Toronto International Film Festival 2009 Archives

TIFF Acquisitions: ‘Beginners,’ ‘Passion Play’ & ‘Rare Exports’ All Get Distribution

September 20, 2010 2:27 pm

While it was a somewhat mixed bag, quality wise, at the Toronto International Film Festival this time around, the good news, after a shaky few years in the independent film sector, is that acquisitions have bee...

First Clips From Much-Buzzed-About Toronto Hit ‘Submarine’

Oliver Lyttelton

September 20, 2010 2:13 pm

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One of the most buzzed-about films at Toronto this year was "Submarine," the coming-of-age comedy from British comedy-star-turned-music-video-director Richard Ayoade. Our men on the ground were put off in advan...

Danny Boyle’s ‘127 Hours’ Confirmed For World Premiere At TIFF, Will Close 54th London Film Festival

Oliver Lyttelton

August 13, 2010 12:52 pm

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Hot on the heels of the announcement of the opening film, Mark Romanek's "Never Let Me Go," last week, the BFI London Film Festival has announced that Danny Boyle's "127 Hours" will serve as the closing film, t...

Charles Burnett To Make Documentary About Obama’s Late Mother; Dueling Delorean Biopics Square Up

Oliver Lyttelton

September 8, 2009 2:46 pm

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- Charles Burnett, who's never quite topped his excavated 1977 indie classic "Killer of Sheep" (which was the focus of the first-ever post here at The Playlist), is directing the documentary "Stanley Ann Dunham...

TIFF Tix

Rodrigo Perez

September 4, 2009 8:17 pm

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Individual tix for the Toronto International Film Festival went on-sale this morning... we could say something here, but hopefully the TIFF organizers are well aware. Switch them servers next year, and in advan...

Herzog Spoils ‘Bad Lieutenant’ Plot & Ending In EPK? More Photos With Xzibit, Val Kilmer

Rodrigo Perez

August 21, 2009 12:27 am

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"When you look at America at this time, in a way it felt right: do the darkest film imaginable," Werner Herzog says about his decision to make "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans" in this EPK, a picture h...

First Look: Werner Herzog’s ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans’

Simon Dang

August 15, 2009 5:37 am

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Here is your first look at Werner Herzog's upcoming "Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans," a re-envisioning of Abel Ferrera's 1992 "Bad Lieutenant" that will premiere at this year's Toronto International F...

Poster: Jane Campion’s ‘Bright Star’

Rodrigo Perez

July 17, 2009 7:46 pm

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What was the best film at the 2009 Cannes film festival that we saw? The vampires of "Thirst"? The chattiness and occasional gun bursts of "Inglourious Basterds"? The hammering of male genitalia in "Antichrist,...

‘The Informant,’ ‘Bright Star,’ ‘Precious,’ Ricky Gervais’ ‘The Invention of Lying’ Added To TIFF ’09 Line-up.

Rodrigo Perez

July 14, 2009 9:29 pm

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Sweet. The Toronto International Film Festival has announced more of its 2009 line-up including opening and closing night films.The opening night film is Jon Amiel’s "Creation" starring Paul Bettany and his wif...

TIFF ’09 Announces Its Initial Slate; The Playlist Makes Our TIFF ’09 Predix

Rodrigo Perez

June 23, 2009 5:20 pm

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We've been cooking up a Toronto International Film Festival predix piece and lo and behold, some of the initial line-up has been announced. It's mostly an international affair so far.Twenty six films in total, ...

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