#tiff 15

[fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors]

Writer-director Amy Berg of documentary Janis: Little Girl Blue, which talks to Janis Joplin intimates and delves into personal letters and scrapbooks.

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[chazelles]

We are good people.

Victoria (2015) dir. Sebastian Schipper

[bybyeblackbird]

Just me reliving this moment  ♥

I remember my friend Lindsey posted this video on my Facebook wall the day after because it popped up on her Twitter feed, and all she captioned it as was ‘!!!!!!!’ and I was like... why is she posting a video of johnny and bitch kissing

AND THEN I STARTED PLAYING IT, and I was on a bus back home from Toronto and as I started realizing that it was referring to his kiss with me, I literally started BAWLING my eyes out on this fucking bus and it was one of the best feelings I’ve ever had. That was the moment that the whole encounter; the words, the kiss, the everything, just finally caught up to me and I broke down on a bus full of 30 strangers

I can’t tell you how completely grateful I am that I actually have such a beautifully captured video of my entire encounter with Johnny Depp, many people aren’t so fortunate, and I will never forget this moment as long as I live.

[chazelles]

We feel good things way up here, but we feel bad things way way way down there. And we gotta remember there’s all this space in between... we gotta to live in there too.

James White (dir. Josh Mond)

[kate-winslet-army]

That Dazzling Smile 💜💜💜😍😍😍

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[movieswithmymum]

TIFF15 Round up

Demolition Gyllenhaal is great. The movie? Meh. Definitely not Jean-Marc Valle’s best work. Also, Naomi Watts really bothered me.

The Lobster One of the weirder movies I’ve seen so far. It’s definitely unexpected and will keep you laughing. It’s not piss-your-pants comedy, but it’s a little bit dark and a whole lot of fun.

I Saw the Light Hiddleston and Olsen are great. The movie? Meh. A disappointing look at Hank Williams’ life. More pic than bio.

Kill Your Friends The title is a spoiler (but are you really surprised about that?). Also, I’m positive death is more preferable to watching this movie. I wouldn’t wish this movie on my worst enemy. Killer performance (pun intended) by Hoult and pretty good soundtrack though.

Equals It’s a very pretty film to look at with a very pretty cast. Second half really picks up, but only in comparison to how slow the first half was. It’s got some Romeo and Juliet vibes that I wasn’t entirely sure if I was a fan of.

High-Rise I was about to jump off a high-rise building. Beautifully shot, but also incoherent and convoluted. Descends into madness very quickly. Extremely polarizing film. There is no middle ground with this film – you’ll either love it or hate it.

Brooklyn One of the best films of the year in my opinion. Saoirse Ronan’s Irish charm will win you over in this heart-warming tale of a girl trying to figure out her life in a new country.

The Program Foster is great. The movie? Meh. When is the world going to stop hating on Lance Armstrong? At least there’s a moment in the film where we see a very brief moment of him being compassionate towards cancer patients.

The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Man and the Silk Road Ensemble A telling documentary about the power of music in culture and how it is a universal language.

Disorder No. Hard no. Don’t sell me a movie about PTSD and only bring up PTSD once.

The Man Who Knew Infinity A cookie-cutter feel good movie about an unlikely mathematics bromance, but a great movie nonetheless brought to life by two stunning performances by Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons. And yes, I said “mathematics bromance”.

Keeper Raw, unfiltered, realistic, non-judgmental look at teenage pregnancy. Interesting to see the story told from a male’s perspective.

Mr. Six There is not a single major fight scene in this gangster film. And that’s okay because this film is more about words, and not bloodshed, to gain respect from your peers and enemies. I don’t need guns blazing, but I wouldn’t have minded a little more action - it IS still a film about gangsters after all.

Land of Mine The best film I saw this festival. Tells the rarely documented, true, harrowing tale of German POWs who have been called to Denmark to diffuse the very land mines that they buried during the war. One of the most powerful dramas ever. A definite must-see.

Room Bring tissues. Phenomenal performances from Larson and young Canadian Tremblay (coughoscarcough). They will steal your heart and you will not want it back afterwards.