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PAJAMA TOPS

2008-04-28T09:52:59Z

Happy Mondy all, an offer for Monday morning I was going to see PAJAMA TOPS this Thursday night 8 pm show at Kipling and Lakeshore. The friend that was going to come with me looks like they can't make it out. So if someone is free Thursday night and wants to see a play with me (no charge) only cost / down side is you will have to sit next to me. The play is another one put on by Katherine Bignell and have always been fun. The info on the play is Below let me know if interested.
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PAJAMA TOPS
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Come visit George & Yvonne Chauvinet at their home "Clair de Lune" in Deauville, France for a side splitting, laugh out loud traditional farce.

Meet Claudine, the french maid that has " a lot to bounce with", and wants to practise her "profession".

The Inspector who will stop at nothing to catch that notorious swindler Jacques LaTouche...when he can take his eyes off the ladies.

There is George's old friend Leonard that gets stuck in the middle of it all; and then there is George's mistress Babette to deal with...while not letting his wife Yvonne get the wiser...poor George.

This riotous, domestic romp is sure to make you laugh all the way home.

Tickets are now on sale. Don't miss this amazing show! Bring your friends to the funniest show of the season!

PAJAMA TOPS
by Mawby Green & Ed Feilbert
based on the French Farce Moumou by Jean de Letraz

Thursday, May 1, 2008 @ 8:00 pm

Third Thursday Movie

2007-06-18T19:24:43Z

The Third Thursday movie this week is ....

The Prisoner (Free Man Mix featuring MC No.6)

2007-06-14T00:42:52Z

I have been catching up on some episodes of The Prisoner - one of my child hood favorites of night time / late night err early morning TV for me - in the 10 ten shows that warp'd my mind - I need to get away to the village , a remix thats kinda nifty -

Revue Cinema rescued

2007-06-13T17:14:32Z

Some good news for The Revue last host of Kung Fu Fridays and a nifty theater
From the Toronto Star:

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Revue Cinema rescued

Reviving a cinema to preserve a neighbourhood Cheri DiNovo, the MPP for Parkdale-High Park, is standing under a black-and-white photo of the old Revue Cinema marquee, the actual marquee having suddenly collapsed right off the building some months ago.Closed theatre bought by working-class hero from Liverpool, who lets film society take over

http://www.thestar.com/article/224710
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Look forward to seeing when it gets off its feet again the theater has a good feel for it given its age and history I always felt comfy within its walls.

Night Walk / Night Drive

2007-06-13T02:34:48Z

Liberated from Popcorn & Sticky Floors http://spiltpopcorn.blogspot.com/ This takes me back with some nice soft Jazz and wanted to share to see if I can dig up others memories on it... from the Desc. on Utube ...
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Travel back to 1988 Toronto. This is a cutdown of what aired most late nights on Global. Apparently its largest audience consisted of prisoners. A nice glimpse of the city almost 20 years ago.
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Battle at ...

2007-06-09T17:23:20Z

My friend showed me this last night thought I would share takes a little bit for the showdown but worth the wait IMHO Lions crocs and bufflos oh My!

Moives tonight.

2007-06-04T17:10:59Z

Thought I would post if interests tonight HELLBOY: Blood & Iron and HIGHLANDER: Search for Vengeance - Screening One Night Only Tonight! is at the Bloor cinema in Toronto first showing is at 7 pm should be there by 630pm to pick up tickits - I have one extra at the moment for both additional tickits will be sold for $3 each for this event. Have been told that some prizes / goodies are going to be part of it as well.

Rise: Blood Hunter

2007-05-23T06:39:24Z

Vampire movie opening next weekend called "Rise: Blood Hunter" with Lucy Liu http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/rise/index.html had not heard of it before though like the thought of Lucy Liu with fangs :) curious if its any good.

Plot Summary: "Rise" is a supernatural thriller in which a reporter (Liu) wakes up in a morgue to discover she is no longer among the living. She vows revenge against the cult responsible for putting her there and hunts them down one by one. Chiklis plays 'Rawlins,' a haunted police detective whose daughter is killed by the same cult and seeks answers for her gruesome death.

A surprise in the mail

2007-05-23T02:22:13Z

Got a surprise in the mail I had forgotten about - I had won movie passes to 28 weeks latter and a prize pack that was mailed out. So when I got home tonight had a small package, nothing overly exciting but nice none the less.

