Toronto International Film Festival 2011
Reviews and Q&As from the event. By David Fear and Joshua Rothkopf
Tue Sep 20 2011
Michael Fassbender in Shame
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A preamble: the eight films we're most excited about
From a schedule aching with choices, here's what's unmissable.
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Werner Herzog, David Cronenberg and heaviness
Yes, we're chastising a therapy movie for being too talky.
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Take This Waltz, Damsels in Distress and more
Director Sarah Polley is still a shaper of fine performances.
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Steve McQueen's Shame, a new NYC classic
And then, like that, Toronto offers up a title that makes attendance so rewarding.
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Moneyball and going by the numbers
Brad Pitt stars in an intelligent and propulsive piece of locker-room drama.
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Alexander Payne's The Descendants
Maybe it's churlish to criticize a movie so gentle and big-hearted.
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Dark Horse, Paradise Lost 3 and more
Sometimes it's hard to tell if the filmmakers are kidding.
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Twilight Portrait and other surprises
TIFF never fails to surprise, and not always in the nicest of ways.
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Q&A: Coriolanus' Ralph Fiennes
The actor discusses his Bard-tastic directorial debut.
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Q&A: Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
The Persepolis team switches to live-action in Chicken with Plums.
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Q&A: Kill List's Ben Wheatley
A British filmmaker turns to horror.
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David Fear's five favorites
A handful of keepers from this year's edition of TIFF.
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Joshua Rothkopf's five favorites
Keep an eye out for these titles, the best of the fest.
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Toronto halftime report
Unions dissolved, guilt reigned and faith in film thrived.
