Karine Vanasse is ready for take-off, but she's certainly not flighty. No, that's not a reference to her one-season TV series "Pan Am." Instead, she's about to fly to Montreal after a whirlwind weekend at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, and an ongoing stint in L.A. shooting her recurring role on ABC's "Revenge."
With her effervescent charm, luminous smile and laser-focused doe eyes, the 29-year-old Drummondville, Quebec native is celebrating the release of "All the Wrong Reasons," a film best-known for its all-Canadian cast, and for being one of Cory Monteith's final projects. In the film, Vanasse and Monteith play an estranged husband and wife, who battle intimacy issues following the suicide of her character's sister. But to the always on-the-go Vanasse, the power of the award-winning film extends far beyond Monteith's legacy.
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With her effervescent charm, luminous smile and laser-focused doe eyes, the 29-year-old Drummondville, Quebec native is celebrating the release of "All the Wrong Reasons," a film best-known for its all-Canadian cast, and for being one of Cory Monteith's final projects. In the film, Vanasse and Monteith play an estranged husband and wife, who battle intimacy issues following the suicide of her character's sister. But to the always on-the-go Vanasse, the power of the award-winning film extends far beyond Monteith's legacy.
Moviefone: Congratulations on the film's big premiere! How did it go?
Karine Vanasse: It was so,...
- 10/31/2013
- by Joanna Adams
- Moviefone
Steve McQueen’s highly anticipated 12 Years a Slave made its unofficial debut out in Telluride before its official bow at Tiff, and the reviews have been nothing but impressive so far – you can read our own review from Toronto here.
With the festival wrapping last night, it was of course time for the annual awards to be handed out, with the top three categories put to the vote from festivalgoers for the Blackberry’s People Choice Awards. And it should come as no surprise that 12 Years a Slave, which is based on a true story, has walked away as the People’s Choice Award winner.
Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in the lead, with a terrific ensemble led by Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Sarah Paulson, Paul Giamatti, Scoot McNairy, Michael Kenneth Williams, Garrett Dillahunt, Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Ruth Negga, Alfre Woodard, and newcomer Lupita Nyong’o.
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With the festival wrapping last night, it was of course time for the annual awards to be handed out, with the top three categories put to the vote from festivalgoers for the Blackberry’s People Choice Awards. And it should come as no surprise that 12 Years a Slave, which is based on a true story, has walked away as the People’s Choice Award winner.
Chiwetel Ejiofor stars in the lead, with a terrific ensemble led by Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Sarah Paulson, Paul Giamatti, Scoot McNairy, Michael Kenneth Williams, Garrett Dillahunt, Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Ruth Negga, Alfre Woodard, and newcomer Lupita Nyong’o.
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- 9/16/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave won the Toronto International Film Festival’s (Tiff) Blackberry People’s Choice Award in a significant development that places the hard-hitting drama among an elite club.
While McQueen’s film starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender includes brutal sequences that may upset Academy voters, the imminent Fox Searchlight release (Oct 18) is already among the vanguard of what is shaping up to be a season of rare quality.
Gravity, Prisoners, Rush, Dallas Buyers Club and Philomena have all drawn strong to exceptional reviews and two of these films — Philomena and Prisoners — were runners-up in this year’s category.
Captain Phillips has also excited passions in advance of its Sept 27 world premiere screening as opening night film of the New York Film Festival, yet few will overlook the significance of the Tiff prize.
The festival’s recent audience award winners that have gone on to claim the best picture Oscar include The King...
While McQueen’s film starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender includes brutal sequences that may upset Academy voters, the imminent Fox Searchlight release (Oct 18) is already among the vanguard of what is shaping up to be a season of rare quality.
Gravity, Prisoners, Rush, Dallas Buyers Club and Philomena have all drawn strong to exceptional reviews and two of these films — Philomena and Prisoners — were runners-up in this year’s category.
Captain Phillips has also excited passions in advance of its Sept 27 world premiere screening as opening night film of the New York Film Festival, yet few will overlook the significance of the Tiff prize.
The festival’s recent audience award winners that have gone on to claim the best picture Oscar include The King...
- 9/16/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
’12 Years a Slave’: 2013 Toronto Film Festival People’s Choice Award winner (photo: Chiwetel Ejiofor in ’12 Years a Slave’) 12 Years a Slave, already touted as a top contender for the 2014 Best Picture Academy Award, was the not unexpected People’s Choice Award winner at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival. Steve McQueen’s biopic tells the story of Solomon Northup, a freeborn 19th-century black man from Upstate New York who is kidnapped and sold as a slave in the American South. Twelve years later, he succeeds in regaining his freedom. Fox Searchlight will be releasing 12 Years a Slave, surely to be plugged as a people- and Oscar-friendly Triumph of the Human Spirit tale, on October 18 in North America. The prestigious 12 Years a Slave cast features Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup, in addition to Michael Fassbender (Steve McQueen’s lead in both Hunger and Shame), Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sarah Paulson, Paul Dano,...
