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TIFF 2012: Tower Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

Tower (2012) Starring Derek Bogart and Nicole Fairbairn Directed by Kazik Radwanski In the middle of Kazik Radwanski’s Tower, a dentist asks our protagonist, a man named Derek (Bogart) how old he is. He looks like what would happen if a skinnier Tom Cruise started balding but kept his other hair growing. God, just shaveContinue reading “TIFF 2012: Tower Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

TIFF 2012: Thanks for Sharing and Everyday Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

Thanks for Sharing (2012) Directed by Stuart Blumberg Starring Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Gad, Alecia ‘Pink’ Moore, Carol Kane, Tim Robbins, Joely Richardson and Patrick Fugit Thanks for Sharing’s opening sequence has a shot of Mark Ruffalo praying, and these shots are digital, crisp and clean. This kind of visual cleanliness is ironic becauseContinue reading “TIFF 2012: Thanks for Sharing and Everyday Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

TIFF 2012: A Few Hours of Spring Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

A Few Hours of Spring (2012) Directed by Stephane Brize Starring Vincent Lindon, Helene Vincent and Emmanuelle Seigner One of the questions that a French officer asks a man leaving prison is if he had a place to stay after incarceration, and the man tells the officer that he’s going to live with his mother.Continue reading “TIFF 2012: A Few Hours of Spring Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

TIFF 2012: Ernest and Celestine Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

Ernest and Celestine (2012) Directed by Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier Starring Lambert Wilson The opening credits has it all, drawing out simple lines to introduce this animated movie’s titular characters Ernest, a bear, and Celestine, a young mouse. The movie’s animators and directors Benjamin Renner, Vincent Patar and Stéphane Aubier show theirContinue reading “TIFF 2012: Ernest and Celestine Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”

TIFF 2012: differently, Molussia Review (Paolo Kagaoan)

differently, Molussia (2012) Starring Peter Hoffman Directed by Nicholas Rey Nicholas Rey – pronounced nicoLAH – is a French filmmaker whose newest offering is an unconventional adaptation of Gunther Anders’ posthumously published novel called The Molussian Catacomb. The director has chosen to adapt the novel despite not having read it because it has no FrenchContinue reading “TIFF 2012: differently, Molussia Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”