Amoung other bits and such it included a comic book '28 Weeks Later': The Aftermath

A t-shirt stickers etc. will prob hand most of it over to my nephew, though dont think hes so much into comics.

Other then that if your looking to Volunteer your time / add to your resume until the 25 th of May TADFF is looking to fill 5 positions details listed behind the cut - pass it on if you think you know someone interested.
Now Hiring: Part-Time Staff in 5 Positions
The 2007 Festival is now seeking applicants for the following unpaid positions to join our team: Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator, Publicity & Promotions Coordinator, Guest Services Coordinator, Multimedia Coordinator, Graphic Design Assistant. The application deadline is May 25, 2007.

Introduction

The 2nd Annual Toronto After Dark Film Festival runs Oct. 19-25, 2007. Over seven nights of cinematic mayhem, the festival this year will present some 40 international horror, sci-fi, fantasy and thrilling short and feature films on the Big Screen in front of appreciative film fans in Toronto. The festival would not be possible without the greatly valued contribution of approximately 30 unpaid part-time staff and volunteers. We now seek five dedicated applicants to join our team.

Benefits To All Positions Will Include:

Access to all festival events, screenings plus staff events
Opportunity to gain valuable experience, knowledge, skills, and contacts
Honorarium
How To Apply

Send an e-mail by the application deadline of MAY 25, 2007 to:
recruitment@torontoafterdark.com
Attach in your e-mail, an updated resume (CV) and cover letter in MS Word format or PDF.
Your resume should include any applicable work experience, as well as your own daytime contact telephone number.

Your cover letter, should explain why you are applying for this position and explain why you match the general and specific requirements (as detailed further below).
You can apply for more than one position, but please explain in your cover letter why you are qualified for each.
Please mark your e-mail and cover letter for the attention of Adam Lopez, Festival Director
Please have the subject line field in your e-mail set as:
TADFF Recruitment
We thank everyone who applies for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview are contacted. You will be asked to provide references if selected. No telephone inquiries please. All applications are considered confidential: we do not share your information with any third parties.

General Requirements

Enthusiasm for working for Toronto After Dark Film Festival
Resident of Ontario, Aged 18 or over
Some experience of the position applied for, or a related role
Must have access to a daily base of operations, from which can use computer, use the internet, and use telephone, as the festival will not provide you with this as we operate as a virtual organization
Very good online & verbal communication and project management skills
Detail oriented, self-starter: capable of working to a high standard, independently and unsupervised on assigned projects
Ability to work fast, enthusiastically, calm and collected, and effectively, even with occasional tight deadlines, and when changes / revisions to assignments occur
Preferred, but not required, that applicants also have their own cell phone which they can use for occasional work calls
Specific Requirements & Responsibilities by Position

Volunteer & Outreach Coordinator

Supervise the recruitment, orientation and allocation of Festival volunteers for the main event (Oct. 19-Oct. 25)
Coordinate delivery and distribution of flyers, posters and program guides across the city, by allocating teams of volunteers to different neighborhoods in Toronto
HOURS: Part-time, flexible - to be agreed, Early June â€“ End of Festival (Oct. 25)
REQUIRED: Experience in supervising / coordinating volunteers at a film festival
REQUIRED: Experience in distributing or coordinating distribution of flyers / posters for a major event in Toronto. Good knowledge of downtown and mid-town Toronto.
Publicity & Promotions Coordinator

Supervise the publicity and promotions campaign by the Festival with promotional partners and the media
Work on securing prizes for contests for the main event
Work with different media outlets to organize ticket giveaways and create buzz, especially on student campuses
Supervise the new Gift Bag creation for the Festival, sourcing contents as and when needed
Supervise securing print ads for the program guide from our promotional partners
Supervise distribution and collection of screener DVDs and tapes to the Media
Supervise the VIP guest list for the Festival
HOURS: Part-time, flexible - to be agreed, Early June to End of Festival (Oct. 25)
REQUIRED: Experience in working in promotions or contesting
REQUIRED: High enthusiasm, high efficiency with detail-orientation, excellent e-mail communication skills
PREFERRED: Good knowledge of, and easy access to downtown and midtown Toronto, and in particular student campuses
Guest Services Coordinator