- 9/15/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The Toronto International Film Festival is one of the most high-profile events on the festival circuit, with numerous anticipated films making their World and North American debut in the festival’s 10 days. Thus, the awards given out at the festival are often seen as an early indicator of critical favourites, with movies such as Slumdog Millionaire and Silver Linings Playbook getting their initial accolades at Tiff, and going on to win big at the Academy Awards in their respective years. The Film Festival has now announced the 2013 winners.
The Blackberry People’s Choice Award for most popular film at the festival goes to Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave.
The Blackberry People’s Choice Documentary Award for most popular documentary at the festival goes to Jehane Noujaim’s The Square.
The Blackberry People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award for most popular film at the Midnight Madness Programme goes to Sion...
The Blackberry People’s Choice Award for most popular film at the festival goes to Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave.
The Blackberry People’s Choice Documentary Award for most popular documentary at the festival goes to Jehane Noujaim’s The Square.
The Blackberry People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award for most popular film at the Midnight Madness Programme goes to Sion...
- 9/15/2013
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Apparently Toronto audiences agree that 12 Years a Slave is the one to watch this awards season: The Steve McQueen-directed film, starring Brad Pitt and Chiwetel Ejiofor, won the People’s Choice Award at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.
After seeing 12 Years in Toronto, EW film critic Owen Glieberman called it a “landmark of cruelty and transcendence,” while our awards expert Anthony Breznican declared Oscar nominations a “certainty.” The movie hits theaters Oct. 18.
Among the other Tiff awards:
• The People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award went to Sion Sono’s Why Don’t You Play in Hell?
• Jehane Noujaim won...
After seeing 12 Years in Toronto, EW film critic Owen Glieberman called it a “landmark of cruelty and transcendence,” while our awards expert Anthony Breznican declared Oscar nominations a “certainty.” The movie hits theaters Oct. 18.
Among the other Tiff awards:
• The People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award went to Sion Sono’s Why Don’t You Play in Hell?
• Jehane Noujaim won...
- 9/15/2013
- by Katie Atkinson
- EW - Inside Movies
The Toronto International Film Festival has announced Canadian director Gia Milani as the winner of the 2013 Grolsch Film Works Discovery Award.
The emerging filmmaker was chosen from 28 international submissions by a panel of industry insiders for her dedication to filmmaking and feature full-length debut, All the Wrongs Reasons, which had its world premiere on Sunday (8).
Starring the late Glee star Cory Monteith and Karine Vanasee, the film tells the story of a husband coming to terms with his wife’s posttraumatic stress disorder after returning from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
“We are thrilled to recognize Gia Milani for her incredible perseverance and unshakeable vision,” says Sarah Waldock, director of marketing at SABMiller Canada, Grolsch’s Canadian distributor. “All the Wrong Reasons was truly a labour of love and commitment, and Gia’s passion, coupled with her tenacity and innovative approach to the rigorous and creative aspects of filmmaking made her an ideal choice for the...
The emerging filmmaker was chosen from 28 international submissions by a panel of industry insiders for her dedication to filmmaking and feature full-length debut, All the Wrongs Reasons, which had its world premiere on Sunday (8).
Starring the late Glee star Cory Monteith and Karine Vanasee, the film tells the story of a husband coming to terms with his wife’s posttraumatic stress disorder after returning from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
“We are thrilled to recognize Gia Milani for her incredible perseverance and unshakeable vision,” says Sarah Waldock, director of marketing at SABMiller Canada, Grolsch’s Canadian distributor. “All the Wrong Reasons was truly a labour of love and commitment, and Gia’s passion, coupled with her tenacity and innovative approach to the rigorous and creative aspects of filmmaking made her an ideal choice for the...
- 9/9/2013
- ScreenDaily
Toronto – Call it the Cory Monteith halo effect. As prize-giving at the Toronto Film Festival got underway Monday, Canadian director Gia Milani picked up the juried Grolsch Film Works Discovery Award for her debut feature, All the Wrong Reasons, which stars the late Glee star and debuted Sunday night. Milani beat out 27 other films in Tiff's Discovery sidebar for the $10,000 cash prize. All the Wrong Reasons is also one of the last films Monteith acted in before he died tragically on July 13 due to an accidental overdose of heroin and alcohol. THR's Complete Toronto
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- 9/9/2013
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Toronto -- Late Glee star Cory Monteith's darker, more adult performance in All the Wrong Reasons is set to surprise his fans. Director Gia Milani's debut feature will receive its world premiere Sunday night at the Toronto International Film Festival. That radical departure from Monteith's former role as Finn Hudson on the Fox series includes his first on-camera love scene, where it was three's a crowd recalls co-star Emily Hampshire. "When you're doing a romantic scene, it's kind of awkward. And it's all very choreographed. So we were just laughing because this was Gia's first movie. She'd never directed two
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- 9/8/2013
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A trailer has been released for "All the Wrong Reasons," the next-to-last film featuring the late "Glee" star Cory Monteith. The actor plays a big box department store manager, who is struggling in his marriage to a woman suffering from Ptsd.
