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Toronto International Film Festival

Ferpect Crime

Ferpect Crime (Crimen Ferpecto) (Spain, director Álex de la Iglesia): I knew I was going to enjoy this film from the moment a large rumpled man in a Misfits t-shirt lumbered onto the stage to introduce himself. “Hola, amigos. The … Continue reading

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Drum

Drum (South Africa, director Zola Maseko): Drum is the story of Henry Nxumalo, a journalist for South Africa’s pioneering Drum magazine. Set in the mid-1950s, the film attempts to recreate the ambience of Sophiatown, an area of shops and nightclubs … Continue reading

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Letters to Ali

Letters to Ali (Australia, director Clara Law): No, this isn’t about Muhammad Ali. It’s the story of a 15-year old Afghan boy who’s seeking asylum in Australia, and about the Australian family who befriend him. Australia is the only “Western” … Continue reading

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TIFF 2004: Final Schedule

This is the tenth year that Brooke and I have attended the Toronto International Film Festival, though only the seventh together. We had a much easier time of it this year. Since we’re going to BC and Washington on the … Continue reading

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Good Morning, Night

Good Morning, Night (Italy, director Marco Bellocchio): Buongiorno, Notte (its Italian title) is a quietly powerful film exploring the events surrounding the 1978 kidnapping (and eventual assassination) of former prime minister (and leader of the powerful Christian Democrat party) Aldo … Continue reading

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