Variety.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Film News: 'Bathory' given cold shoulder -- The bloody medieval battle in the biggest-budget film in Slovak history, “Bathory,” is starting to look like just a warm-up amid contentions over the country's Oscar entry.
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 06/29/2008
As much as I love the Sundance Film Festival, it does only come once a year. As a perfect compliment to that fest, the Toronto International Film Festival takes place every September and is just as fun and exciting of a festival. This marks their 32nd year and promises to be one of the best [...]
TO411 Daily (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
The Toronto International Film Festival made way for some Cannes heavyweights Thursday, unveiling Special Presentation slots for Laurent Cantet's Palme d'Or winner "The Class" and Matteo Garrone's Grand Prix winner "Gomorrah" among a group of about two dozen North American premieres. Arnaud Desplechin's "Un conte de Noel" and Canadian helmer Atom Egoyan's "Adoration" -- both Cannes Competition titles...
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 04/26/2008
Twelve of the 22 films are either French films or co-productions for the 40th Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight. There is also a good showing from Spain and Latin America, with five films, but the U.S. films count is way down to just the one, “The Pleasure of Being Robbed,” which closes the section, compared [...]
