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Vincent Gallo Skips Toronto, Cites ‘Shortcomings of the Press’

Maybe that headline is being a tad reductive about the actor/filmmaker’s absence from both the Venice and Toronto film festivals, but if Gallo is going to scornfully hypergeneralize about me and my peers, we might as well get our money’s worth. Especially when his most amusing public statement to date is hiding in plain sight for all to see.

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Vincent Gallo Skips Toronto, Cites ‘Shortcomings of the Press’

Only 21 Lost Fans Survive Four-Day Marathon

Congratulations to the 21 hardcore Lost fans who risked blood clots and other serious health and boredom-related complications to sit through all 121 episodes at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square this week. And to the 80 or so fans who dropped out over the four-day marathon event — in spite of paramedics on hand — better luck next time. The Sun reported last month that the first 280 fans would be allowed to participate in the London event. BBC News notes that only a hundred or so Londoners actually showed up to attempt setting the world record — for longest continuous cinema sitting. [ BBC ]

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