Toronto Film Festival Archive for September, 2011
Pundits Punt On TIFF Prospects Mid-Fest
Pundits Punt On TIFF Prospects Mid-Fest
Read the full article »Barrymore Producer Drabinsky Likely Remanded To Prison
Barrymore Producer Drabinsky Likely Remanded To Prison
Read the full article »Local Finn Rag Helsingin Sanomat On “Godfather Kaurismäki” And Le Havre
Local Finn Rag Helsingin Sanomat On “Godfather Kaurismäki” And Le Havre
Read the full article »Cohen Media Group Awakening To Rebecca Hall Chiller
Cohen Media Group Awakening To Rebecca Hall Chiller
Read the full article »An Awful Lot About TIFF’s “Wavelengths” Section
An Awful Lot About TIFF’s “Wavelengths” Section
Read the full article »50/50’s Big C Gets Standing O In T. O.
50/50‘s Big C Gets Standing O In T. O.
Read the full article »TIFF ’11 Review: Take This Waltz
Take This Waltz completely slayed me. With her 2006 feature film debut, Away from Her, Sarah Polley examined the intricacies of a long-term relationship through a couple married for many decades, who were faced with one of them dealing with early-onset Alzheimer’s. In that film, she explored marriage, infidelity, and commitment with a deeply innate…
Read the full article » 5 Comments »Puffing James Benning’s 20 Smokers At TIFF
“The first time I tried smoking I was 11 or 12. I tried to light a cigarette when nobody was home and burned my eyebrows on the stove.” Puffing James Benning’s Twenty Cigarettes At TIFF
Read the full article »Canada Set To Reinstitute DRM-Friendly Copyright Bill Sans Public Input
Canada Set To Reinstitute DRM-Friendly Copyright Bill Sans Public Input
Read the full article »Demme On How He And Neil Young Began A Journey Through The Past
Demme On How He And Neil Young Began A Journey Through The Past
Read the full article »Ebert Steadies Restless
“It is wholly fresh and beguiling. It’s not a facile fantasy or a dreamy romantic comedy, but an attempt by these two characters to steal a little happiness from the inexorable march of time.” Ebert Steadies Restless
Read the full article »Beard-o Guy Maddin Talks Keyhole
Beard-o Guy Maddin Talks Keyhole vid
Read the full article »Mark Cousins On His 15-Hour Epic, The Story Of Film
Mark Cousins On His 15-Hour Epic, The Story Of Film
Read the full article »Buyers Still Cautious At TIFF After A Taste
Buyers Still Cautious At TIFF After A Taste
Read the full article »Longworth On Toronto’s Bad Romance
Longworth On Toronto’s Bad Romance
Read the full article »Herzog On Crime And Disappointment
Herzog On Crime And Disappointment
Read the full article »Confessions of a Film Festival Junkie: Day 4
Glitch! Saturday morning’s early morning screening of The Descendents – Alexander Payne’s new film starring George Clooney – at the Toronto International Film Festival got into rather severe technical problems. Those of us standing in line were told at about 20 minute intervals that there was a problem but exactly what problem was kept vague….
Read the full article »TIFF Dispatch #2: Catching Up
It’s been a very busy few days for me here at TIFF, as I’ve been aiming for four-five films a day this year and trying not to be hunched over a keyboard in the 15-20 minutes I have between screenings. So here’s a nice catch-up for you of some of the films I’ve been enjoying…
Read the full article »Brian D. Johnson’s TIFF Gridlock Gripes
Brian D. Johnson‘s TIFF Gridlock Gripes
Read the full article »Coppola’s Memories Of Brando’s Memory
Coppola’s Memories Of Brando’s Memory
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