The movie, directed by Gia Milani, also stars Kevin Zegers, Emily Hampshire and Karine Vanase. It's set to premiere September 8 at the Toronto International Film Festival. Monteith's final role is in "McCanick," in which he plays a drug addict. The project has no release date yet.
Monteith died July 13 in Vancouver due to a combination of heroin and alcohol. He was discovered in his hotel room by a staff member.
The movie, directed by Gia Milani, also stars Kevin Zegers, Emily Hampshire and Karine Vanase. It's set to premiere September 8 at the Toronto International Film Festival. Monteith's final role is in "McCanick," in which he plays a drug addict. The project has no release date yet.
Monteith died July 13 in Vancouver due to a combination of heroin and alcohol. He was discovered in his hotel room by a staff member.
- 9/1/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
When Cory Monteith tragically passed away in July, the 31-year-old actor had completed work on two films, both of which are premiering at the Toronto Film Festival next week. In McCanick, Monteith plays a felon on the run from David Morse’s cop, and in All the Wrong Reasons, he plays the square regional manager of a department store whose marriage is going through some turmoil. His wife (Karine Vanasse), who works the surveillance cameras at the store, is still traumatized by her sister’s suicide and is struggling with intimacy issues… causing Monteith’s character to take a greater...
- 8/30/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
The 38th Toronto International Film Festival has released an incredible guest list of celebrated talent from around the globe. Filmmakers expected to present their world premieres in Toronto include: Catherine Breillat, Nicole Garcia, Pawel Pawlikowski, Bertrand Tavernier, Steve McQueen, Godfrey Reggio, Denis Villeneuve, Bill Condon, Jean-Marc Vallée, John Wells, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Ayoade, Atom Egoyan, Matthew Weiner, John Carney, Jason Reitman, Jason Bateman, Yorgos Servetas, Liza Johnson, Megan Griffiths, Fernando Eimbcke, Alexey Uchitel, Johnny Ma, Biyi Bandele, Rashid Masharawi, Paul Haggis, Ron Howard, Eli Roth, Álex de la Iglesia, Bruce McDonald, Jennifer Baichwal, John Ridley, and Justin Chadwick.
The Festival also welcomes thousands of producers and other industry professionals bringing films to us.
The following filmmakers and artists are expected to attend the Toronto International Film Festival:
Ahmad Abdalla, Hany Abu-Assad, Yuval Adler, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Alexandre Aja, Bruce Alcock, Gianni Amelio, Thanos Anastopoulos, Madeline Anderson, Nimród Antal, Louise Archambault,...
The Festival also welcomes thousands of producers and other industry professionals bringing films to us.
The following filmmakers and artists are expected to attend the Toronto International Film Festival:
Ahmad Abdalla, Hany Abu-Assad, Yuval Adler, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Alexandre Aja, Bruce Alcock, Gianni Amelio, Thanos Anastopoulos, Madeline Anderson, Nimród Antal, Louise Archambault,...
- 8/21/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The Invisible Woman will close the Halifax-based festival.
Over 180 films are to feature at the 33rd annual Atlantic Film Festival (Aff), running September 12-19, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Joining the Festival’s Gala program is the Atlantic Gala, Gia Milani’s All the Wrong Reasons, a locally produced drama in which four troubled young adults deal with post-traumatic experiences.
The Invisible Woman [pictured] has been unveiled as the festival’s Closing Gala presentation. Directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes, The Invisible Woman tells the story of a secret love affair between Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan.
The 2013 Rogers Special Presentations will feature ten of the newest and most anticipated films of year. Newly announced additions include civil war drama Copperhead; Jason Priestly’s directorial feature debut Cas & Dylan; and Jonathan Sobol’s heist film, The Art of the Steal, starring Kurt Russell and Jay Baruchel.
Also selected are Joseph Gordon Levitt’s Don Jon; Parkland, which looks at...
Over 180 films are to feature at the 33rd annual Atlantic Film Festival (Aff), running September 12-19, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Joining the Festival’s Gala program is the Atlantic Gala, Gia Milani’s All the Wrong Reasons, a locally produced drama in which four troubled young adults deal with post-traumatic experiences.
The Invisible Woman [pictured] has been unveiled as the festival’s Closing Gala presentation. Directed by and starring Ralph Fiennes, The Invisible Woman tells the story of a secret love affair between Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan.
