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Control Alt Delete gets reviewed at TIFF
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Monica Bartyzel of collider.com gave a positive review of Control Alt Delete’s recent screening at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival:
Balancing the nostalgia with the quirk, and adding a myriad of laughs, Control Alt Delete is a simple and straight-forward romp. Labine takes the material and presents it with a shrug. Yes, Lewis’ penis is a menace to computer cases everywhere, but while the subject matter is weird, the story is not. Think of it like American Pie – while those crazy kids were trying sex with a pie, or band equipment, they were still presented as run-of-the-mill teens.[more at source - collider.com]
For more Control Alt Delete goodness check out the film’s official sitelet here at MovieSet.
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2008 Toronto International Film Festival releases schedule
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
It’s official. The schedule for films and events at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival has been released on the TIFF web site. Oscar buzz for films often begins at TIFF, now one of top film festivals in the world.
Some of the films that we’re anticipating here at MovieSet are:
- Burn After Reading: A disk containing the memoirs of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous gym employees who attempt to sell it. [from IMDb] - Directed by last year’s Oscar winning directors Joel and Ethan Coen and starring John Malkovich, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Tilda Swinton.
- Passchendaele: It is a story of passion, courage and dedication, showing the heroism
of those that fought in WWI battle of the same name, and of the ones that loved them. - Written, directed and starring Paul Gross. Also starring Caroline Dhavernas and Gil Bellows. - RocknRolla: When a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of
dollars are up for grabs, and all of London’s criminal underworld wants in on the action. Directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Gerard Butler, Gemma Arterton, Thandie Newton, Tom Wilkinson, Jeremy Piven and Idris Elba.
A lot of these films will be well attended at the festival so if you plan on going it’s best to get your tickets now from tiff08.ca.
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QED International screenings at 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Friday, August 22, 2008
Here’s the information just received by MovieSet regarding QED International public screenings of The Lucky Ones and New York, I Love You:
Screenings in Toronto are list at the official TIFF page for the film
STARRING: Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins and Michael Pena
PRODUCED BY: Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Rick Schwartz
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Neil Burger (THE ILLUSIONIST)
NORTH AMERICAN
DISTRIBUTION: Lionsgate
A handsome know-it-all, a middle-aged father, and a beautiful young woman find themselves on an unexpected road trip together after a black-out cancels all flights out of New York. While on the journey they discover that home is not quite what they remembered, and that the unlikely companionship they’ve found might be what matters the most.
Screenings in Toronto are listed on the official TIFF page for the film.
DIRECTED BY:
Brett Ratner, Joshua Marston, Albert and Allen Hughes, Scarlett Johansson, Fatih Akin, Natalie Portman, Yvan Attal, Shekhar Kapur, Shunji Iwai, Mira Nair, Jiang Wen, Andrey Zvyagintsev
STARRING:
Robin Wright Penn, Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Christina Ricci, Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, Ethan Hawke, Julie Christie, Drea de Matteo, Bradley Cooper, Chris Cooper, Kevin Bacon, Ugur Yucel, Eli Wallach, Cloris Leachman, Maggie Q, John Hurt, Isabelle Adjani, Irrfan Khan, Saul Willaims, Carlos Acosta, Justin Bartha, Shu Qi, Anton Yelchin, Olivia Thirlby, James Caan
PRODUCED BY:
Emmanuel Benbihy, Marina Grasic
Following the box office smash feature film ‘Paris, je t’aime‘ that opened the 2006 ‘Un Certain Regard’ section of the Cannes Film Festival, we are thrilled to present ‘New York, I Love You’. Twelve filmmakers will direct short films illustrating the universal theme of encountering love within the five boroughs of New York City. Internationally acclaimed actors and directors have signed on to create another truly enjoyable and inspiring project.
