MObeqlI6DKyw0R-9DNQNsXeDAyti8j_amuQ4aNcH-46Oa2_omLqylGJB04hy6dpxMZ1_gGcX__dViMvpBiNlipDphnweNBUlNlctiQ7cjSmAsAteOMXa6yU1aA/w200-h200/TAX-ME-IF-YOU-CAN_4.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>It was filmed in multiple languages so that's sometimes hard to keep up with but mostly you get what the point is.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">It's a real look at the world of Tax havens, loop holes and pay offs and the constant moving of money from here to there.</p><p style="text-align: left;">If you don't already know a bit about banking this will teach you about the "double dutch" and the "Dutch sandwich".</p><p style="text-align: left;">These regulations and loop holes need to be fixed or the divide between rich and poor will widen and take out the middle class.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Sad state of affairs with these what I would call swindlers. But you judge for yourself.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-43015809255375960722023-05-01T06:29:00.002-07:002023-05-03T13:45:22.037-07:00Nathan-ism - drawing history at Hot Docs Film Festival<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUnCwsE8IaqpCQAwAjlDob7Lb8scWrUvuS2WjkNE77ikMdniu7pjvJT88wJpf-KuiXQLtaKqbKm81I74Ld_TkOj3dNuXz1e_7w4vqVBAh9jh8BHfnrH9l57gHhp1qUsfuk7YNASD9s_PGPEQws7igu1yNCulCOeRvv_fEjx8JRjw62eB1Dq-xhaFEFA/s2880/Nathanism_poster_bigtype_2880_300dpi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="1944" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUnCwsE8IaqpCQAwAjlDob7Lb8scWrUvuS2WjkNE77ikMdniu7pjvJT88wJpf-KuiXQLtaKqbKm81I74Ld_TkOj3dNuXz1e_7w4vqVBAh9jh8BHfnrH9l57gHhp1qUsfuk7YNASD9s_PGPEQws7igu1yNCulCOeRvv_fEjx8JRjw62eB1Dq-xhaFEFA/s320/Nathanism_poster_bigtype_2880_300dpi.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Nathan-ism</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Directed by Elan Golod</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Documentary - 79 min.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Screening at <a href="https//www.hotdocs.ca" target="_blank">Hot Docs</a> <b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">Hot Docs (Toronto) <span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">on April 30 at 6pm</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr"><br /></span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-Z3EUPqIHPRGlAXSciQR0SgT2NZyJkxoGLc5GHWn3vlikhy7vmcHSRxzYmPDpQZ-BSpnlaIKnIVKcdoT2CYoxJE6Z4uGH9yNvJPGEpgJuiP8tgJ8Hx6B0WzDJ7qBdEN8q038qUqdeb4Y1ikkIG8BLHzKEj4LzaeOl3ztlaofaDX4tnlzY4tJ0B76IbQ" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-Z3EUPqIHPRGlAXSciQR0SgT2NZyJkxoGLc5GHWn3vlikhy7vmcHSRxzYmPDpQZ-BSpnlaIKnIVKcdoT2CYoxJE6Z4uGH9yNvJPGEpgJuiP8tgJ8Hx6B0WzDJ7qBdEN8q038qUqdeb4Y1ikkIG8BLHzKEj4LzaeOl3ztlaofaDX4tnlzY4tJ0B76IbQ" width="320" /></a></div></div>Nathan-ism is a Documentary about a Syrian Jewish Soldier named Nathan Hilu who lives in New York City who is what is called an "Outside Artist". He has been documenting his time during the WWII Nuremberg Trials. For over 70 years using Sharpies, crayons and glue. Nathan, a lonely man in his 90's draws from what he says are memories of guarding the Natzi war criminals at the time of their trials. He is a lonely old man seeking validation and wanting people to know what he says is a true story. He wants to have his stories and art validated. The problem is the fact that he is in his 90's and it's hard to prove the facts because of a fire where the Army records were held so there is very little proof to fact check. Some details were found to be true and some could not be confirmed. Nathan's drawings are compared to historical archival footage and documents. How much is memories versus what time does to memories after many years distanced from the actual events.<br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9NT3Ss68RM1FWirdjGnzdX0d0Ht_RRukNya2TAPfwlJ_S3LsRv8WvrBb1M4WVy3-deEjsvzceVKDNzyeieawiXRBXugafce0sITVZVPkmRzqgBWGNpGHKx03BU3zwAyDr3Kcsf-XEKNYSNXx1pfg1XNXsZnFItPwrHn1elYCwcRJsQzC-a1XgAFkhKg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9NT3Ss68RM1FWirdjGnzdX0d0Ht_RRukNya2TAPfwlJ_S3LsRv8WvrBb1M4WVy3-deEjsvzceVKDNzyeieawiXRBXugafce0sITVZVPkmRzqgBWGNpGHKx03BU3zwAyDr3Kcsf-XEKNYSNXx1pfg1XNXsZnFItPwrHn1elYCwcRJsQzC-a1XgAFkhKg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nathan is a compelling character who spends all of his time quickly scribbling words around cartoon-like drawings that try and tell the stories that he says he was there to witness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The film is told using Nathan's interviews, animation of Nathan's style of drawings, his drawings and archival footage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The documentary was sensitively created by Director Elan Golod. The story is very intimate, told with respect and empathy and painting a picture of how the Holocaust and the atrocities need to be remembered by future generations. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We must never forget so that history doesn't repeat these crimes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">About the documentary:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">The Yad</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">Vashem</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"> - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center has selected</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"> </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">Nathan-ism </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">to be, this year’s recipient of -</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">The Yad Vashem Award for Cinematic Excellence in a Documentary on the Holocaust with a monetary award. And it will play at DOCAVIV between <span dir="ltr"><span dir="ltr">May 11-20</span></span> as the Israeli premiere of the project from the USA.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;">Awarded</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-family: Alef, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">For the second year running, Docaviv and Yad Vashem will be presenting the Yad Vashem Award for an outstanding Holocaust-related documentary. This year, the $3,000 prize goes to “Natham-ism,” directed and produced by Elan Golod.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; color: black; font-family: Alef, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: normal; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">From the award committee’s justifications for choosing this film:<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />In precise and rich cinematic language, Golod manages to elicit in his viewer a wide range of emotions towards the outsider artist, to bring his works to life, and especially to raise awareness of the complexity of documentation, art, and testimonies about the all-human trauma that was the Holocaust.</p></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 17px;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 17px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD7MSVRjBA8bHfUxCbxR2SNyyWjzswUZUCAoVb9BQIG0LYRDjQQeiAzpwHD-PiMDErc4f31Sr7Ekwl9Ev1vK3afR1WRYpJeE96w3amxTxUC61u1TVdAieXMaQQi4ofKnSjuvdPdymXKLZ8kfXpGPCl6Fy569oRSfXaeM4WXfYnPRP62k2eKVfxc41meQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="1024" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD7MSVRjBA8bHfUxCbxR2SNyyWjzswUZUCAoVb9BQIG0LYRDjQQeiAzpwHD-PiMDErc4f31Sr7Ekwl9Ev1vK3afR1WRYpJeE96w3amxTxUC61u1TVdAieXMaQQi4ofKnSjuvdPdymXKLZ8kfXpGPCl6Fy569oRSfXaeM4WXfYnPRP62k2eKVfxc41meQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/04/28/a-proclamation-on-jewish-american-heritage-month-2023/" style="text-align: left;">A Proclamation on Jewish American Heritage Month, 2023 | The White House</a></div></i></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></i></span></span></div><p></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-81813198338622829912023-04-30T16:17:00.002-07:002023-04-30T16:17:20.486-07:00Coven- 3 Witches journeys at Hot Docs<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6L9F5m_y2egsIMTF505WUjBpYpTS6hhhb1XPRksm4dQM6k8byoJhYzfYk4GoS6nO6VXA7-QeYfvyzFNTKy37lOQrfZBt8YNcJ6zFTWHxOHZDjKnZRINSEgJpSM_dtcqcNepQ3-LbzkkFlu2xz3ZFlmBf7agfymcMdNqhCzIF04xzoS03tFd1Svtr3Q/s480/COVEN_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6L9F5m_y2egsIMTF505WUjBpYpTS6hhhb1XPRksm4dQM6k8byoJhYzfYk4GoS6nO6VXA7-QeYfvyzFNTKy37lOQrfZBt8YNcJ6zFTWHxOHZDjKnZRINSEgJpSM_dtcqcNepQ3-LbzkkFlu2xz3ZFlmBf7agfymcMdNqhCzIF04xzoS03tFd1Svtr3Q/w200-h200/COVEN_1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> Laura Hokstad, main film subject at Stonehenge</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>COVEN</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Directed by Rama Rau</div><div style="text-align: center;">Screening at <a href="http://www.hotdocs.ca" target="_blank">Hot Docs</a> on May 5 at the Tiff Lightbox</div><p></p><p>Andra, Ayo (Witch Prophet) and Laura, all identify as Queer Witches. They all go on their separate journeys to find out their past life stories that have shaped their reality today.</p><p>Andra Zlatescu, travels to Romania to find out more about the Witches of Romania and her roots.</p><p>Ayo -Witch Prophet, travels to New Orleans to meet with spiritual healers to be blessed.</p><p>Laura travels to Scotland and finds out that women in her family were killed because they were accused of being witches.</p><p>The film introduces an array of colorful characters, kind of sterotypical of what you might expect a witch or similar in a Hollywood movie. Some scenes felt like they were lifted from one of those kinds of movies. Lot's of drone shots, lots of over the top, Hollywood character type of people explaining witches rituals and practices.