Toronto: Here I Come

Two weeks to go until my first trip to the Toronto International Film Festival.

Here's my tentative list of films:

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema
Deliver us from Evil
Requiem
2:37
Manufactured Landscapes
The Lake of Fire
Rescue Dawn
Picture of Light
Shot in the Dark
MacBeth

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What's Best?: Free-for-all Friday

This week's "What's Better?" winners were:

M&Ms [over Eminem]
Being There [over Being John Malkovich]
Bullwinkle [over Bull Durham]
A Man Escaped [over Woman, Thou Art Loosed!]

All those are "better" but which is "best"?

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What's Better?: A Man Escaped or Woman, Thou Art Loosed?

Okay, so here's an interesting juxtaposition. I'm not quite sure how I want to frame this other than by saying that these are two titles that just beg the following question....

What's Better?: A Man Escaped or Woman, Thou Art Loosed?

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What's Better?: Bullwinkle or Bull Durham?

One is a moose, the other a catcher. Neither is a bull, though both are called bulls. One has a flying squirrel sidekick, the other has a slightly crazy love interest. Both have suprisingly good dialogue.

What's Better?: Bullwinkle or Bull Durham?

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What's Better?: Being There or Being John Malkovich?

Hal Roach vs. Spike Jonze! Peter Sellers vs...well, John Malkovich.
These two items are both comedies that are actually funny but that are also surprisingly thoughtful and slyly provocative.

What's Better? Being There or Being John Malkovich?

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What's Better?: Eminem or M&Ms?

One is small and sweet; one is big and bold. One makes music; one tastes like heaven. One is creative; one is created.

Today, I ask, "What's Better?": Eminem or M&Ms.

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What's Best? Free for all Friday!

Our "What's Better?" winners this week were:

An American Werewolf in London
Douglas Sirk
"Dancing in the Dark"
The Scream

So, let' s make it short and sweet...which is best of the four winners?

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What's Better?: Scream or The Scream

Well, we've had music, authors and films on the blog battle, so why not a work of art? I understand there is an Edvard Munch biopic on the way, so until then, we'll just have to amuse ourselves by asking, "What's Better?": Scream or The Scream?

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What's Better?: Dancer in the Dark or "Dancing in the Dark"?

Lars von Trier vs. Born in the USA. Bjork vs. the Boss. Tragic arthouse film versus mainstream pop music. What more could a blog battle ask for?

What's Better?: Dancer in the Dark or "Dancing in the Dark"?

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What's Better?: Douglas Sirk or Captain Kirk?

One is the captain of the Starship Enterprise. One is the director of Magnificent Obsession and All that Heaven Allows. One means death to red shirts; one uses red, autumnal colors.

"What's Better?": Douglas Sirk or Captain Kirk?

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