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A couple of 50 Dead Men Walking stills
Friday, August 22, 2008
The more I read about 50 Dead Men Walking starring Sir Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess and Rose McGowan, the more I want to see it. There can never be enough gritty espionage films full of intrigue and the chance of being exposed at any moment. A film about a spy infiltrating the IRA is right up this moviegoer’s alley.
From the look of these two stills, courtesy Brightlight Pictures, the cinematography looks appropriate as well:
As we’ve mentioned here at MovieSet before, this film will have multiple screenings at the upcoming 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. Check out times for the screenings, both for press and the public right here.
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Hanway films offerings at Toronto International Film Festival
Friday, August 22, 2008
HanWay Films publicity announces schedule for two of it’s offerings at 2008 Toronto International Film Festival:
We are delighted to announce that Michael Winterbottom’s Genova is has been selected for the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Special Presentations Programme.
From the acclaimed filmmaker Michael Winterbottom comes a poignant family tale of love and the power of forgiveness. The film stars Colin Firth, Hope Davis, Catherine Keener, Willa Holland, Perla Haney–Jardine.
We hope that you can join us at one of the screenings listed below:
Genova – Press and Industry
6th September – Saturday 12.30pm at Varcity 3Genova - Public
7th September - Sunday 8.30pm at Winter GardenGenova - Public
9th September - Tuesday 11.45am at Scotiabank 1Genova - Press and Industry
11th September - Thursday 1.00pm at Varsity 1Genova - Public
13th September - Saturday 12.00pm at Ryerson
In addition, we are pleased to announce that the highly acclaimed documentary film by Terence Davies, Of Time and The City, will screen as part of the Masters Programme. Please see the screening times below:
Of Time and The City - Press and Industry
6th September - Saturday 12.15pm at AMC 9Of Time and The City - Public
7th September - Sunday 9.15pm at AMC 6Of Time and The City - Public
9th September - Tuesday 4.00pm at AMC 2Of Time and The City - Public
13th September - Saturday 6.00pm at AMC 1
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Revised screeing times for 50 Dead Men Walking
Monday, August 18, 2008
Handmade Films sent MovieSet a revised schedule for the Toronto International Film Festival screenings of their film 50 Dead Men Walking, starring Jim Sturgess, Sir Ben Kingsley and Rose McGowan (soon to play Red Sonja for Robert Rodriguez). Here’s the information:
Please note that the festival organisers have advised us of slight changes to our screening times at Toronto for 50 Dead Men Walking.
The final confirmed screening times are listed on the TIFF page for the film.
*** We have removed the Press and Industry screenings previously listed as requested by TIFF. Also this article from The Hollywood Reporter has more speculation as to why the first press screening has been cancelled. ***
We are looking at organising an additional buyers` screening given that the public screenings and the second official press and industry screenings are rather late in the festival and we will advise you of the details of the screening (likely to be on Monday 8th Sept) once we have them.
Looking forward to seeing you very soon.
All best wishes in the meantime,
The Handmade Team
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HandMade’s 50 Dead Men Walking toward Toronto Film Festival
Thursday, August 14, 2008
HandMade Films, a company started in 1972 by Beatle George Harrison and famous for classics like Monty Python’s The Life of Brian, Time Bandits (a personal favorite) and the cult hit Withnail and I are screening a number of their films at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
50 Dead Men Walking starring Jim Sturgess (21, Across the Universe) and Sir Ben Kingsley (Gandhi, Schindler’s List, Lucky Number Slevin, Elegy) will receive its International premiere during the festival by way of a Gala Screening at the Roy Thompson Hall. Screening times for the film are on the official TIFF page for the film.
50 Dead Men Walking, is inspired by Martin McGartland’s shocking real life story.
Martin is a young lad from west Belfast in the late 1980s who is recruited by the British Police to spy on the IRA. He works his way up the ranks as a volunteer for the IRA whilst feeding information to his British handler and saving lives in the process; until one day he is exposed, captured and tortured to within an inch of his life. He escaped dramatically by throwing himself from a tower block window and is still in hiding today. [from IMDb]
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