The Toronto International Film Festival has been running over 30 years and it is consistently the place where films that you will be seeing at a theater near you - at least those in contention for the Academy Awards - will be screened. This year's festival as eclectic as ever is screening everything from the ridiculous - Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan starring Sasha Baron Cohen's most infamous character - to the sublime Babel the last installment of a magnificent trilogy that began with Amores Perros and 21 Grams from one of the most interesting, I think, directors around, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarittu. The film stars Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt and Gael Garcia Bernal is told in four languages and is a modern version of the story of the biblical story of The Tower of Babel. The film will be released by Paramount Vantage - the newly named old Paramount Classics. Don't miss it.
Other indie films sure to be released in the upcoming pre pre Awards season and screening for the first time in North America are Anthony Minghella's Breaking and Entering with Jude Law, Juliette Binoche and Robin Wright Penn, Emilio Estevez' directorial debut, Bobby about the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, Barbara Kopple's documentary about the aftermath of the Dixie Chicks infamous comments against President Bush and the War in Iraq in 2003, and John Cameron Mitchell's controversial Shortbus.
In addition to the above films though, the thing I love about Toronto is its true spirit of celebration of the film and filmmakers from all over the world. A list of those filmmakers included this year includes Johnnie To, Lou Ye, Alain Renais, Patrice Leconte, Nanni Moretti, and Werner Herzog just to name a few.
The non screening highlight of this year's festival is certain to be the Vangauard Cinema conversation with John Waters and John Cameron Mitchell - two unbelievably witty auteurs who have made their own way. It is going to be difficult to hear anything either of them say over the laughter.
For more information about what else is on at this year's festival - go to http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/2006
Keeping it indie,
Julie
Other indie films sure to be released in the upcoming pre pre Awards season and screening for the first time in North America are Anthony Minghella's Breaking and Entering with Jude Law, Juliette Binoche and Robin Wright Penn, Emilio Estevez' directorial debut, Bobby about the assassination of Bobby Kennedy, Barbara Kopple's documentary about the aftermath of the Dixie Chicks infamous comments against President Bush and the War in Iraq in 2003, and John Cameron Mitchell's controversial Shortbus.
In addition to the above films though, the thing I love about Toronto is its true spirit of celebration of the film and filmmakers from all over the world. A list of those filmmakers included this year includes Johnnie To, Lou Ye, Alain Renais, Patrice Leconte, Nanni Moretti, and Werner Herzog just to name a few.
The non screening highlight of this year's festival is certain to be the Vangauard Cinema conversation with John Waters and John Cameron Mitchell - two unbelievably witty auteurs who have made their own way. It is going to be difficult to hear anything either of them say over the laughter.
For more information about what else is on at this year's festival - go to http://www.e.bell.ca/filmfest/2006
Keeping it indie,
Julie
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