Here is my final wrap-up for the 2011 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. This was definitely my most busy film festival, with me seeing a grand total of 26 films over the 11 days. I was actually so busy this year that I feel that might actually scale back my festival experience a bit next year.
As I do every year, I will rank my favourite films of the festival. Since I saw so many films this year, I'm going to have my overall list, followed by various categorical lists. I will also include a list of my least favourite films. In addition, I will include my usual lists of films I wish I saw and favourite moments and I will conclude with a slideshow of the photos I took during the festival.
Hope you enjoy.
- Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory (Real to Reel programme)
- You're Next (Midnight Madness programme)
- The Last Gladiators (Real to Reel programme)
- Billy Bishop Goes to War (Contemporary World Cinema programme)
- Into the Abyss (Real to Reel programme)
- The Oranges
- Jeff, Who Lives at Home
- Like Crazy
- The Descendants
- We Need to Talk About Kevin
- You're Next
- The Day
- Smuggler
- Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
- The Last Gladiators
- Into the Abyss
- Billy Bishop Goes to War (Contemporary World Cinema programme)
- Hard Core Logo II (Masters programme)
- i am a good person/i am a bad person (Vanguard Programme)
- Smuggler (Midnight Madness programme)
- Always Brando (Contemporary World Cinema programme)
- Death for Sale (Contemporary World Cinema programme)
- Restless (Masters programme)
- Paul Williams, Still Alive (Real to Reel programme)
- The Moth Diaries (Special Presentation programme)
- Intruders (Special Presentations programme)
- Rampart (Special Presentations programme)
- Comic-Con: Episode IV – A Fan's Hope (Real to Reel programme)
- The Raid (Midnight Madness programme)
- Twixt (Special Presentations programme)
- Where Do We Go Now (Special Presentations programme)
- Probably being very close to Tilda Swinton on my way into the We Need to Talk About Kevin screening.
- 26
- Special Presentations – 11
- Midnight Madness – 4
- Real to Reel – 4
- Contemporary World Cinema – 3
- Masters – 2
- Vanguard – 2
- Ryerson Theatre – 7
- Scotiabank Theatre – 7
- AMC Yonge & Dundas – 6
- Visa Screening Room at the Elgin – 2
- AGO Jackman Hall – 1
- Isabel Bader Theatre – 1
- TIFF Bell Lightbox – 1
- Winter Garden Theatre – 1
And that's my wrap-up for the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival. See you next year!