TIFF12

This week saw the final major TIFF announcement before the official schedule is released next week.  The announcement included the remaining Galas and Special Presentations, as well as films in the Contemporary World Cinema and Wavelengths programmes. Probably the biggest announcement was the North American premiere of Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master, which will be […]

I am back from my week-long trip to the cottage and I am slowly starting to get back into the swing of things. The best way to start will be to rundown some of the highlights of the Canadian films that were announced yesterday for the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.  There are definitely some

Previously known as “Real to Reel,” the documentary program at TIFF is going under the more unassuming name of “TIFF Docs.” I’ve probably made it no secret that I have a growing love of documentaries and it should be said that my favourite film from last year’s festival was a doc. There is a definitely

“I like to think of Vanguard as Midnight Madness’s older, more mature sister with a darker, confrontational and transgressive core.” – Colin Geddes That quote gives you the idea of the films that make up the companion programme to Midnight Madness.  The films in Vanguard tend to feature more arty genre fare, but there are still

Since I first started seeing Midnight Madness films at TIFF in 2006, I’ve been progressively increasing the number of films I see from that programme.  Last year, I saw four Midnight Madness films, two of which were actual midnight screening.  I’m aiming to increase that number and that shouldn’t be hard based on the quality

It’s that time again…. This morning saw the announcement of the initial line-up of films for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, consisting of 17 Galas and 45 Special Presentations. I am personally happy with the announcement that Rian Johnson’s Looper, a film that I am personally quite looking forward to, will be the opening