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Alternative TIFF 2010 Picks: #2. Janus Metz’s Armadillo
This Cannes' Grand Prix Semaine de la Critique winner is an all excess pass into the madness of war -- and for once, this isn't from an American soldier's perspective. Get ready for a Danish descent into the hell - my feeling is the trailer below is only a small snippet of what we can expect. You'll want to leave the kids at home.
Alternative TIFF 2010 Picks: #1. Koen Mortier’s 22nd of May
It's a major coup that TIFF managed to land the world premiere to this sampling of dystopian madness. From the ultra talented creator behind Ex Drummer (which was shown at TIFF in 2007), the mind blowing trailer below only demonstrates that Mortier's packed tool box contains some gnarly heavy duty visual tricks.
25 Alternative TIFF Picks: Must See Films Flying Low on the Radar
With TIFF beginning this week, I thought I'd highlight some must see titles that are flying low on several people's radars. In essence, these are films that are high up on my own must see list of which a good number will be the focus of my coverage this year. I'm going to release the 25 Alternative TIFF Picks over the course of the next three days leading into Day 1 at TIFF. Click below, and come back tomorrow for the next batch of ten.
Fall Season Rolling out the Doc Heavyweights: Alex Gibney, Errol Morris and Charles Ferguson
TIFF patrons are in for a treat. Not only are Toronto folk well served in April with Hot Docs, but Thom Powers has lassoed the who's who in doc film for this year's edition. Top three on my must see list include: Alex Gibney's Client 9: The Rise And Fall Of Eliot Spitzer, Errol Morris' Tabloid and Charles Ferguson's Inside Job.
Paz de la Huerta Joins ‘Girl is in Trouble’
Building a pretty good film resume by having recently worked for Jim Jarmusch, Gaspar Noé and Scorsese's Boardwalk Empire, Paz de la Huerta is adding more titles to her indie cred. Along with tough guy Mike Starr, De la Huerta has been added to the cast of Julius Onah's directorial debut thriller, which is currently filming in New York.
