Category Archives: TIFF

Toronto International Film Festival

Blancanieves

Blancanieves (Director: Pablo Berger): Eight years in development, Pablo Berger’s sumptuous black and white silent retelling of the Snow White story was almost derailed when he heard about the release of Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist. Just a week away from … Continue reading

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TIFF 2012: My Schedule

For the 18th year, I’ll be attending the Toronto International Film Festival. In addition to my usual ten films, I’ve received five rush vouchers for press and industry screenings. I haven’t figured out all of those yet, but I’ll include … Continue reading

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Tower

Tower screens as part of the Discovery programme. Check the festival web site for screening times and locations. Tower (Director: Kazik Radwanski): As a fan of the director’s short films, I was curious to see whether his style could sustain … Continue reading

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Room 237

Room 237 screens as part of the Vanguard programme. Check the festival web site for screening times and locations. Room 237 (Director: Rodney Ascher): I’ll start with a confession. I hadn’t actually watched Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 film The Shining until … Continue reading

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TIFF 2012 Shorts: A (Generous) Selection

If you love short film, I’ll remind you that my next Shorts That Are Not Pants screening will be held on Thursday October 11th at the Carlton Cinemas. Advance tickets are on sale already. One of the more unique aspects … Continue reading

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