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TIFF 2011: Wavelengths 1: Analogue Arcadia
In its eleventh year, TIFF's Wavelengths programme - which is curated by Andréa Picard and spotlights much of the world's best avant-garde shorts and features - was reduced from six screenings to five. It's anyone's guess as to what prompted the slim, but the end result, in theory, suggested there would be a concentration of the sidebar to only the most superb work, whittling out some of the stragglers and fillers.
Twenty Cigarettes | Review
Not exactly a breath of fresh air, this structural feature could earn an NC-17 with nary boob or 'F#%K Y@U'
Review: Skoonheid
"Not to mention that every object of desire in Beauty is of the youthful and chiseled variety, promoting the stereotype of superficiality that plagues the community. Objectionable content aside, the film does have some formal pluses that warrant attention."
Beauty (Skoonheid) | Review
New adaptation of Death in Venice stresses the homosexuality angle to an offensive degree
Review: Take this Waltz
"Despite Polley's intimacy with the material, and yet another wrenching performance from Michelle Williams, there are more than one too many missteps in this painfully uneven melodrama. Likely to turn many viewers into leaky faucets by the time the credits stream, its should help certify Polley as Canada's foremost soul crusher."
