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Clint Eastwood picks Toronto to roll out his latest movie, Hereafter
Wednesday August 18th 2010Clint Eastwood wants to make Toronto’s day: his spooky new film Hereafter will have its world premiere at TIFF next month.
The actor-turned-director chose the Toronto International Film Festival over New York’s rival fest to launch his latest work.
Hereafter is a drama of supernatural connections, starring Matt Damon, Bryce Dallas Howard and Belgian actress Cécile De France. The screenplay is by Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon).
It’s the first time in 20 years that gunslinger Eastwood, who turned 80 in May, has chosen Toronto as a festival venue. He was last at TIFF in 1990, the year he brought White Hunter Black Heart to town.
He is expected to accompany his film to Toronto, which will screen in the Special Presentations program, but the visit hasn’t yet been confirmed.
In recent years, Eastwood has chosen the Cannes and New York festivals to premiere his work. But Hereafter wasn’t ready for Cannes and New York will have to make do with getting it after Toronto. The film will screen in New York as that fest’s closing attraction on Oct. 10, just ahead of its Oct. 20 theatrical release.
TIFF has also announced its own closing night gala: Massy Tadjedin’s Last Night, a romantic drama that will likely see stars Keira Knightley, Eva Mendes and Sam Worthington (Avatar) walk the red carpet outside Roy Thomson Hall.
Other Special Presentations announced Tuesday by TIFF, all of them world, international or North American premieres, are:
* 127 Hours (Danny Boyle): The fact-based story of mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco), who had to take extreme measures to save himself after a fallen boulder crushed his arm in a remote Utah canyon.
* Everything Must Go (Dan Rush): Will Ferrell stars as a motivational speaker whose life abruptly changes when his survival strategies kick in.
* I’m Still Here (Casey Affleck): Everybody wanted to know last year whether actor Joaquin Phoenix really had become a crazy bearded rapper, or whether he was just making a movie with his friend Affleck. Here’s the answer.
* Let Me In (Matt Reeves): A remake of the Swedish vampire hit Let the Right One In, about a preteen bloodsucker and her trusting new friend. It stars Kick-Ass hellion Chloe Moretz and The Road discovery Kodi Smit-McPhee.
* What’s Wrong With Virginia (Dustin Lance Black): Drama by Oscar-winning Milk scribe Black stars Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris and Emma Roberts in the tale of a mentally ill mother striving to protect her illegitimate son.
* Deep in the Woods (Benoît Jacquot): Set in rural France of 1865, it’s a drama of young and reckless attraction, starring Jérôme Kircher and Isild Le Besco.
* Mothers (Milcho Manchevski): Docudrama about a film crew that sets out to find the truth about a sexual incident in a small town, where hard facts prove elusive.
* The Poll Diaries (Chris Kraus): World War I-era film about a young German girl who returns to her home on the Baltic coast, where relations are strained between the local Germans, Russians and Estonians.
TIFF also announced Tuesday the choice of this year’s focus for its City to City program: Istanbul, Turkey. TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey, who is responsible for City to City, said planning for this year’s choice began immediately after last year’s festival, in which Tel Aviv was the controversial inaugural choice, sparking protests from some Middle Eastern factions.
“We were mindful of what happened last year and we made sure that we chose a city where we think people can focus on the filmmaking, as opposed to other issues,” he told the Star.
Bailey said five cities were in the running: Berlin, Bucharest, Buenos Aires, Istanbul and Manila. In February, the list was narrowed to Istanbul and Manila, with Istanbul being picked as the final choice in May.
The process this year included consultations with “communities in Toronto with a stake in an Istanbul decision,” Bailey said via Twitter.
The fest also announced the details of its Midnight Madness, TIFF for Free, Sprockets Family Zone and Future Projections programs.
