12 Years a Slave Standing O at Telluride (updated)
Here are tweets about the screening of TYAS tonight. Also, here is a link to the Variety review, it's startling, has some spoilers, but is absolutely brilliant.Said a muted Fassbender after the...
View ArticleTYAS Comes out of Telluride as a Hit!
I know I said I don't want to talk Oscar stuff until October, but based on a variety of reports all this weekend from the Friday and Saturday showings of '12 Years a Slave', it is on pace to be THE...
View ArticleA Charming Man and his Monster Character in TYAS
On this Labor Day before I head off for Day 2 of Zen Sales Girl duties at my Buddhist temple's yard sale, I found these lovely images of Michael from tumblr at Telluride this weekend. And to...
View ArticleOff to Toronto for my 10th TIFF!
Well my day started off super sucky. Not only did I just barely got 3 hours sleep, in order to wake up at 3:30 to travel to Windsor to catch the train to Toronto, but I was 1 minute late and the train...
View ArticleTGIF 95
Michael Fassbender has arrived in Toronto late Thursday night for his World Premiere of '12 Years a Slave'. I will be there to cover his appearance, watch the film and review it, and take a lot of...
View ArticleMichael Fassbender at The Toronto '12 Years A Slave' Premiere
Finally we get Michael on the red-carpet for the premiere of '12 Years a Slave'and he looks great as usual.*Also be aware that a Press Conference from TIFF for '12 Years A Slave' will be streamed LIVE...
View ArticleThird Time Fassy TIFF Encounter!
Well my friends, I write this at 1:15 am, Saturday morning to tell you that TIFF Mission: Fassbender was a great success! I have so many pictures to share with you, taken with two different cameras,...
View ArticleMichael Fassbender and 12 Years a Slave Cast at TIFF!
I have to run out shortly to see the first of three films today: The Fifth Estate, Cannibal, and Mission Congo. It will be a long day, and it's raining outside to boot. But yesterday was THE day and it...
View ArticleFilm Review: 12 Years a Slave 10/10
In matters regarding a historical time frame, accuracy is key to presenting a story so that people can understand what occurred, and to give us all proper perspective to reflect upon and to try to not...
View ArticleHappy 5th Anniversary Fassinating Fassbender!
My time here in Toronto has made it slip my mind in remembering that TODAY is the blog's 5th anniversary! This blog update post comes late in the day, but it's still technically September 8th! Five...
View ArticleFF Video Exclusive: TYAS World Premiere Q&A at TIFF13
While I took pictures, I asked the nice lady sitting next to me to record the Q&A with my Flip video. There are some shaky parts, but overall, for this almost 8 minute video, we get a great view...
View ArticleA Brilliant TIFF Comes to a Close for me Today
I have one more film to watch at noon today before I leave Toronto on the 5:30pm train. In all, this was a very fun and successful, albeit stressful at times TIFF13. I am utterly happy with meeting my...
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Although Epps is one of the most brutal characters that Fassbender has ever had to portray, he’s hopeful that the audience won’t simply see him as being a two-dimensional villain. “It’s important to...
View ArticleTGIF 913 (The TIFF13 Edition)
Exactly one week ago, I was in Toronto figuring out how I would be able to get close enough to Michael at the 12 Years a Slave premiere at TIFF for Fassinating Fassbender exclusives. As luck and...
View ArticleTIFF 2013: 12 Years a Slave Wins the Coveted People's Choice Award!
Epps, Patsy, and Solomon in '12 Years a Slave'. Congratulations to director Steve McQueen on his third TIFF film winning the big festival prize of the Blackberry People's Choice Awards! Read full...
View ArticleMichael Fassbender Weekly is now LIVE!
http://paper.li/FassFass/1379213860 Did you read the newsletter this morning? This will be an online newspaper that captures the highlights of Michael Fassbender news in one place. Fassinating...
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