TIFF Day 2

This second day in Toronto kicked so much ass.  Best movies ever... today seriously blew my mind with it's incredible movies.  Plus I went to the tip-tippy-top of the CN tower and almost had a panic attack.  It took me about 15 minutes to get myself to stand on the glass floor... are you KIDDING ME??? TERRIFYING.  Movies I saw today and my own personal rating: 

1. A Prophet by Jacques Audiard (France): First movie of the day and a solid 5... think epic prison movie that tears your heart out and makes it sing all at once.  

2. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans by Werner Herzog (USA): 5... Nicholas Cage is not my favorite, but he absolutely rocks the house in this role - hilarious and profoundly disturbing... I laughed like a hyena. 

3. Youth in Revolt by Miguel Arteta (USA): This gets a 5 from me... Michael Cera is more amazing in this role than ever before, and the movie is perfect.  Again, I laughed like a hyena.  AND I saw Michael Cera 3 times and could have slapped his ass he was so close to me.  

4. [REC]2 by Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza (Spain): I give this one a 2.  It was a horror film, and it was terrifyingly perfect as a midnight movie to end the day.  The entire theater was screaming, and the directors were present... so fun.  But, I hate horror movies.  

Highlights:  I saw Michael Cera... I walked right past him being interviewed on my way into the movie (was running late at the time) and made a crazy face into the camera behind his head, and then again in the theater he walked past me just a few feet away.  I whispered "MICHAEL" as creepily as I could.  I'm pretty sure he heard me.  I know this will come as a shocker, but he is adorable.  

I also saw Werner Herzog and Nicholas Cage at the premiere of Bad Lieutenant: Nicholas Cage is painfully shy and Werner Herzog is a perfect human being.  
 

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[twitter.com/FarrisGoldstein]

I met Sean Nelson (Harvey Danger) once and we talked for an hour about films. I remember very little, but one thing he said will stick with me forever: "That Herzog's got some serious shit going on!"

I think we were talking about Even Dwarves Started Small at the time.

[Mom]

For some reason, I thought you were going NEXT week. How exciting! I've had a slow day and have looked up every movie you've written about to see the basics...and every star you've seen, because I'm so ignorant. Keep having a GREAT time. I wish I was more like you. No matter how hard I try to let loose, I'm still more uptight than the up-tight mom on My Big Fat Greek Wedding.