AFI FEST 2009: Halloween Movies
The Loved Ones by Sean Byrne (top); The Hole by Joe Dante (bottom)
AFI FEST 2009 presented by Audi has announced the list of films scheduled for Halloween. They are:
Joe Dante’s The Hole
Sean Byrne’s The Loved Ones
Ted Kotcheff’s Wake in Fright
Michael Stephenson’s Best Worst Movie
All four films will screen on Saturday, October 31, at the Mann Chinese 6 Theatres in Hollywood.
Presented in 3-D — a first for a feature film at AFI FEST — Joe Dante’s thriller The Hole follows two young brothers who "stumble upon a mysterious hole in their basement that houses an evil force that can create a physical manifestation of their deep-seated fears. After unwittingly unleashing [...]
by Andre Soares | September 30, 2009
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2009 Toronto Film Festival Winners
Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe in Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (top photo); Lee Daniels
The bizarrely titled Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, formerly known as Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire, was the Audience Award winner at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival. The Toronto win, which follows widespread critical acclaim and a couple of Sundance awards earlier in the year, has pushed Precious to the forefront of likely Oscar contenders come February 2010. (Last year’s Toronto winner and critics’ favorite, Slumdog Millionaire, eventually turned out to be the best picture Oscar winner.)
Directed by Lee Daniels, Precious tells the story of an overweight, illiterate, pregnant teenager (Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe) who is abused by her mother (Mo’Nique), [...]
by Andre Soares | September 20, 2009
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Tags: Bruno Dumont, Cairo Time, Daybreakers, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Hadewijch, Lee Daniels, Mao's Last Dance, Michael and Peter Spierig, Patricia Clarkson, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, The Loved Ones, The Topp Twins, The Wild Hunt, Toronto 2009, Toronto Film Festival
Toronto Film Festival Awards 2009
2009 Toronto Film Festival Awards
2009 Toronto Film Festival: Sept. 10-19
2009 Toronto Film Festival Winners
Cadillac People’s Choice Awards:
PRECIOUS: BASED ON THE NOVEL PUSH BY SAPPHIRE
Runners-up:
MAO’S LAST DANCER (above, top)
MICMACS (above, lower photo)
Documentary:
THE TOPP TWINS
Runner up:
CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY
Midnight Madness
THE LOVED ONES
Runner up:
DAYBREAKERS
FIPRESCI Special Presentation Prize: HADEWIJCH
FIPRESCI Discovery: THE MAN BEYOND THE BRIDGE
Best Canadian Feature: CAIRO TIME
Skyy Vodka Best Canadian First Feature: THE WILD HUNT
Best Canadian Short: DANSE MACABRE
Honorable Mention: THE ARMOIRE
Toronto International Film Festival Site
Toronto Film Festival Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Film Awards: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
