Coverage of Fox News being blasted live on air has gone viral. Author and journalist Thomas Ricks was asked about the events in Benghazi, Libya and Susan Rice - the Us ambassador to the United Nations - when he levelled criticisms at the network. He stated: "I think Benghazi was generally hyped by this network especially." "How many security contractors died in Iraq, do you know?" Ricks asked co-anchor Jon Scott. "Nobody does because nobody cares. We know that several hundred (more)...
- 11/27/2012
- by By Ben Lee
- Digital Spy
A Fox News anchor abruptly ended an interview when the guest criticized the news network. Jon Scott was interviewing Thomas Ricks about his book, "The Generals" when Ricks accused Fox News of hyping up the recent attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi.
According to the AP, Scott questioned Ricks as to why he would make such a claim when the attack resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including Christopher Stevens - the first U.S. Ambassador assassinated in more than three decades.
Ricks asserted the incident amounted to a "small firefight" and said, "I think that the emphasis on Benghazi has been extremely political, partly because Fox was operating as a wing of the Republican Party."
At that point, Scott thanked Ricks and turned to his co-anchor, who then threw to a commercial break.
A Fox News executive, Michael Clemente, says, "When Mr. Ricks ignored the anchor's question,...
According to the AP, Scott questioned Ricks as to why he would make such a claim when the attack resulted in the deaths of four Americans, including Christopher Stevens - the first U.S. Ambassador assassinated in more than three decades.
Ricks asserted the incident amounted to a "small firefight" and said, "I think that the emphasis on Benghazi has been extremely political, partly because Fox was operating as a wing of the Republican Party."
At that point, Scott thanked Ricks and turned to his co-anchor, who then threw to a commercial break.
A Fox News executive, Michael Clemente, says, "When Mr. Ricks ignored the anchor's question,...
- 11/27/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Fox News Channel is hitting back against a guest whose interview was ended after he accused the network of acting "as a wing of the Republican Party" in covering Benghazi. Tom Ricks, a former Washington Post reporter and author of best-selling books Fiasco and The Generals, briefly spoke with Fnc’s Jon Scott about the death of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya. In a brief interview, Ricks first said Fnc "hyped" the embassy attack and said a bit later that "Fox was operating as a wing of the Republican Party" before Scott ended the interview. Story: Fox News Chief Roger Ailes
read more...
read more...
- 11/26/2012
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When a character wears thick glasses throughout a movie, there's usually a reason above and beyond scoring 20/20 on an eye test. It's to suggest that the character is meek, an intellectual or is attempting, like Clark Kent, to disguise his true self. In the case of Tom Ricks (Ethan Hawke), the troubled American novelist who is the protagonist of this absorbing psychological drama set in Paris, the glasses are a symbolic tip-off. Moviegoers see the film through Tom's perspective but come over time to understand that his view may not be entirely reliable. Tom, who taught at a university and...
- 6/21/2012
- by Leah Rozen
- The Wrap
We need movies like The Woman in the Fifth, because they remind us how intensely on-fire Ethan Hawke can be. He stars here as Tom Ricks, in a grungy mystery-thriller that starts off as an atmospheric noir and quickly — the film’s barely a tick over 80 minutes — descends into a prickly little personality study. The writer-director, Pawel Pawlikowski (My Summer of Love), has adapted Douglas Kennedy‘s same-named novel with unshrinking ambiguity, allowing Hawke to sink in and fire off one mixed signal after another while never losing the compassion underneath. It’s a satisfying move.
Tom’s an American novelist with one Pulitzer Prize-shortlisted work under his belt. The film opens as he relocates to Paris, in an attempt to smooth things over with his bitter ex-wife, Nathalie (Delphine Chuillot), so that he can see his daughter, Chloé (Julie Papillon), on a more frequent basis. Things go poorly from the very beginning,...
Tom’s an American novelist with one Pulitzer Prize-shortlisted work under his belt. The film opens as he relocates to Paris, in an attempt to smooth things over with his bitter ex-wife, Nathalie (Delphine Chuillot), so that he can see his daughter, Chloé (Julie Papillon), on a more frequent basis. Things go poorly from the very beginning,...