The 2013 Rogers Special Presentations will feature ten of the newest and most anticipated films of year. Newly announced additions include civil war drama Copperhead; Jason Priestly’s directorial feature debut Cas & Dylan; and Jonathan Sobol’s heist film, The Art of the Steal, starring Kurt Russell and Jay Baruchel.
Also selected are Joseph Gordon Levitt’s Don Jon; Parkland, which looks at...
- 8/20/2013
- ScreenDaily
Festival organisers announced the Discovery, Mavericks and Masters sections, details of the David Cronenberg: Transformation exhibition, a tenth Midnight Madness entry and introduced the Glenn Gould Studio to the festival’s stable of venues.
The programming strands feature new work from Catherine Breillat and on-stage conversations with Spike Jones, Irrfan Khan, Harvey Weinstein and Ron Howard.
The final entry in Midnight Madness will be the world premiere of Alex de la Iglesia’s Witching & Bitching (Las brujas De Zugarramurdi) (Spain-France).
The Glenn Gould Studio will serve as a venue for various public and industry programming during the festival and will function as a main location for the Tiff Industry Conference, set to run from Sept 6-12.
Programming will include the industry conference keynote session, Master Class, Moguls, Mavericks, Telefilm Canada Pitch This! on Sept 9 and the Doc Conference from Sept 10-11.
“As the jewel of the Canadian Broadcast Centre, Glenn Gould Studio...
The programming strands feature new work from Catherine Breillat and on-stage conversations with Spike Jones, Irrfan Khan, Harvey Weinstein and Ron Howard.
The final entry in Midnight Madness will be the world premiere of Alex de la Iglesia’s Witching & Bitching (Las brujas De Zugarramurdi) (Spain-France).
The Glenn Gould Studio will serve as a venue for various public and industry programming during the festival and will function as a main location for the Tiff Industry Conference, set to run from Sept 6-12.
Programming will include the industry conference keynote session, Master Class, Moguls, Mavericks, Telefilm Canada Pitch This! on Sept 9 and the Doc Conference from Sept 10-11.
“As the jewel of the Canadian Broadcast Centre, Glenn Gould Studio...
- 8/20/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Cory Monteith's final film will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
The Glee star's cop drama McCanick, in which he plays a drug addict, is to debut alongside his penultimate project All The Wrong Reasons at the festival.
The movie is directed by Josh C Waller and also stars Rachel Nichols. Its world premiere will take place during the festival, which runs from September 5 to 15.
Monteith's other project All The Wrong Reasons, from writer and director Gia Milani, sees him play a store manager whose wife (Karine Vanasse) struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by a family tragedy.
The actor, who played Finn Hudson on Glee, was found dead at the age of 31 in Vancouver last month.
Glee's Lea Michele paid an emotional tribute to her boyfriend and co-star at this year's Teen Choice Awards over the weekend.
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The Glee star's cop drama McCanick, in which he plays a drug addict, is to debut alongside his penultimate project All The Wrong Reasons at the festival.
The movie is directed by Josh C Waller and also stars Rachel Nichols. Its world premiere will take place during the festival, which runs from September 5 to 15.
Monteith's other project All The Wrong Reasons, from writer and director Gia Milani, sees him play a store manager whose wife (Karine Vanasse) struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by a family tragedy.
The actor, who played Finn Hudson on Glee, was found dead at the age of 31 in Vancouver last month.
Glee's Lea Michele paid an emotional tribute to her boyfriend and co-star at this year's Teen Choice Awards over the weekend.
Cory Monteith - life and career...
- 8/13/2013
- Digital Spy
Denis Villeneuve will have two films in the festival as it emerged that Canadian Features world premiere Enemy starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a man and his doppelganger [pictured] has joined the previously announced Prisoners, also starring Gyllenhaal.
The Canadian Features selection includes Michael Dowse’s Goon follow-up The F Word, Xavier Dolan’s Tom At The Farm and Chloe Robichaud’s Sarah Prefers To Run as well as work from Jeff Barnaby, Bruce McDonald and Bruce Labruce. Also receiving its world premiere is All The Wrong Reasons featuring the final performance by the late Glee star Cory Monteith.
Festival organisers also unveiled Producers Lab Toronto participants and Telefilm Canada Pitch This! finallists, the shorts programme and participants in the tenth Tiff Talent Lab.
“The scope of this year’s feature films is as broad as Canada’s filmmaking community and demonstrates the deep versatility of our filmmakers,” said Tiff senior programmer Steve Gravestock. “From clever...
The Canadian Features selection includes Michael Dowse’s Goon follow-up The F Word, Xavier Dolan’s Tom At The Farm and Chloe Robichaud’s Sarah Prefers To Run as well as work from Jeff Barnaby, Bruce McDonald and Bruce Labruce. Also receiving its world premiere is All The Wrong Reasons featuring the final performance by the late Glee star Cory Monteith.