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sbPatE3srjaEimqgw_oNLUxN0ouZ0IxqbcGO3zEujot-YAs7XFYnlDeKqn3gvSE_YaOUfMf36RBielQyoT-xkY6I1-IgJ2sK4o-KB_UK5Mee0c7PZqk0TXozWNM_ZKz8BTkWSbEXuldX4xpCdxYksJCrk1Pd4E36S2PHW0KTvtvOal4mGuq3LXMZGQ/s3492/COVEN_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1949" data-original-width="3492" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sbPatE3srjaEimqgw_oNLUxN0ouZ0IxqbcGO3zEujot-YAs7XFYnlDeKqn3gvSE_YaOUfMf36RBielQyoT-xkY6I1-IgJ2sK4o-KB_UK5Mee0c7PZqk0TXozWNM_ZKz8BTkWSbEXuldX4xpCdxYksJCrk1Pd4E36S2PHW0KTvtvOal4mGuq3LXMZGQ/s320/COVEN_4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Anne Marie Greymoon, Gardnerian High Priestess, in Coboconk</p><p>A lot of it revolves around religion. I don't know how I feel about the whole thing as I am not one that follows organized religion because I don't feel that it is always current with our times and I do not relate to some of the rituals and practices. </p><p>I wondered how Director Rama Rau, went about finding all these witches for this film. Is there a Witches Convention? I wondered why 3 female lesbians were chosen as the main subjects. All of a certain similar age but not similar backgrounds. </p><p>It is worth a look to make you think about how you feel about these stories and how they believe in astral projection, past lives, ritual ceremonies, spells and potions.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-2251301004488329792023-04-29T05:58:00.004-07:002023-04-29T05:58:54.302-07:00The Lebanese Burger Mafia - Documentary Review<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWP9XlRIPeEsilXLKd4oBKNE1zGIE4r64aNsCRU8cHfhS_nuoW7jRRkqMO86HKTjQMFXztuaXZS5JpkpvMPgua2bMmg2nuxWCNV0arHOJfe3Ygau9eqSX7nm3-9nAc8MFbmgX1L0eFHvxv4zWaLY4CPEqQy6xbjB5GNdX9YUFVC9pROOzVqDEaFjzLgQ/s1920/The-Lebanese-Burger-Mafia_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWP9XlRIPeEsilXLKd4oBKNE1zGIE4r64aNsCRU8cHfhS_nuoW7jRRkqMO86HKTjQMFXztuaXZS5JpkpvMPgua2bMmg2nuxWCNV0arHOJfe3Ygau9eqSX7nm3-9nAc8MFbmgX1L0eFHvxv4zWaLY4CPEqQy6xbjB5GNdX9YUFVC9pROOzVqDEaFjzLgQ/w400-h225/The-Lebanese-Burger-Mafia_4.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The Lebanese Burger Mafia</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Writer/Director/Producer - Omar Mouallem</div><div style="text-align: center;">Duration: 103 minutes</div><div style="text-align: center;">Screening at <a href="https://hotdocs.ca/" target="_blank">Hot Docs </a>Film Festival - April 27-May 7, 2023</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The Lebanese Burger Mafia documentary is an entertaining, funny and confusing tale of the Alberta based and mostly Lebanese run fast food burger chain called the Burger Baron.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was literally the Wild West of Burger joints. Multiple owners claimed they started the burger chain <b>Burger Baron</b>. It was passed around like a cheap penny. They were known for their popular mushroom sauce which was a lot simpler than you might think.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lebanese families who migrated to the western provinces were brought in to run various locations. Each one doing it their way. It was run the exact opposite of how a franchise would operate with each location having different logos, signage, design, and menus. </div><div style="text-align: left;">All the while it was originally created by a man named Jack McDonnell, (not Lebanese).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The documentary is told through the filmmaker Omar Mouallem who is part of the family of one of these Burger Barons.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF8YQ5BMDFoRxE-YZ19W7TElZzbByZs3IGfHu2GfVyui4qJDNyaADfKrfcYLgT_1afofybYD55OdT66OnncW3HjGH6IshTPt0OAzdLutvhnt0kSmTdHIX6MLU5uo0Q0fs2qL4kppvaCq1wSkpxXLNjzWkm_fgWJu0KSNDtYJSwkrF_FmuyaZUlcjgKw/s5000/Mouallem_Omar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3547" data-original-width="5000" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqF8YQ5BMDFoRxE-YZ19W7TElZzbByZs3IGfHu2GfVyui4qJDNyaADfKrfcYLgT_1afofybYD55OdT66OnncW3HjGH6IshTPt0OAzdLutvhnt0kSmTdHIX6MLU5uo0Q0fs2qL4kppvaCq1wSkpxXLNjzWkm_fgWJu0KSNDtYJSwkrF_FmuyaZUlcjgKw/s320/Mouallem_Omar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It's a crazy look at how newcomers try and live their Canadian dreams while battling it out between different families.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It will make you want a burger after you see this film. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1I1Vwp1EBbT1JVqNr5dFp2q0Gr8sq3fcE0YDdHCVrpM5_8LH3JNJDftdQ_R_BaLZ_MB9FSSXC3s0qLa3NTF7UocMvPEIioyLEXSGxCRcXT88dBkh27zFs4M1xO1q8eDhCkKZT6BUyjcsDY4CDeyHx1sheJPJHPBKA1Au1YV2FLuvIXsQ44uwvfRPLDQ/s480/The-Lebanese-Burger-Mafia_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1I1Vwp1EBbT1JVqNr5dFp2q0Gr8sq3fcE0YDdHCVrpM5_8LH3JNJDftdQ_R_BaLZ_MB9FSSXC3s0qLa3NTF7UocMvPEIioyLEXSGxCRcXT88dBkh27zFs4M1xO1q8eDhCkKZT6BUyjcsDY4CDeyHx1sheJPJHPBKA1Au1YV2FLuvIXsQ44uwvfRPLDQ/w200-h200/The-Lebanese-Burger-Mafia_2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It seemed as though the Burger Baron story became an Urban Legend at some point. Many of the locations have closed but some were able to try and organize and survive the proliferation of burger joints all through the Canadian west.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span><p></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-67445145332218536572023-02-28T17:05:00.000-08:002023-02-28T17:05:14.748-08:00You Know Harvey the documentary<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqFXk2cMNzdLSyXs6Oxl6kW-gYD7EcpcRU5dI1iLVldldXD1v-ilcaltThQ_OMcGqZHzzScQtUrXiuCvC_OtpLApuXnQE6LNmNPEtJPXyhxLb0jfJa4cTV6TLyNIamH3aRo7V8vT1Oa69ig9G6K8Q4ZKgWl_FUy15Uh9Wqym2iK8bCsYkoHt2RvXl_A/s1640/You%20Know%20Harvey%20(Facebook%20Cover).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqFXk2cMNzdLSyXs6Oxl6kW-gYD7EcpcRU5dI1iLVldldXD1v-ilcaltThQ_OMcGqZHzzScQtUrXiuCvC_OtpLApuXnQE6LNmNPEtJPXyhxLb0jfJa4cTV6TLyNIamH3aRo7V8vT1Oa69ig9G6K8Q4ZKgWl_FUy15Uh9Wqym2iK8bCsYkoHt2RvXl_A/s320/You%20Know%20Harvey%20(Facebook%20Cover).png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>It's taken me a couple of weeks to process the fact that <b>Harvey Lalonde</b>, the subject of the Documentary I started in 2009 called "<b>You Know Harvey</b>" has passed away on <b>Feb 13, 2023</b>. The fact that he passed away on the 13th might make him happy because of his love of the Horror Film Genre. Harvey was 61 when he passed only a couple of months away from his 62nd birthday. Harvey had a stroke and spent a week in the ICU at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto where a record number of visitors went to see him but unfortunately he was unresponsive and didn't recover. Harvey's facebook page was flooded with messages and a book I brought to the Hospital was also filled with messages of support. </p><p>I have been flooded with messages to finish the documentary. I met some new people at the hospital who are very important to Harvey. Everyone wants me to finish this film as a tribute to Harvey's life. So the pressure is on to start over under different circumstances and with a changed ending.</p><p>Things were much different when I started. My life was different, technology was different, social media a whole other thing. </p><p>I will need much help to finish this including help with filming new interviews, editing, music and putting it all together for Film Festivals.</p><p>At last count Harvey volunteered for over 70 Festivals, most in Toronto, mostly Film Festivals but he finally got on a plane and started volunteering at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. I saw him there in 2011.</p><p>I will be looking for financial assistance but I haven't started a crowd source fund yet because I need to figure out what the costs are going to be to completion.</p><p>My birthday is in May and instead of gifts for me I will ask for gift card for things that can be used for the film.</p><p>I reactivated a YOU KNOW HARVEY facebook Group where you can join and see some articles written about him before and after his passing and messages from people who knew him and Questions i ask to see people's connection to him. Please join because that's where I will post updates because I don't have a website up currently. </p><p>There will be a Celebration of Life for him in June and details are posted on that group.</p><p>If you can contribute your talents or funds to this project I would be very grateful. </p><p>This started as an idea at a Festival many years ago so I hope it gets seen by many festivals in the very near future.</p><p>Harvey was a very friendly person and connected many people in the arts world. He will very much be missed by many.</p><p>#YouKnowHarvey</p><p>#HarveyLalonde</p><p>thanks.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaghgfRqbm_XoiOZFmnjEE_yBXFK6-L3uu6oojXcMBkJykiinJH6Fs4Q1544-MGUQ3VgMGJBcLCqNai8E1rictDPMKnaUK3yCDmev0doLWlELmtnms6vc06fKkhVZWjLW77IhaE3txIhMOmRhRI8v16LaHWhafJZEwtdNpDG_1DqCHlMO1wfEeflDmQ/s3665/DSC01602.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3665" data-original-width="3240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaghgfRqbm_XoiOZFmnjEE_yBXFK6-L3uu6oojXcMBkJykiinJH6Fs4Q1544-MGUQ3VgMGJBcLCqNai8E1rictDPMKnaUK3yCDmev0doLWlELmtnms6vc06fKkhVZWjLW77IhaE3txIhMOmRhRI8v16LaHWhafJZEwtdNpDG_1DqCHlMO1wfEeflDmQ/s320/DSC01602.jpg" width="283" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Harvey Lalonde at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-39260778204846982162021-09-30T07:31:00.002-07:002021-09-30T07:31:15.356-07:00Toronto Food Film Fest Oct 1-4<p>Hi guys,</p><p><br /></p><p>I want to tell you all about a little Toronto film festival that doesn't get the attention that the big Celebrity film festival does but it has a place in my heart because many years ago I wanted to create a festival like this but I wasn't able to put it together at the time so I want to support it because I know it's really hard to put a film festival together so they need your attention and support to keep going.</p><p>The Toronto Food Film Festival is the festival for you if you love food and film like me.