Magnolia Nabs Polarizing Terrence Malick Film 'To the Wonder'
September, 28, 2012 8:50 am | Comments On #Movies, Terrence Malick, to the wonderMagnolia Pictures has snapped up U.S. right to Terrence Malick's divisive "To The Wonder," but will not release it in time for this year's Oscars.
Malick's latest will hit theaters in 2013, meaning it will not be in the hunt for a Best Picture nomination during this calendar year.
The film, with its elliptical meditations on love and nature and spare narrative roiled some viewers when it screened at the Toronto and Venice film festivals. Some critics hailed it as a masterpiece and a worthy addition to Malick's cinematic canon.
"At its best, Malick's cinematic rhapsody is glorious; during his uncertain moments, he appears to be repeating himself...
Read MoreEntertainment One Grabs North American Rights to Brian De Palma's 'Passion'
September, 28, 2012 8:06 am | Comments On #Brian De Palma, Movies, Noomi Rapace, PassionEntertainment One has nabbed North American rights to Brian De Palma's latest polarizing effort, "Passion."
The psycho-sexual thriller divided critics when it premiered at the Toronto Film Festival this month, with some praising De Palma's virtuoso camera work while others derided its story of erotic obsession as tired.
"The impression is that De Palma is indulging himself with homages to his own Hitchcockian greatest hits, with results that veer close to self-parody on occasion and emphasize just how far this once-outstanding director's creative star has plummeted," Neil Young griped in the pages of...
Read More5 Lessons From the Toronto Film Festival
September, 16, 2012 6:43 pm | Comments On #argo, Ben Affleck, Cloud Atlas, David O. Russell, film festivals, Movies, Paul Thomas Anderson, Silver Linings Playbook, Terrence Malick, The Act of Killing, The Master, to the wonder, toronto, Toronto Film FestivalAfter 11 days, nearly 300 films and more than 1,000 screenings, the Toronto International Film Festival ended on Sunday with what was for TIFF a slow day: only about 85 public screenings, and none of the special press and industry screenings that filled out the calendar for most of the festival's duration.
Since opening on Sept. 6, TIFF has showcased "7 Boxes" and "Seven Psychopaths" … a maker ("The Maker") and some murderers ("The Act of Killing") … clouds ("Cloud Atlas") and silver linings (the audience-award-winning "Silver Linings Playbook").
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Toronto Deals: SPC Buys 'The Patience Stone'
September, 16, 2012 11:04 am | Comments On #Movies, SPC, torontoSony Pictures Classics has taken U.S. rights to the Toronto title, “The Patience Stone,” the company announced on Sunday.
The film was adapted from the award-winning novel of the same name, and directed by the book’s author, Atiq Rahimi. It played at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be released in 2013.
The film is Rahimi’s second fiction feature and stars the Iranian actress, Golshifteh Farahani. The film was produced by Michael Gentile and co-produced by Studio 37, Corniche Pictures and Razor Films. “The Patience Stone” marks Sony Pictures Classics second acquisition with Razor Films...
Read More'Silver Linings Playbook' Wins Toronto Audience Award
September, 16, 2012 9:23 am | Comments On #bradley cooper, David O. Russell, film festivals, Jennifer Lawrence, Movies, Silver Linings Playbook, toronto, Toronto Film FestivalDavid O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" has won the BlackBerry People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, joining an honor roll of TIFF winners that is fairly evenly divided between films that went on to have success in the U.S. market and in the awards race, and films that did not fare as well outside of the festival.
The news broke as the awards lunch was just beginning, when TIFF artistic director Cameron Bailey tweeted premature congratulations to the film with what had been a previously-scheduled (and mis-scheduled) tweet. The tweet was quickly deleted from Bailey's Twitter account.
The idiosyncratic blend of comedy and drama, which...
Toronto Film Fest Day 10: An Old-Fashioned Ending to a Forward-Looking Festival
September, 16, 2012 6:59 am | Comments On #film festivals, Movies, Song for Marion, Terence Stamp, toronto, Toronto Film Festival, vanessa redgraveThe first week and a half of the Toronto International Film Festival showcased a lot of challenging, forward-looking films – but on the penultimate night, the traditional spot for TIFF's closing film, the festival went with something very old-fashioned.
"Song for Marion" is the kind of movie the Brits have been making for years, a determinedly heartwarming tale of an unlikely person meeting a challenge – it's a little bit "Calendar Girls," some "Billy Elliot," a touch of dozens of others that will come to mind as Paul Andrew Williams lays out his story of a group of senior citizens who form an unlikely singing group.
With the spunky oldsters...
Toronto Deals: Roadside Attractions Acquires U.S. Rights to Peter Webber's ‘Emperor’
September, 15, 2012 10:34 am | Comments On #Emperor, Movies, Roadside Attractions, torontoRoadside Attractions has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Peter Webber's “Emperor,” which had its world premiere Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival, the company announced in Toronto.
Roadside will release the film theatrically; other U.S. rights will be distributed by its partner company, Lionsgate. Roadside Attractions is planning a spring 2013 theatrical release.
Inspired by true events, “Emperor” is an epic story of love and understanding set in the days immediately following the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II.
The film stars Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones and the rising...
Read MoreToronto Film Fest Day 9: Blood, Sex and Standing Ovations
September, 15, 2012 6:37 am | Comments On #Artifact, Ben Wheatley, Emperor, film festivals, jared leto, Lee Daniels, Movies, Sightseers, The Paperboy, Tommy Lee Jones, toronto, Toronto International Film FestivalAnd the best movie to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival this year is … "Sightseers?"
British director Ben Wheatley's black comedy, which deals with a couple whose vacation around the U.K. also includes a few murders, isn't one of the highest-profile titles at the festival. But when the Saturday Night at the Movies blog invited Twitter followers and TIFF journalists to list their three favorite movies at the festival, "Sightseers" (below) showed up on four of the 24 lists, more than any other film.
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Toronto Deals: HBO Documentary Films Takes TV Rights to 'Love, Marilyn'
September, 14, 2012 2:24 pm | Comments On #Love, Marilyn, Movies, torontoHBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. television rights to director Liz Garbus' feature documentary film “Love, Marilyn,” the company announced on Friday.
The film had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival and a gala screening at the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday.
Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe’s death, the film features footage and audiotapes along with Marilyn’s own handwritten letters, diaries, notes, poems, journals and notebooks, which document her private life against the backdrop of her public life.
The film also includes readings and appearances by F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Banks,...
Read MoreToronto Deals: 'Drugs' Director Matthew Cooke Signs With Caliber
September, 14, 2012 12:58 pm | Comments On #Caliber, How to Make Money Selling Drugs, Matthew Cooke, MoviesMatthew Cooke, the writer-director of the documentary “How to Make Money Selling Drugs,” has signed with the management company Caliber Media Co., a representative for the company told TheWrap on Friday. Cooke has also signed with attorney Tara Kole at Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown.
Tribeca Film acquired domestic rights to the film in Toronto earlier this week.
“How To Make Money Selling Drugs” begins as a satirical guide on how to go from corner dealer to drug kingpin, before examining the role of government agencies in making and executing drug laws.
The film contains includes...
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All the latest doings from the Toronto International Film Festival.