Festival organisers also unveiled Producers Lab Toronto participants and Telefilm Canada Pitch This! finallists, the shorts programme and participants in the tenth Tiff Talent Lab.
“The scope of this year’s feature films is as broad as Canada’s filmmaking community and demonstrates the deep versatility of our filmmakers,” said Tiff senior programmer Steve Gravestock. “From clever...
- 8/7/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
This afternoon, with poutine and local wine to mark the occasion, the Toronto International Film Festival announced their Canadian film selections. Programmers Steve Gravestock and Agata Smoluch Del Sorbo proudly pronounced that this year both new and seasoned filmmakers had the “curiosity and courage to show troubling issues occurring in our country in new and exciting ways.” Past festival favorite (and one of my personal own as well) Xavier Dolan, the always controversial Bruce Labruce and Jennifer Baichwal’s films garnered applause from the crowd at the majestic Royal York ballroom. Titles sure to draw headlines and attention in the Canadian slate are Denis Villeneuve’s locally filmed ‘Enemy‘ which has Jake Gyllenhall playing a man with two identities, torn between a mistress and a wife. Villeneuve’s other recent feature ‘Prisoners‘ was previously announced as a festival title. It’s worth mentioning that two feature films being presented at...
- 8/7/2013
- by Leora Heilbronn
- IONCINEMA.com
Cory Monteith's penultimate movie will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
The actor, who played Finn Hudson in musical comedy-drama Glee, was found dead at the age of 31 in Vancouver last month.
The star's upcoming drama All The Wrong Reasons, from writer and director Gia Milani, was among 20 Canadian films added to the festival today and will have its world premiere at the event.
In the movie, Monteith plays a store manager whose wife (Karine Vanasse) struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by a family tragedy.
The actor's last role before he died, the crime-drama McCanick, is expected to release later this year.
Monteith died from a mixed drug toxicity, mere months after being treated for addiction in rehab.
Glee will return for its fifth season in the Us on September 26 with a two-part Beatles episode, followed by a tribute to Monteith.
Cory Monteith 1982-...
The actor, who played Finn Hudson in musical comedy-drama Glee, was found dead at the age of 31 in Vancouver last month.
The star's upcoming drama All The Wrong Reasons, from writer and director Gia Milani, was among 20 Canadian films added to the festival today and will have its world premiere at the event.
In the movie, Monteith plays a store manager whose wife (Karine Vanasse) struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by a family tragedy.
The actor's last role before he died, the crime-drama McCanick, is expected to release later this year.
Monteith died from a mixed drug toxicity, mere months after being treated for addiction in rehab.
Glee will return for its fifth season in the Us on September 26 with a two-part Beatles episode, followed by a tribute to Monteith.
Cory Monteith 1982-...
- 8/7/2013
- Digital Spy
One of Cory Monteith's final two films will have its debut at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. Fest organizers announced on Wednesday that "All The Wrong Reasons," an ensemble drama which co-stars the late actor, will debut in Toronto.
Monteith, who died on July 13 in Vancouver, played a store manager in "All The Wrong Reasons," which focused on the lives of four people following a traumatic event.
"Cory saw the film a few weeks [before his death]," director Gia Milani said in an statement to EW.com. "He said he loved how layered it was and he thought it was intense. He loved Finn [his character on 'Glee'] and always talked about how blessed he felt to have been cast in 'Glee,' but like any artist, he wanted to play other roles too. I think he wanted to prove to himself he could do more. And he did prove it. When I last saw him at the screening,...
Monteith, who died on July 13 in Vancouver, played a store manager in "All The Wrong Reasons," which focused on the lives of four people following a traumatic event.
"Cory saw the film a few weeks [before his death]," director Gia Milani said in an statement to EW.com. "He said he loved how layered it was and he thought it was intense. He loved Finn [his character on 'Glee'] and always talked about how blessed he felt to have been cast in 'Glee,' but like any artist, he wanted to play other roles too. I think he wanted to prove to himself he could do more. And he did prove it. When I last saw him at the screening,...
- 8/7/2013
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
One of the last projects Cory Monteith completed before his tragic death, "All the Wrong Reasons," will have its world premiere at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. "Reasons" is an ensemble drama in which four people who work in or around a convenience store attempt to cope with recent trauma. Monteith plays James Asher, the store's manager of a store, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film also stars Karine Vanasse, Kevin Zegers, Denis Theriault, and Emily Hampshire. Gia Milani directed. It wil be unveiled as part of the festival's Candadian lineup. Monteith, best known for his long-running role on Fox's "Glee," passed away...
