TIFF '09: Day One

Film festivals are fun, but lord do they crush the body: no sleep,starvation, hectic running around, plus bouts of terrible, on-the-run eating. How some do this and manage to party on top of this while churning out copy seems unfathomable.Day 1 was ok. Nothing stellar, but at least one fun highlight, Steven Soderbergh's ridiuclous and zany "The Informant!" which isn't essential Soderbergh, but pretty deliciously absurdist. At least you know that this picture will be worth watching several times ...

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