Colin Geddes, programmer for the popular after-hours Midnight Madness cult series, said he’s particularly proud of landing these three films for his slate of 10 bloodshot attractions:
* The Butcher, The Chef and the Swordsman (Wu Ershan): “This is my first ever pick from mainland China. It’s a wild and brash tale of martial arts and food preparation that will be sure to have the audience heading to Chinatown at 2 a.m. for a snack and a pot of cold tea.”
* Super (James Gunn): “The anti-Kick-Ass! Imagine if Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver donned a homemade latex suit and went onto the streets armed with a monkey wrench to enforce his version of justice.”
* Stake Land (Jim Mickle): “It’s like The Road, but with vampires. And we are not talking about those sparkly saps that have been dominating the box office, but nasty feral bloodsuckers.”
TIFF for Free is a no-charge series of classics films, screening at the new Bell Lightbox, in honour of the fest’s 35th anniversary. The films all played at TIFF over the years. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The films are Outrageous! (Sept. 14, 7 p.m.); American Beauty (Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m.); Roadkill (Sept. 16, 10 p.m.); Water (Sept. 17, 10 p.m.); Away From Her (Sept. 18, 7 p.m.); Crash (Sept. 18, 9 p.m.); The Big Chill (Sept. 19, 7 p.m.); and The Princess Bride (Sept. 19, 10 p.m.).
For more information and tickets, go to www.tiff.net.
Front Page, Industry News
Clint Eastwood picks Toronto to roll out his latest movie, Hereafter
Wednesday August 18th 2010Clint Eastwood wants to make Toronto’s day: his spooky new film Hereafter will have its world premiere at TIFF next month.
The actor-turned-director chose the Toronto International Film Festival over New York’s rival fest to launch his latest work.
Hereafter is a drama of supernatural connections, starring Matt Damon, Bryce Dallas Howard and Belgian actress Cécile De France. The screenplay is by Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon).
It’s the first time in 20 years that gunslinger Eastwood, who turned 80 in May, has chosen Toronto as a festival venue. He was last at TIFF in 1990, the year he brought White Hunter Black Heart to town.
He is expected to accompany his film to Toronto, which will screen in the Special Presentations program, but the visit hasn’t yet been confirmed.
In recent years, Eastwood has chosen the Cannes and New York festivals to premiere his work. But Hereafter wasn’t ready for Cannes and New York will have to make do with getting it after Toronto. The film will screen in New York as that fest’s closing attraction on Oct. 10, just ahead of its Oct. 20 theatrical release.
TIFF has also announced its own closing night gala: Massy Tadjedin’s Last Night, a romantic drama that will likely see stars Keira Knightley, Eva Mendes and Sam Worthington (Avatar) walk the red carpet outside Roy Thomson Hall.
Other Special Presentations announced Tuesday by TIFF, all of them world, international or North American premieres, are:
* 127 Hours (Danny Boyle): The fact-based story of mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco), who had to take extreme measures to save himself after a fallen boulder crushed his arm in a remote Utah canyon.
* Everything Must Go (Dan Rush): Will Ferrell stars as a motivational speaker whose life abruptly changes when his survival strategies kick in.
* I’m Still Here (Casey Affleck): Everybody wanted to know last year whether actor Joaquin Phoenix really had become a crazy bearded rapper, or whether he was just making a movie with his friend Affleck. Here’s the answer.
* Let Me In (Matt Reeves): A remake of the Swedish vampire hit Let the Right One In, about a preteen bloodsucker and her trusting new friend. It stars Kick-Ass hellion Chloe Moretz and The Road discovery Kodi Smit-McPhee.
* What’s Wrong With Virginia (Dustin Lance Black): Drama by Oscar-winning Milk scribe Black stars Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris and Emma Roberts in the tale of a mentally ill mother striving to protect her illegitimate son.
* Deep in the Woods (Benoît Jacquot): Set in rural France of 1865, it’s a drama of young and reckless attraction, starring Jérôme Kircher and Isild Le Besco.