- 8/7/2013
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
Toronto -- Canadian actress Emily Hampshire on Wednesday paused to remember Cory Monteith as the Toronto International Film Festival confirmed one of the Glee star's last films will screen here next month. "The ones who are true stars and the happiest with where they are at are those with nothing to prove. And Cory was just himself and lovely and great to be with," Hampshire, who starred opposite Monteith in Gia Milani's All the Wrong Reasons, told The Hollywood Reporter. Photos: Cory Monteith's Career in Pictures The ensemble drama, which also stars Kevin Zegers, features Monteith playing James Asher, a
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- 8/7/2013
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Denis Villeneuve will have two films in the festival as it emerged on Wednesday [7] that Canadian Features world premiere Enemy starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a man and his doppelganger [pictured] has joined the previously announced Prisoners, also starring Gyllenhaal.
The Canadian Features selection includes Michael Dowse’s Goon follow-up The F Word, Xavier Dolan’s Tom At The Farm and Chloe Robichaud’s Sarah Prefers To Run as well as work from Jeff Barnaby, Bruce McDonald and Bruce Labruce.
“The scope of this year’s feature films is as broad as Canada’s filmmaking community and demonstrates the deep versatility of our filmmakers,” said Tiff senior programmer Steve Gravestock. “From clever, biting satire to intimate social commentary, powerful dramas and even a truly magical comedy, the settings and themes vary, but the perspectives are always uniquely Canadian.”
The City Of Toronto and Canada Goose Award for Best Canadian Feature Film will be given to one of many outstanding...
The Canadian Features selection includes Michael Dowse’s Goon follow-up The F Word, Xavier Dolan’s Tom At The Farm and Chloe Robichaud’s Sarah Prefers To Run as well as work from Jeff Barnaby, Bruce McDonald and Bruce Labruce.
“The scope of this year’s feature films is as broad as Canada’s filmmaking community and demonstrates the deep versatility of our filmmakers,” said Tiff senior programmer Steve Gravestock. “From clever, biting satire to intimate social commentary, powerful dramas and even a truly magical comedy, the settings and themes vary, but the perspectives are always uniquely Canadian.”
The City Of Toronto and Canada Goose Award for Best Canadian Feature Film will be given to one of many outstanding...
- 8/7/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The 2013 Toronto International Film Festival has announced its lineup of Canadian features, which includes The F Word from Michael Dowse (Goon) starring Daniel Radfliffe and Adam Driver ("Girls"), Xavier Dolan's new film Tom at the Farm and Denis Villeneuve's second film to be added to the festival Enemy, which stars one of his two leads in Prisoners (which is also premiering in Toronto), Jake Gyllenhaal. The F Word is also Daniel Radfliffe's third film in the fest after Horns from Alexandre Aja and Kill Your Darlings. F Word centers on Wallace (Radfliffe) who meets Chantry (Zoe Kazan) and it would be love at first sight, except she lives with her long-term boyfriend. So Wallace, acting with both best intentions -- and maybe a little denial -- discovers the dirtiest word in romance: friends. Dolan is coming off the fantastic Laurence Anyways and again wrote, directed and stars in...
- 8/7/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Toronto – Get ready for a somber Gleek pilgrimage to the Toronto International Film Festival. The September event has programmed one of the last films Cory Monteith acted in, Canadian director Gia Milani's All the Wrong Reasons, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The booking comes in the wake of the Glee star’s tragic death July 13 in Vancouver. The ensemble drama, which also stars Emily Hampshire and Kevin Zegers, sees Monteith play James Asher, a store manager whose wife (Karine Vanasse) is suffering from Pstd. Zegers plays a fire fighter and Hampshire a store clerk in the indie about four
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- 7/22/2013
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Myriad Pictures has released one still and a photograph of Cory Monteith in the upcoming film All The Wrong Reasons, written and directed by Gia Milani, and also starring Karine Vanasse, Emily Hampshire, and Kevin Zegers. Scroll down for a first look at the film and at Monteith, who died on Saturday at the age of 31 due to an accidental drug overdose, in one of his final roles.
- 7/17/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Indie movie company Myriad Pictures released two new stills of Cory Monteith from its film "All the Wrong Reasons" on Tuesday, along with a statement about the actor's death. Said Myriad President Kirk D'Amico: "We were extremely fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with Cory. He was incredibly talented and giving to everyone he worked with. It is truly tragic to see his life and career cut so short. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family, friends, and fans around the world." The Gia Milani-written and directed drama is...
- 7/16/2013
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Cory Monteith played James Ascher, a store manager whose wife is struggling with Ptsd, in the upcoming ensemble drama "All the Wrong Reasons," written and directed by Gia Milani. A conscious departure from "Glee," it was one of the late star's final film roles.
In a heartfelt tribute to Monteith for Entertainment Weekly, Milani remembers the last time she saw the 31-year-old actor, who was found dead of a heroin and alcohol overdose in his Vancouver hotel room over the weekend.