- 6/18/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Title: The Woman in the Fifth Director: Pawel Pawlikowski Starring: Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas, Joanna Kulig, Samir Guesmi A dark testimonial to the notion of artistic bloom and creative salvation through misery, Pawel Pawlikowski’s “The Woman in the Fifth” is an intellectually engaging puzzle box, a movie that happily dances about on both literal and metaphorical planes. Starring Ethan Hawke as an emotionally wayward novelist and Kristin Scott Thomas as his mysterious new muse, the very European film should find intrigued and mostly unpiqued embrace in the arms of Stateside arthouse audiences for whom the cast will be the main factor that gets them in the door. American author Tom Ricks (Hawke) arrives in Paris with the intent [ Read More ]...
- 6/16/2012
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
In “The Woman in the Fifth,” Pawel Pawlikowski’s first film since 2004’s “My Summer of Love,” Ethan Hawke plays Tom Ricks, a divorced American writer who hides out in a hotel room to pen his latest work. Sound familiar? After building a huge fan base with generation-defining turns in “Reality Bites” and “Before Sunrise,” Hawke became better known for his tabloid appearances after divorcing his “Gattaca” co-star Uma Thurman amid rumors of infidelity on his part. Seeking retreat from the public eye, Hawke sequestered himself to the Chelsea Hotel in Manhattan for a couple of years and opted for theater over film work (as well as some novel writing). Since emerging from that difficult period, Hawke’s been busy. He reunited with Richard Linklater for “Before Sunset,” worked for the late Sidney Lumet in “Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead” and reteamed with his “Training...
- 6/13/2012
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
May try Your Patience to the Nth: Pawlikowski’s Comeback Thriller Travels in Familiar Territory
Highly esteemed director Pawel Pawlikowski’s first feature since 2004’s excellent My Summer of Love is an adaptation of Douglas Kennedy’s novel, The Woman in the Fifth, an American in Paris thriller with a tweak of Kafkaesque happenings. Much like Kafka’s novel Amerika , which was written without its author ever having traveled there, much of Pawlikowski’s latest feels like a vague dream, though one that’s listless and evaporates quickly upon awakening.
Ethan Hawke stars as an American author, Tom Ricks, suddenly absconding to Paris to be near his daughter. The bespectacled Ricks quickly finds his estranged wife who is anything but pleased to see him. Immediately she calls the police while he searches her flat for his daughter. After he falls asleep on a bus, he discovers he has been robbed...
Highly esteemed director Pawel Pawlikowski’s first feature since 2004’s excellent My Summer of Love is an adaptation of Douglas Kennedy’s novel, The Woman in the Fifth, an American in Paris thriller with a tweak of Kafkaesque happenings. Much like Kafka’s novel Amerika , which was written without its author ever having traveled there, much of Pawlikowski’s latest feels like a vague dream, though one that’s listless and evaporates quickly upon awakening.
Ethan Hawke stars as an American author, Tom Ricks, suddenly absconding to Paris to be near his daughter. The bespectacled Ricks quickly finds his estranged wife who is anything but pleased to see him. Immediately she calls the police while he searches her flat for his daughter. After he falls asleep on a bus, he discovers he has been robbed...
- 6/13/2012
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Anyone who saw Pawel Pawlikowski's 2004 movie My Summer of Love was generally impressed with many accolades given to the performances by Nathalie Press and the then unknown Emily Blunt, making the Poland-born Pawlkowski one of England's more respected filmmakers. It's surprising how long it's taken for him to return to filmmaking and his latest movie The Woman in the Fifth , based on the book by Douglas Kenney, stars Ethan Hawke as writer Tom Ricks, who travels to Paris to try to reconnect with his estranged wife and daughter. When that doesn't work out, he decides to stay in Paris, staying at a cheap hotel filled with dangerous individuals, and he only finds solace in a tryst he has with a mysterious woman named Margit, played by Kristin Scott Thomas. It's been quite some...
- 6/13/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Today we have the trailer for "The Woman in the Fifth" thriller, starring Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas. It is directed by Pawel Pawlikowski and is set to hit theaters on June 15th, in limited release. Check out the trailer below. Plot: American writer Tom Ricks (Hawke) arrives in Paris to be closer to his young daughter who is living with his estranged ex-wife. Completely broke, he accepts a job as a night guard for a local crime boss. Stationed in a basement office, his only task is to push a button when a bell rings. The tranquility of the night, he hopes, will help him focus on his new novel. His days become more exciting when he starts a romance with Margit (Thomas), a mysterious and elegant widow who sets strange rules to their meetings: she will only see him at her apartment in the fifth arrondissement, at 5pm sharp,...