</p><p>Thanks to the TTC I won't be able to go in person this year but hopefully I can do a few digital screenings. </p><p><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Check it out... It starts Fri Oct 1st, 2021 to Mon Oct 4, 2021. In person and online. </span></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_4398973331944074712templateContainer" style="background-color: #fafafa; border-collapse: collapse; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; max-width: 600px !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td id="m_4398973331944074712templatePreheader" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_4398973331944074712mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4398973331944074712mcnTextContent" style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: lato, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 22px;"><strong><span class="il">Toronto</span> <span class="il">Food</span> Film Fest is Next Week!<br />Do you have your tickets yet?</strong></span></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3Dcbf543b1e3%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270733000&usg=AFQjCNFnb5h8NYW2CnvswNrbnUSOsSK8NA" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=cbf543b1e3&e=993648d237" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" title=""><img align="center" alt="" class="m_4398973331944074712mcnImage CToWUd" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjWNpEof4J5qUJuduEgUKgwyPpqawv09JhsyzXdbAFPVpIPSOroxxqtjjtwbRL6RtOFpt2RT5lsOCmAQNPxhT6c8xent-FK3i5rTTQXB-DVEXzxezI6-Gzfo6_L9LlpymeY9ScI7amvlf8ZKemdvDXEZR6DAdUoA_ewS-rdq968UIKElq0UddWe7HmDQri0HDoENZiNyWvyurNEWi6a8SOepkj5=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border-radius: 0%; border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 1200px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: bottom;" width="600" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="m_4398973331944074712templateHeader" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"></td></tr><tr><td id="m_4398973331944074712templateBody" style="background: none center center / cover no-repeat rgb(255, 255, 255); border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_4398973331944074712mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4398973331944074712mcnTextContent" style="color: #222222; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong>Countdown to fabulous <span class="il">food</span> and film!</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 12px;">Happy first day of fall! That means <span class="il">Toronto</span> <span class="il">Food</span> Film Fest kicks off next Friday on Oct 1, 2021! Here is a sneak peak at the in-person events happening at beautiful Spadina Museum: Historical House and Gardens - all of which are included in your VIP and GA passes:<br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3De5d70b7f84%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNE-50Gsw20D2tggsRxhBh1k8qc6kw" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=e5d70b7f84&e=993648d237" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjHeiAfNykP4hFoPvtXcXV6Q-3EQPaBBXvOTzsJnJ5Qfss4D1U2ThDvEXod0bF6bY_d-v5kq-dFkemiINEaxR62A20Vz7NsIBSUI1VlIqOPFDh1su7P1i9a4s76cs1wU5QBA-wzj6vOmv38n85f5r0GpO2K0sfggpHIvD52NKM8zxbE8j2FE3G80MAUaMKNi9adGDjRD-eoKop8MFvizHlkF_7E=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 265px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-0434874a-7fff-c9d0-fa39-b511272b91e3">Friday, October 1, 2021 </strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-0434874a-7fff-c9d0-fa39-b511272b91e3">18:00: </strong>Reception/ Beer Tasting with Red Tape Brewery</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-0434874a-7fff-c9d0-fa39-b511272b91e3">19:00: </strong>Exclusive<strong> </strong>Outdoor Screening - “Peace by Chocolate” with “Kimchi”. <span class="il">Food</span> from Syrian Sisters and Peace by Chocolate. "Peace by Chocolate" will not be available through our virtual platform.</span><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3Ddf5f2d04d9%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNHLpKtotm7dmkGsxcFbBYyLgDC-hg" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=df5f2d04d9&e=993648d237" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEioecKRBDd_Eo-0AOgu8-50RN318BsCGVCeWI2ygucASD5SzxFL7KZ4FDOEjbEHT8L-ixd4fiR0ePz9MTas35CENj_IjwAGXyJYi15BUlNNJ9svSO7rcNeiYWolDmFLIislw_-8FfL4PmWQhqblGl5t5H-wzabHHQVD5GfOLTSr5KufBtyVfqeidZ3VWYbqfqjjTTG_c15DdihiaWTzVYjVKHlk=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 225px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-0434874a-7fff-c9d0-fa39-b511272b91e3">Saturday, October 2, 2021</strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-0434874a-7fff-c9d0-fa39-b511272b91e3">18:00: </strong>Sip and Chat/ Gyoza folding demonstration on terrace.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-0434874a-7fff-c9d0-fa39-b511272b91e3">19:00: </strong>Outdoor Screening - “Come Back Anytime” with “Fugetsu-Do”. <span class="il">Food</span> from Crafty Ramen and Sasaki Fine Pastry</span><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3D4f3d173894%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNF_glzecxLWejB_b1aGSWq0xxSgsQ" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=4f3d173894&e=993648d237" style="color: #007c89;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgfLM4Sj3pkMYXmkFXWHzVqaCJFQRhgJIazeMzWH3Ue6vA4hkQBvMrc6p-8wu9dhuWd_P1Ri2EVhzBLkpBQ0Hx1n_KyvCEqp_bxKjafE_sHT1y8yxrwPf3KFWhRtIQ3nCpE1id-TtwQFmgs9HXs4Xj-XEjX-ihpAMPZ1t36To__3hn4byPpbmzleP_gasRiEXg4xS-0wnpB0iEtcDV81BaaL225=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 179px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-0434874a-7fff-c9d0-fa39-b511272b91e3">Sunday, October 3, 2021 </strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-0434874a-7fff-c9d0-fa39-b511272b91e3">12:00: </strong>That’s a Wrap on Waste - The Importance of Eco-conscious Filmmaking. Moderator: Sarah Margolius (Sustainable Media Productions Canada) </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-0434874a-7fff-c9d0-fa39-b511272b91e3">13:00: </strong>From Scraps to the Table: A New Way of Looking at <span class="il">Food</span>. <span class="il">Food</span> Demo on Terrace with Chef Bashir Munye </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-0434874a-7fff-c9d0-fa39-b511272b91e3">13:15: </strong>Increased Visibility - Casting Meaningful BIPOC Roles. Key Speaker: Ron Leach (Casting Director)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-0434874a-7fff-c9d0-fa39-b511272b91e3">14:45: </strong>Appropriation or Appreciation? Honouring Where Our <span class="il">Food</span> Comes From. Moderator: Bianca Osborne (“On My Plate”, “CombiNation Plates”) <br /><br /><strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-0434874a-7fff-c9d0-fa39-b511272b91e3">16:00: </strong>Everyone’s at the Table - Fighting <span class="il">Food</span> Insecurity in the GTA and Canada. Key Speaker: Joshna Maharaj (TEDx, Author of “Take Back The Tray”)</span></p><br /><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">For more information and how to get your passes if you haven't done so already, click <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3D9361971b4b%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNFPQeCuEsGekMlR1vVNUCYgQYXSvQ" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=9361971b4b&e=993648d237" style="color: #007c89; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></strong><br /> <hr /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td id="m_4398973331944074712templateFooter" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_4398973331944074712mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4398973331944074712mcnTextContent" style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><p style="line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Last days to reserve your Phancy Snack Box!</strong></span><br /><br />This epic snack box curated by </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3Dcd8ff21f45%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNFAijHsaV_a-ZxJa1-SQwbeJHoqiQ" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=cd8ff21f45&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank"><span style="color: teal;">@phancybodega</span></a><span style="color: black;"> is definitely one to share! It is filled with a very delicious assortment on local goodies. Pick it up at Spadina Museum and snack on it throughout the in-person events or bring it home to make your virtual screening experience much more amazing!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: black;">To learn more about the local products in the snack box, click </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3D226f0752be%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNE9UGk1FhPcPxhAHl9IFv6wtTWOQA" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=226f0752be&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank" title="Phancy Snack Box"><span style="color: teal;">HERE</span></a><span style="color: black;">!</span><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3D4c1fc4c874%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNEOgZUGNkWA4e2Zc7tSu_lP3CzlRQ" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=4c1fc4c874&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"><img class="CToWUd" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEh8hRZzJQvSvSbaxL7mEbwamjXf3ArzEnxxknYnIq3j6UKcPG3pstibzmyuBSu9_aCweUAAM5t8xJYu-0dHPeBdGwPHtVxZfxv4glDe_Lajn__GjagziAKXumV8sjlQ1sZ8iSxut9hI33KjZpedwPp7PjwgDWBln-jQjb8VMVAW9lbv6H-rrAwYx1JhY6einD4CaWC2_CKzfxbTLwYt6fW2HGFQ4CPGy0Gq=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 600px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></span></a><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><span style="color: black;"><strong>If you haven't reserved your "Phancy Snack Box" yet, you can get it in your</strong></span><strong><span style="color: teal;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3D27e0f95f65%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNHd2nblH0f5ePIrDZxwpxvxjZ3mqg" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=27e0f95f65&e=993648d237" rel="noopener" style="color: #656565; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="color: teal;">VIP pass</span></a><span style="color: black;"> or </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3Db3a34c4503%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNGlQ3IdoVTJdK8K6ICW7jYLxJ9w4w" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=b3a34c4503&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="color: teal;">A La Carte</span></a><span style="color: black;"> until this Friday, September 24th.