"When I last saw him at the screening, he looked super fit, had a lot of energy," she writes. "I think that's why this is such a tremendous shock. He seemed to be doing so well."
She adds that Monteith was excited about the opportunity to play a "really complex character, and someone his age, which he hadn't done in a long time." More importantly, he was enthusiastic about the final product.
In a heartfelt tribute to Monteith for Entertainment Weekly, Milani remembers the last time she saw the 31-year-old actor, who was found dead of a heroin and alcohol overdose in his Vancouver hotel room over the weekend.
"When I last saw him at the screening, he looked super fit, had a lot of energy," she writes. "I think that's why this is such a tremendous shock. He seemed to be doing so well."
She adds that Monteith was excited about the opportunity to play a "really complex character, and someone his age, which he hadn't done in a long time." More importantly, he was enthusiastic about the final product.
- 7/16/2013
- by Laura Larson
- Moviefone
Cory’s sudden death stunned people worldwide, including the very last movie producer he worked with in Canada. Read on for all the Exclusive details on what Cory was really like in person.
Cory Monteith‘s final movie role was in the indie dramedy All The Wrong Reasons, which was filmed exactly a year ago in Canada. One of the film’s producers, Tony Whelan, says Cory had the “biggest heart” and was an “absolute inspiration.”
“We are all just devastated,” Tony tells HollywoodLife.com Exclusively. “Cory was a great man, a real pleasure to work with. We started filming exactly a year ago today near New Brunswick, Canada. He was fabulous.”
Tony’s wife, Gia Milani, wrote the screenplay and directed All the Wrong Reasons. Casting Cory in the film was a dream come true for the first-time director.
‘Cory Monteith Was An Absolute Inspiration,’ ‘All The Wrong Reasons...
Cory Monteith‘s final movie role was in the indie dramedy All The Wrong Reasons, which was filmed exactly a year ago in Canada. One of the film’s producers, Tony Whelan, says Cory had the “biggest heart” and was an “absolute inspiration.”
“We are all just devastated,” Tony tells HollywoodLife.com Exclusively. “Cory was a great man, a real pleasure to work with. We started filming exactly a year ago today near New Brunswick, Canada. He was fabulous.”
Tony’s wife, Gia Milani, wrote the screenplay and directed All the Wrong Reasons. Casting Cory in the film was a dream come true for the first-time director.
‘Cory Monteith Was An Absolute Inspiration,’ ‘All The Wrong Reasons...
- 7/15/2013
- by Sandra Clark
- HollywoodLife
Gia Milani directed Cory Monteith in All the Wrong Reasons before his untimely death Saturday. Below, she remembers Monteith as an artist and a friend.
In All the Wrong Reasons, Cory plays James Ascher, an ambitious store manager. His character tries to keep his marriage together and remain supportive while his wife struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. Of course I knew him well from Glee, but I originally wanted him because of an interview I saw of him on a CBC talk show in Canada. He seemed like the salt of the earth in that interview. Then we spoke on...
In All the Wrong Reasons, Cory plays James Ascher, an ambitious store manager. His character tries to keep his marriage together and remain supportive while his wife struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. Of course I knew him well from Glee, but I originally wanted him because of an interview I saw of him on a CBC talk show in Canada. He seemed like the salt of the earth in that interview. Then we spoke on...
- 7/15/2013
- by Gia Milani
- EW - Inside Movies
Toronto -- When Cory Monteith was found dead Saturday in a Vancouver hotel room, he left behind local film directors struggling to find answers after working with the Canadian-born actor on recent projects. Writer-director Gia Milani just a month ago flew to Los Angeles to show Monteith the final cut of All the Wrong Reasons, an indie film in which the Glee star plays a store manager in a big-box department store. Photos: Cory Monteith's Career in Pictures “I think he really liked it [the film]. He seemed enthused about it, and we were talking about where it
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- 7/15/2013
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Source: CBC
Before his sudden death this weekend, "Glee" star Cory Monteith had been eager to show a more mature side of himself in a new Canadian film, according to the director of the project.
"I'd only seen him a few weeks ago," filmmaker Gia Milani, who directed Monteith in the as-yet-unreleased drama "All The Wrong Reasons," told CBC News Monday morning.
"[His death] is a shock, and the word shock doesn't seem deep enough. I'm floored." The Calgary-born actor was found dead in his Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel room in Vancouver midday on Saturday. He was 31. Acting Police Chief Doug LePard said there was no indication of foul play, and "the cause of death was not immediately apparent."
Monteith's body was found by hotel staff after he missed his check-out time, LePard said. Whether there will be autopsy was expected to be decided today. "We do not have a great...
Source: CBC
Before his sudden death this weekend, "Glee" star Cory Monteith had been eager to show a more mature side of himself in a new Canadian film, according to the director of the project.
