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Paladin Saves ‘Boy’ From Obscurity
Mark Urman's discount and highly selective distributor Paladin have netted what could easily be a bonafide hit in Boy. Despite mixed reviews, Taika Waititi's sophomore film (it didn't make our must see cut when it premiered in Park City) could be a healthy alternative if considered for year-end showings.
Exclusive Clip: Asif Kapadia’s Senna
I caught one of the year's best docs in Park City earlier this year, and this choice clip underlines how Senna's teammate, and rival Alain Prost's deliberate faux-pas from the previous year sort of implodes one year to the date later when the 1990 Championship is on the line, and a possible similar outcome appears imminent.
TIFF 2011: Goldthwait, Sanchez and Wingard: Midnight Madness Strong on U.S Indie
In the hours leading up to the unveiling, TIFF Programmer's Colin Geddes teased twitter followers on the make-up of his bijou section. Nine world premieres and one item from this year's SXSW in Ben Wheatley's Kill List are the make-up for this year's ten nights of Midnight Madness screenings, and of the 10-pack, film buyers have eight available items for North American pick-up with several US options, excluding Kill List which belongs to IFC Midnight and Livid early on) which Dimension grabbed early on.
TIFF 2011: Real to Reel Strikes Gold with Herzog, Wiseman, Demme, Yu, Gibney, Berlinger, Broomfield, Fricke, Glawogger and 15 Hour Film from Mark Cousins
We had an smidgen of an idea that the Real to Reel section might be especially strong this year, but with the likes of Frederick Wiseman, Rithy Panh, Jonathan Demme, Werner Herzog, Jessica Yu, Alex Gibney, Joe Berlinger, Ron Fricke, Nick Broomfield and Michael Glawogger, we're now beginning to think that Thom Powers' section has not only outclassed Toronto's sister event Hot Docs, but just about any other doc-related film festival.
TIFF 2011: Vanguard Section Holds Headshot World Preem, Venice’s Love and Bruises, Locarno’s Year of the Tiger, Cannes’ Snowtown and Oslo, August 31
While last year we got such items as Monsters, Our Day Will Come and Adam Wingard's A Horrible Way to Die (he returns to the line-up this year in the Midnight Madness section), this edition appears to be a cut above, they've got a pair of excellent features we caught back in Cannes with Joachim Trier's Oslo, August 31 (Un Certain Regard) and Justin Kurzel's Snowtown (Critics' Week). A highly touted item from Venice has also made the cut, and we're especially glad that we'll be able to see Tahar Rahim violently and emotionally lose it in Love and Bruises - Lou Ye's first film in another language and perhaps his "comeback" film of sorts.
