The 2011 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is only a week away and I have been working hard to come up with a film list in time for the sale of single tickets on Saturday morning. As such, I thought that I would take the time to sing the praises of a tool […]
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Yesterday morning saw the release of the official film schedule for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and I have been scrambling to compile a film list in time for single ticket sales in about a week and a half. Because I’ve been doing a lot of volunteering at the Bell Lightbox over the course
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Only a few weeks remain before the film festival and today saw the announcement of the remaining Galas and Special Presentations, as well as films in the Contemporary World Cinema and Visions programs. Here are the standouts from today’s announcement. Page Eight – David Hare, United Kingdom (Gala Presentations) This film, which will be the closing gala of the
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While TIFF attracts many international films, it is still a Canadian film festival. That is why the festival also has to feature a healthy portion of Canadian content. This year’s selection of Canadian films were announced today and there are definitely some interesting titles by some the country’s top directors. Here are my thoughts on
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Another TIFF programme to have its films announced today was the “Real to Reel” documentary programme. I can confidently say that I have truly become a fan of the genre in the last year and I am looking forward to checking out some of the interesting docs that are announced for this year. Here are
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Midnight Madness is probably one of my favourite programmes at the Toronto Film Festival, since it caters to my love of genre films. This year’s selection was just announced today and it’s notable in how 9 out of 10 of the films are world premieres. Like always, the selection is dominated by the horror genre,
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Once again it is time to get excited for the Toronto International Film Festival. It is always my favourite time of the year and this year marks my ninth time attending the festival. Today saw the announcement of the first batch of films, in either the Gala or Special Presentations programmes. While some could have
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As the first film I’ve seen at the Hot Docs film festival, I sure made an interesting and though provoking pick. You’ve Been Trumped is about Donald Trump‘s efforts to build a golf course in Scotland, a move that upsets the locals, who are in danger of losing their homes. As someone with partial Scottish heritage (my
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I do have to admit that, other than TIFF, I don’t often check out the many different film festivals (over 100) that happen year round in the city (the exception being Toronto After Dark, which I’ve gone to twice now). I’ve been meaning to check out the Hot Docs documentary festival for a while now.
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Modra was the third screening I saw as part of Canada’s Top Ten at the Bell Lightbox (including films I had previously seen at TIFF or otherwise, I have now seen six of the ten films). The film tells the story of a teenage girl named Lina, who goes traveling to visit family in Slovakia.
