TIFF08: Box Office Blues

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My film festival experiences don’t ususally get off to a good start and this year was no different.

By the time I arrived at the box office, most of the films on my list were off sale, including my top pick for the festival, The Brothers Bloom.

I managed to pick up tickets for three films today, the highest profile of which was a morning screening Flash of Genious, with Greg Kinnear. That screening will be on Tuesday. On the same day, I will be seeing a documentary about a young singing contest in Europe entitled Sounds Likes Teen Spirit: A Popumentary. Those two screenings are sandwiched between my volunteer shift, so Tuesday will be a busy day.

Another film I managed to get a ticket for was Real Time a Canadian-made comic thriller starting Jay Baruchel and Randy Quaid. Should be interesting.

Hopefully things will even out as the week goes on, but in the meantime I have to go through the films and come up with a new list.

Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.