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September 13th, 2007
Walking to a screening Friday night, I had to stop to join the crowd gawking in front of Toronto's Holt Renfrew store on Bloor Street. Actress Sienna Miller and her designer sister Savannah were the guests of honour at the Canadian launch of their clothing line Twenty8Twelve. While all I could see was limos, strong lights and paparazzi, the excitement was sincere and the fans were screaming...
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September 14th, 2007
The Jane Austen Book Club
Directed by Robin Swicord
Release date: November TBA
First-time director Robin Swicord sets the tone for The Jane Austen Book Club straight from the opening credits. Shots of people in various states of frustration with technology – candy machines not accepting dollar bills, gas pumps gone haywire, that annoying stretch we make to grab a parking ticket in the garage – send the obvious message: What's new isn't always what's best. And what better proof than the timeless works of Jane Austen?
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Yukon Dawson City International Short Film Festival Date: March 21-23, 2008
Location: Dawson City
British Columbia Vancouver International Film Festival Date: September 27 â October 12, 2007
Location: Vancouver
Victoria Film Festival Date: February 1-10, 2008
Location: Victoria
Okanagan Film Festival Date: April 16-20, 2008
Location: Kelowna
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