Category: Toronto International Film Festival
TIFF 2011: ‘Superclasico’ an unusually upbeat take on life after divorce
Superclasico Directed by Ole Christian Madsen Screenplay by Ole Christian Madsen and Anders Frithiof August 2011, Denmark Festival favourite Ole Christian Madsen (Flame and Citroen) returns to the Toronto International Film festival with Superclasico : a measured, fun, and thoughtful … [Read the Rest]
TIFF 2011: ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ ranks as one of the greatest directorial debuts of all time
Martha Marcy May Marlene Directed by Sean Durkin Screenplay by Sean Durkin 2011, USA Winner of the Best Dramatic Direction award at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Martha Marcy May Marlene is a clever, creepy and extremely striking reflection on … [Read the Rest]
Sound on Sight Radio #291: TIFF 2011 Part 2 – ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ / ‘Take Shelter’ / ‘Melancholia’
On this episode of the Sound On Sight podcast, special guests and SoS contributors Julian Carrington and Eduardo Lucatero join Ricky D and Justine Smith to discuss three of the highlights from the Toronto International Film Festival: Starting with Take … [Read the Rest]
TIFF 2011: ‘The Day’ a worthy addition to the siege horror genre
The Day Written by Luke Passmore Directed by Doug Aarniokoski 2011, USA The Day delivers on the thrills one expects from a Midnight Madness screening: splatter kills, seat-crunching suspense and visceral action set pieces are delivered in meaty portions … [Read the Rest]
TIFF 2011: ‘Take Shelter’ a sober, poetic take on mental illness
Take Shelter Directed by Jeff Nichols Screenplay by Jeff Nichols 2011, USA Take Shelter, director Jeff Nichols’s sophomore feature and second collaboration with actor Michael Shannon (after Shotgun Stories) ranks among the year’s best. A study of paranoia plaguing rural … [Read the Rest]
TIFF 2011: ‘Hysteria’ provides a sweet, swift history of the vibrator
Hysteria Directed by Tanya Wexler Written by Stephen Dyer 2011, USA/UK/Luxembourg/France Considering that this is a romantic comedy about the invention of the vibrator, there are a few things you should know. During the nineteenth century, “female hysteria” was a … [Read the Rest]
TIFF 2011 – Twelve Days In: Ricky D’s final blog entry plus twenty two more reviews to digest
The Toronto International Film Festival ended yesterday and I have to say, it is the most exhausting film festival I have ever attended. Even compared to Fantasia, which runs nearly four weeks long, TIFF manages to suck all my energy. … [Read the Rest]
TIFF 2011: ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’ reinvents bad-seed horror as a beautifully rendered hell
We Need To Talk About Kevin Written by Lynne Ramsay and Rory Kinnear Directed by Lynne Ramsay UK, 2011 Based on the book by Lionel Shriver, We Need to Talk About Kevin paints an evocative portrait of Eva, who’s suffering … [Read the Rest]
TIFF 2011: ‘Melancholia’ juxtaposes humor and misery at the end of the world
Melancholia Directed by Lars Von Trier Written by Lars Von Trier Denmark, 2011 A wedding, a sister and an apocalypse: These are the essential narrative pieces of Lars Von Trier’s newest film Melancholia. The film combines a high level psychological-surrealism … [Read the Rest]
Sound on Sight Radio #290: TIFF 2011 Part 1 – ‘Drive’ / ‘Shame’ / ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’
Justine and Ricky D are back from the Toronto International Festival to discuss three of the best films of 2011: the sophomore effort by Steve McQueen, Shame, the long-awaited return of acclaimed director Lynne Ramsay with We Need To Talk … [Read the Rest]
TIFF 2011: ‘Take Shelter’ / ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’
Martha Marcy May Marlene Directed by Sean Durkin Written by Sean Durkin 2011, USA A hauntingly beautiful, artfully structured, pitch-perfect psychological thriller, Martha Marcy May Marlene is easily among the best of this year’s festival offerings. The film is an … [Read the Rest]
TIFF 2011 Wrap Up – The Sound On Sight staff picks their three personal favorite films
The Toronto International Film Festival website. Well The Toronto International Film Festival has finally ended tonight. After posting the festival award winners earlier this evening, the Sound On Sight staff – those who were present at the festival … [Read the Rest]
TIFF 2011: ‘The Last Gladiators’ a documentary for puck-heads
The Last Gladiators Directed by Alex Gibney 2011, USA, 94 minutes This documentary is for hockey fans only, and by God, will hockey fans love it. The enforcer is a controversial role in hockey, beloved by fans but derided by … [Read the Rest]
TIFF 2011: ‘Your Sister’s Sister’ dials down Shelton’s mumblecore tendendies
Your Sister’s Sister Directed by Lynn Shelton Written by Lynn Shelton USA, 2011 – Coming off the critical success of the mumblecore favorite Humpday from 2009, director and writer Lynn Shelton is back with her follow-up, Your Sister’s Sister, with … [Read the Rest]
TIFF 2011: ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ – one of the best of the year
Martha Marcy May Marlene Directed by Sean Durkin Written by Sean Durking USA, 2011 Martha Marcy May Marlene is a film of textures grafted onto emotions. A film about a young woman who has escaped from a cultish communal farm, … [Read the Rest]
