Comments on: Toronto 2008: Bill Maher, Kevin Smith, and the great outdoors

By: kana

kana — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:49:16 +0000

Adam, please, never use the ‘word’ “wackadoodle” again. Thanks.

By: heather

heather — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:26:41 +0000

As a Torontonian who has been attending the festival for the last 8 years, I’d say that it definitely has changed. More star seekers, more corporate and more expensive. But it’s still my favourite part of the fall.
As to the celebrity question…I can’t imagine a case where I’d accost someone on the street or stake out a hotel, but at the screenings themselves I definitely grab my camera and take a picture or two.

By: Paula

Paula — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:20:15 +0000

First, let me comment on the obscene number of empty sponsor seats at The Duchess gala premiere last night. What a waste. Dozens of people would have loved to fill them. Secondly, I saw Religilous today and LOVED IT! I haven’t laughed that hard in a while. (Wanted to post on Bill Maher’s site but there’s nowhere to do that). Thank goodness for people like Bill Maher who try to shake some common sense into the general public and for exposing the ridiculousness of the belief system. And it IS a system. Nice work, Bill!

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:16:20 +0000

Oh, Adam, Adam… Please learn fast because those vlogs are getting hopeless. There’s potential, but most of us could probably get better production value sitting at home filming ourselves with a cell phone.
Be honest, now… Is THAT what you’re doing ?

By: howard

howard — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:18:48 +0000

Is Bill Maher an idiot or does he just say whatever makes him the most money?
If he did indeed give money to Obummer becase of a speech that the next Vice President of the United States made, I have to ask if Billie boy has a brain?
Isn’t it more scary that Obummer is as close to a Socialist that has ever been running for president? Does he care that Obummer has Zero experience (other than mimicking his preacher… oh yea that’s fine) and changes his words (right in your face to Billy boy) to get the vote?
This Obummer has nothing to offer… Oh yea, change, right.
Boo Billy Boy!
Bill, I used to think you were funny and sharp. You blew it. I hope that everyone boycotts your movie in October of this year. Since you go with the buck, perhaps that will scare you more.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:45:43 +0000

I couldn’t drag myself out of a Jim Sturgess movie if he was speaking Klingon! Dude, REALLY.

By: Christie

Christie — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 02:40:16 +0000

The festival here in Toronto has definitely gotten a little out of hand, but I think it’s chugging along at par with the rest of North America’s celeb-obsessed culture, so it’s not really a surprise. It was odd going to the see The Wrestler last night with tonnes of fans lined up across the street, most likely with no clue about what they were waiting for!

By: Amelia

Amelia — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:37:04 +0000

Yeah, I would probably check out all the celebrity happenings. But I would also plan to go out and eat at a nearby restaurant, just to have a legitimate excuse to be there.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:16:47 +0000

My God! Is there any way you could possibly make watching these “vlogs” any more boring!? Zero personality + nothing meaningful to say = SNORE

By: Conor

Conor — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:31:20 +0000

ya need to hang out with more foreign english speakers to get to understand them, I’m Irish and I live in Toronto and I hope people understand me.
I do find a big change here in TO with all the fuss, I am a movie fanatic and it’s getting insane, I wouldn’t rush up to the ‘talent’ but thats just me, but the whole planet is celeb obsessive now!
I still wanna see the smaller movies, as I can see the ‘hollywood’ ones in a few weeks. I saw ‘Slum Dog Millionaire’ last night and it was fantastic! best movie so far!