TIFF 2009 Archives - The Playlist

‘Just Mercy’: Michael B. Jordan & Jamie Foxx Shine, But This Earnest Courtroom Drama Is Uninspired [TIFF Review]

September 7, 2019 1:50 am

We who cover what they call “the current cinema: spend a fair amount of timing pining for the glory days of the mid-budget studio picture— and by glory days I mean, oh, a decade or so ago, if that. Studio slate...

New ‘Ondine’ Poster, Pics & U.S. Roll-Out Schedule

Edward Davis

April 13, 2010 10:59 pm

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Neil Jordan's mermaid fairytale "Ondine" has sprung a leak of content today. The new poster has arrived, a few new images we haven't seen and a U.S. roll out schedule as well. Our Editor-in-chief insists its dr...

‘The Wild Hunt,’ Best Canadian First Feature Film Winner At TIFF ’09, Hits Theaters This Spring

Kevin Jagernauth

April 5, 2010 3:09 pm

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While TIFF has evolved into one of the most important film festivals of the year, launching many of the high profile films that will go on to serious awards season contention, its easy to forget about the hundr...

Trailer: Neil Jordan’s ‘Ondine’ Starring Colin Farrell

Rodrigo Perez

February 6, 2010 12:07 am

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Hmm, what can we saw about "Ondine" that we haven't already said. Well for one, we were big fans of the Neil Jordan mermaid fairytale, but are honestly not loving this trailer. In fact, that's an understatemen...

U.S. Poster For Bong Joon-Ho’s Thriller ‘Mother’

Rodrigo Perez

January 14, 2010 7:44 pm

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Ok, arguably this U.S. poster (Movieline got first dibs) is not any different from the international posters we've already seen and in perhaps a way completely not special, but it give us a chance once more to...

Magnolia To Release Neil Jordan’s ‘Ondine’

Rodrigo Perez

January 14, 2010 5:33 pm

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Here's what we consider some good news.Acquisitions might have been slow at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival, but one of our personal favorites (or at least this writer's personal favorites, Neil Jo...

Trailer: The White Stripes’ ‘Under Great White Northern Lights’ Tour Documentary

Rodrigo Perez

December 21, 2009 3:08 pm

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Candy colored rock duo, The White Stripes toured across Canadian 2007 and when we say "across," we mean it. The pair covered the entire nation, even hitting wintry cities that not even most big Canadian acts bo...

TIFF ’09’s Theme Song: Pilot Speed’s “Light You Up”

Rodrigo Perez

September 25, 2009 8:37 pm

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A few housekeeping notes. 1) Normally we'd be finished our 2009 Toronto International Film Festival coverage by now, but we've been a little under the weather this week, so don't be surprised if/when you see th...

TIFF Review: ‘Mimacs’ Is Quixotic, But More Of The Same…

Rodrigo Perez

September 23, 2009 6:47 pm

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Cinephiles adore French auteur Jean-Pierre Jeunet for pictures like "The City of Lost Children," and "Delicatessen" (not so much "Alien Resurrection"), but it was 2001's deliriously wonderful "Amelie," that tru...

TIFF ’09: Werner Herzog Talks ‘Bad Lieutenant,’ Insisting On A New Title & Letting Nicolas Cage’s “Wild Boar Lose”

Rodrigo Perez

September 23, 2009 4:37 pm

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Werner Herzog's "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans," which had its North American premiere at TIFF '09 was... ahem, interesting...But whether it was entirely successful or not, Herzog is always a filmmak...

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