</span></strong></span><br /> </p><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_4398973331944074712mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4398973331944074712mcnTextContent" style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><p style="line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Industry Day Hosted by Quell!</strong></span></span><br /><br />We have partnered with <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3D17b02db6ef%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNFJKqTTYLKNZWsQYOQ32HJRfS83ZA" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=17b02db6ef&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank"><span style="color: teal;">Quell</span></a><span style="color: teal;"> </span>for our industry day on <strong id="m_4398973331944074712docs-internal-guid-07a725d3-7fff-2354-21f7-773d794a5cc4">Monday, October 4, 2021. </strong><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3Ddf49426ed1%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNHe4vK2qVoFMZlsJvIGk6dyB_zvKQ" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=df49426ed1&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiSASjASBx4x3k9VG9-RfXNoD0gLdyRJjJbNCFJmGarR1wx5V3y08NLtpiFEQ3nIB5M_K8db8OrPfzgJJ9GGtnlA0C6-YqrtmCXsEUEv4V0Nr5oWlqNpFlmrkBoKtKh1LRY3OH3mCWvF6f6JBrXfOmMdj3Jj7mdW1PqYjJLFEvyV05nX7H4uBcUYTWSmSsCw65TttphRqj-8qD_F2o0fOptfgLq=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><br /><strong>16:00:</strong> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3Db1c67dbe82%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNHfOtQVb1sDPHvWrbkqh4RZ-fbJMA" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=b1c67dbe82&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank"><span style="color: teal;">Free Virtual Panel - More Than | <span class="il">Food</span> & Identity</span></a><br />Hosted by Ryan Hinkson (Eat Famous) and is included in your VIP/GA pass. <br /><br /><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3Dfeb1756696%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNE0GEc5mgoJjSQbjsYnjXiKlS6PyQ" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=feb1756696&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEipjcSyrQ0SFb0yDLcEy_ho3fYhyphenhyphenyeRejQW9v3JTI08XE7Hyvh-Vnhc51VtJLGKwOzi9sYda8T0m2bosF-vGCcsrp4qFQtL3Xs2-GJFSCB1CVlbOxROQQa9AHjZbHexbbSXxahyOVPiA79Lyc6T_rqDhhL965_57eAxwMZDLHeGm_pa16dP94HmHX7fQ46CBrB665Qyf6dS_5MVR4BS6bsPL73Q=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><br />18:00: </strong>*Special Event* <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3D57fe61f827%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNFW7TVq2UbA2anI_-mJIJvqIqf29g" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=57fe61f827&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank"><span style="color: teal;">Meet me at Ahma’s - Industry Panel and Dinner.</span></a> Hosted by Trevor Liu (“Double Happiness Cookbook”), <span class="il">Food</span> by: Eva Chin (Kojin), Cocktails by Evelyn Chick (Ahma, Salty Paloma, Stay at Home Cocktail Club)</p><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3D6b05b360de%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNF8NN3idnT9SOMf3Fx89AJj4oQxkQ" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=6b05b360de&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="color: teal;">Join us</span></a> for these special industry day presentations!</span></strong></div><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_4398973331944074712mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4398973331944074712mcnTextContent" style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><p style="line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>10% off The Depanneur Pick Up Dinner and Cooking Classes throughout TFFF!</strong></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">If you want to pair your virtual screenings with interesting <span class="il">food</span>, definitely check our community partner: </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3Dfccc629cb6%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNEglcyioAfoIntdKJ2La0fRn5FJ3g" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=fccc629cb6&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank"><span style="color: teal;">The Depanneur!</span></a><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">All TFFF fans get 10% off of pick up dinners and cooking classes between Sept 29th -Oct 15th: <br /><br />WED Sep 29 - Pick Up Dinner: Indo-Persian<br />THU Sep 30 - Cooking Class: Intro to Knife Skills<br />FRI Oct 1 - Pick Up Dinner: Anishinaabe<br />WED Oct 6 - Pick Up Dinner: Ghana<br />THU Oct 7 - Cooking Class: Babka<br />FRI Oct 8 - Pick Up Dinner: India<br />THU Oct 14 - Cooking Class: Fall Preserves<br />FRI Oct 15 - Pick Up Dinner: Trinidad<br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3D6360fed6ff%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNFlUxSKKf3rFQVtpQXPSFmhI2a9HA" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=6360fed6ff&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEg4D3jegHT7pMzAK8ri-7dvc2byJbdXwdZmWqCVpWjG7wcbNbYTktPtHpz1iRS7Xvn7cbIuboPnMyH6LMSp_31uNRTicnaycoyEinDn0Z08AImMM3bEZNwwoD0oCiO65hOjW3OQprTqsDw-VVWw5gmg-UehMfrCntLZjhd9pGdDa4A2mSJCJzF2j3Yb9Ym7gZnHavmn4As6BktS1HwrQgQiImn3=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 400px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Enter discount coupon (TFFF2021) when reserving your experience and check </strong></span></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3D31cdc9a84f%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270734000&usg=AFQjCNH0NkD3K7MtI9xtHNNQgbkjDKaB_w" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=31cdc9a84f&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank"><span style="color: teal;">their calendar</span></a><span style="color: teal;"> </span></strong></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>for their latest offerings. </strong></span></span></p><hr /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_4398973331944074712mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4398973331944074712mcnTextContent" style="line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><p style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>Fall Weather brings Fall Drinks! </strong></span></span><br /><br />We at <span class="il">Toronto</span> <span class="il">Food</span> Film Fest LOVE getting cozy with a beverage or two... or three! We have put together our fall favourites from our partners and friends in our latest<span style="color: teal;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3D958d24f353%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270735000&usg=AFQjCNFlVwuxDpFmYHlha68SJBM5_9_06w" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=958d24f353&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank"><span style="color: teal;">blog</span></a> post.<br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3Dbdea2b0529%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270735000&usg=AFQjCNHYHKcZg2uNYUXdieelGIs-VvGT1A" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=bdea2b0529&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhZYW-Nlk8KJf-bHBUlwKtzxM-el68-P-9cZE7yKSTFsl475EOx_FgV0ZKrHwcb0AvI4UcRdMQ12Ab3CHB1eSOfWiKfX1xK7X1qEqMbJhGj5yLkG73RkzE3GjDmgFlZU5rgkTq_-gIE0sx1MO1kuEa4UK2JRuNNlEBylRW6UYC4YnNVJQHV_0kqPVAd4mNLkqilZewE8IhHG54X5GvKEzKnxQzb=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 300px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><br />Safely sip with some friends and let us know what you think of the selection! <br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Da47537d50136dea002218a3da%26id%3D36405a1638%26e%3D993648d237&source=gmail&ust=1633097270735000&usg=AFQjCNGsf1KGjj4xSqUKbkg-DUZIxC7rwQ" href="https://torontofoodfilmfest.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a47537d50136dea002218a3da&id=36405a1638&e=993648d237" style="color: #656565;" target="_blank">https://www.<wbr></wbr>torontofoodfilmfest.com/post/<wbr></wbr>cozy-fall-drinks-to-celebrate-<wbr></wbr>the-season</a></p><p style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="line-height: 18px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #656565; font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><a href="https://www.torontofoodfilmfest.com/tfff-2021"><b>https://www.torontofoodfilmfest.com/tfff-2021</b></a></span></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-29330250807007698012021-07-15T18:39:00.005-07:002021-07-15T18:39:53.901-07:00Roadrunner- Anthony Bourdain's life on the road to nowhere.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicl3ymYU9IVGq3iWYzbGIqBhSohYa23laAXAvIs9CTvH1gITHCwE84t-aSPLVZflcaU1F7k2-x3jf-SEMx3MrPkXTWOlZolDiosc-FaNZcQm-32Z8Sf6TyfXxpCOfbAQameuZSWfpp_I89/s436/Roadrunner+Movie+Poster.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="322" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicl3ymYU9IVGq3iWYzbGIqBhSohYa23laAXAvIs9CTvH1gITHCwE84t-aSPLVZflcaU1F7k2-x3jf-SEMx3MrPkXTWOlZolDiosc-FaNZcQm-32Z8Sf6TyfXxpCOfbAQameuZSWfpp_I89/s320/Roadrunner+Movie+Poster.png" /></a></div><span style="color: #990000;"><b>ROADRUNNER A film about Anthony Bourdain</b></span><p></p><p>I just watched a preview of the new Documentary about Chef, Writer and TV Personality, Anthony Bourdain.</p><p>I wondered which Blog to post my thoughts on. He was a Chef and a sort of food travel tv host but was so much more than that. He was a very complex individual who always seemed a little conflicted as I was deciding to post this on my Starving Foodie blog or my Film, Food Stuff Blog. I think in the end it is more fitting to be on this blog because that was kind of like Anthony Bourdain's life.