- 5/25/2012
- WorstPreviews.com
With Before Sunrise and Before Sunset in his past, Ethan Hawke is no stranger to romance on the big screen. But this time he's dealing with a seemingly fatal attraction in the new trailer for The Woman in the Fifth, an adaptation of Douglas Kennedy's book of the same name which follows a college lecturer (Hawke) who flees to Paris after a scandal costs him his job. In the City of Lights, he meets a widow (Kristin Scott Thomas) who might be involved in a series of murders, and their romance spins out of control when it seems his family is threatened by her obsession with him. Looks provocative and steamy. Here's the first trailer for Pawel Pawlikowski's The Woman in the Fifth originally from Apple: American writer Tom Ricks (Ethan Hawke) arrives in Paris to be closer to his young daughter who is living with his estranged ex-wife.
- 5/25/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
The first trailer for this film completely snuck under my radar, but The Woman in the Fifth has been brought to my attention by way of a second preview — one that I actually watched — and I kind of like what I see. Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas lead this Paris-set thriller, which follows a writer who finds himself caught in the romantic web of a woman with no discernible past and a very ominous set of circumstances surrounding her.
It might be fine enough that I have no discernible idea as to where this could go — thus preserving any surprises — but it’s also got some sharp cinematography, a seemingly strong pair of lead performances, and a nice capturing of the lovely setting. If the mystery at play can pay off in any satisfying fashion, this might be one worth paying attention to.
Watch it below (via Apple):...
It might be fine enough that I have no discernible idea as to where this could go — thus preserving any surprises — but it’s also got some sharp cinematography, a seemingly strong pair of lead performances, and a nice capturing of the lovely setting. If the mystery at play can pay off in any satisfying fashion, this might be one worth paying attention to.
Watch it below (via Apple):...
- 5/25/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Poster 2 for The Woman in the Fifth, starring Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas Pawel Pawlikowski directs as well as scripting the drama based on the novel by Douglas Kennedy, which is produced by Caroline Benjo and Carole Scotta. The Woman in the Fifth opens June 15th, 2012 via Ato Pictures. American writer Tom Ricks (Ethan Hawke) arrives in Paris to be closer to his young daughter who is living with his estranged ex-wife. Completely broke, he accepts a job as a night guard for a local crime boss. Stationed in a basement office, his only task is to push a button when a bell rings. The tranquility of the night, he hopes, will help him focus on his new novel...
- 5/25/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Poster 2 for The Woman in the Fifth, starring Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas Pawel Pawlikowski directs as well as scripting the drama based on the novel by Douglas Kennedy, which is produced by Caroline Benjo and Carole Scotta. The Woman in the Fifth opens June 15th, 2012 via Ato Pictures. American writer Tom Ricks (Ethan Hawke) arrives in Paris to be closer to his young daughter who is living with his estranged ex-wife. Completely broke, he accepts a job as a night guard for a local crime boss. Stationed in a basement office, his only task is to push a button when a bell rings. The tranquility of the night, he hopes, will help him focus on his new novel...
- 5/25/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
All amnesiac thrillers get off to an intriguing start then tend to fall away when their heroes and heroines start to recover their memories. The first half-hour of the Danish ID:a is consistently gripping, as its beautiful heroine awakes in a French river with a scar, a gun, a bag containing €2m and no identity. Her search to discover her past takes her to Denmark, Holland and back to France, and includes some agreeable suspense, a great deal of violence, some rather vague leftwing politics and some narrative holes.
ID:a is worth a visit, as is The Woman in the Fifth, Pawel Pawlikowski's first film since My Summer of Love seven years ago and his first thriller. Not exactly an amnesia film but pretty close, it's based on a novel by Douglas Kennedy, the American writer resident in London, whose novel The Big Picture was filmed in France two...
ID:a is worth a visit, as is The Woman in the Fifth, Pawel Pawlikowski's first film since My Summer of Love seven years ago and his first thriller. Not exactly an amnesia film but pretty close, it's based on a novel by Douglas Kennedy, the American writer resident in London, whose novel The Big Picture was filmed in France two...
