Tuesday June 23rd sees Criterion put out a pair from influential French filmmakers, SPC's acclaimed animated documentary makes an intro on homevid market and a small offering film from Brazil is perhaps worth renting.
Traditionally among TIFF's first wave of announcements are titles that premiered at Cannes and Berlin and are solid enough to merit a North American preem in Toronto. Of the first 26 titles announced, nineteen of them were first shown on the Croisette.
OPENING "Up," U.S., Pete Docter, Bob Peterson CLOSING "Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky," France, Jan Kounen IN COMPETITION "Bright Star," Australia-U.K.-France, Jane Campion
"Spring Fever,"...
Besides finding out that Michael Haneke's next will be presented in b&w, Variety's article of the titles that we should see announced in one week's time is a basic re-dotting of the i's and recrossing of the t's. The only speculation worth mentioning comes in the shape of the special screening and/or midnight slot status which may include Werner Herzog's "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" and Sam Raimi's "Drag Me to Hell".
Thursday March 20th:.
NYC: Get your Yakuza film fix via Asia Society's Yakuza film series which runs until mid April. Tonite catch Yasuzo Masumura's Hoodlum...