</p><p>I found the film incredibly sad and only in hindsight do you see all the signs that pointed to the beginning of the end.</p><p>I have a very minimal connection to Bourdain. Many years ago I was a volunteer Makeup Artist at Rogers Television and I usually worked on 3 different shows but one day I got a call to come in during the week to do makeup on a New York Chef for the Daytime show. I said sure no problem. I had no idea who this chef was. It was at the very beginning of Bourdain's television career and I hadn't seen the show yet but I was interested in chatting with him because I was a food lover but this was way before the whole blogging thing came into the picture. Now I wish 3 things. That I had a food blog then, that I could have known who he was before I showed up to the studio and 3 if I could have taken a photo with him then and had the exact date recorded. </p><p>Anthony Bourdain was different than most of the guests I did makeup for. He seemed like he would rather be anywhere else when I started doing his makeup. Not a fan of getting pretty or small talk maybe. But I most certainly got an uncomfortable vibe from him until I asked him where his favourite place for food in the world that he has been too. His eyes finally lit up when he said Vietnam. I will never forget that. </p><p>Looking at a scene in the documentary where they talk about the first time he went to Vietnam reminded me of his answer to my question. Food and places generate emotions.</p><p>Anthony's shows were all about emotions and experiences. At the beginning it was the shock factor of weird things he would eat and extreme experiences and then it evolved into the political and social stories of the people in the places he went to. It was less about the food but food was the entree into each world. By the time the last few Parts Unknown shows started airing the tone of the shows started getting noticeable darker and a bit spiritual. I remember noticing the extreme shift in the visuals of the show. The show was always mezmurizing to me but the music and the images intensified.</p><p>The Roadrunner documentary shows Anthony's life from the beginning of the days from him going from a Chef to a writer and then overnight to TV star. From Broke to Rich in a blink of an eye. But did that make him happy? Maybe there were flickers of happiness but the Chef I met in the makeup room at Rogers Television did not seem like a happy man and that was only the beginning.</p><p>The film shows his 3 relationships from his first long time wife to his life changing second wife who he had a daughter with to his last relationship that probably made his head spin.</p><p>The film interviews his friends, his second wife and his crew. At the beginning of the film Anthony's clips from his shows with his voiceover are extremely haunting and foreshadowing.</p><p>I found this film incredibly sad at the life that was lost and no one will ever know what was really going on in his head before he made his last decision but the film does speculate what they think. </p><p>I think it's a must see documentary if you know anyone that works in the food world or is struggling with coping in life. See it, take them to see it, discuss it and be open to discussing life with people who are not ok and need a little help.</p><p>I hope this is a film that will have people with mental health challenges to seek help.</p><p>See the film but don't expect a Hollywood fluff story with a Happy Ending.</p><p>The film will be released in theatres on July 16, 2021 and then eventually it will be on Netflix and CNN.</p><p>I miss the work that Anthony Bourdain could have created if he was still here. Ever the storyteller, now watch his story.</p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-89746143418159090322021-03-28T13:20:00.001-07:002021-03-28T13:20:34.140-07:00Food Club Film <p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3aSKhRhXXO3-6mYV8l0g16PQ_ldpEHWHOMM7RfWqy-N3fzCoYCkG6qy1UBEXZhLZpUeZljbcfCLOEBMM-nPaUfs2JyFb2CH9XtCNlALKBx3tBWIgqRNULPfJIBtV_tj0vnhBqPRKJ8NH/s2048/FOODCLUB_Poster_web.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1382" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie3aSKhRhXXO3-6mYV8l0g16PQ_ldpEHWHOMM7RfWqy-N3fzCoYCkG6qy1UBEXZhLZpUeZljbcfCLOEBMM-nPaUfs2JyFb2CH9XtCNlALKBx3tBWIgqRNULPfJIBtV_tj0vnhBqPRKJ8NH/s320/FOODCLUB_Poster_web.jpg" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="color: #cc0000;">Starring: </span></b><span style="color: #cc0000;">Kirsten Olesen, Stina Ekblad, Kirsten Lehfeldt, Michele Venitucci, Troels Lyby, Rasmus Botoft, Mia Lyhne</span><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Any film that has something about food in it usually gets my attention but you can't just a film by it's title sometimes. The Danish film Food Club isn't really a story about food as it is a location mostly and the uncommon ground that ties friends and strangers together.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8wLjmifpvVl1B4_G9Ex0u2GzefVtr0ecHbmZCKH1bIEn5Bvb2OCu-yBsIsou34df1DpX8xto9MbVdmK4FgAmd22cimkhTCQnF3-RNtOH3kM79mrJj8eOFsmPG9ndk2IvtKGYBoOhwFvE/s1998/FOODCLUB_Stina_Kirsten_Karoline%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1998" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8wLjmifpvVl1B4_G9Ex0u2GzefVtr0ecHbmZCKH1bIEn5Bvb2OCu-yBsIsou34df1DpX8xto9MbVdmK4FgAmd22cimkhTCQnF3-RNtOH3kM79mrJj8eOFsmPG9ndk2IvtKGYBoOhwFvE/s320/FOODCLUB_Stina_Kirsten_Karoline%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />This film is reminiscent of the American film Ex-wives club only in the fact that the lead actresses are 3 women of a certain age who are friends.<p></p><p>These friends have a long history after becoming a trio when they were young and in school and before they ventured out into real life. As life does, it got in the way of them all finding the time to connect over the many years of their busy lives. In one day it all changed as Marie's illusion of her happy life changed. They all found themselves solo at the same time again after the 44 year marriage of Marie falls apart because of her husbands new interest and it leaves Marie blindsided. Her kids give the couple a gift of a Food Club trip to Puglia, Italy for Christmas, and instead of not going or going solo, she rounds up her childhood longtime friends Berling and Vanja to join her and that's when the awakening begins. The food club is set in a small town in Puglia, Italy where people from all over stay at a villa and learn how to cook traditional Italian food with local ingredients. Who doesn't want to eat fresh Italian food in Italy? Well it seems for some people that's just not enough to make them happy.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJLsbPYCbO29Vp0KskBlGlYWMWmMxRX7xpxuhuLOw867lf_qvsHj5doxZifteL2mieFF4QyLPry4Dn61qMv3GChQZhWkOG0Zen1-s_yXBN6H6Q1odBfBLBNJedF3qWC_R4-eIzxispTy-/s1920/FOODCLUB_Kirsten_Karoline.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJLsbPYCbO29Vp0KskBlGlYWMWmMxRX7xpxuhuLOw867lf_qvsHj5doxZifteL2mieFF4QyLPry4Dn61qMv3GChQZhWkOG0Zen1-s_yXBN6H6Q1odBfBLBNJedF3qWC_R4-eIzxispTy-/s320/FOODCLUB_Kirsten_Karoline.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This film has sprinkles of Italian food and culture but is mainly about loss, loyalty, friendship, change, and having a look at yourself through the eyes of people who know you better than you know yourself. <p></p><p>By the time you hit middle age you generally get put into a certain box and you stay there and accept it because it's easier than it is to break out of the box but when life gives you a reason to change you need to jump in with the people who were there through thick and thin.</p>This isn't a mind blowing experimental film but a portrait of a long life of friendship of women who followed the rules mostly. It's nice to see 3 lead characters who are diverse in personality and don't fit into Hollywood stereotypes but have real lives that you may be able to identify with if you were of that vintage. It's beautifully acted and the characters are complex. <div><br /></div><div>Give this Danish film a look and then get together with your friends and have a long chat.<br /><p><br /></p><blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><blockquote style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>Release Date: </b>March 19, 2021 - Available on Amazon Prime and VOD </p></blockquote></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><blockquote style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><p><u></u></p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><b>Director: </b>Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg<br /><b>Writer: </b>Anne-Marie Olesen<br /><b>Producers:</b> Nina Lyng, Eva Juel Hammerich<br /><b>Executive Producers:</b> Adriano Bassi, Lara Calligaro, Tine Klint, Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg, Nynne Selin Eidnes, Nina Lyng<br /><p><u></u></p><p><u></u></p><p><u></u></p><p><u></u></p><b>Distribution Company: </b>Samuel Goldwyn Films</blockquote></blockquote></div></blockquote><blockquote style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><blockquote style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><blockquote style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><b>Website:</b> <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/food-club/&source=gmail&ust=1617044951977000&usg=AFQjCNG1RTgVaPAf4Wu1cIeGa4BV6H0-4w" href="http://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/food-club/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.<wbr></wbr>com/food-club/</a></blockquote></blockquote></div></blockquote><p><br /></p><p> </p><div><div dir="ltr"><blockquote style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><blockquote style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><blockquote style="margin-bottom: 5pt; margin-top: 5pt;"><p><br /></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></div></div></div>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-74341969146954824332020-10-14T08:52:00.005-07:002020-10-14T08:52:46.765-07:00Meat the Future- See it on Planet in Focus Festival<p> <span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16pt; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">MEAT THE FUTURE </span><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; white-space: pre-wrap;">a film by Liz Marshall</span></p><div><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc6666; font-family: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;"><a href="http://starvingfoodie.blogspot.com/2020/05/meat-future-wheres-beef.html" style="color: #cc6666; text-decoration-line: none;">Meat the Future - Where's the Beef?