Hey folks! Sachin here! So we're a mere 17 days out from TIFF 2009 and your blogging crew's back on the scene to bring you exclusive updates from the Midnight Madness red carpet (which is red because of some uh, corn syrup...yeah...corn syrup stains) and all the insider info on this year's lineup of screenings. 

Of course Midnight Madness isn't just about screenings, is it? It's that weird dude standing two people behind you in line, it's the glimpse of something just a little crazy on your way into the Ryerson - maybe a Japanese metal superstar, The Kurgan, or even...uh...whatever this is?

And you haven't even sat down yet.  Because when that happens, when the crowd finally starts to settle down (or tire out) and the beach ball that's been tossed around for the last 20 minutes has mercifully been allowed to drop to the ground, Colin Geddes will stroll onstage and present you with the most bizarre, surreal moment of your day. And for the next 90 minutes (give or take), you'll be taken away.  It may not be a place you want to live, or or a place where you understand a freaking thing you're seeing, or your favourite reality show...But then again, no one ever said it would be!

For those of you that are chomping at the bit for some Midnight Madness action before the Festival kicks off on Sept 10, come check us out at the Hobbystar Fan Expo this weekend!  Huge stars from horror, sci-fi and comics all in one room. Also, at least one 40-year-old dude dressed as Sailor Mars.

Oh yeah, and BILLY DEE MF'IN WILLIAMS!! LANDO!!