The race always begins at Sundance, but the Toronto International Film Festival documentary lineup will impact the list of Oscar contenders — and this year, without clear frontrunners, Tiff’s influence will be greater than ever.
Every year, Thom Powers leads the Tiff documentary programmers through an enormous number of submissions to cull 22 selections. “It never gets any easier to make those decisions,” said Powers, who also programs influential November festival Doc NYC. “This year we’re going to see a greater range of different documentaries spread across the fall festivals, instead of a cluster of films that moves from festival to festival. More films will get more opportunities at the festivals this fall.”
Here’s a list of 10 must-sees for Tiff 2017 with potential to shake up the awards race.
1. “Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!”: Morgan Spurlock’s under-the-radar sequel to his 2005 Oscar nominee focuses on the new craze...
Every year, Thom Powers leads the Tiff documentary programmers through an enormous number of submissions to cull 22 selections. “It never gets any easier to make those decisions,” said Powers, who also programs influential November festival Doc NYC. “This year we’re going to see a greater range of different documentaries spread across the fall festivals, instead of a cluster of films that moves from festival to festival. More films will get more opportunities at the festivals this fall.”
Here’s a list of 10 must-sees for Tiff 2017 with potential to shake up the awards race.
1. “Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!”: Morgan Spurlock’s under-the-radar sequel to his 2005 Oscar nominee focuses on the new craze...
- 8/1/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The race always begins at Sundance, but the Toronto International Film Festival documentary lineup will impact the list of Oscar contenders — and this year, without clear frontrunners, Tiff’s influence will be greater than ever.
Every year, Thom Powers leads the Tiff documentary programmers through an enormous number of submissions to cull 22 selections. “It never gets any easier to make those decisions,” said Powers, who also programs influential November festival Doc NYC. “This year we’re going to see a greater range of different documentaries spread across the fall festivals, instead of a cluster of films that moves from festival to festival. More films will get more opportunities at the festivals this fall.”
Here’s a list of 10 must-sees for Tiff 2017 with potential to shake up the awards race.
1. “Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!”: Morgan Spurlock’s under-the-radar sequel to his 2005 Oscar nominee focuses on the new craze...
Every year, Thom Powers leads the Tiff documentary programmers through an enormous number of submissions to cull 22 selections. “It never gets any easier to make those decisions,” said Powers, who also programs influential November festival Doc NYC. “This year we’re going to see a greater range of different documentaries spread across the fall festivals, instead of a cluster of films that moves from festival to festival. More films will get more opportunities at the festivals this fall.”
Here’s a list of 10 must-sees for Tiff 2017 with potential to shake up the awards race.
1. “Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken!”: Morgan Spurlock’s under-the-radar sequel to his 2005 Oscar nominee focuses on the new craze...
- 8/1/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
[Editor's note: This interview originally appeared on Twitch Film and has been reprinted here with permission]
This week marks Dark Sky Film's DVD and Blu-Ray release of director Jim Mickle's post-apocalyptic vampire movie, Stake Land (which has gotten a bit of love around these parts).
To celebrate the release, we asked Jim to tell us about some of his favorite tales of the end of the world.
Time of the Wolf: One of those apocalyptic films that has nothing to do with the event and everything to do with how people respond after. Part of me despises Haneke for how he operates, but at the end of the day his movies are too good to question.
On the Beach: More of a haunting, meditation on the end of the world, and somehow strangely comforting to think they were making movies about the same things over 50 years ago.
Miracle Mile: Anthony Edwards accidentally receives a phone call informing him that nuclear missiles are on the way,...
This week marks Dark Sky Film's DVD and Blu-Ray release of director Jim Mickle's post-apocalyptic vampire movie, Stake Land (which has gotten a bit of love around these parts).
To celebrate the release, we asked Jim to tell us about some of his favorite tales of the end of the world.
Time of the Wolf: One of those apocalyptic films that has nothing to do with the event and everything to do with how people respond after. Part of me despises Haneke for how he operates, but at the end of the day his movies are too good to question.