</a></span></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;"><i style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: justify;"><i style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With the recent news of the Cargill plant in Calgary having to close because of Coronavirus infected workers it shows how vulnerable our food industry is. It is predicted that by 2050 we will not have enough food to feed the world so we need to figure out a solution for people to survive in the future. </span></i></h3><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-2454011645040218783" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 758px;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">This film is very eye-opening and thought provoking. I found I had conflicted feelings of balancing the genetic creation of food and the current practice of food production. I understand that there are inhumane food production practices because of the demand for beef and chicken, but I am also afraid of some of these new techniques because it opens the door for people to market food that nobody knows what will be in it or how it will affect health. I see the plant based craze for Beyond the Meat that still has stabilization chemicals in it but avoids the beef processing system so it solves people's animal rights issues and hopefully people understand that it's not a 100% health food. </span></i></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></i></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">This film will leave you thinking well past viewing this documentary and will have you thinking about it everytime you head to your grocery store to do your weekly shopping.</span></i></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Birth of an industry </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b>An official Planet in Focus 2020 selection</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><b><i>See Meat The Future</i> at Planet in Focus on </b></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 250, 159, 0.35); color: #2f6473; font-family: Lato, Avenir, serif; font-size: 16px;"> on Wed, Oct 14, 2020 12:00pm EST</span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 250, 159, 0.35); color: #2f6473; font-family: Lato, Avenir, serif; font-size: 16px;">(Virtual)</span><span style="color: #274e13;"><b> More details <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.hotdocs.ca/p/hot-docs-festival&source=gmail&ust=1589369163012000&usg=AFQjCNGPUGxKM02Xl17fZJ97IDjWhN-GVQ" href="https://www.goelevent.com/PlanetInFocus/Pass/Sale/FestivalPass" style="color: #cc6666; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">here</a>.</b></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDVQx3OihtZFQ-nHsXi7ZrwqPYcmLVbftun4-MyluMLrMsu8H2NzsV6Yl_P8z5tbwVGqNIoSHoz2pY-vVHktFOQpoH3U3JccR7afQ2gt2h77Tg-HPzgzEELck-lGNNYqJZ_h94qDXI8rW/s428/meat+the+future.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="287" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDVQx3OihtZFQ-nHsXi7ZrwqPYcmLVbftun4-MyluMLrMsu8H2NzsV6Yl_P8z5tbwVGqNIoSHoz2pY-vVHktFOQpoH3U3JccR7afQ2gt2h77Tg-HPzgzEELck-lGNNYqJZ_h94qDXI8rW/s320/meat+the+future.png" /></a></div><br /><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vimeo.com/185992031&source=gmail&ust=1588942016070000&usg=AFQjCNFFEvlb4rZgcOF-FpRxG7EldJiQQQ" href="https://vimeo.com/185992031" style="color: #1155cc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">TRAILER</span></a></div><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Award-winning </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Ghosts in Our Machine director Liz Marshall returns with a new eye opening documentary about the future of meat.</span></div><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meat the Future</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, a story of the future of feeding the planet with a new innovation of cell-based meat. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The goal is to innovate and produce real meat without slaughtering animals and without environmental destruction. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Currently we can see the results of food production during a pandemic with Beef Producers in Calgary and in the U.S. having shut down because of staff illness. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Animal agriculture dominates nearly half of the world’s land surface, producing more greenhouse gases than all forms of transportation. The prospect of meat consumption doubling by 2050 is not only sobering, it is a wake-up call for solutions. Compared to conventionally-produced beef, cell-based beef is estimated, at scale, to reduce land use by more than 95%, climate change emissions by 74% to 87%, and nutrient pollution by 94%.</span></div><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">While plant-based eating is on the rise, a mass conversion to vegetarianism is unlikely. So, the planet’s future may lie with cell-based meat, also known as “clean meat” and “cultivated meat”, a scientific process of growing animal cells to harvest real poultry, beef, pork, fish and seafood. </span></div><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meat the Future </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">follows the genesis phase of the clean meat movement in America, behind the scenes with its pioneers – they are activists, scientists, researchers, marketers and policy experts, all focused on the goal of an ethical, sustainable and profitable food future. </span></div><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Meat the Future</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is seen through the experience of Mayo Clinic-trained cardiologist Dr. Uma Valeti, the co-founder and CEO of start-up company Memphis Meats. Valeti and his team are at the forefront of an industry, they have attracted worldwide interest and investment from the likes of billionaire influencers Bill Gates and Richard Branson and from food giant corporations Tyson and Cargill, and others. </span></div><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The founders have to navigate the process of the complicated regulatory processes in Washington, D.C. There, ranchers, farmers, and conventional meat lobby groups fight to protect their recognized brand of meat and beef “harvested in the traditional manner,” while representatives from the cellular agricultural community work to define a clear regulatory framework, urging America to be first to market. </span></div><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You will salivate as you watch top-ranked chefs perform their magic on the meat-of-the-future.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></div><br style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;" /><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Produced in association with </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">documentary</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Channel, the Canada Media Fund and </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">the Redford Center Grants with funding provided by the New York Community Trust. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Produced with the participation of the Rogers Cable Network Fund. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Writer-Director-Producer: Liz Marshall</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Executive Producers: Janice Dawe, Chris Hegedus</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Associate Producer: Jessica Jennings</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Editors: Caroline Christie, Roland Schlimme</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cinematographer: John Price</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Music Composer: Igor Correia</span></div></div></div>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-85241309947250863332020-10-06T11:01:00.004-07:002020-10-06T11:36:50.516-07:00The Ringmaster Documentary- Onion rings and a side of real life<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN"><b style="font-family: Avenir;">THE RINGMASTER </b></span></span>an<span style="font-family: Avenir;"> Award Winning Documentary </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN"><b style="font-family: Avenir;"> </b></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Avenir;">will be released </span><span style="font-family: Avenir;"> by </span><b style="font-family: Avenir;">1091 PICTURES</b><span style="font-family: Avenir;"> (formerly </span><b style="font-family: Avenir;">THE ORCHARD</b><span style="font-family: Avenir;">) on </span><b style="font-family: Avenir;">DIGITAL | ON DEMAND </b><span style="font-family: Avenir;">starting </span></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Avenir;">OCTOBER 6<sup>th</sup></b><b style="font-family: Avenir;"><span style="background-color: white;">.