We asked reader Jessie M to give us his POV on the recent screening of The Carter Effect and #TIFF (there are errors in this, it is not an article, just a point of view) The Carter Effect is exactly what you would expect. It’s a tribute to how Vince Carter was able to lift … Read moreDrake and his crew take TIFF at The Carter Effect
The amazing origins of Wonder Woman are explored in Angela Robinson’s study of the feminist psychologist William Moulton Marston and his two muses, ‘Professor Marston & the Wonder Women.’ read more Powered by WPeMatico
Oscar winner Emma Thompson shares the screen with talented newcomer Fionn Whitehead in ‘The Children Act,’ a legal and moral drama adapted from an Ian McEwan novel. read more Powered by WPeMatico
A wannabe novelist tries to turn life into fiction in ‘The Motive,’ Manuel Martin Cuenca’s darkly comic follow-up to ‘Cannibal.’ read more Powered by WPeMatico
Moroccan writer-director Nabil Ayouch (‘Much Loved’) follows the fate of several characters living in Casablanca in the Toronto Platform premiere, ‘Razzia’. read more Powered by WPeMatico
For most of the 90 days director Greg Barker and his crew followed President Barack Obama’s foreign policy team for “The Final Year,” they surely believed they were making a documentary about the merits of diplomatic engagement, which led to hard-won achievements like the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris climate accord, and the normalization of… … Read moreToronto Film Review: ‘The Final Year’
There are approximately 10120 board configurations possible in the game of chess. And with his previous two films in the “Outrage” series, it felt a little like Takeshi Kitano was going to take us through them all. Recasting corrupt cops, corporate-style gangster middlemen, bosses and lowlifes as bishops, knights, kings and pawns, and moving their… … Read moreVenice Film Review: ‘Outrage Coda’
Michael Pearce’s prickly, twistily effective first feature “Beast” is kept on a ridge of queasy tension throughout. Powered by WPeMatico
David Lowery’s “A Ghost Story” was the big winner of the 43rd Deauville American Film Festival, scooping three awards, including the Revelation prize, the Critics prize and the Special Jury Special (shared with Joshua Z. Weinstein’s “Menashe”). Chloé Zhao’s “The Rider,” which world premiered at Cannes’s Directors Fortnight and was acquired by Sony Pictures Classics,… … Read more‘A Ghost Story,’ ‘Menashe,’ ‘The Rider’ Win Prizes at 43rd Deauville American Film Festival
Twenty-year old international sales outfit Films Distribution, whose recent hits include Robin Campillo’s Cannes Grand Jury winner “BPM (Beats Per Minute)” and Laszlo Nemes’ Oscar-winning “Son of Saul,” is rebranding itself with a new name, Playtime, reflecting its expanded scope and reach. The company, which is at Toronto with four films including two Platform players… … Read moreThriving European Banner Films Distribution Rebrands Into Playtime, Expands Scope (EXCLUSIVE)