Must watch...everything! (and other movie/artsy woes)

Does anyone else come out of the TIFF haze to find a crushing amount of television to catch up on from mid-August (historically a TV dead zone, and yet there seem to be more and more spring/summer series now) to the present?

I felt a wave of panic when I realized that American Horror Story had begun... and I still don't know how the season of Under the Dome ended. Which is kind of ironic because I'm pretty well over both shows but continue to watch out of compulsion.

Not to mention that it's also the best time of year for good movies in theatres.

I find myself constantly wracked with guilt that I'm not in a theatre.  I tell myself if I'm not in a theatre I should at least be mad downloading TV episodes and binge-watching Netflix.  I try my best, when I'm not distracted by the large number of books I seem to have purchased the first 8 months of this year... (the comic geeks might appreciate that I finally read all six issues of Sandman Overture.  They were SO GOOD, and while I still don't like buying issue to issue and prefer a collected graphic novel, I guess I am grateful that I didn't have to wait for the single volume to come out before I could read them)

There might be a possibility I need to start my hibernation early this year lol.  Not sure if I'll be coming out to Toronto After Dark too much (as I doubt I'll get accreditation), and I have yet to look over the Reel Asian line-up. 

As always I'm grateful to my bosses at Toronto Film Scene for not firing my ass even though my writing submissions are sporadic and I don't remember when was the last time I showed up to a staff meeting.  As well I may be doing a piece on a Canadian cinematographer, publishing date/details are all TBD (2016).

It may have just been in the haze of Nuit Blanche, but Jae and I have talked on and off for years about submitting our personal projects to the (questionably-fated ??) art festival.  Because I always seem to have (largely unsolicited) suggestions for Jae's project he said I should produce it.  Man, if he's serious I'm so in! Otherwise I'll plug away at my own project - I'll give you a hint: http://littlelostshoe.tumblr.com/

In the meantime, here's a recap of what I've been watching (I've dropped the ball on what I've been reading, 80% of it is not captured :( ) over the past few months (don't feel obliged to read)

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Legend:

numbered = films
not numbered = TV
" " = started books/plays
n = 2015 release
f = my first time viewing 
(#) = number of episodes watched 

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7/1
93. Magic Mike XXL - f n

7/2
True detective (1)
Under the dome (1)

7/3
Salem (1)
Mind of a Chef (1)

7/4
Salem (1)

7/5
Salem (2)

7/6
Salem (1)

7/7
Salem (1)

7/8
Salem (1)
The mind of a chef (1)

7/9
Salem (1)

7/10
The mind of a chef (1)
Salem (1)

7/12
94. Night at the Museum 2 - f

7/13
Salem (2)

7/14
Salem (1)

7/15
Salem (1)

7/17
95. How to make an American quilt - f
Moonlight (1)

7/18
Moonlight (2)

7/19
Moonlight (1)

7/20
Under the dome (1)

7/21
The Mind of a chef (1)
Moonlight (1)

7/22
96. Vacation- f n
Moonlight (2)

7/23
Moonlight (1)

7/24
Moonlight (1)

7/28
Asteroid (short)
Bosniak (short)
Into the weeds (short)
Moonlight (2)

7/29
Moonlight (1)

7/30
Moonlight (2)

7/31
Moonlight (1)

8/1
Moonlight (1)

8/3
97. Safety Not Guaranteed - f
Jesse (short)

8/4
A new reflection (short)
Pretty dangerous (short)
Phoebes declassified guide To unwanted pick ups (short)
Tanabatta (short)
The Mind of a Chef (1)

8/5
The mind of a chef (1)
Scrubs (1)

8/7
Under the dome (1)

8/10
Under the dome (1)

8/11
Under the dome (1)

8/12
Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown (1)

8/15
98. The Thieves

8/16
99. The diary of a teenage girl - f n

8/18
100. Superman Returns

8/19
Heroes (2)

8/20
Heroes (1)

8/21
Heroes (1)

8/22
Heroes (2)

8/23
Heroes (1)

8/24
Heroes (1)

8/25
Heroes (1)

8/27
101. Ninth Floor - f n 

8/28
Heroes (1)

8/29
Heroes (1)

8/30
Never Happened (short)
Wolkaan (short)

8/31
The swimming lesson (short)
Bam (short)

Sep1

Heroes (2)

Sep 2

Heroes (1)

Sep 3

102. Brooklyn - f n

Sep 4-20

Heroes (1)

103. Hitchcock/Truffaut - n f
104. Te Prometo Anarquia (I Promise Anarchy) - n f
105. Demolition - n f
106. Lolo - n f
107. Girls Lost - n f
108. Maggie's Plan - n f
109. Anomalisa - n f
110. The Danish Girl - n f
111. Heat
112. Women He's Undressed - n f
113. The Man Who Knew Infinity - n f
114. The Dressmaker - n f
115. Being Charlie - n f
116. Zoom - n f
117. Victoria - n f
118. Baskin - n f
119. The Steps - n f
120. The Family Fang - n f
121. Northern Soul - n f
122. Ville-Marie - n f
123. Stonewall - n f
124. Keeper - n f
125. I Smile Back - n f
126. Legend - n f
127. The Paradise Suite - n f
128. Mr Right - n f
129. Vertigo
130. Der Nachtmahr - n f
131. Room - n f

Sep 21 

Heroes (1)

Sep 22

Heroes (1)

Sep 23 

Heroes (2)

Sep 26

The Muppets (1)

Sep 27

Heroes (2)

Sep 28

Heroes (2)

Sep 29

Heroes (2)

Sep 30

Heroes (2)

Oct 1

Heroes (1)

Oct 5

132. Black Mass - f n

Oct 6 

Heroes (1)

Oct 8

133. Southpaw - f