* Mothers (Milcho Manchevski): Docudrama about a film crew that sets out to find the truth about a sexual incident in a small town, where hard facts prove elusive.
* The Poll Diaries (Chris Kraus): World War I-era film about a young German girl who returns to her home on the Baltic coast, where relations are strained between the local Germans, Russians and Estonians.
TIFF also announced Tuesday the choice of this year’s focus for its City to City program: Istanbul, Turkey. TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey, who is responsible for City to City, said planning for this year’s choice began immediately after last year’s festival, in which Tel Aviv was the controversial inaugural choice, sparking protests from some Middle Eastern factions.
“We were mindful of what happened last year and we made sure that we chose a city where we think people can focus on the filmmaking, as opposed to other issues,” he told the Star.
Bailey said five cities were in the running: Berlin, Bucharest, Buenos Aires, Istanbul and Manila. In February, the list was narrowed to Istanbul and Manila, with Istanbul being picked as the final choice in May.
The process this year included consultations with “communities in Toronto with a stake in an Istanbul decision,” Bailey said via Twitter.
The fest also announced the details of its Midnight Madness, TIFF for Free, Sprockets Family Zone and Future Projections programs.
Colin Geddes, programmer for the popular after-hours Midnight Madness cult series, said he’s particularly proud of landing these three films for his slate of 10 bloodshot attractions:
* The Butcher, The Chef and the Swordsman (Wu Ershan): “This is my first ever pick from mainland China. It’s a wild and brash tale of martial arts and food preparation that will be sure to have the audience heading to Chinatown at 2 a.m. for a snack and a pot of cold tea.”
* Super (James Gunn): “The anti-Kick-Ass! Imagine if Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver donned a homemade latex suit and went onto the streets armed with a monkey wrench to enforce his version of justice.”
* Stake Land (Jim Mickle): “It’s like The Road, but with vampires. And we are not talking about those sparkly saps that have been dominating the box office, but nasty feral bloodsuckers.”
TIFF for Free is a no-charge series of classics films, screening at the new Bell Lightbox, in honour of the fest’s 35th anniversary. The films all played at TIFF over the years. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The films are Outrageous! (Sept. 14, 7 p.m.); American Beauty (Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m.); Roadkill (Sept. 16, 10 p.m.); Water (Sept. 17, 10 p.m.); Away From Her (Sept. 18, 7 p.m.); Crash (Sept. 18, 9 p.m.); The Big Chill (Sept. 19, 7 p.m.); and The Princess Bride (Sept. 19, 10 p.m.).
For more information and tickets, go to www.tiff.net.
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Front Page, Industry News
Clint Eastwood picks Toronto to roll out his latest movie, Hereafter
Wednesday August 18th 2010Clint Eastwood wants to make Toronto’s day: his spooky new film Hereafter will have its world premiere at TIFF next month.
The actor-turned-director chose the Toronto International Film Festival over New York’s rival fest to launch his latest work.
Hereafter is a drama of supernatural connections, starring Matt Damon, Bryce Dallas Howard and Belgian actress Cécile De France. The screenplay is by Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon).
It’s the first time in 20 years that gunslinger Eastwood, who turned 80 in May, has chosen Toronto as a festival venue. He was last at TIFF in 1990, the year he brought White Hunter Black Heart to town.
He is expected to accompany his film to Toronto, which will screen in the Special Presentations program, but the visit hasn’t yet been confirmed.
In recent years, Eastwood has chosen the Cannes and New York festivals to premiere his work. But Hereafter wasn’t ready for Cannes and New York will have to make do with getting it after Toronto. The film will screen in New York as that fest’s closing attraction on Oct. 10, just ahead of its Oct. 20 theatrical release.
TIFF has also announced its own closing night gala: Massy Tadjedin’s Last Night, a romantic drama that will likely see stars Keira Knightley, Eva Mendes and Sam Worthington (Avatar) walk the red carpet outside Roy Thomson Hall.
