#TJFF22: 2022 TORONTO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL PREVIEW
The 2022 Toronto Jewish Film Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and is back in-person and online too! The Festival runs June 9 to June 26, 2022, with many special guests in attendance this year. More here.
Our George Kozera (@PartyG) has had a chance to preview some of this year's key titles from the Festival including Opening Night Gala PLAN A. Read some of his thoughts and recommendations!
PLAN A
The opening night film of the 30th anniversary of TJFF is the ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN”
By Justin Waldman
I just want to start this review stating that I am a True Crime afficionado. Documentaries, Mini-Series and Movies just gets me excited. I'm not a Sociopath, I swear! Now when you add Mormons to the mix and the Cast de la Casts, there really is nothing more one person could ask. Everything about the first two-thirds of Under the Banner of Heaven feels like a continuation of True Detective, especially in the vein of its Season One. There is so much to uncover and discover ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW CANADIAN TRAILER FOR “BLACK ADAM”
Dwayne Johnson stars in BLACK ADAM, coming to theatres this October. See the new Trailer about this latest superhero to hit the big screen in the DC Universe!
Synopsis:
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam (Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
Johnson stars alongside Aldis Hodge (“City on a Hill,” “One Night in ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ADVANCE SCREENING PASSES TO SEE “THE BLACK PHONE”
Universal Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Screening Passes to see THE BLACK PHONE.
Screenings take place as follows:
Toronto: Yonge & Dundas at 7 PMMontreal: Scotiabank Theatre at 7 pm Vancouver: Cineplex International Village at 7 pm
Synopsis:
The phone is dead. And it’s ringing.
Director Scott Derrickson returns to his terror roots and partners again with the foremost brand in the genre, Blumhouse, with a new horror thriller. ...
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#GIVEAWAY: NEW TRAILER FOR “THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL”
A new Trailer has arrived for THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL, based on the best-selling Series by series by Soman Chainani.
Synposis: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 lover of fairy tales, dreams of escaping her ordinary village life, while Agatha, with her grim aesthetic, has the makings of a real witch. Then one night under a blood red moon, a powerful force sweeps them ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “PREY”
20th Century Studios have released a new Trailer for intense upcoming Thriller PREY! Dan Trachtenberg ("The Boys") directs.
Synopsis:
Set in the Comanche Nation 300 years ago, “Prey” is the story of a young woman, Naru, a fierce and highly skilled warrior. She has been raised in the shadow of some of the most legendary hunters who roam the Great Plains, so when danger threatens her camp, she sets out to protect her people. The prey she stalks, and ultimately confronts, turns out to ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW POSTER + TRAILER FOR “BULLET TRAIN”
A new Poster and Trailer have been unviled for BULLET TRAIN starring Brad Pitt!
Synopsis:In Bullet Train, Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug’s latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe – all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives – on the world’s fastest train. From the director ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “I AM GROOT” DISNEY+ SHORTS
Disney+ has announced a release date for an upcoming collection of five Shorts, centering on Baby Groot. I AM GROOT arrives on Disney+ later this Summer.
Synopsis:
There’s no guarding the galaxy from this mischievous toddler! So get ready as Baby Groot takes center stage in his very owns series, exploring his glory days growing up—and getting into trouble—among the stars.
Vin Diesel, who is the voice of Groot in the “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise, voices Baby Groot. The ...
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#SPOTTED: GABRIEL LUNA IN TORONTO FOR “UTAP”
Austin's Gabriel Luna is in Toronto working on an upcoming Arnold Schwarzenegger TV Series titled "UTAP" (title subject to change) for Netflix. The eight-episode Series (at 60 minutes each) also stars Jay Baruchel, Monica Barbaro, Fortune Feimster and more, with Schwarzenegger not only starring-in but also serving as Executive Producer. The Series centers on a father (Schwarzenegger) and daughter (Barbaro) who both secretly work for the C.I.A., and upon them learning of the other's ...
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#TJFF: 2022 TJFF SPECIAL GUESTS ANNOUNCED
The 30th edition of the Toronto Jewish Film Festival (TJFF) is celebrating a return to the cinema where it all began at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema with a special “Blue Carpet” Opening Night at the Ontario premiere of PLAN A by the Paz Brothers. The “Blue Carpet'' will be hosted by none other than TJFF’s Artistic Director and co-founder Helen Zukerman. Two musical highlights include live performances at the ROCK CAMP screening with former Fantasy Rock ‘N’ Roll ...
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