I know I have a year to do all the things I want to do and that I am only 10 days into this year, but I can’t seem to get away from my usual vertigo inducing agenda. I arrived on the red-eye flight into Toronto Pearson at 6 a.m., headed home, dropped off my bags, then headed out once again to the TIFF ticket lineup. Finally, I was able to get some tickets!
The first film of the day was “Legends of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen”. This was a tribute movie marking what would have been Bruce Lee’s 70th birthday. While I’ve never seen a Bruce Lee/martial arts flick before and would not have signed up for the film but for its convenient time slot, I did thoroughly enjoy the film. The use of a larger-than-life figure in a historical context, coupled with some fascinating action sequences made it a light but entertaining introduction to my TIFF 2010 experience. I will have to see “Fist of Fury” now.
Three films later, I got on my bike, then skidded into a spectacular wipeout a couple minutes later, then almost got run over by a taxi not 5 minutes later. I think I’ll have to stop biking in mid-afternoon traffic--it really feels like I am taking a gamble every time I venture out.
I tried to squeeze another event in before my flight out of town: the Vegetarian Food Fair. This festival is the largest of its kind in North America and it takes place across the street from my home! With my suitcase in tow, I quickly walked passed the booths, picking up a couple samples here and there.
A fast 15 minute walk-jog brought me to the the Billy Bishop Airport on Toronto Island. I didn’t even get to spend a night in my own bed!
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