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Tag Archives: Toronto International Film Festival
PREVIEW: Q1 movies to engage and entertain
By Ray Bennett The barrage of outdoor summer entertainment did not have the negative impact on moviegoing the industry feared and with awards season under way prospects for Q1 look good. The directors of Warner Bros.’ upcoming “Cloud Atlas”, an … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Cloud Atlas', 'Lincoln', 'The Master', CEA, FDA, Halle Berry, Tom Hanks, Toronto International Film Festival
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FILM PREVIEW: ‘The Oranges’ / ‘Mental’ / ‘Parental Guidance’
By Ray Bennett No longer the highest paid actor on television, Hugh Laurie can afford to pick and choose his projects after “House” and one of them is the Paramount Pictures comedy “The Oranges” due in UK theatres on Dec. … Continue reading
FILM PREVIEW: Seven Psychopaths / So Undercover
By Ray Bennett Two British filmmakers in their 40s – English-born Martin McDonagh and Scotsman Tom Vaughan – take a comic look at crime in America in their latest films due for theatrical release in December. Ireland-based playwright McDonagh’s “Seven … Continue reading
TIFF: ‘Silver Linings’ wins People’s Choice Award
By Ray Bennett TORONTO – David O. Russell’s comedy “Silver Linings Playbook” starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence has won the People’s Choice Award at the 37th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Previous winners of the award include “The King’s … Continue reading
TIFF FILM REVIEW: Ben Affleck’s ‘Argo’
By Ray Bennett TORONTO – For anyone with a memory, it’s hard to think of the CIA as the good guys but they are in Ben Affleck’s gripping thriller “Argo”, which tells of the retrieval from Tehran of a group … Continue reading
TIFF FILM REVIEW: Juan Antonio Bayona’s ‘The Impossible’
By Ray Bennett TORONTO – Based on a true story about a Spanish family caught up in the ferocious 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, “The Impossible” is terrifying and moving with best-ever performances by stars Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor.
TIFF FILM REVIEW: Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘The Master’
By Ray Bennett TORONTO – Paul Thomas Anderson’s complex and accomplished film “The Master” addresses the conflict between the puritan and hedonist traditions of the United States as it adjusts to its new potential and place in the world after … Continue reading
TIFF FILM REVIEW: Neil Jordan’s ‘Byzantium’
By Ray Bennett TORONTO – It’s brave of Irish film director Neil Jordan to take on a fresh vampire story given how crowded the market is for the undead but in “Byzantium” he has turned out a good old fashioned … Continue reading
TIFF FILM REVIEW: Bill Murray in ‘Hyde Park On Hudson’
By Ray Bennett TORONTO – At a time when political invective has reached new lows with the media complicit in its extremes, “Hyde Park On Hudson” tells of a time when politics and the press were handled with the greatest … Continue reading
TIFF FILM REVIEW: Robert Redford’s ‘The Company You Keep’
By Ray Bennett TORONTO – Robert Redford returns to political intrigue and newspapers in “The Company You Keep”, which tells of a group of radical activists who have evaded the law for decades under assumed identities and who now face … Continue reading