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FIPRESCI Crowns ‘The White Ribbon’ as Best Film of the Year
Less than 24 hours after Germany nominated Michael Haneke's The White Ribbon, it is the world critics association of FIPRESCI and its 223 members (I'm not one of them) that have bestowed the "Grand Prix 2009 for the Best Film of the Year" to the Haneke's B&W delight.
Toronto Buyers Club: The Entire List of Available Titles for TIFF
Following my top ten TIFF list of titles available piece that I published a couples of hours back, TIFF released the lengthy list of titles that are looking for deals. Among those that I didn't mention in my top ten but could have easily have been there is the omission of Micmacs à tire-larigot
Last Minute Additions at TIFF: Makhmalbaf’s Green Days and Tian Zhuangzhuang’s The Warrior and the Wolf
TIFF are also getting in on Hana Makhmalbaf's Green Days. After the title was added as a last minute addition to the Venice Film Festival, the politically-driven, very much relevant half doc/have fiction account of women in Iran has been added to TIFF's Vanguard lineup.
Miramax Blows Out All ’32 Candles’
The John Hughes' legacy lives on. After fan appreciation week since his death, Miramax Films is putting a project together that seems to takes its cues from Sixteen Candles. The Variety blurb tells us that author Ernessa Carter had her novel 32 Candles optioned by the indie unit.
London Calling: Mike Leigh Shooting for 2010
Working on back to back Mike Leigh films must be like the back to school experience. You are surrounded by friends you made the year film before.