Other Special Presentations announced Tuesday by TIFF, all of them world, international or North American premieres, are:
* 127 Hours (Danny Boyle): The fact-based story of mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco), who had to take extreme measures to save himself after a fallen boulder crushed his arm in a remote Utah canyon.
* Everything Must Go (Dan Rush): Will Ferrell stars as a motivational speaker whose life abruptly changes when his survival strategies kick in.
* I’m Still Here (Casey Affleck): Everybody wanted to know last year whether actor Joaquin Phoenix really had become a crazy bearded rapper, or whether he was just making a movie with his friend Affleck. Here’s the answer.
* Let Me In (Matt Reeves): A remake of the Swedish vampire hit Let the Right One In, about a preteen bloodsucker and her trusting new friend. It stars Kick-Ass hellion Chloe Moretz and The Road discovery Kodi Smit-McPhee.
* What’s Wrong With Virginia (Dustin Lance Black): Drama by Oscar-winning Milk scribe Black stars Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris and Emma Roberts in the tale of a mentally ill mother striving to protect her illegitimate son.
* Deep in the Woods (Benoît Jacquot): Set in rural France of 1865, it’s a drama of young and reckless attraction, starring Jérôme Kircher and Isild Le Besco.
* Mothers (Milcho Manchevski): Docudrama about a film crew that sets out to find the truth about a sexual incident in a small town, where hard facts prove elusive.
* The Poll Diaries (Chris Kraus): World War I-era film about a young German girl who returns to her home on the Baltic coast, where relations are strained between the local Germans, Russians and Estonians.
TIFF also announced Tuesday the choice of this year’s focus for its City to City program: Istanbul, Turkey. TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey, who is responsible for City to City, said planning for this year’s choice began immediately after last year’s festival, in which Tel Aviv was the controversial inaugural choice, sparking protests from some Middle Eastern factions.
“We were mindful of what happened last year and we made sure that we chose a city where we think people can focus on the filmmaking, as opposed to other issues,” he told the Star.
Bailey said five cities were in the running: Berlin, Bucharest, Buenos Aires, Istanbul and Manila. In February, the list was narrowed to Istanbul and Manila, with Istanbul being picked as the final choice in May.
The process this year included consultations with “communities in Toronto with a stake in an Istanbul decision,” Bailey said via Twitter.
The fest also announced the details of its Midnight Madness, TIFF for Free, Sprockets Family Zone and Future Projections programs.
Colin Geddes, programmer for the popular after-hours Midnight Madness cult series, said he’s particularly proud of landing these three films for his slate of 10 bloodshot attractions:
* The Butcher, The Chef and the Swordsman (Wu Ershan): “This is my first ever pick from mainland China. It’s a wild and brash tale of martial arts and food preparation that will be sure to have the audience heading to Chinatown at 2 a.m. for a snack and a pot of cold tea.”
* Super (James Gunn): “The anti-Kick-Ass! Imagine if Travis Bickle from Taxi Driver donned a homemade latex suit and went onto the streets armed with a monkey wrench to enforce his version of justice.”
* Stake Land (Jim Mickle): “It’s like The Road, but with vampires. And we are not talking about those sparkly saps that have been dominating the box office, but nasty feral bloodsuckers.”
TIFF for Free is a no-charge series of classics films, screening at the new Bell Lightbox, in honour of the fest’s 35th anniversary. The films all played at TIFF over the years. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The films are Outrageous! (Sept. 14, 7 p.m.); American Beauty (Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m.); Roadkill (Sept. 16, 10 p.m.); Water (Sept. 17, 10 p.m.); Away From Her (Sept. 18, 7 p.m.); Crash (Sept. 18, 9 p.m.); The Big Chill (Sept. 19, 7 p.m.); and The Princess Bride (Sept. 19, 10 p.m.).
For more information and tickets, go to www.tiff.net.
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