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TIFF 2009 Day 1: Shirin Neshat’s Women Without Men
Hands down - Shirin Neshat's Women Without Men (which I learned late is apparently co-directed) is the best looking picture of this fest (excluding, of course several items that were at Cannes) and the Silver Lion for Best Director sort of proves this theory to be right.
TIFF 2009 Day 1: Suzana Amaral’s Hotel Atlantico
Hotel Atlantico is exactly like how one leaves a hotel room after a night of rough sex - in a state of disarray.
Exclusive Pics: Jane Campion’s Bright Star
We've got some exclusive stills for Jane Campion's Bright Star - the pic is playing at TIFF and will get the ball rolling for the new Apparition distribution label. Out of the four stills, my favorite is the one on the top - showing Abbie Cornish as Fanny up against the ledge of the window.
TIFF 2009 Day 1: Getting a Free Ride
If you had middle class parents like my own, you've probably been told there is no such a thing as free ride - but TIFF organizers have definitely gone Park City this year, handing out free transit passes along with accreditation. Damn cool.
Film Review: Bright Star
Campion eloquently confections a 19th century tale without the trinkets or the usual distractions, the helmer works with simple strokes and elicits a soft undercurrent of emotions with strong visual cues with film's final sequence, an affecting, most profound use of voice-over we'll find this year...
