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| - My reaction after the Bell Lightbox was open to the public, "I want to go to there!"
My reaction after going to the Bell Lightbox at least once a week for a month since it opened, "Can't I just live here?" Full disclosure, I already have a membership and am seeing at LEAST one film a week still, and loving every minute of it.
But really, Toronto has finally earned it's wings as TIFF's elephant in the room for almost a decade finally comes to fruition. The Lightbox is a fantastic achievement with gorgeous screens (Cinema 1 is my new lover), clean clean clean washrooms, a swanky bar, a members lounge, and also a gallery (which hopefully will encapsulate a larger amount of artifacts for the Tim Burton exhibit than are on display for the Essential Cinema.)
But really? It's the programming that really draws out the best about the Lightbox. The Essential Cinema programme is one of the most exciting things about the Lightbox and I can't wait to see how they top it next year. Until then, you can find me at first-run fare like Howl and Uncle Boonmee and I can't wait to see what Colin Geddes (our Midnight Madness guru) has in store for Halloween.
But wait, why only 4 stars? The concession options are unfortunately barely on par with Scotiabank, instead of more in line with that of the Cumberland, so when that finally improves I'll be updating my stars. Until then, the Lightbox concession, you are on notice!
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