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on your marks

No time for niceties, just posting to give everyone the heads up that hot docs starts on April 28 and runs until May 8.

AND passes went on sale yesterday, and get more expensive after March 22. I bought mine over the phone today, to set an example for the rest of you.

Big news: This year there’s a pass called Premium For Two which allows the user (me) to go to every screening (yay) AND to bring a friend (you?) to each one! This is great news for all of my friends, as well as for cute boys waiting in the rush line up looking like they wish they had someone to share their popcorn with.

A whole bunch of "special" screenings were announced on the hot docs website. I scrolled through the list and my interest was piqued by one about Tribe (as in, Called Quest) and another one about young kids trying to make it big in Hollywood. I can already hear their little hearts breaking.

The program guide comes out next week, stay tuned for updates!

tonight!

I know this is late notice, but tonight there's an outdoor screening of Winnebago Man screening at the Amsterdam Brewery, with live music and a bar. I missed this movie at Hot Docs in 2009 and it was a huge crowd favourite, so vindication will be mine tonight, complete with buttery buttery popcorn. And maybe a blanket. There are some other cool movies screening in this series, check out the details here. See you on the outside!