#TIFF22: “BROKER”
By George Kozera
Acclaimed Japanese Director, Hirokazu Kore-eda, had graced TIFF with every movie he had directed since 1995 and with his latest, BROKER, he once again proves he is a master of his craft.
Sang-hyeon (Song Kang-ho) and Dong-soo (Gang Dong-won) steal babies from the Busan Family Church where there is a “baby box” for mothers to drop off infants that they cannot care for and the two men sell them on the adoption illegal black market. But when So-young (Lee Ji-eun) ...
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#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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#FIRSTLOOK: “THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL” OFFICIAL TRAILER
Charlize Theron stars-in and produces THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD & EVIL alongside Kerry Washington. See the new official Trailer for this Halloween release from the amazing Paul Feig!
Synopsis:In the village of Gavaldon, two misfits and best friends, Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie), share the unlikeliest of bonds. Sophie, a golden-haired seamstress, dreams of escaping her dreary life to become a princess, while Agatha, with her grim aesthetic and offbeat mother, has the ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR “BRANDI CARLILE: IN THE CANYON HAZE – LIVE FROM LAUREL CANYON”
IMAX (NYSE: IMAX) announced today the upcoming “Brandi Carlile: In The Canyon Haze - Live from Laurel Canyon” connected theatre event featuring the six-time Grammy® award-winning recording artist. On September 28th at 6PM PST / 9PM EST, Carlile will perform a special IMAX Live concert event, a one-night-only experience broadcast live to over 100 IMAX® theaters nationwide. The event will be Filmed for IMAX using digital certified cameras.Directed by Sam Wrench (Billie ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW CHARACTER POSTERS FOR “BABYLON”
We finally ger a better glimpse of Damien Chazelle's BABYLON! Check out these new Character Posters and Trailer!
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart. A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early ...
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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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