- 2/19/2012
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Ethan Hawke is a depressed divorcee in Paweł Pawlikowski's confident and very Polish romantic thriller
The new film from Paweł Pawlikowski – moody, menacing, downbeat – takes something fro m the director's Polish compatriots Polanski and Kieslowski. It often feels like a sort of b-side to The Tenant; it could, alternatively, have worked as one of the stories in the Three Colours trilogy. Ethan Hawke plays Tom Ricks, a divorced and depressed American writer who is living in a flea pit hotel in Paris, having spent every last cent pursuing a futile custody claim. At a literary soiree, he meets a beautiful Hungarian widow, Margit (Kristin Scott Thomas); their romantic adventure reignites his literary imagination, but there is an awful price to be paid for this.
This film has to be indulged a little, and you'll have to negotiate the stumbling block that is Hawke's stodgy, dodgy French accent. Yet this movie moves at a sinuous,...
The new film from Paweł Pawlikowski – moody, menacing, downbeat – takes something fro m the director's Polish compatriots Polanski and Kieslowski. It often feels like a sort of b-side to The Tenant; it could, alternatively, have worked as one of the stories in the Three Colours trilogy. Ethan Hawke plays Tom Ricks, a divorced and depressed American writer who is living in a flea pit hotel in Paris, having spent every last cent pursuing a futile custody claim. At a literary soiree, he meets a beautiful Hungarian widow, Margit (Kristin Scott Thomas); their romantic adventure reignites his literary imagination, but there is an awful price to be paid for this.
This film has to be indulged a little, and you'll have to negotiate the stumbling block that is Hawke's stodgy, dodgy French accent. Yet this movie moves at a sinuous,...
- 2/17/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
After being spoiled last week with a whole plethora of cinematic delights, it’s a slightly more low-key affair this time out.
There’s only a couple of major releases hitting the screens but there’s several smaller independent features which may well prove worthy of seeking out, particularly when you consider the critical reception of what’s on offer.
If you want to check to see if any of these films are playing near you you can visit Find Any Film and they’ll be able to help.
Without further ado, here we go…
Ghost Rider : Spirit of Vengeance in 3D Iframe Embed for Youtube
Nic Cage is back as Johnny Blaze, the former stunt driver turned demonic avenger. Having sold his soul to the devil, Blaze now takes on the mantle of the Ghost Rider, a bounty hunter of the damned. In this follow up to the poorly received 2007 original,...
There’s only a couple of major releases hitting the screens but there’s several smaller independent features which may well prove worthy of seeking out, particularly when you consider the critical reception of what’s on offer.
If you want to check to see if any of these films are playing near you you can visit Find Any Film and they’ll be able to help.
Without further ado, here we go…
Ghost Rider : Spirit of Vengeance in 3D Iframe Embed for Youtube
Nic Cage is back as Johnny Blaze, the former stunt driver turned demonic avenger. Having sold his soul to the devil, Blaze now takes on the mantle of the Ghost Rider, a bounty hunter of the damned. In this follow up to the poorly received 2007 original,...
- 2/17/2012
- by Rob Keeling
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
★★★★☆ Pawel Pawlikowski's The Woman in the Fifth (2011) - starring Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas - is stylishly shot, slickly directed and frustratingly enigmatic. Pawlikowski cut his teeth in documentary filmmaking, forging a name for himself in the 1990s, and remarkably this is only his third feature film to date. Hawke plays Tom Ricks, an American professor and novelist, who arrives in Paris hoping to reconcile with his estranged French wife (Delphine Chuillot) and six-year old daughter, Chloé (Julie Papillon). But when he turns up unannounced at their apartment his wife calls the police, hinting at a violent past.
Read more »...
Read more »...
- 2/15/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
Bringing together the Oscar-nominated calibre of both Ethan Hawke (Training Day) and Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient) certainly sounds promising for writer-director Pawel Pawlikowski’s latest film, The Woman in the Fifth.
Artificial Eye have put out the first UK trailer for the film, with thanks to ComingSoon.net for the tip-off, and it gives us a look at the thriller and darkness that we can expect from the film when it arrives next month.
“American writer Tom Ricks comes to Paris desperate to put his life together again and win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter.
When things don’t go according to plan, he ends up in a shady hotel in the suburbs, having to work as a night guard to make ends meet.
