The 35th Toronto International Film Festival has come to an end. 11 days, 30.5 films, 1 hostel, 1 hotel, one trip to Buffalo, and thousands upon thousands of written words later it is over.
It was my fourth year attending, but first as press. I got to meet and hang out with some incredible people, an experience I’ll never forget. This year also marked the launch of the Tiff Bell Lightbox, located down in the entertainment district. With programming running year around, it nearly made me want to move to Toronto. They polled Toronto filmgoers and gathered the “Essential 100″ films of all-time, which they have a piece of each on exhibit, as well as screening them all throughout the year. It is a fascinating building and has unlimited potential. I urge anyone to check it out when they are in Toronto.
We still have a few reviews coming, but I’d like to...
It was my fourth year attending, but first as press. I got to meet and hang out with some incredible people, an experience I’ll never forget. This year also marked the launch of the Tiff Bell Lightbox, located down in the entertainment district. With programming running year around, it nearly made me want to move to Toronto. They polled Toronto filmgoers and gathered the “Essential 100″ films of all-time, which they have a piece of each on exhibit, as well as screening them all throughout the year. It is a fascinating building and has unlimited potential. I urge anyone to check it out when they are in Toronto.
We still have a few reviews coming, but I’d like to...
- 9/22/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
When the Canadian lineup for the Toronto International Film Festival was announced two days ago one title jumped out in particular due to its surprising familiarity. The film was Jody Shapiro's documentary How To Start Your Own Country, the surprise being that it had the exact same title as a television series that aired on the BBC covering the same topic five years ago. To say I was surprised was a bit of an understatement and I wondered aloud how two such similar projects could release so closely together with the exact same name.
Well, that was before I'd had the chance to see the film and compare it directly to the BBC series, which I have now done. And other than the unfortunately shared title the two works are quite distinct. The BBC series was a very personality based show driven by Danny Wallace and his quest to...
Well, that was before I'd had the chance to see the film and compare it directly to the BBC series, which I have now done. And other than the unfortunately shared title the two works are quite distinct. The BBC series was a very personality based show driven by Danny Wallace and his quest to...
- 8/13/2010
- Screen Anarchy
A very serious question for How To Start Your Own Country director Jody Shapiro: Have you received a phone call from BBC copyright lawyers yet? Because if you haven't, there's a fighting chance you will. Why? Because they already made this, with the exact same concept and the exact same title as a six part mini-series in 2005 with Danny Wallace. Someone, somewhere, at some point, probably should have run your title through Google.
Here's the official Tiff write up for Shapiro's movie:
Jody Shapiro's ultra-sharp documentary How to Start Your Own Country examines micro-nations - tiny states seldom recognized by better-known, more conventionally established countries. Traversing the globe, Shapiro introduces us to several states you've almost certainly never heard of.
Somewhere in Nevada is the Republic of Molossia. Its land mass is 1.3 acres, it's population six (basically the president and his pets). There's also the Principality of Seborga,...
Here's the official Tiff write up for Shapiro's movie:
Jody Shapiro's ultra-sharp documentary How to Start Your Own Country examines micro-nations - tiny states seldom recognized by better-known, more conventionally established countries. Traversing the globe, Shapiro introduces us to several states you've almost certainly never heard of.
Somewhere in Nevada is the Republic of Molossia. Its land mass is 1.3 acres, it's population six (basically the president and his pets). There's also the Principality of Seborga,...
- 8/10/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Yes we announced the partial lineup a ittle while back, and now we have the exclusive full lineup to share, and boy, is it a doozy. The festival runs April 28th to May 3rd so get your tickets now!
Opening night film: Splice by Vincenzo Natali.
Cosing night film: Cargo (which we loved, review)
TiMER (UK Premier)
Hunter Prey (International Premier) (teaser)
2033 (UK Premier) (Another film we loved, review)
1 The Stanislaw Lem adaptation (UK Premier) (Yes, we loved this too review)
Transmission (A Ballardian telecom malfunction, UK Premier) (review)
Drones
Eraser Children (International Premier, finally I get to see this tonight!) (trailer)
Radio Free Albemuth (Sneak Preview of this Philip K. Dick adaptation! We should have a trailer soon)
Earthling (International Premier) (review)
Depositarios (International Premier, more Mexican scifi) (teaser)
Plug & Pray (UK Premier, documentary)
8th Wonderland (UK Premier)
and much more! You can head over to the festival website for more details and tickets,...
Opening night film: Splice by Vincenzo Natali.
Cosing night film: Cargo (which we loved, review)
TiMER (UK Premier)
Hunter Prey (International Premier) (teaser)
2033 (UK Premier) (Another film we loved, review)
1 The Stanislaw Lem adaptation (UK Premier) (Yes, we loved this too review)
Transmission (A Ballardian telecom malfunction, UK Premier) (review)
Drones
Eraser Children (International Premier, finally I get to see this tonight!) (trailer)
Radio Free Albemuth (Sneak Preview of this Philip K. Dick adaptation! We should have a trailer soon)
Earthling (International Premier) (review)
Depositarios (International Premier, more Mexican scifi) (teaser)
Plug & Pray (UK Premier, documentary)
8th Wonderland (UK Premier)
and much more! You can head over to the festival website for more details and tickets,...
- 3/26/2010
- QuietEarth.us
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