Contact various hotels and hospitality partners requesting discounted rates for Festival attendees
Answer questions by e-mail of visitors looking for hospitality solutions
Arrange travel bookings and provide any assistance for any VIP guests
HOURS: Part-time, flexible - to be agreed, Early June to End of Festival (Oct. 25)
REQUIRED: High enthusiasm, high efficiency with detail-orientation, excellent e-mail and verbal communication skills
PREFERRED: Good knowledge of, and easy access to downtown and midtown Toronto
PREFERRED: Some experience of working in a similar guest services / hospitality role
Multimedia Coordinator

Coordinating the collection of high resolution trailers and stills from filmmakers
Coordinating the creation of compilation DVDs of trailers, clips and shorts
File conversion and uploading to various video sites (e.g. Youtube) trailers, stills and clips
Supervising duplication of film screeners for press and media
HOURS: Part-time, flexible - to be agreed, Early July to start of Festival (Oct. 19)
REQUIRED: Excellent knowledge of various video file formats, compression and DVD authoring software
REQUIRED: Ability to edit/author/output compilation DVDs at work or home (Festival will cover any hard costs e.g. blank DVD media)
PREFERRED: Easy access to downtown or midtown Toronto
Graphic Design Assistant

Working on small, usually fast turnaround graphic design assignments, as and when they come up e.g.
small flyer, small print ads, graphic for website
HOURS: Part-time, Occasional - to be agreed, Early June to start of Festival (Oct. 19)
REQUIRED: Experience in and access to commercial print design software
REQUIRED: Ability to work fast, and meet deadlines, with some creativity, and at short notice on small print design jobs
PREFERRED: Experience with design of web graphics e.g. banner ads
Thank you for your interest in applying for a position with Toronto After Dark Film Festival. We look forward to receiving your application.

http://torontoafterdark.com/site/index.php/festival_updates/entry/now_hiring_part_time_unpaid_staff_in_5_positions/

Third Thursday Movie

2007-05-16T14:09:16Z

Just a quick post on Tomorrow nights Third Thursday Movie hosted by Rue-Morgue is Rituals, I should be going depends on what my mind is like after work tomorrow.

gubrats @ 2007-04-23T19:19:00

2007-04-23T23:20:13Z

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The Weekend in Movies

2007-04-20T02:46:08Z

The Weekend in Movies and such this weekend is the second week of the GRINDHOUSE inspired line up we have ...

(April 21) you can expect some HIGH TENSION (HAUTE TENSION) at 8pm, followed by the charms of ILSA, SHE WOLF OF THE SS at 10pm. @ THE BRUNSWICK THEATRE (296 Brunswick Ave at Bloor, just W of Spadina) http://www.myspace.com/cultmovies for more info. Think you can see them togeather or seprate 10 bucs for one 15 for both -

Also this weekend HOT FUZZ http://imdb.com/title/tt0425112/ opens up - this looks good and sadly I did not win passes to see it last week with Simon Pegg doing a Q&A but should still be fun.

Sadly I have to work on Sat - do too a screw up on my part I am only making up hours so on a 60 hour ish week I will not be getting any OT and should be settled up / debt paid to movie on and back to the prommised land of time and 1/2

Grind one off :P

2007-04-10T22:55:48Z

Cross posted to the TTMB anyone interested in some Grinding fun? :) for the month of April liberated from the fine folks at the TADFF http://www.torontoafterdark.com/ --

GRINDHOUSE SATURDAYS START THIS WEEKEND AT THE BRUNSWICK THEATRE!

Finally to end this newsletter on a grimey note, for all you lovers of retro-shocking, exploitative cinema, Toronto’s newest rep cinema, THE BRUNSWICK THEATRE (296 Brunswick Ave at Bloor, just W of Spadina) feels your pain and is there to give you some more. GRINDHOUSE SATURDAYS begins this Sat, April 14, with a classic David Cronenberg horror double bill: SHIVERS (8pm) followed by RABID (10pm). The following Saturday (April 21) you can expect some HIGH TENSION (HAUTE TENSION) at 8pm, followed by the charms of ILSA, SHE WOLF OF THE SS at 10pm. Finally on Apr. 28, watch out for HENRY:PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER at 8pm, and look out for the MARK OF THE DEVIL at 10pm. You have been warned! http://www.myspace.com/cultmovies

Also this weekend

REEL WORLD FILM FEST SCARES & THRILLS WITH “THE INHERITANCE” & “PHANTOM MEMORY” THIS WEEKEND!