Then Margit, a beautiful, mysterious stranger walks into his life and things start looking up. Their passionate and intense relationship...
Artificial Eye have put out the first UK trailer for the film, with thanks to ComingSoon.net for the tip-off, and it gives us a look at the thriller and darkness that we can expect from the film when it arrives next month.
“American writer Tom Ricks comes to Paris desperate to put his life together again and win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter.
When things don’t go according to plan, he ends up in a shady hotel in the suburbs, having to work as a night guard to make ends meet.
Then Margit, a beautiful, mysterious stranger walks into his life and things start looking up. Their passionate and intense relationship...
- 1/18/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Here's a UK trailer for the upcoming Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas thriller, The Woman in the Fifth. The film is based on Douglas Kennedy's book, which revolves around a college lecturer who flees to Paris after a scandal costs him his job. In the City of Lights, he meets a widow who might be involved in a series of murders.
Here's the Synopsis:
A captivating thriller, The Woman In The Fifth tells the gripping story of an American professor who relocates to Paris to win back his wife and daughter but finds himself falling for the charms of a mysterious siren. Directed by BAFTA Award-winner Pawel Pawlikowski (My Summer of Love), the film stars Academy Award®nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (Sarah's Key; Nowhere Boy) and Academy Award®nominee Ethan Hawke (Before Sunset; Dead Poets Society) and is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Douglas Kennedy.
Here's the Synopsis:
A captivating thriller, The Woman In The Fifth tells the gripping story of an American professor who relocates to Paris to win back his wife and daughter but finds himself falling for the charms of a mysterious siren. Directed by BAFTA Award-winner Pawel Pawlikowski (My Summer of Love), the film stars Academy Award®nominee Kristin Scott Thomas (Sarah's Key; Nowhere Boy) and Academy Award®nominee Ethan Hawke (Before Sunset; Dead Poets Society) and is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Douglas Kennedy.
- 1/17/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
UK distributor Artificial Eye has debuted the international trailer for The Woman in the Fifth, which stars Ethan Hawke and Kristen Scott Thomas and directed by Pawel Pawlikowski. The thriller hits theaters in the UK on February 17, and will arrive stateside later this year courtesy of Ato Pictures. The story centers on American writer Tom Ricks (Hawke) who comes to Paris desperate to put his life together again and win back the love of his estranged wife and daughter. When things don't go according to plan, he ends up in a shady hotel in the suburbs, having to work as a night guard to make ends meet. Then Margit (Thomas), a beautiful, mysterious stranger walks into his life and things start looking up. Their passionate and intense relationship triggers a string of inexplicable events... as if an obscure power is taking control of his life. I wanted to see the film in Toronto last year,...
- 1/17/2012
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Once in your life you find someone so rare. Artificial Eye Film from the UK has debuted an official trailer for Pawel Pawlikowski's romantic mystery thriller The Woman in the Fifth, starring Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas. Based on Douglas Kennedy's book, a college lecturer flees to Paris after a scandal, where he meets a widow who might be involved in a series of murders. This looks intense and mysterious, but also quite bland, to be honest. I'm not sure why the dialogue is only on the left, and the video is so dark, as it is from the distributor. If you're a fan of either Hawke or Scott Thomas, then dive in and give it a shot. Watch the official UK trailer for Pawel Pawlikowski's The Woman in the Fifth, via YouTube: American writer Tom Ricks comes to Paris desperate to put his life together again.
- 1/17/2012
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Now in its 36th year, the Toronto International Film Festival announced a selection of films in the 2011 Galas and Special Presentations programmes. The selection comprises 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations, including 31 World Premieres.
The festival has become a hot spot for a number of big films - and this year is no exception. The Brad Pitt film Moneyball will debut at the festival, as well as, Butter starring Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman; A Dangerous Method, starring Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, and Viggo Mortensen, and The Ides of March from George Clooney, who also stars in the film.
The 10-day festival will run from September 8 to 18 and feature world premieres from a number of esteemed directors including, Cameron Crowe, Roland Emmerich, Francis Ford Coppola, Marc Foster, Alexander Payne, Sarah Polley, Jennifer Westfeldt, and Wang Xiaoshual.
“The international scope and diversity of voices in these programmes are impressive and inspiring,” said Piers Handling,...
