I have to say though, walking across King Street this afternoon to Lightbox it was clearly the end of TIFF. Gone are the crazy crowded and super excited streets. It is just a little subdued, and with the slightly overcast sky, even a little bit sad. Still, let me update you on the last two films I have enjoyed and tomorrow there are still two more to go!
Last night I saw the Opening of “The Paperboy” by Lee Daniels (Director of Precious) at the Elgin Theatre. Lee Daniels introduced us to his film by saying it was not a feel good type film but feel free to laugh, as they had many laughs filming it. It wasn’t really feel good, but yes it was really funny. This film will definitely come out in the mainstream theatres and stars Matthew Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and John Cusack.
And let me make special note of Mr. Efron. Did he ever bring out all the teenaged girls in the city! WOW! I have never seen so many screaming girls!!!
Cameron Bailey on stage with Zac Efron, David Oyelowo and Director Lee Daniels
This afternoon I saw Twice Born (Venuto Al Mundo) staring Penelope Cruz. It was an incredibly heavy film about an Italian woman who goes back to Sarajevo and we relive her past. As heavy as it was, it was beautiful also. Who knew that Penelope spoke Italian? The whole war backdrop was hard to take at times but reminded me of another amazing film I saw at TIFF a few years ago about a teacher during the Bosnian war. As If I’m Not There. Amazing.
Okay - time for bed as I’ve an early screening tomorrow morning at 9:15am...and by the way, how does the subway of a major city not start running until 9am?!
The perfect after film bubbly with friends...
The rundown to date:
1. The Gatekeepers - documentary about Israel’s internal intelligence agency, just absolutely incredible
2. White Elephant (Elefante Blanco) – a very powerful film about two priests in the slums of Buenos Aires
3. Imagine - a beautiful film set in Lisbon about a school for blind children and their very
unconventional teacher
4. 7 Boxes (Siete Cajas) - a super fun film from Paraguay about a teen who must guard 7 boxes with his life!
5. Twice Born (Venuto Al Mundo) - Penelope Cruz relives her past in Sarajevo. Heavy and amazing.
6. The Paperboy - Deep south 1969 America. Murder and sexual tension, weird combo, but it works.
7. First Comes Love - documentary about a 41 year old woman who decides to have a child on her own
8. Bright Day – Finding yourself in India
9. Le Capital - an French “Hollywood” type film with a dramatic lead played by a stand up comic! (after finding that out, totally made it for me!)
10. Viola - A masterful combination of 7 Shakespearean plays, all with the most beautiful Argentinian Spanish
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