A feast of multi-cultural cinema, the 7th Annual REEL WORLD FILM FESTIVAL (Apr. 11-15) adds a tasty bit of genre spice to its mix this year with two interesting flicks that to whet the appetite of Toronto After Dark fans. First up is KURAU: PHANTOM MEMORY: BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, a stunning Bladerunner-themed, futuristic Japanese animation, from the legendary master of anime, Yashuhiro Irie (FULL METAL ALCHEMIST, RAHXEPHON). The film gets its Canadian Theatrical Premiere on Friday, Apr. 13, 11pm at the Rainbow Market Square Cinema (Theatre 6). Second up for thrill seekers is a spooky new Asian ghost story film THE INHERITANCE (ANG PANAMA) by Pilipino/Canadian Director Romeo Candido which gets its Toronto Premiere on Sat, Apr.14 at 10pm (Rainbow Market Square, Theatre 5). http://www.reelworld.ca/

gubrats @ 2007-04-01T14:24:00

2007-04-01T18:37:15Z

I am enjoying the previews for GRINDHOUSE looks like a good double bill - will need to watch it in a second run theater too get the best feel for it will have to keep a look out failing that will have to force myself into some big hub theater.

I am hoping I might win a prize pack come monday for an early sceening howver passes and such have been limited latly so *narf* we shall see.

Failing that anyone up for seeing GRINDHOUSE next weekend either on good friday or Sat night? * after 5 pm? *

Work has been well work , nothing overly exciting on that front - and some filler items since I last posted not really worth mentioning.

Some how I managed to slice my foot on something though like the gash I had on my head I have no idea whilst it came. Perhaps like RedDwarf if was aliens trying to tell me something....

Rimmer: Somehow we've lost the last four days.
Cat: Did you look behind the fridge? If you lose something it's nearly always there.
Lister: OK, aliens came aboard.
Rimmer: Without question.
Lister: They broke my leg.
Rimmer: For some reason.
Cat: They broke my leg.
Rimmer: Right.
Holly: And then they did a jigsaw.
Rimmer: Right.
Rimmer: Maybe, maybe, OK? Breaking your leg hurts like hell, OK? Hel. They do it below the knee, lo. "Hel-lo," get it? They do it twice - twice, two. "Hello two." And the jigsaw must mean "you." "Hello to you"!
Cat: I wouldn't like to be around when one of these suckers is making a speech!

back to the void -

Robert Goulet ...

2007-03-07T01:54:37Z

A friend sent it to me a while back keep forgeting to send it or post it , mafe me laugh thought I would share ... for Sara and Daryl ...

http://www.robertgoulet.com/emeraldnuts.html

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS : The Musical

2007-03-06T13:05:32Z

Anyone interested in seeing EDWARD SCISSORHANDS : The Musical ? thought it was an odity - see if there is any interest -:P

a long week

2007-03-02T02:14:06Z

Liberated from Mint's ...
Your results:
You are Jayne Cobb (Mercenary)

Jayne Cobb (Mercenary)		55%
Derrial Book (Shepherd)		50%
Alliance		50%
Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)		45%
A Reaver (Cannibal)		45%
Malcolm Reynolds (Captain)		40%
Wash (Ship Pilot)		40%
Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic)		40%
Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command)		30%
Inara Serra (Companion)		25%
River (Stowaway)		25%

Although you can be a good fighter
and good at protecting others
you are not very bright sometimes.

Click here to take the Serenity Firefly Personality Test

A little bit Jayne and a little bit Book sorta a little bit country a little bit rock n' Roll ? ... lol reminds me of my placement test in high school. For now will combine it with the results from the sin city test , I identify more with Marv.

I am happy tomorrow is friday , this week has draged on 12 hr work days then work at home moving stuff etc. Hit my head somewhere left a nice red gash mark , must be worst then I think it was everyone keeps asking if I am okay - lol , tell em I don't rember how I got it just that its swore , think I must have hit it kinda hard.

Have a busy day tomorrow and early day at work - Sat will have to work again as well , then have to be sherpa and take my mother and aunt in the bowls of the city and bring em up near the ACC for a Leafs game , was able to score some decent seats as an xmass gift for the mother unit. She seems happy enough as she came to Toronto in '66 I think and has been a big Leaf fan since then , but never been to a game so in her late 50's can now go :D so feel good that I can be usefull at times.

In other news my computer power supply died this week think it took my drives / mother board with it , have to tinker with it some more though have not had time yet. I only had a chance to replace the power supply which fixed one problems and left others. That will hopefully be a chunk of my Sunday.