The festival has become a hot spot for a number of big films - and this year is no exception. The Brad Pitt film Moneyball will debut at the festival, as well as, Butter starring Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman; A Dangerous Method, starring Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, and Viggo Mortensen, and The Ides of March from George Clooney, who also stars in the film.
The 10-day festival will run from September 8 to 18 and feature world premieres from a number of esteemed directors including, Cameron Crowe, Roland Emmerich, Francis Ford Coppola, Marc Foster, Alexander Payne, Sarah Polley, Jennifer Westfeldt, and Wang Xiaoshual.
“The international scope and diversity of voices in these programmes are impressive and inspiring,” said Piers Handling,...
- 7/27/2011
- by alyssa@mediavine.com (Alyssa Caverley)
- Reel Movie News
If you're more interested in the typical fall slate of festival entrees than summer's glut of tentpole action fare, this is a great week. The Toronto International Film Festival announced the first wave of films that will play the fest in September. This is a batch of about 50 titles, which makes up only a small chunk of the programming. Usually Tiff features between two and three hundred films. But these are some of the highest-profile entries. Below you'll find rundowns on the new films from George Clooney, Bennett Miller, Jay & Mark Duplass, Todd Solondz, Francis Ford Coppola, Cameron Crowe, Sarah Polley, Fernando Meirelles, Lars von Trier, Marc Forster, Steve McQueen, Alexander Payne, and Lynne Ramsay. No announcement yet of the Midnight Madness programming choices, always some of my faves, but this is a great start. This is quite the list -- there are easily thirty films here that could be potential top ten for 2011 candidates,...
- 7/27/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
The Toronto International Film Festival is once again proving to be a major stop on the festival circuit. The announcement was released yesterday of 53 titles, including 31 world premieres, and some of the biggest names of the year are among them. Most, if not all, of the films I am most looking forward to will be in attendance, and with the festival just around the corner, the time to get excited for these offerings is now.
Check out the full release below.
Now in its 36th year, the Toronto International Film Festival® today unveiled a selection of films in the 2011 Galas and Special Presentations programmes. The selection comprises 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations, including 31 World Premieres. Running from September 8 to 18, this year’s Festival presents the world premieres of films from directors Bruce Beresford, Luc Besson, Rémi Bezancon, Cameron Crowe, Terence Davies, Mathieu Demy, Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass, Roland Emmerich, Julian Farino,...
Check out the full release below.
Now in its 36th year, the Toronto International Film Festival® today unveiled a selection of films in the 2011 Galas and Special Presentations programmes. The selection comprises 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations, including 31 World Premieres. Running from September 8 to 18, this year’s Festival presents the world premieres of films from directors Bruce Beresford, Luc Besson, Rémi Bezancon, Cameron Crowe, Terence Davies, Mathieu Demy, Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass, Roland Emmerich, Julian Farino,...
- 7/27/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Judy Davis, Charlotte Rampling, The Eye of the Storm Kristen Wiig, Megan Fox, Lars von Trier, Matthew McConaughey, Sigourney Weaver: Toronto 2011 Pearl Jam Twenty — Cameron Crowe, World Premiere — Pearl Jam Twenty chronicles the years leading up to the band’s formation, the chaos that ensued soon after their rise to megastardom, their step back from centre stage, and the creation of a trusted circle that would surround them – giving way to a work culture that would sustain them. Told in big themes and bold colours with blistering sound, the film is carved from over 1,200 hours of rarely seen and never-before seen footage spanning the band’s career. Pearl Jam Twenty is the definitive portrait of Pearl Jam: part concert film, part intimate insider-hang, and part testimonial to the power of music and uncompromising artists. The Eye of the Storm — Fred Schepisi, International Premiere — In the Sydney suburb of Centennial Park,...
- 7/27/2011
- by D. Zhea
- Alt Film Guide
It looks like we're in for another great year at the Toronto International Film Festival, and I'm excited to be just a little bit closer to the action this time around. The very first titles from the 2011 fest were announced today, and there were definitely a lot of familiar faces among the 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations. George Clooney is back with two films this year (The Ides of March and The Descendants) and many other Tiff alumni are returning with their latest works including David Cronenberg (A Dangerous Method), Lars Von Trier (Melancholia), Todd Solondz (Dark Horse), Fernando Meirelles (360), Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive), Steve McQueen (Shame), Pedro Almodóvar (The Skin I Live In), Michael Winterbottom (Trishna) and Sarah Polley (Take This Waltz). Both Moneyball and 50/50 fill the requisite "big September release with awards potential" slots, while Roland Emmerich's Anonymous was a bit of a surprise pick. However, for the first time ever,...
