Toronto 2011. Days One and Two
Dan SallittA remarkable debut and films by Bruno Dumont, Andrei Zvyagintsev, Joachim Trier and more from our first report from Toronto.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Emanuele Crialese's "Terraferma"
David HudsonFor some, Terraferma is an “absorbing drama” about immigration. Others see no need for it to be competing in a major film festival.
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Toronto 2011. Bennett Miller's "Moneyball"
David HudsonNever mind Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, and for that matter, Bennett Miller. For the critics, Moneyball is an Aaron Sorkin movie.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Chantal Akerman's "Almayer's Folly"
David HudsonThe trades are not impressed, but Akerman’s first narrative feature in seven years does have its champions.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Michael Glawogger's "Whores' Glory"
David HudsonA doc on “the relationships between men and women in contemporary society that yields telling and ambivalent insights.”
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Wavelengths 2011. Notes from a Dark Room
Michael SicinskiReviews of nearly two dozen works screening in the Toronto International Film Festival’s program of experimental film and video.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Sion Sono's "Himizu"
David HudsonThe general consensus: screechingly loud, sloppily incongruous, but possibly great.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Andrea Arnold's "Wuthering Heights"
David Hudson“A beautiful rough beast of a movie,” find most critics so far, though some do have their reservations.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Ann Hui's "A Simple Life"
David Hudson“Ann Hui’s brilliant filmography extends back to 1979, and this new work instantly earns pride of place as one of its glories.”
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Amir Naderi's "Cut"
David HudsonDerided in the trades, Cut finds its defenders elsewhere.
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Telluride and Toronto 2011. Werner Herzog's "Into the Abyss"
David Hudson“Less a piece of political advocacy than a somber inquiry into familiar Herzogian themes of death, violence and time.”
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Todd Solondz's "Dark Horse"
David HudsonDark Horse “might just represent the warmest film Solondz is capable of making.”