Sat. Apr 10th, 2021

TIFF

Photo-Credit-Karen-Ballard-Courtesy-of-THE-WATER-MAN1-1600x2400-1 RLJE Films and Netflix to distribute David Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut ‘The Water Man’

RLJE Films and Netflix to distribute David Oyelowo’s feature directorial debut ‘The Water Man’

Erik Anderson February 24, 2021
David Oyelowo’s family adventure film, The Water Man, has been acquired by RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, for North America, and by... Read More
ammonite_01 TIFF Review: Despite a compelling Kate Winslet, ‘Ammonite’ remains at a distance

TIFF Review: Despite a compelling Kate Winslet, ‘Ammonite’ remains at a distance

Mina Takla September 11, 2020
Plot: In 1840s England, a fossil hunter, Mary Anning who owns her own fossil business but rarely gets proper credit for her major discoveries, falls... Read More
Image courtesy TIFF. TIFF Review: Byrned Bridges in ‘American Utopia’

TIFF Review: Byrned Bridges in ‘American Utopia’

Rubin Safaya September 10, 2020
“My Name is David Byrne.  I can’t take credit for that.  I had no choice in the matter.” The Randy Newman of New Wave Dadaism,... Read More
Alma Pöysti in Zaida Bergroth's TOVE. Image courtesy TIFF. TIFF Review: World War II era ‘Tove’ paints a picture of love and loss

TIFF Review: World War II era ‘Tove’ paints a picture of love and loss

Meghan White September 10, 2020
We rarely recognize the most formative moments in our lives at the time of their occurrence.  Seeking cover during an air raid during the second... Read More
simple-passion TIFF Review: With a mesmerizing performance by Laetitia Dosch, ‘Simple Passion’ is anything but

TIFF Review: With a mesmerizing performance by Laetitia Dosch, ‘Simple Passion’ is anything but

Mina Takla September 10, 2020
Plot: A single mother falls in love with a younger man who enters her life as abruptly as he exits it. An examination of the... Read More
the-ties TIFF Review: Engrossing, ‘The Ties’ that bind examine a marriage in crisis

TIFF Review: Engrossing, ‘The Ties’ that bind examine a marriage in crisis

Mina Takla September 10, 2020
Plot: In the 1980s, a popular radio presenter and storyteller suddenly grows indifferent to his marriage life. A series of betrayals open doors for a... Read More
apples-1024x614-1 TIFF Review: The ambitious yet unfocused ‘Apples’

TIFF Review: The ambitious yet unfocused ‘Apples’

Mina Takla September 10, 2020
Plot: The world is hit by a pandemic – only it’s not the one we all know. Sudden amnesia is causing countless citizens to forget... Read More
Jessica Barden in Nicole Riegel's HOLLER. Image courtesy Level Forward. TIFF Review: Nicole Riegel’s ‘Holler’ resonates with rural plight

TIFF Review: Nicole Riegel’s ‘Holler’ resonates with rural plight

Rubin Safaya September 10, 2020
Writer/director Nicole Riegel’s feature debut, Holler, expands upon her 2016 short of the same title.  Originally a story of two young brothers making ends meet,... Read More
NIGHT OF THE KINGS (Ivory Coast) NEON acquires US rights to Ivory Coast Oscar submission ‘Night of the Kings’

NEON acquires US rights to Ivory Coast Oscar submission ‘Night of the Kings’

Erik Anderson September 9, 2020
NEON is excited to announce it has acquired US rights to Philippe Lacôte’s sophomore feature, Night of the Kings.  The film premiered on September 7th in the Horizons sidebar... Read More
Joel Edgerton attends "The King" red carpet during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 02, 2019 in Venice, Italy (Denis Makarenko / Shutterstock) TIFF: Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard, Vanessa Kirby, Alessandro Nivola to star in Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’

TIFF: Joel Edgerton, Marion Cotillard, Vanessa Kirby, Alessandro Nivola to star in Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’

Erik Anderson September 2, 2020
Protagonist Pictures will launch international sales at the Toronto International Film Festival; CAA Media Finance to handle US rights Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton (Boy... Read More
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