#TIFF22: “EO”
By Amanda Gilmore
EO is a donkey who is part of a circus in Poland. His owner Kasandra (Sandra Drzymalska) and himself have a strong bond. She protects him even if he is being used by the circus for profit. However, when the circus gets shut down, EO is placed in a new home out of reach from Kasandra. After she pays him a visit one night, he breaks the farm gate in search of her. Instead, he meets good and bad people, experiences joy and pain, and endures the wheel of fortune randomly ...
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#TIFF22: “EMPIRE OF LIGHT”
By Amanda Gilmore
Set in the 1980s in a seaside town in England, Empire of Light follows Hilary (Olivia Colman) and Steven (Michael Ward) who work at The Empire picture house. Hilary has worked at the movie theatre for a long time, however, Steven is a new employee. The two share a connection and begin a relationship that changes them both.
Writer-Director Sam Mendes gives us a love letter to Cinema through the love story blossoming between his two characters. The Empire picture house is ...
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#TIFF22: “PEARL”
By Amanda Gilmore
Ti West brings us back to the killer farm from his hit slasher X, but this time to tell us the origin story of psycho-biddy Pearl (Mia Goth).
The Film takes place decades before X, in 1918. The war is happening in Europe and influenza has swept its way across America. Because of this, Pearl has been trapped and isolated on her family’s farm tending to her ill father (Matthew Sunderland) and enduring her cruel, controlling mother (Tandi Wright). ...
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#TIFF22: “DECISION TO LEAVE”
By Amanda Gilmore
Visionary South Korean Director Park Chan-Wook is back with this visually stunning romantic Thriller Noir.
After a man falls to his death from a mountain, Detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) meets his widow Seo-rae (Chinese Actress Tang Wei). She seems to be unaffected by the death of her husband. This causes suspicion amongst the detectives in the precinct. All signs point to her as suspect number one. But Hae-joon doesn’t believe ...
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#TIFF22: “NANNY”
By Amanda Gilmore
Writer-Director Nikyatu Jusu’s Feature debut is a heartfelt love letter to immigrant women who sacrifice everything to give their children a better life.
Aisha (Anna Diop), an undocumented Senegalese immigrant, lands a job as a nanny for a wealthy Manhattan couple. As she spends her days taking care of their daughter Rose (Rose Decker), she is haunted by the absence of the young son she had to leave behind in Senegal. Aisha hopes her new ...
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#TIFF22: “AFTERSUN”
By Amanda Gilmore
Aftersun is an assured, haunting Feature Debut for Writer-Director Charlotte Wells. It tells the story of Sophie (played by Celia Rowlson-Hall as an adult) who reflects on her holiday to a Turkish seaside resort with her father 20 years earlier.
Callum (Paul Mescal), 30, is a divorcee father to his 11-year-old daughter Sophie (Frankie Corio). After leaving his wife and daughter in Scotland and moving to England, Callum knows how precious time with his daughter is. This ...
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#TIFF22: DAY FIVE SIGHTINGS
So relieved to have made it through the most hectic portion of TIFF '22 in terms of star power and we look forward to enjoying the Festival for Movies! How about that?
Today was a notch quieter but still had some amazing encounters with a few Casts still in-town or debuting their Films tonight!
THE WHALE
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#TIFF22: 2022 TIFF TRIBUTE GALA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Taking place last night at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, the TIFF Tribute Gala honored those who made a significant impact through their work in the Festival this year. Honorees range in tenure and stature and it was a star-studded affair!
2022 TIFF Tribute Award recipients:
Ensemble My PolicemanTIFF Tribute Award for Performance presented by Polestar
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Sam MendesTIFF Ebert Director Award
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#TIFF22: “MY POLICEMAN”
By Amanda Gilmore
My Policeman follows Tom (Harry Styles) a young policeman who has conformed to the social expectations of 1950s Britain. When he meets Schoolteacher Marion (Emma Corrin) she is immediately smitten with him and the two begin a relationship. However, their world changes when they meet museum curator Patrick (David Dawson). Tom and Patrick fall in love during a time when it was forbidden to do so. Decades later, in 1999, ...
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#TIFF22: “THE MENU”
By David Baldwin
Chef Slowik (Ralph Fiennes) is a world-renowned chef who runs the ultra-exclusive Hawthorne restaurant that is located on its own island with a tasting menu that runs $1,250 per person. Among the guests is Tyler (Nicholas Hoult), a huge foodie, who has invited Margot (Anya Taylor-Joy) last minute to join him for the evening.
Spoiling what comes next would ruin the outrageous fun and bleak, biting Satire that courses through the veins of THE MENU. It takes jabs at the ...
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