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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · 2d

Like the end of Roger Ebert's review of Last Night:

Note: On a talk show in Toronto, I was asked to define the difference between American and Canadian films, and said I could not. Another guest was Wayne Clarkson, the former director of the Toronto Film Festival. He said he could, and cited this film. “Sandra Oh goes into a grocery story to find a bottle of wine for dinner,” he said.

“The store has been looted, but she finds two bottles still on the shelf. She takes them down, evaluates them, chooses one, and puts the other one politely back on the shelf. That’s how you know it’s a Canadian film.”

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · 20d

Wasn't his own daughter a member of the company as recently as last year? I guess he figures she's not coming back?

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · 22d

The lower third reads as though written by an innumerate Mario:

A photo of a TV showing CBC News Network. A reporter, perhaps in Washington somewhere, is looking seriously at the camera. The lower third reads:

U.S. president Trump: Administration will cut drug prices by a 100% or more

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · 29d

(It's arguably more cautious than the position taken by the government, which, for example, is now offering travel advice for "Israel and Palestine" instead of for "Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip" travel.gc.ca/destinations...)

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · 29d

I would describe the divergence from the previous guidance as: subtle.

Palestine, Palestinian — Acceptable in reference to the Palestinian Authority, as well as activities involving international organizations to which Palestine has been admitted. Otherwise, prefer specific reference to the West Bank and Gaza or the Palestinian territories.

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · 29d

In light of Canada's recognition, The Canadian Press has revised its guidance on the use of "Palestine":

Palestine—Canada has joined more than 145 other countries that recognize Palestine as a state. However it is not a fully independent, unified state. At the United Nations, Palestine is a “non-member observer state," giving it the right to participate in debates but not to vote. Palestine and the Palestinian state are acceptable for use in the context of the discussion around international recognition, as well as activities involving international organizations to which Palestine has been admitted, such as the Olympics. Otherwise, refer specifically to the West Bank and Gaza, or the Palestinian territories to include both.

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · Sep 15

Wait, is this the first PTA film since There Will Be Blood to *not* get a 70mm engagement within the borders of the City of Toronto?

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · Sep 15

Correction: Marshall has in fact held tenure at U of T since July 2013.

(h/t to @fleischmarket.bsky.social for bringing to my attention the fact that associate professors are generally tenured.)

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · Sep 12

Look, it was a wild thing for a (non-tenured) professor to tweet, regardless of the context. But context does matter!

Like, this headline is almost certainly just wrong:

An excerpt from today's Toronto Sun front page. One headline reads: "PLUS: Prof who said ‘shooting is too good’ for Kirk put on leave by U of T – WARMINGTON, PAGE 4"

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · Sep 12

There's been a predictably vicious right-wing backlash to a U of T professor's tweet about Charlie Kirk — except evidence suggests she wasn't talking about Kirk at all: pressprogress.ca/university-o...

University of Toronto building shut down, police investigating threat, amid backlash to professor’s X post

While Ruth Marshall's comments were widely characterized as having concerned Charlie Kirk, evidence suggests a different context

pressprogress.ca

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Pat Mullen @patmullen.bsky.social · Sep 10

During the post-screening Q&A at The Road Between Us, the crowd drowned out moderator Lisa Laflamme with boos when she mentioned 64,000 Palestinian deaths. Avrich says it's not a political film, but that response says all you need. #tiff50

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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca · Sep 10

I don't know exactly what is happening here, and maybe the site is experiencing a really unfortunate error, but this subheading could use some revision.

NBC NEWS - 20 minutes ago — Kirk, the right-wing activist and founder of Turning Point USA, was giving a presentation at Utah Valley University. Something went wrong!

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · Sep 10

The hearing on the injunction request is set for courtroom 7-5 at 330 University Avenue at 10:00 tomorrow morning, and I suspect it will be more compelling than anything playing at the festival in the same time slot.

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Vulture @vulture.com · Sep 10

Linda Schuyler, the co-creator of ‘Degrassi,’ is suing to stop the TIFF world premiere of the documentary ‘Degrassi: Whatever It Takes.’ She has denied allegations in the film about child actors not being paid fairly.

Degrassi’s Co-Creator Doesn’t Want Us to See the Degrassi Documentary

Linda Schuyler, the co-creator of ‘Degrassi,’ is suing to stop the TIFF world premiere of the documentary ‘Degrassi: Whatever It Takes.’ She has denied allegations in the film about child actors not being paid fairly.

www.vulture.com

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Julian Carrington @jvcarrington.bsky.social · Sep 10

I have to say, I was not expecting a relatively candid admission that the film “just didn’t make the cut” in the first instance and that
Avrich was able to demand a second look, explicitly resulting in the CEO overriding the programming staff.

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · Sep 10

I'm guessing that "I think there’s real merit in the story being seen" is how TIFF rationalizes many of its more dubious film selections. (It's notable that blurbs for films in the Galas lineup never include a programmer's name.)

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · Sep 10

Cameron Bailey is finally asked whether the Barry Avrich doc got into the festival on its merits or because of Avrich's connections, and his answer amounts to "Ehhh…" www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/ti...

TIFF CEO Cameron Bailey says reversals around Oct. 7 documentary ‘caused a lot of pain’

Barry Avrich’s film The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue will premiere Wednesday at the Toronto festival

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Jonathan Goldsbie @goldsbie.bsky.social · Sep 10

Who's the "journalist" Bailey alludes to whom the filmmakers have invited to moderate the Q&A? (And since when do filmmakers get to pick who moderates the Q&A?)

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