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Yeah, didn't like Stake Land.
The King's Speech was excellent though.
The King's Speech was excellent though.
35th Toronto International Film Festival |OT|
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The Illusionist was pretty awesome. Nice way to end the fest.
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I heard it was terrible.Dr.Acula said:
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No it is not. It is far from terrible. However, if you don't speak French you won't understand most of it. And if you've never seen an experimental film then its style will totally turn you off.
There were way worse films in the festival. I saw 39 overall and walked out of 12. I think that's a record.
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big ander said:
It's really excellent. Next to Black Swan as my favorite of the fest.
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was it ever cleared up whether or not the director Godard removed the subtitles on purpose?Grimmy said:
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Yes. But he didn't remove it really, just shorten it to the point of incomprehension. Long sentences are reduced to 3-word translations like "Water. Surface. Plane." It's obvious JLG isn't particularly interested in a foreign audience for this film, and I can see why - a whole section is devoted to the folly of the French electorial system.
Still, I enjoyed it.
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my wrap-up:
The 35th Toronto International Film Festival has come to an end. 11 days, 30.5 films, 1 hostel, 1 hotel, one trip to Buffalo, and thousands upon thousands of written words later it is over.
It was my fourth year attending, but first as press. I got to meet and hang out with some incredible people, an experience I'll never forget. This year also marked the launch of the TIFF Bell Lightbox, located down in the entertainment district. With programming running year around, it nearly made me want to move to Toronto. They polled Toronto filmgoers and gathered the "Essential 100" films of all-time, which they have a piece of each on exhibit, as well as screening them all throughout the year. It is a fascinating building and has unlimited potential. I urge anyone to check it out when they are in Toronto.
We still have a few reviews coming, but I'd like to wrap-up our coverage thus far and let you know our overall thoughts. I only saw about 10% of the entire 300+ TIFF line-up, but I tried to catch all the major ones. Check out my thoughts below with links to any reviews.
Hated:
The Ward
Disliked:
Henry's Crime
Vanishing on 7th St.
What's Wrong With Virginia
Mixed:
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
The Conspirator
The Debt
Easy A
Hereafter
The High Cost of Living
I'm Still Here
Let Me In
Repeaters
Stake Land
Liked:
Ceremony
Everything Must Go
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Last Night
Never Let Me Go
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Loved (Top 10):
10. The Town (dir. Ben Affleck)
9. Beginners (dir. Mike Mills)
8. Tabloid (dir. Errol Morris)
7. Rabbit Hole (dir. John Cameron Mitchell)
6. Armadillo (dir. Janus Metz Pedersen)
5. Meek's Cutoff (dir. Kelly Reichardt)
4. 127 Hours (dir. Danny Boyle)
3. The King's Speech (dir. Tom Hooper)
2. Submarine (dir. Richard Ayoade)
1. Black Swan (dir. Darren Aronofsky)
More Coverage:
Armadillo (James B.)
Boxing Gym (John F.)
Bunraku (James B.)
Confessions (Raffi A.)
Easy A (John F.)
Guest (John F.)
How To Start Your Own Country (James B.)
Jack Goes Boating (Kristy P.)
NEDS (John F.)
The Pipe (John F.)
Super (James B.)
...and that's a wrap. NYFF/NYCC next!
The 35th Toronto International Film Festival has come to an end. 11 days, 30.5 films, 1 hostel, 1 hotel, one trip to Buffalo, and thousands upon thousands of written words later it is over.
It was my fourth year attending, but first as press. I got to meet and hang out with some incredible people, an experience I'll never forget. This year also marked the launch of the TIFF Bell Lightbox, located down in the entertainment district. With programming running year around, it nearly made me want to move to Toronto. They polled Toronto filmgoers and gathered the "Essential 100" films of all-time, which they have a piece of each on exhibit, as well as screening them all throughout the year. It is a fascinating building and has unlimited potential. I urge anyone to check it out when they are in Toronto.
We still have a few reviews coming, but I'd like to wrap-up our coverage thus far and let you know our overall thoughts. I only saw about 10% of the entire 300+ TIFF line-up, but I tried to catch all the major ones. Check out my thoughts below with links to any reviews.
Hated:
The Ward
Disliked:
Henry's Crime
Vanishing on 7th St.
What's Wrong With Virginia
Mixed:
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
The Conspirator
The Debt
Easy A
Hereafter
The High Cost of Living
I'm Still Here
Let Me In
Repeaters
Stake Land
Liked:
Ceremony
Everything Must Go
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Last Night
Never Let Me Go
Trigger
Loved (Top 10):
10. The Town (dir. Ben Affleck)
9. Beginners (dir. Mike Mills)
8. Tabloid (dir. Errol Morris)
7. Rabbit Hole (dir. John Cameron Mitchell)
6. Armadillo (dir. Janus Metz Pedersen)
5. Meek's Cutoff (dir. Kelly Reichardt)
4. 127 Hours (dir. Danny Boyle)
3. The King's Speech (dir. Tom Hooper)
2. Submarine (dir. Richard Ayoade)
1. Black Swan (dir. Darren Aronofsky)
More Coverage:
Armadillo (James B.)
Boxing Gym (John F.)
Bunraku (James B.)
Confessions (Raffi A.)
Easy A (John F.)
Guest (John F.)
How To Start Your Own Country (James B.)
Jack Goes Boating (Kristy P.)
NEDS (John F.)
The Pipe (John F.)
Super (James B.)
...and that's a wrap. NYFF/NYCC next!
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the Lightbox is fucking awesome so much so that I may check out the classic movies on occasion.
black swan #1 yeaaaaaah
black swan #1 yeaaaaaah
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DevelopmentArrested said:
Yeah, I'm getting all these twitter updates on what they are showing. So fucking jealous, makes me want to move to Toronto.
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