#TIFF13: “RUSH” STARRING CHRIS HEMSWORTH, NATALIE DORMER, OLIVIA WILDE & DANIEL BRĂśHL
One of the Films to get the most buzz at TIFF '13 is Rush, which already has a great amount of Awards buzz surrounding it. Although Director Ron Howard certainly is no stranger to Toronto, having film Cinderella Man here about eight years ago. The Biography centers on Austrian Formula 1 Driver Niki Lauda who almost lost his life after a crash in 1976, taking-on British Rival James Hunt in a challenge. Insiders who've seen this Film already are raving how great it is and in a month's time we'll ...
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#TIFF13: “MAN OF TAI CHI” STARRING KEANU REEVES, TIGER HU CHEN & KAREN MOK
One of the Films to premiere at TIFF '13 has a familiar face behind the lens. Keanu Reeves tries his hand at directing in Martial Arts Flick Man of Tai Chi. Starring Action Star Tiger Hu Chen, Actress/Singer Karen Mok and Reeves himself, the Film centers on a Martial Artist, who is known for his phenomenal Tai Chi (a defensive, slow-form variety of Martial Arts) skills, being lured into an underground, high-stakes Fight Club.
Watch the Trailer below:
Although it premiered in Asia ...
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#TIFF13: TEASER FOR “GRAVITY” STARRING SANDRA BULLOCK AND GEORGE CLOONEY
"We've lost Houston, we've lost Houston".
Okay, they've definitely got our attention. After it being confirmed for a Premiere at TIFF '13 on Tuesday, we've all been googling Alfonso CuarĂłn's Sci-Fi Thriller, Gravity, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock. The Film centers on Astronauts who attempt to return to Earth after debris crashes into their space shuttle, leaving them drifting alone in orbit.
Watch the gripping (pardon the pun!) Teaser below:
Warner Bros. releases ...
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#TIFF13: “12 YEARS A SLAVE” STARRING BRAD PITT, MICHAEL FASSBENDER, BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH & CHIWETEL EJIOFOR
Although we don't know for sure, I'm almost certain this will be at TIFF '13 this September as it would be the perfect Launching Pad for its Oscar Campaign. Everything about the Drama 12 Years a Slave says Awards and a brand new Trailer just surfaced today for it! How can we resist the Canadian connection this Story and above all, Brad Pitt playing one of us?
Official Synopsis:
12 YEARS A SLAVE is based on an incredible true Story of one Man's fight for survival and freedom. In the ...
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#CANNES: “BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR” WINS TOP HONOURS AT CANNES
Concluding the 66th annual Cannes Film Festival, the Main Jury (headed by Steven Spielberg, including Nicole Kidman and Ang Lee) handed-out their Prizes earlier today. Winning top honours this year, the Palme d'Or, was Blue is the Warmest Colour (La vie d'Adèle), directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. The racy Drama, clocking-in at over three hours, is about a teenage Girl who has an affair with a Woman. It also has the distinction of winning the FIPRESCI Competition Prize.
In the acting ...
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2013 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL TITLES ANNOUNCED
Some pretty exciting announcements were made earlier today for this year's Cannes Film Festival, set to begin May 15, 2013 for a full eleven full days. In addition to Baz Luhmann's The Great Batsby 3-D opening the Festival, Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling, who teamed-up on 2010's excellent Drive will be back with Only God Forgives, which is in the race for the prestigious Palme d'Or; Kristin Scott Thomas also stars in the Film about a Gangster in Bangkok.
Several other notable Directors ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: WATCH THE TRAILER FOR “THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES”
The Movie which brought Ryan & Eva together. After premiering at TIFF last September to positive Reviews, finally The Place Beyond the Pines sees a release later this month. Reuniting Director/Writer Derek Cianfrance together with Ryan Gosling after their fantastic Collaboration, Blue Valentine, the Drama is about a Stunt Driver (Gosling) who provides for his unborn Child and Lover (Eva Mendes) by robbing banks. A Rookie Cop (Bradley Cooper) however is onto him, he himself dealing with ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “SPRING BREAKERS”
Since hearing about it at TIFF, I've been itching what seems like forever now to see Spring Breakers, Writer/Director Harmony Korine's Dramedy about four Spring Break-obsessed College Girls who decide to rob a store to fund their vacation. After getting caught and thrown in jail, they are bailed-out by a Gangster named Alien who enlists their help for a special task, introducing them to his dangerous world of Crime.
Korine tells Interview Magazine last Summer that he was inspired ...
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#TIFF12: “SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK” REVIEW
After being institutionalized, Pat (Bradley Cooper) transitions back to his normal life again, staying with his Parents Dolores (Jackie Weaver) and Pat Sr. (Robert DeNiro). His ultimate goal is to reconcile with his Wife, proving to her that they can pick-up where things left off, but along the way he meets an equally troubled Woman named Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence). Matters become complicated as they both get to know one another, confusing what it is that Pat really wants, as they ...
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#TIFF12: “FRANCES HA” REVIEW
Noah Baumbach's Frances Ha centers around a Dance Apprentice soon approaching her 30s, questioning what it is she really wants in life. She lives day to day in a free-spirited manner, deeming herself "undateable" and having little regard for the future. Frances' (Greta Gerwig) world falls apart after her Best Friend and Roommate Sophie (Mickey Sumner) decides to move-in with her Boyfriend Patch (Patrick Heusinger). At the same time, she is faced with the reality that she is not needed in the ...
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