The Revue

2007-02-22T04:07:45Z

I was reading recently that this ...

Became this...

info via http://kungfufridays.blogspot.com/ and the full story and more photos here http://www.torontoist.com/archives/2007/02/revue_cinema_ma_1.php

The basics ... from torontoist ...
February 19, 2007
Revue Cinema Marquee Collapses
Torontoist Flickr pool contributor bitefight brings us photos of the shuttered Revue cinema, which suffered a spectacular collapse of its marquee yesterday. The structure fell Sunday morning around 3 a.m. and there were no apparent injuries. The drippy marquee was well-known for its tendency to collect snow and water, and it seems that the weight of the recent snowfall is the cause behind the collapse.

Weird to think how many times I have stood under that Marquee with friends -

Also I have been trying out "JAMAN" http://www.jaman.com/ I am listed under starbug - Its a decent world video rent or buy as you go site, at the moment they are testing a beta version which is nice and zippy and offering free rentals.

When they are up and running I think week rentals will be $1.99 and to buy will be $4.99 some good stuff so far , I have not had alot of free time so far I have checked out

- Alias
- Black Magic 2
- Robots Are Blue
- Soft for Digging
- The Dual

Hopefull will get a chance to look though more this weekend - so partake if you can , and feel free to add me to your contacts am under starbug.

Kung Hei Fat Choi

2007-02-19T16:00:07Z

Kung Hei Fat Choi - too all , I am on a bit of a sugar rush at the moment keep getting an assortment of treats this morning, may it be a good year for all.

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Grindhouse

2007-02-19T00:30:43Z

The Lady with the Machine Gun Leg ... shown artfully in the poster above , if you click on the poster its a nice trailer with Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez talking about the movie has got me rev'd up looking forward to seeing this movie and 300 in the next couple of months are my must see movies - so if your intown and want a movie night :) .

If your afraid to take the plunge will offer moral support and a free movie ticket to a number of ppl my treat as I love to see others reaction to films like Grindhouse - I mean click on the poster above and see the girl with the machine gun leg in action - how could any sane man pass that up ;)

Weekend over all was good Aussie expo was different though then I
expected it to be bigger given their set up and resources, I was skimming though some of the material tho expensive enough is a part of the world I want to visit before leaving this rock on the big good by tour.

The Epo enclosed a good portion of dundas square and also included a croc, a giant (child easting suspected)Koala bear and a giant snake sans plane. Though a surprise no John Travolta advertising for Qantas Airways as your piolit to down under ... - though some nice australian accents.

The company was also good and perhaps a vision of "The Pickle Tank" will haunt my night terrors until I fill out the patient :p

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DON’T MISS THE GREAT SNATCH.

2007-02-02T08:23:05Z

The snatch could come any day now ( click on image to hear sound cliping from a religious record made me laugh late at night :p )

This came via the site/blog 'dinosaur gardens' ( http://www.dinosaurgardens.com/archives/343 ) have only started to explore it , some neat stuff. Was directed to said site from KungFu Fridays blog (http://kungfufridays.blogspot.com/)

And via the Popcorn & Sticky Floors Blog (http://spiltpopcorn.blogspot.com/) The band 'TV On The Radio' video of 'Wolf Like Me' that has been stuck in my head - so for your enjoyment

gubrats @ 2007-01-28T21:38:00

2007-01-29T02:54:57Z

I did get around to watching '13 Tzameti' via a torrent , have not gotten around to burning it for some friends. I enjoyed the movie french black and white , can be a bit tense at times though dialoge, plot character development and understanding of why things work on a starship - wrong film there ... basically its Russian Rullet to the extream. You follow along with the main character who trying to comeinto some quick money to help his family get sucked into the game. Would recommend watching it either on DVD or the big screen.

Then on Sat got to see that clasic Italian vintage 1972 'Cosa avete fatto a Solange?' at the Royal trailer at link http://imdb.com/title/tt0068416/trailers-screenplay-E16919-10-2

An interesting movie , good to see in a theater with other to laugh along with , it was long at points and could have done with some editing - but over all a decent plot crime thiller - girls end up paying the price with a mad presit on the run so they think with an abortion gone wrong antics insue :P

Recently finished watching the first season of DEXTER a showtime series about serial killer / blood expert for the police , helps clean up the bad guys a great new series , you can actually watch the piolit on utube so watch the beging see what you think. I love his narative though out the series - great stuff .

