Anna Karenina (2012) Starring Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew McFayden, Olivia Williams, Michelle Dockery, Emily Watson, Holliday Grainger, Shirley Henderson, Alicia Vikander, Susanne Lothar, half of England and one-third of Europe. Directed by Joe Wright My joke on this post’s casting notes is a reference to a passage in one ofContinue reading “TIFF 2012: Anna Karenina and The Brass Teapot Reviews (Paolo Kagaoan)”
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TIFF 2012 – No One Lives Review (Matt Hodgson)
No One Lives (2012) Starring Luke Evans, Adelaide Clemens, Derek Magyar, Beau Knapp, America Olivo, Lee Tergesen, Lindsey Shaw,and George Murdoch Directed by Ryûhei Kitamura For the third night of Midnight Madness (MM), the midnight programme at the Toronto International Film Festival, I was hoping to be treated to a taut and terrifying home invasionContinue reading “TIFF 2012 – No One Lives Review (Matt Hodgson)”
The Matchmaker Review (Kirk Haviland)
The Matchmaker (2012) Starring Tuval Shafir, Adir Miller, Dror Keren, Bat-el Papura, Dov Navan, Maya Dagan, Tom Gal and Neta Porat Writen and Directed by Avi Nesher, based on the novel by Amir Gutfreund This week sees a small Israeli film that played at TIFF back in 2010, The Matchmaker, open in Toronto for aContinue reading “The Matchmaker Review (Kirk Haviland)”
TIFF 2012 – Rust and Bone Review (Paolo Kagaoan)
Rust and Bone (2012) Starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts Directed by Jacques Audiard Rust and Bone is textural, an intimate kaleidoscope. Its reedy waters and dense yet leafless autumns are reminiscent of Stan Brakhage’s dreamlike haze although the director cited Charles Laughton’s Night of the Hunter as one of his movie’s aesthetic inspirations. ThoseContinue reading “TIFF 2012 – Rust and Bone Review (Paolo Kagaoan)”
TIFF 2012 – The Last Supper Review (Matt Hodgson)
The Last Supper (2012) Starring Siyan Huo, Cuckoo He, Zeru Tao, Qi Li, Dao Qi, Yulai Lv, Bojie Hao, Ye Liu, Daniel Wu, Chen Chang, Lan Qin, Yi Sha, and Yuan Nie Directed by Lu Chuan SPOILERS The Last Supper is a sweeping historical epic with a giant cast of characters, each struggling for powerContinue reading “TIFF 2012 – The Last Supper Review (Matt Hodgson)”
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