On the Beach: More of a haunting, meditation on the end of the world, and somehow strangely comforting to think they were making movies about the same things over 50 years ago.
Miracle Mile: Anthony Edwards accidentally receives a phone call informing him that nuclear missiles are on the way,...
- 8/4/2011
- QuietEarth.us
The quiz was a little more challenging than I expected. Here are some notable details from the evening related to the questions:
General Hospital was mentioned, but The Princess Diaries was not.
I threw out the Francis Ford Coppola question (which would not have made a difference in the final result regardless), as Coppola was brought on stage but not singled out for his Thalberg award. It's too bad; I was hoping for a Godfather montage to enhance the show.
The situation in the Middle East was not mentioned. Politics and social issues were off the table almost entirely, save for one moment of indignation directed toward unaccountable financial executives from one of the filmmakers from The Inside Job.
"Tweeting" was not mentioned once over the course of the evening. We did have that mildly amusing but jarringly out of place auto-tune montage, though.
Winners stumbled in their acceptance speeches,...
General Hospital was mentioned, but The Princess Diaries was not.
I threw out the Francis Ford Coppola question (which would not have made a difference in the final result regardless), as Coppola was brought on stage but not singled out for his Thalberg award. It's too bad; I was hoping for a Godfather montage to enhance the show.
The situation in the Middle East was not mentioned. Politics and social issues were off the table almost entirely, save for one moment of indignation directed toward unaccountable financial executives from one of the filmmakers from The Inside Job.
"Tweeting" was not mentioned once over the course of the evening. We did have that mildly amusing but jarringly out of place auto-tune montage, though.
Winners stumbled in their acceptance speeches,...
- 2/28/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
Will Channing Tatum be singing and dancing in G.I. Joe 2? Looking at Paramount's shortlist of directors to helm the sequel to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, it seems the answer is yes. At the very least, G.I. Joe 2 may be going for a music video vibe. Both Jon M. Chu and F. Gary Gray have a body of work directing musicians and dancers.
One contender is Jon Chu who directed Justin Bieber's concert bio-doc Never Say Never 3D, Step Up 3D and Step Up 2 The Streets.
F. Gary Gray is also in contention; his best film is 2003's The Inside Job but the majority of his work is with music videos (Outkast, Ice Cube, R. Kelly, Babyface, Cypress Hill). In fact, even with Gray is directing feature films, a musician-actor is in the cast (2009's Law Abiding Citizen starred Jamie Foxx, 2007's Be Cool was about...
One contender is Jon Chu who directed Justin Bieber's concert bio-doc Never Say Never 3D, Step Up 3D and Step Up 2 The Streets.
F. Gary Gray is also in contention; his best film is 2003's The Inside Job but the majority of his work is with music videos (Outkast, Ice Cube, R. Kelly, Babyface, Cypress Hill). In fact, even with Gray is directing feature films, a musician-actor is in the cast (2009's Law Abiding Citizen starred Jamie Foxx, 2007's Be Cool was about...
- 2/16/2011
- by tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
- kidspickflicks
In a press release, the New York Film Critics Circle voted “The Social Network” as the Best Film of 2010 and Best Director was awarded for David Fincher for the film. The Best Actress award went to Annette Bening for “The Kids Are Alright,” and Best Actor award was given to Colin Firth for “The King’s Speech.” “This year’s choices reflect the current critical mindset,” said Armond White, New York Film Critics Circle’s chair and film critic for New York Press. “It’s proof that it’s always a good year for movies.” Here is the complete list of award winners: Best Film – “The Social Network” Best Director – David Fincher for “The Social Network” Best Screenplay – Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg for “The Kids Are All Right” Best Actress – Annette Bening for “The Kids Are All Right” Best Actor – Colin Firth for “The King’s Speech” Best Supporting...
