Colin's Candid Pictures: A FIELD IN ENGLAND Director Ben Wheatley

Director Ben Wheatley at the premiere of A Field In England at the Ryerson last night.  Photograph courtesy of Vanguard progammer, Colin Geddes.

There is one more screening of A Field In England:

Saturday, Sept 14th, 9:00 PM TIFF Bell Lightbox 3

Vanguard and Midnight Madness Directors at the CN Tower!

Directors Joe Begos (Almost Human) and Juno Mak (Rigor Mortis) 

go through security at the CN Tower.

Where they have a lunch in the sky with many other directors: 

Joseph Begos, Zack Parker (Proxy), Simon Hawkins (We Gotta Get Out Of This Place), Juno Mak, Zeke Hawkins (also, We Gotta Get Out Of This Place), Vanguard and MM Programmer Colin Geddes,
Eli Roth (The Green Inferno), and Marvin Kren (The Station)

Mike Flanagan (Oculus), Jeremy Saulnier (Blue Ruin) and Colin's assistant Peter Kuplowsky 

are sad because they were late for lunch in the sky.

PROXY Screening Times:

Thursday, Sept 12th, 5:00 PM SCOTIABANK 1

Saturday, Sept 14th, 8:00 PM SCOTIABANK 9

RIGOR MORTIS Screening Times:

Friday, Sept 13th, 6:00 PM SCOTIABANK 9

THE STATION Final Screening:

Friday, Sept 13th, 9:15 PM SCOTIABANK 9

ALMOST HUMAN Final Screening:

Friday, Sept 13th, 2:30 PM SCOTIABANK 9

OCULUS Final Screening:

Sunday, Sept 15th, 6:00 PM SCOTIABANK 11

WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE Final Screening:

Sunday, Sept 15th, 9:00 PM SCOTIABANK 10

WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE Street Art

Keep an eye out for this We Gotta Get Out Of This Place street art. Photograph by Vanguard programmer, Colin Geddes.

WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE Screening Times:

Sunday, Sept 15th, 9:00 PM SCOTIABANK 10

Vanguard Programmer Colin Geddes' Favorite Bookstores

At Word and Film, Colin Geddes shares his four favorite bookstores within the Festival radius. Check them out while you wait for your film to start or if you have some time to kill after not making it into the screening of your choice. In fact, all four bookstores are so good, we suggest making a point of visiting them.

It’s a truism of film festivals that industry attendees never have time to do anything but watch and buy movies. This despite being held in some of the prettiest and sexiest places on Earth (Park City, Cannes, Telluride, Busan, Abu Dhabi). So when it comes to book browsing, the producers, writers, agents, execs, and filmmakers who scour the world of literature and publishing for material all year long must forgo the pleasure during those hectic days spent running in and out of dark theaters and bargaining feverishly. That’s a shame, because Toronto, whose annual international film festival kicks off September 5, has an enviable collection of bookstores big and small....This was a running theme echoed by pretty much everyone we asked. Until we reached out to Colin Geddes, a Toronto film festival programmer since 1997 who programs the Midnight Madness & Vanguard sections. Geddes eagerly laid out his personal picks for the top four bookstores in the festival’s orbit.

Click through to see Colin's recommendations ranging from specializing in used books to genre to graphic novels and a curated collection of curiosities.
Between them, you're sure to find a copy of Joe Hill's Horns.

HORNS Screening Times:

Friday, Sept 6th, 6:00 PM THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA

Sunday, Sept 8th, 1:00 PM SCOTIABANK 4

Play TIFF Bingo!

This is for the diehard festival goers -- a bingo card for the Toronto International Film Festival. Using the hashtag #TIFFBingo on Twitter, you can compete with other audience members for bragging rights. See Bruce McDonald walking down King in his trademark chapeau? That's a point. Fall asleep during a screening? Well, yes, that was basically a $20 nap, but at least you get a point for that too!

For clarification's sake, this is an unofficial game that coincides with but is not sponsored by the Festival. Also, please note that we in no way condone sneaking food into the Ryerson! You will be reprimanded by very, very vigilant ushers.

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Variety: Geddes in Vanguard of Horror

Entertainment industry trade magazine Variety has a glowing article about both the Midnight Madness and Vanguard programs. It also has some kind words for programmer Colin Geddes:

When Geddes was charged with sharpening the parallel Vanguard section, fans became top priority. The program of a dozen-plus pics targets a slightly older demo seeking extreme arthouse storytelling and a decent night's sleep. The renovated Bloor cinema will screen one to two titles per night. "Giving Vanguard audiences a destination, like they have for Midnight, in itself changes the nature of the program," he says.

Click here for the rest of the article.