A Night Under The Stars With Audrey Hepburn

Toronto is and probably always will be one of my favourite cities, and as a new resident, I am already jumping on as many opportunities as I can to explore and take part in Toronto's culture and events. One of my favourite things already about Toronto is the ability to take part in the many events the Toronto International Film Festival Group and TIFF Bell Lightbox has to offer. TIFF and the Toronto Entertainment District BIA have been hosting special free, I repeat free, screenings of Romance Classics every wednesday night at David Pecaut Square running from July through August.

The theme of this ongoing summer event is "A Summer of Romance" with classics like Sleepless in Seattle, Clueless, City Lights, and Sense and Sensibility on the list. Last night was the screening of the 1953 classic Roman Holiday that won Audrey Hepburn an Academy Award and launched her career. And I mean, who wouldn't want to spend a night with Audrey under the stars? Here are some photos of the event.

David Pecaut Square, west of Roy Thomson Hall

 So bring your blankets and pull out chairs because next week, the Nicholas Sparks classic The Notebook will be concluding this summer event! Check out tiff's website for more details.

Stay tuned for my TIFF experience starting in September.

New Trailer: Scarlett Johansson is the Must-Have Gadget in Her

In a technology enriched society, with gadgets left and right designed to meet our every need, it's not hard to admit they are becoming almost human-like. And it's not hard to admit we've got deeper connections with our gadgets than we do with some of our fellow humans. Spike Jonze, director of Being John Malkovich and Where The Wild Things Are explores this concept in his new love story with a twist: Her. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Theodore, a lonely divorced writer, who develops the most unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system "Samantha", voiced by Scarlett Johansson, who is designed to grant his every command. A weirdly fascinating idea, it feels similar to the idea of falling in love with Siri, except Samantha's a little more advanced, almost human actually, and the sound of Scarlett Johansson's voice is there at the click of a button. The film continues to present itself with a strong female cast, with Rooney Mara, Amy Adams, and Olivia Wilde also starring. Her is set to open later this year on November 20th.

What do you think of the trailer?