So long, Cinemaclock

I've been more than a little annoyed at Cinemaclock for some time now, not least because whenever I get around to turning on Adblock (which I really should reinstate on the new computer), it completely blocks me from the service.  While I am not 100% against ad-revenue on principle, most of the time these ad-happy websites don't do any meaningful screening, and you can end up with some really annoying computer infections, so it doesn't seem reasonable to me to over-react when people try to keep their computers clean.  Nonetheless, that isn't really the issue.  The issue is the several times now that I have been given bad information from Cinemaclock, including the wrong time for Mickey 17 out at the Beaches, and then on Friday I had planned what would have been an incredible twofer of David Lynch movies at the cinema kitty-corner to the Eaton Centre.

I actually made an extra effort to get over to the gym early on Friday so that I could leave in time to make it to the 12:30 show.  For once, transit went super smoothly, and I made it there by 12:15.  Then I went up the many escalators, only to find that Mulholland Drive wasn't playing at all that day, and Lost Highway wasn't playing until the late evening.  They had nothing on at 12:30, and only Eraserhead at 1 (a film I didn't care for and have no intention of revisiting).  I was very clear on putting the schedule together, so someone screwed up, and I am not sure if it was the cinema itself or Cinemaclock, but I was beyond pissed to the point that I am going to make a conscious effort to block Cinemaclock from all my devices.  In addition, I don't plan on going back to the theatre at Yonge and Dundas (just as I am avoiding Beach Cinema).

So I went home in an incredibly foul mood.  This even spread to the point that I decided I didn't want to see Memento at Carlton Cinema, even though this had nothing to do with them.  I just decided this was a movie that I wasn't sure I really wanted to see, and I wanted the opportunity to stop the film if I didn't like it (as I generally don't care for gritty crime films, no matter how novel).  I will still see In the Mood for Love next week, though I will go straight to the Carlton website.

I took a nap and did a couple of other things (though I didn't make any appreciable headway on Canadian taxes), and then I saw A Public Display of Affection over at Crow's.  It wasn't the worst way to end the day (and in fact it is a very thoughtful piece on growing into a "gay elder" in Toronto), though I had such higher hopes for the day...