Luca Caminati, Italian cinema scholar and Associate Professor of Film Studies at Concordia University discusses the concept of Pasoliniesqe with Mary Wall for FILMbutton. Luca will open the TIFF retrospective – PIER PAOLO PASOLINI: THE POET OF CONTAMINATION with a discussion before the first screening in the retrospective – MAMA ROMA on Saturday, March 8, […]
from TIFF Archival Print! Mamma Roma Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy | 1962 | 105 min. | PG “A key transitional work for the cinematic subversive, a seriously damning portrait of maternal martyrdom and, in a killer final shot, upward mobility.” — David Fear, Time Out New York “Pasolini’s second film showcases Anna Magnani with a […]
from GAT “Wholly Delightful” – L Magazine “Coogan steals the show” – RogerEbert.com “Extremely funny” – The Guardian “A scissor-sharp comedy.” – Variety As usual, the Brits did it first. Long before Ron Burgundy, Oscar® and Golden Globe nominee Steve Coogan (The Trip, Philomena) created the definitive self-absorbed broadcast journalist – a complex mess named […]
from CFC CFC (Canadian Film Centre) has chosen the filmmaking team behind JEAN OF THE JONSES to attend this year’s Tribeca All Access (TAA) program at the Tribeca Film Festival. JEAN OF THE JONSES is written and to be directed by Stella Meghie and produced by Circle Blue Films’ Amos Adetuyi. The filmmakers will receive […]
Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival, today announced Short Cuts International, a programme of international short films that will premiere at the 2014 Festival. “With new technologies and a constant influx of new talent, short filmmaking is flourishing,” said Bailey. “As TIFF expands its global reach, we want to bring some […]
TIFF announced further details for the third annual TIFF Next Wave Film Festival (February 14–16), including the TIFF Next Wave Film Festival Mural, and the lineup of special guests who will be in attendance during the festival. Targeted for young movie lovers aged 14 through 18, the festival is steered by the TIFF Next Wave […]
by allan tong for FILMbutton In the age of YouTube, celebrity sex videos and reality TV, can a rock movie still shock? With a title like Cocksucker Blues, you’d imagine that this verite documentary about The Rolling Stones’ 1972 U.S. tour would. Backstory: Three years after the horrifying free concert at Altamont (brilliantly captured by […]
Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival was established in 2001 by TIFF to honour excellence in short- and feature-length contemporary Canadian cinema, reinforcing TIFF’s commitment to Canadian filmmakers. In order to be eligible for Canada’s Top Ten Film Festival, the film must be directed by a Canadian citizen or resident and have been released commercially or […]
The ten-film spotlight TIFF Cinematheque – Retrospective on the Coen Brothers starts on Thursday, Nov 28th @ 6:30pm w/ the black comedy Fargo & finishes Dec. 20th w/ True Grit. Check out the trailer & FILMbutton capsule review of Miller’s Crossing that screens Friday, November 29, 2013. If you want to learn more about the […]
Producer Brian Udovich and cast and crew of WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE talks about the genesis of the film at AFI FEST 13 Q&A. For more info on the film click here
