In celebration of the 40th anniversary of TIFF, I will be revisiting one film from each year I attended the festival. Please be aware that these discussions may include SPOILERS. In 2006, I made the decision to begin volunteering for TIFF, while also beginning studying for a degree in Film Studies at York University. Since a perk of…
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of TIFF, I will be revisiting one film from each year I attended the festival. Please be aware that these discussions may include SPOILERS. In 2005, the Toronto International Film Festival celebrated its 30th anniversary. In hindsight, I kind of wish that I saw more films during this year of the festival….
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of TIFF, I will be revisiting one film from each year I attended the festival. Please be aware that these discussions may include SPOILERS. I had a much easier time getting tickets for my second year of the festival, partially because this was the year TIFF introduced online ordering. However, that doesn’t…
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of TIFF, I will be revisiting one film from each year I attended the festival. Please be aware that these discussions may include SPOILERS.The Toronto International Film Festival is an event that I was well aware of growing up. I would either see festival coverage on the TV or…
While Midnight Madnass is reserved for the crowd-pleasing genre films, Vanguard has emerged over the last few years to feature films for a more mature mind. Not all of these films are as easy to digest as Midnight Madness, but they are just as, if not more, intriguing. Here are my highlights from this year’s…
The Midnight Madness programme is always a highlight of the Toronto International Film Festival and this year is no different. Six out of ten of this year’s selection are world premieres, which includes a number of returning filmmakers. Here are my highlights from this year’s Midnight Madness programme. Green Room – Jeremy Saulnier, USA (North American…
This year’s edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has a very eclectic Canadian film line-up. While some old familiar filmmakers have new releases, there is also a lot of young blood in this year’s line-up. The only thing missing is a new film by Xavier Dolan, who is still working on his follow-up to…
The buzz has been building over the past few weeks for the 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival. My coverage of Fantasia caused to fall behind a bit on my usual pre-festival coverage, so I thought that I play catch up today and run down the films that have been announced in different programmes. I…