"I'd only seen him a few weeks ago," filmmaker Gia Milani, who directed Monteith in the as-yet-unreleased drama "All The Wrong Reasons," told CBC News Monday morning.
"[His death] is a shock, and the word shock doesn't seem deep enough. I'm floored." The Calgary-born actor was found dead in his Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel room in Vancouver midday on Saturday. He was 31. Acting Police Chief Doug LePard said there was no indication of foul play, and "the cause of death was not immediately apparent."
Monteith's body was found by hotel staff after he missed his check-out time, LePard said. Whether there will be autopsy was expected to be decided today. "We do not have a great...
- 7/15/2013
- by Moviefone Staff
- Moviefone
Cory Monteith dead at 31: Glee actor found dead in Vancouver hotel room Cory Monteith, best known as the character Finn Hudson in the television series Glee, was found dead at a Vancouver hotel earlier today, July 13. The Canadian-born Monteith (Calgary, on May 11, 1982) was 31. As reported on CNN, police say the cause of death is unclear, but the possibility of foul play seems to have been discarded. Cory Monteith had an unspecified drug-addiction problem, and entered rehab last April. In one interview, Monteith said he had begun using drugs at age 13. Cory Monteith movies According to the IMDb, Cory Monteith’s movie career included only 11 features, two of which currently in post-production. His first film credits date from 2006: small roles in John Whitesell’s comedy Deck the Halls, starring Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, and Kristin Davis; Richard Valentine’s horror thriller Bloody Mary; and James Wong’s horror mystery Final Destination 3,...
- 7/14/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Toronto – For Cory Monteith, the former Walmart people greeter, the chance to play a department store manager in the Canadian indie film All The Wrong Reasons just fell into his lap. The Glee star recalls reading writer/director Gia Milani’s script about four lives intersecting in a big box department store, and immediately seeing in the James Asher character what he might have been in real life, had Hollywood stardom not changed his life. Photos: TCA 2012: Fox All-Star Party “I think having worked in a department store setting, if my life had not taken a drastically different turn
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- 8/9/2012
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Last week Dread Central's own Heather Wixson (aka The Horror Chick) and Brian Dreads packed up and headed off to the snow-covered hills of Park City, Utah for both the Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals.
On Saturday night Slamdance held its press event at the Treasure Mountain Inn, and the red carpet was packed with up and coming filmmakers and actors as well as some veterans to the genre.
While at the Slamdance event, Dread Central had the opportunity to talk with the cast and crew of the horror comedy The Scenesters, which focuses on a serial killer stalking hipsters in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood.
Also, we took some time to talk with the creators and cast of The Last Lovecraft, a cool new flick centered around the last descendant of the legendary H.P Lovecraft.
The geek out moment for yours truly came when it was time to...
On Saturday night Slamdance held its press event at the Treasure Mountain Inn, and the red carpet was packed with up and coming filmmakers and actors as well as some veterans to the genre.
While at the Slamdance event, Dread Central had the opportunity to talk with the cast and crew of the horror comedy The Scenesters, which focuses on a serial killer stalking hipsters in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood.
Also, we took some time to talk with the creators and cast of The Last Lovecraft, a cool new flick centered around the last descendant of the legendary H.P Lovecraft.
The geek out moment for yours truly came when it was time to...
- 2/3/2010
- by thehorrorchick
- DreadCentral.com
The 16th annual Slamdance Film Festival just wrapped up in Park City and gave out 10 awards to 12 films and 1 screenplay. There are jury awards, audience awards and two sponsored awards. Out of the 91 films that screened this year, here’s the full list of award winners:
Grand Jury Awards
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film
Snow and Ashes, dir. Charles-Olivier Michaud
Special Jury Mention: One Hundred Mornings, dir. Conor Horgan
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Documentary Film
American Jihadist, dir. Mark Claywell
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Animated Short
Seed, dir. Ben Richardson and Daniel Bird
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Short
Prvi Dan Mira (First Day of Peace), dir. Mirko Rucnov
Special Jury Mention for a short documentary film: Bout That Bout, dir. Nico Sabenorio
Audience Awards
Audience Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film
The Wild Hunt, dir. Alexandre Franchi
Audience Sparky Award...
Grand Jury Awards
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film
Snow and Ashes, dir. Charles-Olivier Michaud
Special Jury Mention: One Hundred Mornings, dir. Conor Horgan
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Documentary Film
American Jihadist, dir. Mark Claywell
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Animated Short
Seed, dir. Ben Richardson and Daniel Bird
Grand Jury Sparky Award for Best Narrative Short
Prvi Dan Mira (First Day of Peace), dir. Mirko Rucnov
Special Jury Mention for a short documentary film: Bout That Bout, dir. Nico Sabenorio
Audience Awards
Audience Sparky Award for Best Narrative Film
The Wild Hunt, dir. Alexandre Franchi
Audience Sparky Award...
- 1/30/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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