Cosa avete fatto a Solange? (1972)

2007-01-24T18:28:56Z

http://imdb.com/title/tt0068416/

If anyones interested in heading out to see a presentation of the above movie Grindhouse genre presented by Vagrancy Films(www.vagrantvideo.com) for some Grindhouse genre fun , one night only at The Royal. This Sat. Comming up.

I should hopefully making it out - so if your affraid of Toronto , the royal or Italian movies from the 70's then let me know / fee free to tag along.

gubrats @ 2007-01-22T14:08:00

2007-01-22T19:11:39Z

Not 100% sure how I made it into work this monring , the subway ride in was a bit of a blur ...but its the afternoon now so I look forward to getting home and to sleep earlier tonight drug myself on some neo.

On the good news front, Toronto After Dark 2007, confirmation of our 2007 Festival dates, Friday, October 19 – Thursday, October 25. As requested by many fans, this year’s Festival will run over a whole week, screening all the feature films in easier to attend primetime evening slots! PLUS for the first time, we’ll be putting together a screening of stunning international short films.

JAN. 27, 9.30pm: Vagrancy Films presents a rare 35mm screening of a Grindhouse classic: "What Have They Done to Solange" at the Royal Theatre with authentic grindhouse trailer reel!

FEB. 9-11: OzFest: The Australian Film Weekend at the Isabel Bader Theatre
http://www.australiantrade.ca/en/page.ch2?uid=OzFlixAustralianFilmWeekend

I have not looked into all the movies yet on the sustralian front , but have seen 2:37 and would recommend it.

RedNeck Madness

2007-01-14T23:57:54Z

Looking at somethings to spend xmass money on :)

500GB External Hard Drive - hmmm space to grow - lol and protable enough for my coat pockets , when you have the need to clean out a hard drive on the go - lol , on sale for 199 not too bad at FS.

Thinking of red neck fun anyone interested in going to watch cars monster mash it up this weekend comming up?

Monster Jam Monster Truck Racing
Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON
Sun, Jan 21, 2007 02:00 PM

They also have a sat show but nose bleen only left * shakes head* so this would be Sunday Sunday Sunday! I have only ever seen a smash up derby with fixed up scrap cars along time ago in a province far far away - so thought this might be a fun time to goof off a bit can dress up trailer park style :p

Other then that this week.

Will be watching '13 TZAMETI ' @ The Royal on Friday night
Director: Gela Babluani
Runtime: 93 minutes
Country: France/Georgia
Cast: Georges Babluani, Aurélien Recoing

2005 Venice Festival - Best First Feature Film - 2006 Sundance Festival - World Cinema Jury Prize - 2006 European Film Awards – European Discovery Prize

“A must see, nouvelle- Noir masterpiece” ( New York Press ). Sure to be one of the most debated films of the year - is it a brilliant existential thriller or a morally repugnant exercise in audience manipulation? - the unbearably suspenseful 13 TZAMETI lifts a page from Antonioni's THE PASSENGER as Sebastian, a young, impoverished labourer seizes a chance to assume a false identity and travels to the outskirts of Paris, where he discovers, too late, that he has become a participant in a cruel ritual played out in a clandestine villa. Will the number assigned him - 13 or “tzameti” in his native Georgian - be a curse or a talisman in the violent game which he must now play to its death-dealing end? Shot in stunning, widescreen black and white and directed with unflinching control, 13 TZAMETI has been interpreted as a violent update on Camus, as “a nightmarish vision of male aggression,” as “a brutal metaphor for the global economy&rdquo ; - but its moral and philosophical implications may be overshadowed by its pure, nerve-scraping intensity. 13 TZAMETI has won many prizes, including the Best First Feature award at the Venice film festival, the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, and the European Discovery Prize at the 2006 European Film Awards, and has garnered some of the strongest reviews of any film this year. “This diabolical thriller, filmed in inky black and white, is as cold and sharp as razor blades stored in a subzero freezer” (Stephen Holden, The New York Times ). James Quant

"An unendurably tense thriller, a stunning debut, might yet become a classic…looks a little like Fight Club but more satisfying. Make sure you see the original right now" - The Guardian

Opens in Toronto on Friday, January 19, exclusively at The Royal.
The Royal - 608 College Street (4 1/2 blocks west of Bathurst)

I also might consider a second showing of

If your interested in going to any of the above with me drop a line or if you just want to drink lots of beer before hand or after let me know :)