We just got our email from the film festival. We fared better than I expected, though I still suffered two major disappointments.

1. Thu Sep 7: Requiem (2nd pick; we miss The Bothersome Man)
2. Fri Sep 8: Citizen Duane (1st pick; we miss Chronicle of an Escape)
3. Sat Sep 9: The Wind That Shakes the Barley (1st pick; we miss EMPz 4 Life)
4. Sat Sep 9: Rescue Dawn (1st pick; we miss All the Boys Love Mandy Lane)
5. Sun Sep 10: Candy (1st pick; we miss Retrieval)
6. Sun Sep 10: Kurt Cobain About A Son (1st pick; we miss 2:37)
7. Mon Sep 11: Diggers (1st pick; we miss Blindsight)
8. Mon Sep 11: Fay Grim (2nd pick; we miss Little Children)
9. Tue Sep 12: The Half Life of Timofey Berezin (1st pick; we miss 10 Items or Less)
10. Wed Sep 13: Day Night Day Night (2nd pick; we miss The Hottest State)
11. Thu Sep 14: The Pleasure of Your Company (1st pick; we miss Snow Cake)
12. Fri Sep 15: we got neither D.O.A.P. nor Penelope.
13. Sat Sep 16: Outsourced (1st pick; we miss Macbeth)

My two biggest disappointments there are obviously D.O.A.P, which has garnered massive amounts of attention since we filled out our form, and Little Children, which has been getting good reviews. We’re going to try for alternate screenings of these two, as well as The Bothersome Man and Blindsight. If those attempts fail, we’ll just be looking for anything we can get.

All in all, we did pretty well. We got 9 first picks, 3 second picks and a total miss (both of which were very popular films). We have some schedule flexibility, so I think we’ll do ok.

I’m also kind of glad that we didn’t get Macbeth; it’s getting shite reviews.

.:.

Our last two meals have been with CBGB, and they’ve both been very tasty (the meals, not our friends). Last night we went back to Volo, with them in tow, and sampled many kinds of beer. I had a Duvel (’cause they were out of the Delirium Tremens), a Cuvee Troll, a Dennison’s Dunkel and a large bottle of Maple Bush, shared with CB.This morning, after a good sleep, we met up at the Old Nick for some organic brunch. It was as good as our first visit back in May; I once again ordered the “well hung” — giant chicken sausage with scrambled eggs, home fries, onion/dill toast and salad — and was just the right amount of full when we left.

[tags]tiff, toronto international film festival, d.o.a.p., little children, bar volo, old nick, brunch[/tags]