- 12/14/2010
- LRMonline.com
Leverage is set to return to our television screens on December 12th! Many Grifters (the name given to Leverage fans) have been anticipating this event as we may get answers about the mysterious Damien Moreau. In honor of the show's return, let's look back at three fan favorites from each of the seasons. So, yes, it's a Top Nine List!
Season One
"The Wedding Job" (1.07): When a man takes the fall for a mob boss, his family is promised money in compensation. Sadly, that never came to be and now the team must pose as wedding planners to provide some leverage to the situation. Aside from the fact that this episode introduces us to soon-to-be-favorites McSweeten and Taggart, we also get a glimpse at just how talented Eliot is in the kitchen. I love a man who knows his way around a meal.
Eliot Spencer: Look, hold a knife like this,...
Season One
"The Wedding Job" (1.07): When a man takes the fall for a mob boss, his family is promised money in compensation. Sadly, that never came to be and now the team must pose as wedding planners to provide some leverage to the situation. Aside from the fact that this episode introduces us to soon-to-be-favorites McSweeten and Taggart, we also get a glimpse at just how talented Eliot is in the kitchen. I love a man who knows his way around a meal.
Eliot Spencer: Look, hold a knife like this,...
- 12/8/2010
- by KimberlyFDR
- SpoilerTV
Ok, let’s go steal ourselves a Parker.
The first episode in tonight’s Leverage pairing, "The Inside Job," gave us our first real glimpse into Parker and what really makes her tick. It was an excellent installment from top to bottom.
The highlight for me was Richard Chamberlain as Archie Leach, Parkers mentor and father figure. Richard looks amazing and played an incredibly suave and dashing criminal that would do Thomas Crown proud. It was easy to imagine him as the one person Parker calls “sir” and looks up to as a role model.
The dynamic between Parker and Archie reminded me that many of us in life (me included) don’t always get to pick who our paternal influences are.
In a world with the divorce rate seems to always be climbing and more single parent households develop each day, we may find ourselves in need of paternal...
The first episode in tonight’s Leverage pairing, "The Inside Job," gave us our first real glimpse into Parker and what really makes her tick. It was an excellent installment from top to bottom.
The highlight for me was Richard Chamberlain as Archie Leach, Parkers mentor and father figure. Richard looks amazing and played an incredibly suave and dashing criminal that would do Thomas Crown proud. It was easy to imagine him as the one person Parker calls “sir” and looks up to as a role model.
The dynamic between Parker and Archie reminded me that many of us in life (me included) don’t always get to pick who our paternal influences are.
In a world with the divorce rate seems to always be climbing and more single parent households develop each day, we may find ourselves in need of paternal...
- 6/28/2010
- by viddwizard@gmail.com (ViddWizard)
- TVfanatic
"Leverage" jumps from Elisabetta Canalis to Richard Chamberlain. Next week, in first of the two one-hour episodes, the 1960s heartthrob plays a mentor for Parker. When Parker is trapped in an unknown location while working a theft for him, the team must race the clock to find and free her.
"There's a Parker episode where we learn a lot about her past and her background," star Timothy Hutton explains what the viewers will learn in the particular episode. "And we meet her mentor, who is Richard Chamberlain."
After the episode called "The Inside Job", the team continues with a mission to rob an African Kleptocrat's Boston fault. The Leverage team has to time their heist to a symphony concert nearby, where amateur violinist Hardison must play a solo for a sell-out crowd.
"The Inside Job" starts at 9/8c followed by "The Scheherazade Job" at 10/9c.
"There's a Parker episode where we learn a lot about her past and her background," star Timothy Hutton explains what the viewers will learn in the particular episode. "And we meet her mentor, who is Richard Chamberlain."
After the episode called "The Inside Job", the team continues with a mission to rob an African Kleptocrat's Boston fault. The Leverage team has to time their heist to a symphony concert nearby, where amateur violinist Hardison must play a solo for a sell-out crowd.
"The Inside Job" starts at 9/8c followed by "The Scheherazade Job" at 10/9c.
- 6/21/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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