As the Toronto International Film Festival continues to downsize its programming and say adieu to CEO and Director Piers Handling for its 2018 edition,...
Sifting through the pu-pu platter of cinematic offerings in the Toronto International Film Festival’s program is no small feat, even after the venue has...
Perhaps more contentious than any other competition titles are the French language items jockeying for coveted slots which are announced last. Both Claire Denis...
High Life
Director: Claire Denis
Writers: Claire Denis, Zadie Smith, Nick Laird
French auteur Claire Denis is back with sci-fi tale High Life, co-written by novelists Zadie...
The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.