- 7/27/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
The tentative schedule for the Toronto International Film Festival has just been released. The festival, which runs from September 8th to the 18th, will be held in Toronto, Canada, and will feature a total of 53 Gala and Special Presentation films. There are some films that have been anxiously sitting on the shelves like A Dangerous Method and new and upcoming films like Moneyball and 50/50. You can check out the current schedule over at the Tiff website.
Opening Night:
From the Sky Down
(dir. Davis Guggenheim, USA)
Twenty years after the release of U2′s Achtung Baby (1991), Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for Superman, An Inconvenient Truth, It Might Get Loud) charts this groundbreaking album with new interviews, stories and unseen footage from Berlin and Dublin. Now a key chapter in their career, Achtung Baby was in Bono’s words “the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree.” “For the first...
Opening Night:
From the Sky Down
(dir. Davis Guggenheim, USA)
Twenty years after the release of U2′s Achtung Baby (1991), Davis Guggenheim (Waiting for Superman, An Inconvenient Truth, It Might Get Loud) charts this groundbreaking album with new interviews, stories and unseen footage from Berlin and Dublin. Now a key chapter in their career, Achtung Baby was in Bono’s words “the sound of four men chopping down The Joshua Tree.” “For the first...
- 7/27/2011
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
The Toronto International Film Festival has begun to announce the slate of its 36th edition and it is already an incredible lineup. I’ve attended the festival in the past two years and plan to return again this year in hopes of providing our readers with some great coverage.
So far, 40 films have been announced including new movies from George Clooney, Todd Solondz, Francis Ford Coppola, Fernando Meirelles, Terence Davies, Lars von Trier, Marc Forster, Lasse Hallstrom, Pedro Almodóvar, Steve McQueen, Alexander Payne, Lynne Ramsay, Jay & Mark Duplass and Cameron Crowe. Are you drooling yet?
Here is the list of the special presentations.
Special Presentations
-
11 Flowers
Wang Xiaoshuai, China/France
Wang Han, an 11-year-old boy in the province of Ghizhou is confronted with a runaway murderer. Hiding in the woods, the wounded man takes Wang Han drying shirt and persuades him to help him out. Frightened and fascinated at once,...
So far, 40 films have been announced including new movies from George Clooney, Todd Solondz, Francis Ford Coppola, Fernando Meirelles, Terence Davies, Lars von Trier, Marc Forster, Lasse Hallstrom, Pedro Almodóvar, Steve McQueen, Alexander Payne, Lynne Ramsay, Jay & Mark Duplass and Cameron Crowe. Are you drooling yet?
Here is the list of the special presentations.
Special Presentations
-
11 Flowers
Wang Xiaoshuai, China/France
Wang Han, an 11-year-old boy in the province of Ghizhou is confronted with a runaway murderer. Hiding in the woods, the wounded man takes Wang Han drying shirt and persuades him to help him out. Frightened and fascinated at once,...
- 7/26/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The Toronto International Film Festival, which has become an increasingly important platform for awards-seeking titles in recent years (Both The King’s Speech and Black Swan played there last year), announced its 2011 line-up this morning.
The 11-day festival, set to kick off on Sept. 8, will feature the world premieres of Moneyball, a baseball drama starring Brad Pitt; 50/50, a cancer dramedy with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen; Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, a drama starring George Clooney; Butter, a butter-carving satire featuring Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman; Albert Nobbs, an Iris-set period drama starring Glenn Close; and Francis Ford Coppola’s murder-mystery Twixt,...
The 11-day festival, set to kick off on Sept. 8, will feature the world premieres of Moneyball, a baseball drama starring Brad Pitt; 50/50, a cancer dramedy with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen; Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, a drama starring George Clooney; Butter, a butter-carving satire featuring Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman; Albert Nobbs, an Iris-set period drama starring Glenn Close; and Francis Ford Coppola’s murder-mystery Twixt,...
- 7/26/2011
- by Grady Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Update: A batch of new photos from some of the films below have been released. Check them out here.
