WITCHING & BITCHING: Respect Your Elders!

The ladies of Witching & Bitching are trying to watch their show. Shhh....

One of the many things I have learned from films, both new and old, is to respect old women, especially old women with scary teeth or cataracts or dark, thick eyeliner. And Witching & Bitching seems to be a film in which a healthy respect for elders is in order. (And also, probably women with supernatural powers of all ages).

Be polite, be respectful and if you accidentally sass a senior, apologize. Maybe you made a thoughtless and cruel remark about her dentures or her cataract. Just apologize.

"I'm sorry I made fun of your dentures. It was wrong."

 

"Sorry I disturbed your ancient slumber!"

We all make mistakes and an apology can go a long way toward preventing nasty bites, spiritual attacks, hauntings and, most of all, curses.

Seriously, just apologize already.

And do you really want to doom your family line to centuries of misery? I've seen it happen plenty of times in film.

I'm not sure an apology can fix this, but it sure as hell can't hurt.

In fact, you might find that your elders have a lot of good advice--about what to do when you're cursed to wander the world as more beast than man, for instance.

Listen to what she says and do not piss her off.

So be polite, be respectful and if you make a mistake, for God's sake, apologize. Now have a nice time at Witching & Bitching, dears.

WITCHING AND BITCHING Screening Times:

Saturday, Sept 14th, 11:59 PM RYERSON

Sunday, Sept 15th, 12:00 PM SCOTIABANK 14

OCULUS: Cover Your Mirrors!

Ian Goring: "Was I the only one?"

MM Photographer Ian Goring went home and covered his mirror right after the premiere of Oculus. I doubt he was the only one.  You still have time before the screenings tomorrow and Sunday. It really is best to be proactive in this matters. So: Cover your mirrors!

Also, since we really don't know what is going to happen in The Afflicted tonight here are some basic proactive measures to take:

Do not touch unidentifiable goo!  (Do I even need to tell you not to eat it?)

Even the poster tells you not to!

Stay away from "Blood Glaciers!"

See that? Stay away!

Do not experiment on apparently dead alien creatures you discover--and if your boss makes you and you really think its necessary, wear protective clothing and keep the critter contained. You don't want that in you.

This antarctic giant isopod stands for all things that could get in you.

Do not annoy old women, and if you do, immediately apologize.

"I aplogize for my thoughtless and cruel remark about your dentures."

And most of all: Stay away from dead ladies wherever you find them--naked on gurneys, naked in space ships, in decaying forest mansions wearing fashions from 300 years ago.

This here? This is really bad waiting to happen.

This is not a drill.
  
 

THE AFFLICTED Screening Times:

Monday, Sept 9th, 11:59 PM RYERSON

Wednesday, Sept 11th, 8:45 PM SCOTIABANK 9

OCULUSScreening Times:

Tuesday, Sept 10th, 4:15 PM SCOTIABANK 14

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

 

THE STATION Screening Times:

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

 

WITCHING AND BITCHING Screening Times:

Saturday, Sept 14th, 11:59 PM RYERSON

Sunday, Sept 15th, 12:00 PM SCOTIABANK 14

Twitch's TIFF 11 for 11

Twitch has a nice little rundown of films they suggest you catch at this year's festival. They include Midnight Madness films: The Raid, Kill List, You're Next, The Day, Lovely Molly and Sleepless Night.

Make sure to click through for more fantastic films to see at TIFF. There might be zombies and William Friedkin, though not together.

Hey, I directed both Gene Hackman and Al Pacino. Zombies? No problem."