Just how much sway do TIFF programmers have? Looking at today's Gala and Special Presentation add-ons, measurably, when it comes to films with star-wattage and...
The Spectacular Now
Director: James Ponsoldt
Writer(s): Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Producer(s): Michelle Krumm, Andrew Lauren, Shawn Levy, Tom McNulty
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Mary Elizabeth...
Easter weekend's selections are admittedly wafer thin, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't partake in any blessed offerings. Why there's a trinity of films that should appeal to a mass audience. Such as the Foreign Oscar-nominated Incendies, Disney/BBC co-production African Cats and Morgan Spurlock's The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. So go forth and prosper, my cinephiles.
The Afflecks will celebrate on the Lido together - both actor-turned-directors are featured in the Out of Competition line-up (see below) and will surely jet back to TIFF together with The Town and the Phoenix doc - though those chances are indeed slim. Speaking of Toronto, the OOC also features Anurag Kashyap's That Girl in Yellow Boots and Andrucha Waddington's Lope (TIFF claims they have the World Premiere, but I think we might see a correction on that later on).