</span> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Avenir;"> </span></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Avenir;"><b style="font-size: 64px;">THE RINGMASTER</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Avenir;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: large; font-weight: normal; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><i>A Capp Bros. Production in association</i></span><span style="color: #222222; font-weight: normal; text-align: start;"> </span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Avenir;"><b><span style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><i>with Asteroid and Space Metals Recovery</i></span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Avenir;"><span><br style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;" /><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Avenir;"><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div style="display: inline; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Avenir;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial;"><img class="CToWUd a6T" data-image-whitelisted="" height="256" id="m_-14203152859028556286AC876AB-D07B-4314-871C-D7FFC071BF9C" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=da63c6840d&attid=0.1.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1678211429780962363&th=174a346762183c3b&view=fimg&sz=s0-l75-ft&attbid=ANGjdJ8Tf3RdPSBnVNO0S1pzQG1Yk6bWpEnVw2A1KPg5BlBhg9g0HSYkjItpwRKQrG-YQJs8PqhG8SoISquB3cPB40FyjLeyO6RA8G3EIHMQ7epne_9Tbks5Z-R40zs&disp=emb" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px;" tabindex="0" width="320" /></span></span><br /><br />88 minutes | Documentary | HD | USA | English </b></span></div></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div style="display: inline; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Avenir;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div style="display: inline; font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-weight: normal;"><b style="font-family: Avenir;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">DIGITAL | VIDEO ON DEMAND OCTOBER 6th!</span></b></div></b></div></b></span></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: small;"><span style="text-align: start;"><b>TRAILER:</b> </span><span style="text-align: start;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vimeo.com/323592979&source=gmail&ust=1602091932973000&usg=AFQjCNGpb9R1bG3t-rF8ckuCd9DDjF0lFA" href="https://vimeo.com/323592979" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/<wbr></wbr>323592979</a></span></span></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;" title="Page 1"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Avenir;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <i>I was able to preview this documentary and could totally relate to the situation of the filmmaker who had good intentions of helping the elderly Minnesota chef and his story of how popular his onion ring recipe was but was all in and got in over his head in the production of the film which took a turn in a whole other direction. I can also relate to the filmmaker dealing with the subject as I have had to deal with something similar in my life. This film turns into much more than the story of a plate of Onion Rings.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>You will want the onion rings and you will get invested in the life of the filmmaker and subject at the same time.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><br /></div></div></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span lang="EN"><b><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: small;">SYNOPSIS</span></b></span></p><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: small;">Upon his grandfather’s death, a recovering gambling addict (<b>ZACHARY CAPP</b>) used his inheritance to make a documentary about well-known onion rings from his childhood and the beloved Minnesotan chef (<b>LARRY LANG</b>) who makes them. His project changes drastically when the fledging filmmaker becomes hellbent on improving the humble fry cook’s life, despite discovering his subject wants nothing to do with the film. The movie becomes something else entirely when the crew members secretly turn the cameras on the filmmaker, documenting his efforts and failures over a three-year journey. </span></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Avenir; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>About the Filmmaker:</b></p></span></span><span style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: bold; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: small;"><b><span lang="EN">Zachary Capp</span></b><span lang="EN"> (Executive Producer/Producer/Writer/<wbr></wbr>Editor/Cast) - Zachary Capp is a writer, editor & producer from Las Vegas, Nevada. He has produced various projects including music videos, commercials, & the feature documentary "The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?" as well as an award-winning 3D short film for DirecTV original programming. Zachary has edited the majority of the video billboards for the major hotels on the Las Vegas strip. He has a degree in Television & Radio Production from Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. <u></u><u></u></span></span></p><div style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><i style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A portion of all proceeds from the film will benefit Alzheimer's research that plays an integral role in Larry Lang's life. </b></span></i></div><div style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: small;"><u>SOCIAL MEDIA</u> </span></b></div><div style="font-family: Avenir; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Avenir;"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: medium;"><b>FACEBOOK: </b><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://facebook.com/theringmasterfilm&source=gmail&ust=1602091932973000&usg=AFQjCNESz7-1J8eXtCIX_EY83KL0fZtMEA" href="http://facebook.com/theringmasterfilm" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">facebook.com/<wbr></wbr>theringmasterfilm</a></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: medium;"><b>INSTAGRAM</b>: <span style="color: #0061ff;">@theringmasterfilm </span></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: medium;"><b>TWITTER:</b> <a class="gmail_plusreply" id="m_-1420315285902855628gmail-m_8869694644949780255plusReplyChip-2" style="color: #222222;">@RingmasterFilm</a></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"><a class="gmail_plusreply" style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><b>ROTTEN TOMATOES PAGE:</b></span></a></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: medium;"><a class="gmail_plusreply" style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: black;"></span></a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_ringmaster&source=gmail&ust=1602091932973000&usg=AFQjCNGJUglPKsBIM-OJgZE5TfHhbHfYgg" href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_ringmaster" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Ringmaster (2019) - Rotten Tomatoes</a></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"><a class="gmail_plusreply" style="color: #222222;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"><b>TRAILER:</b> </span><span style="color: black; font-weight: normal;"></span></a><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://vimeo.com/323592979&source=gmail&ust=1602091932973000&usg=AFQjCNGpb9R1bG3t-rF8ckuCd9DDjF0lFA" href="https://vimeo.com/323592979" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/<wbr></wbr>323592979</a></span></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue; font-weight: bold;"><div style="font-family: Avenir; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>FESTIVAL ACCOLADES</b> </span></div><div style="font-family: Avenir; font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: x-small;">Best Documentary at Festival of Cinema NYC</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: x-small;">Audience Award Best Documentary at Silver State Film Festival in Las Vegas</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: x-small;">Best Screenwriting Award at DOC LA</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: x-small;">Best Documentary North Europe Intl Film Festival in London </span></div></div></div></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></div>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-43080909156035640382020-08-25T14:09:00.005-07:002020-08-25T14:20:55.002-07:00Why does the brutally keep repeating?<p><b><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> VIOLENCE IS NOT THE ANSWER - </span><span style="color: red; font-family: arial;">THINK DON'T SHOOT!!</span></b></p><p>I was going to do a twitter post after watching the latest press conference by the family of <b>Jacob Blake</b>. The recent victim of 7 gun shots from Police in Wisconsin. Why does this keep happening?</p><p>This man was trying to help 2 people and for some reason Police officers were harassing him while he was trying to get into his car. Sitting in the car were the man's 3 sons who will now be scarred for life and have a lifelong fear of Police and of something bad happening to them and other people they care about. </p><p>I am glad to hear that Jacob lived but he will have to deal with the consequences and the costs and trauma for life. His whole family will be affected. And what will happen to the Police officer that shot him in the back 7 times? Will he suffer life long trauma and medical expenses? Maybe legal expenses or nothing will happen to him. If he gets fired from the Police he can probably still get another job but what will Jacob be able to do if he has to have surgeries for the foreseeable future.</p><p>I am white and I don't agree with this brutality of the way Police handle these issues. They need to learn how to de-escalate situations instead of inflaming them. They need to be on notice that this brutality on unarmed or on people that are not a threat to their safety. They all should be able to walk away from a scene and deal with issues of injustice in court. That's what courts are for. Not jails for innocent people. The judgement needs to match the crime no matter who commits it.</p><p>I do not agree with the Protests that take over the streets and trash a city. I understand the frustration but that is not the answer to fix this problem. I believe the Press Conference with the family speaking truth and their impact is far more valuable. </p><p>The laws need to change. The system needs to change. The training needs to change. People need to learn how to deal with others and treat them with respect. </p><p>Jacob's mother spoke very well about the color of ones skin and how the vandalism does not represent her family. I do not think they help this man sitting in a hospital bed. They need to address the actual Police officer and they need to support the family directly with the support and money he will need to heal. He will need medical and emotional treatments for a long time and the family will need support.