This parable-like tale of family, war, and revenge is directed by Angelina Jolie and was filmed at Rome’s famed Cinecittà Studios.As a director, Angelina Jolie has made a decisive turn from her glamorous on-screen image, crafting thoughtful dramas that illuminate the horrors war visits on individuals. In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) and…
Category: TIFF Sept 2024
TIFF THE FRIEND September 2024
Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, and a charismatic Great Dane named Bing propel this wise and insightful character drama based on the acclaimed novel by Sigrid Nunez and directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Bill Murray and Naomi Watts get top billing, but it’s impossible to deny the star power of Bing, the Great Dane…
TIFF DEAD MAIL Red Carpet September 2024
Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy’s acclaimed synth-laden retro-thriller details the sordid sequence of events that lands a blood-stained scrap of mail on the desk of a county post-office’s “dead letter” investigator, and its murderous repercussions. When an ominous cry for help on a blood-stained scrap of mail is clocked by the staff of a country…
TIFF THE GESUIDOUZ Red Carpet September 2034
From rising cult filmmaker Kenichi Ugana, a misfit horror-themed rock band moves to the Japanese countryside to write the greatest punk anthem in the world. Hanako (Natsuko) has a dream: her horror-themed punk band The Gesuidouz will perform at Glastonbury Festival and that, just like her heroes Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain, she will die…
TIFF THE SHROUDS red Carpet September 2024
Still grieving the loss of his wife, a technological entrepreneur (Vincent Cassel) finds what’s left of his world collapsing into a nightmare of sex, paranoia, and grief in David Cronenberg’s most personal film. The Shrouds is the saddest movie David Cronenberg has ever made. It’s steeped in grief; the loss of the filmmaker’s wife Carolyn in…
TIFF WILL & HARPER Red Carpet September 2024
This heartfelt documentary from director Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar) follows Saturday Night Live alumni and close friends Will Ferrell and Harper Steele as they traverse the US by car following Steele’s announcement of her transition. This heartfelt documentary from director Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del…
TIFF SHELL Red Carpet September 2024
In this dark comedy and body horror about society’s obsession with youth and good looks, an actress (Elisabeth Moss) challenges a beauty firm CEO (Kate Hudson) over her company’s questionable science. If you could restore youthful beauty and guarantee longevity by committing to a few days of mysterious treatments, would you? Would you trust your…
TIFF SUPERBOYS OF MALEGAON September 2024
dir. Reema Kagti, Adarsh Gourav, Shashank Arora, Vineet Kumar Singh Helmed by Reema Kagti (Talaash: The Answer Lies Within) in her latest collaboration with producer Zoya Akhtar (Gully Boy), this uplifting story chronicles the life of Nasir Shaikh, whose no-budget, community-sourced movies turned his hometown into an unlikely dream factory. Based on a true story,…
TIFF EDEN September 2024
dir. Ron Howard, Ana de Armas, Daniel Brühl, Jude Law, Sydney Sweeney, Vanessa Kirby Oscar-winning director Ron Howard’s scintillating historical thriller stars Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby as high-minded Europeans who seek a new life on a previously uninhabited island in the Galápagos, only to discover that hell is other people. Based on historical events,…
TIFF. THE LAST SHOWGIRL September 2024
A seasoned performer must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run. Starring Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Dave Bautista. Most films set in Las Vegas centre on the high-wattage neon glow of The Strip. But the latest from Gia Coppola (Palo Alto, TIFF ’13) turns that tradition around,…