As the start of the fest inches closer, TIFF unveiled the 10 feature films that that comprise the Platform program for 2022. Platform is TIFF’s competitive program that champions bold directorial visions. From first-time feature directors to veterans, this year’s Platform lineup offers a diverse range of talent and distinct directorial voices that are emerging around the globe. It is a year rich in perspectives, genres, and exceptional performances by newcomers, as well as established…
"TIFF 2022: Toronto Unveils Platform Lineup"Tag: Toronto International Film Festival
Both Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton will showcase their new Apple documentary series, Gutsy, during TIFF 2022. TIFF announced that Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will showcase their new Apple documentary series Gutsy, based on The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience and produced by their production company HiddenLight, as part of TIFF’s Industry Conference Visionaries program. The Visionaries program at TIFF’s Industry Conference offers inspirational keynotes from distinguished…
"Gutsy: Clintons Join Visionaries Program – Toronto 2022" The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced the initial selections in the Gala and Special Presentations program. This year’s installment is the 47th edition of the festival and will run September 8-18, 2022. At the moment, there are 18 Galas and 45 Special Presentations in the Toronto program. I expect that they will announce future editions between now and the festival’s start. “We’re excited to welcome some of the most celebrated figures in movies back…
"Toronto 2022: Gala, Special Presentations Lineups"
All My Puny Sorrows filmmaker Michael McGowan and stars Alison Pill and Mare Winningham sat down in a roundtable interview. The roundtable interview took place over Zoom last September during the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival. If you haven’t read the big, the film deals with suicide and mental health issues. The stigma surrounding both comes up during the interview. Written and directed by Michael McGowan, the film is based on the best-selling novel by…
"All My Puny Sorrows: TIFF Roundtable Interview"
With a title like Silent Night, you know that this film is not about a Jewish family gathering because such gatherings are anything BUT. Camille Griffin’s film sees a poisonous cloud making its way towards the United Kingdom. This is where a group of friends are partying to celebrate their last night on earth. I’m not sure partying is the best idea but oh well. Two of which are party hosts Nell (Keira Knightley) and…
"Silent Night Is Not A Jewish Movie"
Where is Anne Frank works fine as a film but this one is geared more so for children than adults when it comes to Holocaust education. This film depicts Kitty (Ruby Stokes), the imaginary person that Anne Frank (Emily Carey) was writing to in her diary, coming to life in Amsterdam some 75 years after Anne was arrested and sent to her death. There are flashbacks to the past even though the film is set…
"Where is Anne Frank – Animation is Film 2021"
The Guilty remakes another foreign language film but this one is the best of the two TIFF premieres that largely depend on one person. The film is based on Den Skyldige. However, I cannot tell you whether this film works better or doesn’t because I didn’t see the original. I can tell you that The Guilty is effective as a thriller. This is a film that has Jake Gyllenhaal working overtime as a 911 dispatcher…
"The Guilty: Remake Delivers The Thrills"
Eva Orner follows the devastating Australian wildfires in Burning and how the government is not willing to address the crisis at hand. The year 2020 brought a whole new meaning to the world being on fire. Heck, 2019 also saw several fires breakout in California. Here in the states, wind conditions brought hazy conditions to states that were nowhere near some of the recent fires. While the US was dealing with fires out west, Australia’s…
"Burning – Toronto 2021"
Charlotte may be a beautifully animated film but given the setting before and during the Holocaust, this film is emotionally intense. Please stay through the end of the credits. Charlotte Salomon (Keira Knightley in English, Marion Cotillard in French) is a German-Jewish artist with the unfortunate luck of growing up during World War II. Referred to as Lotte by her father and step-mother, she grew up in Berlin with dreams of being an artist. Against…
"Charlotte – Toronto 2021"
Ben Foster turns in a career-defining performance in Barry Levinson’s new film, The Survivor, based on the life of Harry Haft. While many perished at Auschwitz, Harry Haft (Ben Foster) found the will to survive. Not so much because of boxing for the Nazis’ amusement–including Nazi camp commander Dietrich Schneider (Billy Magnussen)–but because he wanted to reunite with his girlfriend, Leah (Dar Zuzovsky). If not for boxing, it’s doubtful Harry would have lived. But this…
"The Survivor – Toronto 2021"