Cameron Bailey

Former crrrritic. Co-Director, Toronto International Film Festival

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Had 2 days off in a row! Is this what people call a "weekend"? Now back to prepping intros, getting ready to welcome the filmmakers.

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Gone back to read Edward Said. Illuminating.

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@shinangovani: that's a direct quote from Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's "New York New York"

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@PritishNandy Thanks, Pritish. Keep your films coming.

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and Paul Dano, Eva Green, Sissy Spacek and Viggo Mortensen. And in producing roles: Ridley Scott, Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey. I'll stop now.

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And a few more: Til Schweiger, Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Priyanka Chopra, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany...

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And more: Michael Douglas, Michael Sheen, Michael Cera, Sir Michael Caine, Naomi Watts, Ellen Page, Rani Mukerji, Woody Harrelson...

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Some on-screen talent at #TIFF09: George Clooney, Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz, Colin Firth, Colin Farrell, Ed Norton, Robert Duvall...

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And then there's: Danis Tanovic, Lu Chuan, Lee Daniels, George A. Romero, Werner Herzog, Manoel de Oliveira, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen.

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And more: Tian Zhuang Zhuang, Jason Reitman, John Hillcoat, Steven Soderbergh, Michael Moore, Raoul Peck, Fatih Akin, Todd Solondz

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More directors at #TIFF09: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Ashutosh Gowariker, Yousry Nasrallah, Claire Denis, Chris Smith, Carl Bessai, Shirin Neshat

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Some directors coming to #TIFF09: Bruno Dumont, Neil Jordan, Margarethe von Trotta, Scott Hicks, Harmony Korine, Francois Ozon

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The full #TIFF09 lineup is out! "Most exciting in years." http://bit.ly/QE4P7. Congratulations to 21 programmers and hundreds of staff.

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For those who don't know, today is maxine bailey day, celebrated worldwide. Wish her a Happy Birthday!

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New TIFF handle: @cameron_tiff. I'll be posting from there from now through the Festival. Follow for whatever inside scoop I can offer.

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#TIFF09 Working on program notes for the big TIFF book. The whole team is at the office today -- editing, proofing, polishing our tome.

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#TIFF09 City to City program coming together. Looking forward to movies on screen and words flying in the foyer. Lots to talk about.

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Some people can't travel for less than six figures. And BEYOND THE CIRCLE is a breath of fresh air from Bangladesh. Lessons for today.

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Tate rolled over! Sorta. Now all he has to do is help me schedule the Festival. http://myloc.me/ilQK

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Describing an actress I've been watching for 15 years.