After Cannes kicks off in the spring, Venice and Toronto are the two biggest kickstarters for the 2011 awards race. This morning the latter festival have announced their initial line-up, and it is fantastic. Toronto International Film Festival will run from September 8th to 18th, and you can see the full line-up below, but I’m most excited for new films from David Cronenberg, Steve McQueen, Sarah Polly, Francis Ford Coppola, Oren Moverman and many more. Davis Guggenheim’s U2 documentary From the Sky Down will open the fest. Check out the full list of gala and special presentations below, along with each synopsis. We’ll be there covering the fest as well.
Galas
Albert Nobbs Rodrigo Garcia, Ireland
World Premiere
A witty Irish-set period drama about the lives of staff at...
After Cannes kicks off in the spring, Venice and Toronto are the two biggest kickstarters for the 2011 awards race. This morning the latter festival have announced their initial line-up, and it is fantastic. Toronto International Film Festival will run from September 8th to 18th, and you can see the full line-up below, but I’m most excited for new films from David Cronenberg, Steve McQueen, Sarah Polly, Francis Ford Coppola, Oren Moverman and many more. Davis Guggenheim’s U2 documentary From the Sky Down will open the fest. Check out the full list of gala and special presentations below, along with each synopsis. We’ll be there covering the fest as well.
Galas
Albert Nobbs Rodrigo Garcia, Ireland
World Premiere
A witty Irish-set period drama about the lives of staff at...
- 7/26/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Now in its 36th year, the Toronto International Film Festival® today unveiled a selection of films in the 2011 Galas and Special Presentations programs. The selection comprises 10 Galas and 43 Special Presentations, including 31 World Premieres. Running from September 8 to 18, this year‟s Festival presents the world premieres of films from directors Bruce Beresford, Luc Besson, Rémi Bezancon, Cameron Crowe, Terence Davies, Mathieu Demy, Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass, Roland Emmerich, Julian Farino, Jim Field Smith, Francis Ford Coppola, Marc Foster, Rodrigo Garcia, Lasse Hallstrom, Huh Jong-ho, Cédric Khan, Jonathan Levine, Jamie Linden, Derick Martini, Fernando Meirelles, Bennett Miller, Oren Moverman, Daniel Nettheim, Pawel Pawlikowski, Alexander Payne, Sarah Polley, Malgoska Szumowska, Jonathan Teplitzky, Jennifer Westfeldt, Michael Winterbottom and Wang Xiaoshuai.Filmmakers Pedro Almodóvar, George Clooney, David Cronenberg, Ralph Fiennes, William Friedkin, Ann Hui, Madonna, Steve McQueen, Nanni Moretti, Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, Lynne Ramsay, Todd Solondz, Morten Tyldum and Lars von Trier...
- 7/26/2011
- Filmicafe
His new film about Iraq was made out of a sense of affront and anger
If this was a Paul Greengrass film, it would start like this. An aerial shot over central London. Digital letters flash up at the bottom of the screen saying: "London, 1400 GMT". A few cellos begin stirring ominously on the soundtrack. Then a hand-held camera tracks an oblivious reporter walking through Mayfair. Somewhere, a man with an earpiece looks at a flashing dot on a screen and says, "Subject proceeding east towards Claridges." Drums start up on the soundtrack. A short clip of Greengrass himself, perhaps finishing off his lunch. The shaky camera follows the reporter into Claridges, pitching through the revolving door to chase him up the stairs. The drums get heavier. The camera dashes down corridors after him. Greengrass strolls casually towards his suite. The drumming reaches a deafening frenzy, as if a tribal...
If this was a Paul Greengrass film, it would start like this. An aerial shot over central London. Digital letters flash up at the bottom of the screen saying: "London, 1400 GMT". A few cellos begin stirring ominously on the soundtrack. Then a hand-held camera tracks an oblivious reporter walking through Mayfair. Somewhere, a man with an earpiece looks at a flashing dot on a screen and says, "Subject proceeding east towards Claridges." Drums start up on the soundtrack. A short clip of Greengrass himself, perhaps finishing off his lunch. The shaky camera follows the reporter into Claridges, pitching through the revolving door to chase him up the stairs. The drums get heavier. The camera dashes down corridors after him. Greengrass strolls casually towards his suite. The drumming reaches a deafening frenzy, as if a tribal...
- 3/8/2010
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.