#TIFF18: “HALLOWEEN” REVIEW
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Director David Gordon Green unleashed Halloween and Michael Myers on TIFF audiences for the World Premiere earlier tonight, forty years after Director John Carpenter’s legendary Film. Despite that forty-year time gap, Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) still is haunted by the murders committed by Myers (Nick Castle) to her family and friends. She has spent that time training and preparing for his return, praying he will be set free so she can take ...
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#TIFF18: DAY THREE – LADY GAGA, JAMIE LEE CURTIS, JULIANNE MOORE, VIOLA DAVIS, TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET, MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY, AMANDLA STENBERG + MORE
By Mr. Will Wong
We don't recall a more explosive first Saturday at TIFF in recent memory! Several stars were out and about on Day Three of the Festival and your jaw will drop who we saw!
A STAR IS BORN - Lady Gaga
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#LadyGaga at #TIFF18 for #AStarIsBorn. Here she is at a private dinner in Yorkville. #TIFF #torontointernationalfilmfestival #NikonD3400
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#TIFF18: “GIANT LITTLE ONES” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Giant Little Ones follows two high school best friends whose friendship rapidly dissipates after something that happens after a party one night. It’s a Canadian Film and will have its World Premiere at TIFF '18 in the Special Presentations Programme.
Writer-Director Keith Behrman creates a steady pace to let the message and story unfold. He also captures what being in high school today looks and feels like. It also offers a great subtle ...
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#TIFF18: “THROUGH THE BLACK SPRUCE” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Through Black Spruce follows the uncle and sister of a missing Indigenous woman. Her sister goes off to Toronto to find out what happened to her, while her uncle protects the rest of his family in Moosenee. and their quest to find out what happened to her. The Film is a Canadian film based on the novel by Joseph Boyden and it’s having its World Premiere at TIFF.
The Film thrives is displaying the missing and murdered Indigenous women issue Canada ...
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#TIFF18: “HOTEL MUMBAI” PRESS CONFERENCE
Photos and Words Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Hotel Mumbai had its Press Conference at the TIFF Bell Lightbox today. The Film depicts the terrorist attack that happened in Mumbai in 2008 and follows the victims and those who survived. Actors Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Jason Isaacs, Nazanin Boniadi, Tilda Cobham-Hervey and Anupam Kher were on hand along with Director Anthony Maras to talk about the film.
When asked about what the actors think the main takeaway from the Film is they all ...
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#TIFF18: “THE SISTERS BROTHERS”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
The Sisters Brothers is the film adaptation of Canadian author Patrick deWitt’s award-winning Western Novel about two vastly different brothers (Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly) who are sent to kill a man (Riz Ahmed) who has been accused of stealing from a crime boss. Before making its North American Premiere at TIFF in the Special Presentation Programme it screened at the Venice Film Festival to rave reviews.
Writer-Director Jacques Audiard ...
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#TIFF18: “WILD ROSE” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Rose-Lynn Harlan (2017 TIFF Rising Star Jessie Buckley) has always dreamed of becoming a country music star in Nashville, Tennessee. However, achieving her life’s dream seems like an impossible feat considering she is currently living in Glasgow, is a convicted criminal and a single mother of two. Wild Rose will have its World Premiere at TIFF in the Special Presentations category.
What make’s this Film stand out from other Country Music films is ...
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#TIFF18: “FREAKS” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Freaks follows a daughter (Lexy Kolker) who is kept captive to her house by her oppressive father (Emile Hirsch). When she finally breaks free from his restraints she realizes why he had protected her for years. It is a Canadian Film that will have its World Premiere at TIFF '18 in the Discovery Programme.
This Film is a wild mix of genres (Sci-Fi, Thriller and Family Drama) which leads audiences on the thrilling ride of never knowing which direction ...
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#TIFF18: “FIRECRACKERS” REVIEW
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Firecrackers follows two young women who are desperate to leave their repressive small town. The night before they planned to leave, something happens that challenges their friendship and threatens their freedom. This is the Feature debut for Canadian Director Jasmin Mozaffari, and will have its World Premiere at TIFF '18 in the Discovery Programme.
Writer-Director Mozaffari does a wonderful job in creating multi-layered characters and delicately ...
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#TIFF18: “THE FRONT RUNNER” REVIEW
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
After debuting at Teluride last week, Toronto favourite Jason Reitman has brought his second film of the year, The Front Runner, to TIFF for its Canadian premiere. The Film tells the story of US Senator Gary Hart (Hugh Jackman), a one-time presidential hopeful in the three weeks leading up to the Democratic National Convention. Hart is the front runner to be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States, but when the Miami Herald uncovers ...
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