</p><p>This man was a family man with small children. This should not keep happening over and over again.</p><p>It's like the unnecessary gun violence that spread throughout the US repeatedly.</p><p>The World is Broken. The US is on display for the world to see on CNN. Let's change the channel and make the news about heroic feats instead of videos of Black Men being murdered by White Police Officers.</p><p><br /></p><p>It Needs to Stop!! Black Lives Matter but so does the Trauma that spreads through the World like a tidal wave in the Ocean about to crash on the shore.</p><p>Shooting anyone 7 times is not to stop someone it's to Kill someone. Excessive force is obvious and the heads that fire those shots need to roll and people need to be accountable.</p><p>Enough is Enough. When is going to Stop?</p><p>The Police are supposed to Serve and Protect!!!</p><p><br /></p>Starving Foodiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08765563823265580216noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7649528211680221937.post-35670680671529092622020-07-02T18:41:00.003-07:002020-07-02T18:41:39.614-07:00ICFF presents the Lavazza Drive-in Film Festival in July in Toronto<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJK5lrrkgDg7tYnLPUIbKxdVA3hsBuzrCsJ4EcPdjem02Tp5cOBj-5DVQHTS11o6n3T-EaLNJs5oITQGluOWCE11is1VfTA1QwK2rg5H8VtQZCKyuqr6UEh16vA1PCYOqKpMuIqmzUKq3/s1600/ICFF+drive+in.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="635" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJK5lrrkgDg7tYnLPUIbKxdVA3hsBuzrCsJ4EcPdjem02Tp5cOBj-5DVQHTS11o6n3T-EaLNJs5oITQGluOWCE11is1VfTA1QwK2rg5H8VtQZCKyuqr6UEh16vA1PCYOqKpMuIqmzUKq3/s400/ICFF+drive+in.jpg" width="258" /></a>This year due to Covid 19 the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) was unable to present their June film festival in Toronto due to the pandemic emergency closures.<br />
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In a technology and creatively driven way they decided to take the Festival to a Drive-In Format at <b>Ontario Place by the lake in Toronto. July 20-31, 2020</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: magenta;">Get out of your house and go to a real film festival instead of watching one on your computer or tv.</span></span><br />
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Twelve international contemporary films have been programmed for viewing on a Huge screen that is being built just for ICFF and it will run from July 20th<br />
through the 31st.<br />
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The festival is being presented by ICFF, IC Savings, and CHIN Radio/TV, who will provide the audio portion on their CHIN radio channel.<br />
The Festival will offer something for everyone - from comedies to musicals, historical dramas to crime thrillers to family-friendly films, and everything in between. A different nation will be represented each night at Ontario Place, including France, China, Russia, the US, the UK, Brazil, India, Canada, and Italy. The event will open on <b>Monday, July 20th</b> with the Toronto Premiere Screening of Sergio Navarretta’s The Cuban, representing Canada. The film, which follows the<br />
budding friendship between an Alzheimer patient and his caregiver, is a musical<br />
journey of love and the power of imagination.<br />
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Throughout the Lavazza Drive-In Film Festival, four contemporary Italian films<br />
will be screened as part of the special “Focus on Italy” series, presented in<br />
partnership with the Embassy of Italy in Ottawa and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura a Toronto.<br />
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They will move the festival to Vaughan in August and there are still plans for a scaled down festival in November 2020.<br />
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A portion of ticket sales will go directly to the Canadian Red Cross to<br />
assist with COVID-19 relief efforts.<br />
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On Tuesday, July 21st, Simone Spada’s T<b>omorrow’s a New Day/Domani è un altro giorno</b> will be screened.<br />
The film is the touching story of two friends reflecting on a life well-lived, after one is handed a terminal diagnosis.<br />
Fausto Brizzi’s I<b>f You Love Me/Se mi vuoi bene</b>, starring ICFF fan-favourite Claudio Bisio, is the story of a middle-aged man, feeling depressed and confused, who executes a series of lies and manipulations to help his loved ones. The film will be screened on Saturday, July 25th.<br />
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On Monday, July 27th, the International Premiere of the latest film starring comedy troupe Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo, <b>I Hate Summer/Odio l’estate,</b> will be presented. The film, directed by Massimo Venier, follows three strangers who are forced to spend the summer holiday together, after accidentally being booked in the same vacation home.<br />
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Lastly, the Festival will close on Friday, July 31st with the Canadian Premiere Screening of the touching comedy-drama, I<b>f Only/Magari, </b>directed by Ginevra Elkann. It’s the story of three tight-knit siblings who spend their summer caught between the eccentric lives of their divorced parents, each more concerned with themselves than their family.<br />
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Among the international titles, the Canadian Premiere Screening of the crime thriller <b>Sheep Without a </b><b>Shepherd/Wu sha</b>, directed by Sam Quah, will represent China on Wednesday, July 22nd.<br />
The film, which made history with its highest-grossing opening weekend sales in Mainland China, tells the story of a man who takes desperate measures to try and save his family from the dark side of the law, after committing an unexpected crime.<br />
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The Canadian Premiere Screening of the hilarious comedy <b>Fisherman’s Friends</b>, representing the UK, will be screened on Sunday, July 26th. The film, directed by Chris Foggin, is the story of a London music exec who becomes a true “fish out of water" when he tries to sign a record deal with a group of singing fishermen.<br />
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Jorge Gurvich’s football dramedy <b>Back to Maracanã</b> will represent Brazil on Thursday, July 23rd. The film follows three generations of men who embark on an unplanned road trip, which leads them on an emotional journey, changing them all forever.<br />
Representing France, Nicolas Vanier’s <b>Spread Your Wings/Donne-moi des ailes</b> is a delightful adventure the whole family can enjoy. Screening on Friday, July 24th, the film is inspired by the real life story of a visionary scientist on a mission to save an endangered species of birds, and guide them along a new migratory route.<br />
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Representing Russia, Aleksey Sidorov’s WWII action flick <b>T-34 </b>will screen on Tuesday, July 28th<br />
. T-34 is a story of unfailing bravery, and the incredible escape of a soldier and his tank crew from Nazi capture. The critically-acclaimed historical drama is presented with the generous support of the Representative of Rossotrudnichestvo in Canada within the Russian Embassy.<br />
A truly heartwarming tale representing the United States, The Peanut Butter Falcon, winner of the SXSW Audience Award, will be presented on Wednesday, July 29th. Co-directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, the critically-acclaimed film is a modern-day Mark Twain adventure; the harrowing tale of a young man fighting the odds to achieve his dreams with the help of two unlikely friends.<br />
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The penultimate screening of the Festival is Amar Kaushik’s latest film <b>Bala</b>, representing India, which will be screened on Thursday, July 30th. Bala is a fresh new comedy about the struggles of a young man facing premature baldness and his inability to cope with social pressures.<br />
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Audience members will be invited to vote on their favourite films over the course of the Festival, and a prize for People’s Choice will be awarded on the last day.<br />
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A selection of short films will also be screened ahead of the feature presentations, including Milkoffee, directed by Edoardo Vanja Raffaele; Best Friend, directed by Sara Cardillo; The Mona Lisa’s Aura, directed by Eric Delbaere; and Finding Harold, directed by Katarzyna Kochany.<br />
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After months of isolation, the event will transform the most classic movie-going experience into a<br />
contemporary film festival, providing Canadians the perfect opportunity to engage with the community once again, in a safe and physically-distanced manner. To eliminate concerns over large crowds at concession stands during the event, the Festival has partnered with sponsor Pizza Nova to design a tailored app which offers contactless delivery of snacks directly to vehicles.<br />
The audio of the presentations and the films will be broadcast live on Radio CHIN - AM1540. Each<br />
evening of the Festival, a feature film will be preceded by live and live-streamed interviews and<br />
Question & Answer sessions with actors and directors.<br />
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Visit <a href="http://www.icff.ca/">www.icff.ca</a><br />
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