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Toronto 2014: ScreenAnarchy Wraps It Up With All Our Reviews And Top Films
The Toronto Film Fest is all said and done for 2014 and again the ScreenAnarchy team pumped out the reviews. You can find all our reviews here for your perusal and check out our top picks and misses in the...
Destroy All Monsters: The Last TIFF
My time as an attendee of the Toronto International Film Festival has nicely overlapped the transition from Festival Then to Festival Now, which I'd argue has taken place over just about exactly the last fifteen years, the same period for...
AnarchyVision: Jason Gorber Talks Toronto 2014: IMITATION GAME, LOOK OF SILENCE And More
Another Toronto International Film Festival wraps up, and we look at some of the award winning films, such as The Imitation Game and Felix & Meira, and talk about the remarkable documentary The Look Of SilenceVideo embedded below...
Check Out 5 Exclusive Stills From Midnight Madness Selection THE EDITOR
Ahead of its big premiere tonight at Midnight Madness in Toronto, we've got Five Exclusive stills for you from Matthew Kennedy & Adam Brooks' giallo sendup The Editor. A one-time (and now one-handed) master film editor toiling in the cinematic...
Toronto 2014 Review: Kevin Smith's TUSK Gleefully Plays By Its Own Rules
"Why don't you ask him if he's going to stay? Why don't you ask him if he's going away? Why don't you tell me what's going on?" - TUSK, Fleetwood Mac Kevin Smith is many things to many people...
Toronto 2014 Review: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Celebrates The Messiness Of The Universe, Concisely
James Marsh's eye for documentary is a welcome aspect to this biopic about one of the most recognizable scientists to have ever lived. Stephen Hawking is perhaps known more widely for his physical struggles, synthesized voice and pop culture...
Toronto 2014 Review: NIGHTCRAWLER Out Networks NETWORK
Soon after seeing this film, I just kind of blurted out what this film meant to me when talking to fellow critics - it may be premature to declare it as such, but what the hell: Nightcrawler is my...
Toronto 2014 Review: THE LITTLE DEATH, Kinky, Tragic, Hilarious
Josh Lawson is a charming and cheeky fellow. His goofiness on screen and well-mannered presence has permeated execrable dross from Australia and made it watchable. His painful turn as Doug, the loser partner in Showtime's black comedy series House of...
Toronto 2014 Review: THE PRICE WE PAY, One Of The Most Compelling Docs Of The Year
It's not often that something as dry as tax theory can result in an engrossing night at the movies, but credit Harold Crooks and his team for providing an exceptional articulation about the vagaries of "off shoring" in an...
Telluride 2014 Review: ROSEWATER, Jon Stewart's Debut Is Earnest, If Middling
It's safe to say that for the last several decades Jon Stewart has been one of the most powerful voices in comedy. Since taking over The Daily Show, his show has been the beacon for popular American political satire,...
Toronto 2014: Mavericks, Discovery, Kids, Studio Ghibli, And Even More Selections
Let's be honest: many film festivals would be happy to lead with the announcement of the films included in the Mavericks, Discovery, and Kids programs at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. But Toronto is different, intent on maintaining a...
Toronto 2014 Docu Lineup Announced
Finishing off a big day for the Toronto International Film Fest that included announcements of the fest's Midnight, Vanguard, and Masters slates, the good folks at TIFF also let us know what will be coming up in the Documentaries program...
Winterbottom, Godard, Hong Sang-soo Anchor Toronto 2014 Masters Lineup
Along with today's Vanguard, Midnight, and Docs announcements, the Toronto International Film Festival also dropped word on their Masters program for the 2014 fest that kicks off September 4. There are some ScreenAnarchy faves on the nine-film list. We'll get...
NIGHTCRAWLER Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal In Sunglasses Lays On The Smooth Sleaze
Dan Gilroy, brother of Tony, took over some of the writing duties on the Bourne franchise from his older sibling, who also directed the Jeremy Renner outing. Gilroy also penned Real Steel and Tarsem's The Fall. Here he makes his directorial...