Toronto 2009: IndieWIRE’s Critics’ Poll
Michael Stuhlbarg in A Serious Man (top); Joel and Ethan Coen (bottom)
Peter Knegt reports that an indieWIRE poll of "more than 25" film critics and bloggers (blogging film critics?) shows that the overwhelmingly favorite film screened at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival was Joel and Ethan Coen’s A Serious Man (not to be confused with Tom Ford’s A Single Man or the Michael Douglas vehicle Solitary Man), a black comedy about a suburbanite (Michael Stuhlbarg) whose life suddenly unravels after his wife asks for a divorce. A Serious Man hits US theaters on Oct. 2.
Colin Firth, Julianne Moore in A Single Man
The best performance was delivered by Colin Firth in A Single Man (not to be confused with either [...]
by Andre Soares | September 22, 2009
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Tags: A Serious Man, Anna Kendrick, Colin Firth, Critics Choices, Film Festivals, indieWIRE, Jennifer's Body, Joel and Ethan Coen, Megan Fox, Mo'Nique, Silvio Berlusconi, Toronto 2009, Toronto Film Festival, Videocracy
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
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by Deborah Arthur | September 19, 2009
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Tags: Cairo Time, Danse Macabre, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Hadewijch, Photos, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, The Loved Ones, The Man Beyond the Bridge, The Topp Twins, Toronto 2009, Toronto Film Festival
Toronto 2009: UP IN THE AIR, YOUNG VICTORIA, Israel Controversy
George Clooney in Up in the Air
Nomi Morris on Up in the Air in GlobalPost, via The Huffington Post:
"This year, the film that has generated the greatest buzz is Up in the Air, the latest by [Jason] Reitman, director of the hits Juno and Thank You for Smoking, and son of Hollywood director Ivan Reitman (Ghost Busters). Up in the Air stars [George] Clooney as a "termination engineer," who has no home life outside of his job, jetting around the country helping American companies fire people. Both funny and sad, the film examines a society where frequent flier points become a substitute for family attachments. Reitman used documentary footage of 25 real people who had lost their jobs in Detroit [...]
by Anna Robinson | September 18, 2009
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Tags: Capitalism: A Love Story, Emily Blunt, George Clooney, Jason Reitman, Michael Moore, Politics, Toronto 2009, Toronto Film Festival, Up in the Air, Young Victoria
Toronto 2009: Michael Moore Photos
Michael Moore at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival screening of Capitalism: A Love Story
"The true believers of socialism in the United States of America are Wall Street and corporate America," Moore remarked. "They want the safety net there for themselves and they have very willingly taken … trillions (of dollars) of our money."
Anti-bailout protesters
Photos: Overture Films
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by Deborah Arthur | September 14, 2009
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Tags: Capitalism: A Love Story, Film Festivals, Michael Moore, Photos, Toronto 2009, Toronto Film Festival
