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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Whit Stillman’s “Damsels In Distress”

> Whit Stillman has one of the most distinctive voices in American film, and his 13-year absence from the screen barely shows in his new comedy DAMSELS IN DISTRESS; it feels as though, had it been made immediately after The Las...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Hyde Park on Hudson”

To address the very specific elephant in HYDE PARK ON HUDSON‘s room: it’s no King’s Speech. It’s hard to avoid the comparison, because the two movies have a clear overlap, Hyde Park being t...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Festival Titles, Round 2

> The Toronto Film Festival has announced its second helping of titles for next month’s worldwide gathering of film professionals and fanatics. These may be less star-studded than the last group of films announced, ...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: Galas and Special Presentations Announced

The Toronto Film Festival is on its way, and SHOWBUZZDAILY will be there. The Festival, which runs Sept 6-16, today announced the bulk of its highest-profile titles, those that will screen in the Gala and Specia...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Albert Nobbs”

> Rodrigo Garcia’s film ALBERT NOBBS (he shares auteurship with Glenn Close, who served as screenwriter with John Banville and Gabriella Prekop and as a producer as well as star) caters to what used to be called the James...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Passion”

It’s unfortunately not saying very much to note that PASSION is the best eeffort Brian DePalma has managed to turn in lately. DePalma’s Redacted was one of the worst films by a major American director in recent...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Peace, Love & Misunderstanding”

> I wasn’t aware that the Toronto Film Festival showed TV pilots until I caught a screening of PEACE, LOVE & MISUNDERSTANDING. As a pilot, Peace certainly has its appeal, with a strong cast that includes Jane Fo...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDANCE REVIEW: “Wish I Was Here”

Zach Braff’s WISH I WAS HERE, his first film as a writer-director since Garden State 10 years ago, mixes genuine, deeply-felt emotion with the kind of contrivances that would grate even on a second-rate sitcom. (...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Werner Herzog’s “Into the Abyss”

> Welcome to SHOWBUZZDAILY’s coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival, where the reviews will be as plentiful as we can cram into a week. TIFF started things off on a less-than-festive note with Werner Herzog&#...

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THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “On the Road”

ON THE ROAD – Worth A Ticket – Kerouac’s Classic Is Beautiful and Atmospheric But Lacks Urgency ON THE ROAD, as a novel and now as a film adaptation, is so enmeshed with the mythology of the real-life p...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Ten Year”

> TEN YEAR, which premiered tonight at the Toronto Film Festival, is one of the few festival movies that has the feel of a potential hit. This is because, apart from its hugely engaging cast and, to be sure, some effectiv...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Writers”

WRITERS is considered an “independent” movie because it was made without big-studio financing and because its stars (Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Kristen Bell) are familiar faces, but not at the level th...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Butter”

> Jim Field Smith’s comedy BUTTER, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, ambitiously makes a play for both the heartwarming indie Little Miss Sunshine audience and the satire-minded Election crowd. That may ...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Gus Van Sant’s “Restless”

> Gus Van Sant has been making movies for 25 years, but Restless–apart from its technical polish–feels like the work of a Sundance newcomer. And one who’s been reading too much Salinger, while meanwhile wearin...

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SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Anna Karenina”

ANNA KARENINA – Watch It At Home – Beautiful But Overconceptualized Version of the Tolstoy Classic Joe Wright was introduced to the world with his film of Pride and Prejudice, and it seems like he’s b...

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THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Whit Stillman’s “Damsels In Distress”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “Hyde Park on Hudson”

THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Festival Titles, Round 2

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: Galas and Special Presentations Announced

THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Albert Nobbs”

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Passion”

THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Peace, Love & Misunderstanding”

SHOWBUZZDAILY SUNDANCE REVIEW: “Wish I Was Here”

THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Werner Herzog’s “Into the Abyss”

THE SHOWBUZZDAILY REVIEW: “On the Road”

THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Ten Year”

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Writers”

THE BIJOU @ TIFF: “Butter”

THE BIJOU @ TIFF: Gus Van Sant’s “Restless”

SHOWBUZZDAILY @ TORONTO: “Anna Karenina”

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