#TIFF19: DAY TWO – JESSICA BIEL, SUSAN SARANDON, HEATHER GRAHAM, RAINN WILSON + MORE
Rain and the cold can't stop us! While this has been one of the chillier editions of TIFF ever, the show must still go on! Lots of amazing sightings as the Festival gets ready to hit a high-point this weekend! See the snaps!
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#TIFF19: #HeatherGraham, Director #AislingChinYee + #SophieNelisse at #TIFF with ...
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#TIFF19: “THE FRIEND”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
After Nicole (Dakota Johnson) is diagnosed with cancer, her friend Dane (Jason Segel) moves in to help her and her husband Matthew (Casey Affleck) with her appointments and treatments, taking care of their kids and keeping the house in order. And what is initially planned as a short multi-week stay quickly extends into many months.
The Friend is based on a true story, so that alone makes the emotional turmoil this family endures that much more ...
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#TIFF19: “TAMMY’S ALWAYS DYING”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Kathy (Anastasia Phillips) has always been taking care of her alcoholic mother Tammy (Felicity Huffman). She is constantly cleaning-up after her and literally talking her off the ledge of a train platform. But when Tammy gets diagnosed with cancer, Kathy must decide if she is going to continue assisting Tammy or move on completely.
In only her second Feature film, Amy Jo Johnson has given us a riveting depiction of the cycle of abuse and the long-term ...
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#TIFF19: “THE PLATFORM”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
In a not-too-distant dystopia, The Pit is a form of prison that houses citizens in vertically stacked cells. They get fed through a platform that lowers from the top to bottom leaving those in higher cells with a feast while the ones below fight for leftovers if there are any.
This intelligent single-setting Socio-Political Thriller states important lessons about society and those with power in a simple way. The screenplay is enriched with characters ...
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#TIFF19: “PARASITE”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
I walked into Bong Joon-ho’s Palme d’Or winning Parasite almost completely blind. The story of two families and the struggles between their classes is best experienced with little to no knowledge of the plot and its surprises, so I will not ruin that mindset for the small few who have no idea what’s in store for them.
What I will say is that Parasite is easily one of the best, if not the singular best, films of the year. Hyperbolic praise ...
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#TIFF19: “BLACK CONFLUX”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
Black Conflux tells the story of two seemingly different people: reserved teenager Jackie (Ella Ballentine) and troubled adult Dennis (Ryan McDonald) in a 1980s small town in Newfoundland.
Feature Debut Writer-Director Nicole Dorsey shows a mature filmmaking style who has evenly measured the time allocated to her two characters. She examines the mental turmoil of her leads and the impending impact they could have on each other with an even hand. ...
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#TIFF19: “PAIN AND GLORY”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Salvador Mallo (Antonio Banderas) is an aging Film Director living with a wide variety of ailments and regrets. He wants to continue to make new films, but cannot find the strength or reason to do so. After one of his most popular films is re-released, he encounters long forgotten friends and memories, and starts to depend a bit too much on heroin.
From the very first frame, Pain and Glory feels like a lived-in and deeply personal experience. You can ...
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#TIFF19: “PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE”
Review by Amanda Gilmore for Mr. Will Wong
In 18th-Century Britain, Artist Marianne (Noémie Merlant) is hired to paint a portrait of dissatisfied soon-to-wed Héloïse (Adèle Haenel). The two begin falling for each other.
Like the best Romance films, Portrait of a Lady on Fire tells a tale of forbidden love. What sets this Film apart from those before is the interwoven story of Art. In using Art as the start of their romance Screenwriter CĂ©line Sciamma poses questions about the gaze: ...
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#TIFF19: DAY 1 RECAP – NEVE CAMPBELL, ALEX WOLFF, RON HOWARD, ROBBIE ROBERTSON, DEV PATEL, ANEURIN BARNARD, HUGH LAURIE + MORE
It's officially TIFF '19 and what a day it's been. We've been up and on our feet having a blast. See what we were up to!
A highlight every year is attending NKPR's IT Lounge, which also is brought to us by the Producer's Ball. Tons of amazing goodies which will be enjoyed by several stars TIFF '19 and this is where Rolling Stone Magazine portraits will be shot during the Festival.
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#TIFF19: “THE WHISTLERS”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Corrupt cop Cristi (Vlad Ivanov) is in over his head. He needs to help free Zsolt (Sabin Tambrea), as he is the only one who knows the whereabouts of millions of dollars in cash. In order to get to Zsolt, Cristi must conspire with gangsters, a femme fatale, corrupt officers and more. And if that was not enough, he must learn “El Siblo”, an Indigenous whistle language used to avoid detection – primarily because it sounds like bird calls.
The ...
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