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Tiff 2014. Correspondences #4
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Dear Fern,
Many of the features you have told me about I have subsequently seen and very much like: Ferrara's tender, banal Pasolini (with a fantastic lead performance by Willem Dafoe, and, as you so justly pointed out, a truly moving homage with Ninetto Davoli), and the eccentric structural romantic comedy from Johnnie To, Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2. Two of the best films at Toronto, so far. Maybe I will return to these films later in the festival to tell you more of what I thought, but first somethings you may not have seen.
The much-anticipated shorts programs of the Wavelengths section wrapped up two nights ago and was presided over as always by indomitable programmer Andréa Picard—practically a cult figure in the festival world these days—who year after year has made it the most distinctive, the most personal, and the most engaged and engaging section at Tiff. »
- Daniel Kasman
Watch: Tom Hardy Gets His Beard On In New Trailer For 'Peaky Blinders' Season 2
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One of our Most Anticipated TV Shows For The Rest Of 2014, "Peaky Blinders" will be notable for those new to the series for bringing together Christopher Nolan's Scarecrow and Bane, aka Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy. It's also notable for being a slightly under-the-radar show, at least stateside, that boasts a similar "Boardwalk Empire"-style vibe about the rise of the titular gang as they and amass power and avoid the long arm of the law. And the new trailer for season two might be enough to have you binge on season one. Yes, Hardy has taken a role in the second season and gone all beardy with it, and while the teaser shamelessly borrows the music used in all the promos for "True Detective," hey, whatever works, right? As for plot details, they seem to be hard to come by at this point, but just know that Steven Knight ("Locke, »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Recap: 'Boardwalk Empire' Season 5, Episode 2 ‘The Good Listener’
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“How do you do it? Work with people you can’t trust,” Nucky Thompson sneers disdainfully at an adversary. If criminals used to live by certain values in America, those codes are quickly eroding during the Depression. One might argue allegiances were never a sure thing in the criminal underworld, and in the universe of “Boardwalk Empire,” loyalties are ever changing. Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) discovers this rather quickly when he arrives back in New York from Havana, having just narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. But from whom and why? Thompson’s got his ideas, but he wants to he wants to see the playing field with the lights on before he makes any hasty decisions. But first, in Chicago, trouble is brewing. Wondering where Eli Thompson (Shea Whigham) has been? Pretty much right where he left off in season four, only much worse for wear. After killing undercover FBI »
- Rodrigo Perez
Buffalo 8: Balancing The Art of Filmmaking With The Economics of Filmmaking (t)
1 hour ago | Hope for Film | See recent Hope for Film (t) news »
In the past we’ve written extensively about the economics of low budget filmmaking from the fundraising stages through the sales delivery. We’ve focused heavily during the early stages of our producing careers (and the founding days of the company) to build a sustainable business model that would allow us to produce content with a return structure. Bottom line — our focus has been economical and that was never the intention when we first started in the film/entertainment business. Our real passion was (and still remains, although slightly altered over the years) great content & impressive artists that have mastered the difficult craft of visual storytelling. Whether an actor like DeNiro enthralling us with a performance, or a director like David Lean dazzling us with both the scope and intimacy of his storytelling abilities or a producer Harvey Weinstein impressing the notion that great films can be made — we were hooked and drawn in, »
- Matthew Helderman
Tiff 2014. Correspondences #8
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Dear Fern,
Aye!—you make my festival experience sound like a superhuman toil! If anything, I'm seeing less than you, as you get the pleasures of catching up with the crème de la crème of Cannes. It seems like I see a lot because I'm often reporting on a slew of shorts, but remember, the Wavelengths shorts programs so central to my (any many others') Tiff experience are only four strong, over nearly as soon as they start, the Monday after the festival's opening night. Don't you see what I'm actually doing here? I'm luxuriating in your taking the pressure off me, handling all the much anticipated films by the big auteurs while I get to relax, scribbling notes in the margin about the smaller movies: you make my life easier! That being said, there are still some major films I need to tell you about, to begin wrapping the festival experience up. »
- Daniel Kasman
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