Not Coming to a Theater Near You

Since its inception, the Toronto International Film Festival has grown into one of the most acclaimed film festivals in the world, with its esteem now rivaling the spectacle of Cannes, the art-house admiration of Venice, and hustle of Sundance. The festival maintains a distinctly Canadian atmosphere by concentrating upon appreciation rather than competition, gathering attention for both big-budget award contenders and international art-house masters, while also providing support for Canadian cinema. This year, the TIFF celebrates its 30th anniversary by welcoming a diverse selection of filmmakers, including Hollywood veterans (Burton, Crowe, Gilliam, Polanski, Scorsese, and Soderbergh), eccentric Canadian artists (Cronenberg, Egoyan, Maddin, McKellar, Snow) and contemporary festival auteurs (The Dardenne Brothers, Haneke, Hou, Kitano, Miike, Sokurov, Tsai, and Von trier). For the next few weeks we will present reviews of a number of films from the TIFF, offering a small sample of what international cinema has to offer modern audiences in the coming months.

Films