TIFF 2013 Shortlist
Possible picks for TIFF 2013
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- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsChiwetel EjioforMichael Kenneth WilliamsMichael FassbenderIn the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.Stellar cast and director (Steve McQeen -- Hunger and Shame)
- DirectorJonathan SobolStarsKurt RussellJay BaruchelKatheryn WinnickCrunch Calhoun, a semi-reformed art thief, agrees to get his old gang back together to pull off one last heist.A maybe, not much info to go on. Sounds interesting, with some good cast members -- so making this a Gala seems dubious. Maybe just because it's Canadian.
- DirectorSylvain ChometStarsGuillaume GouixAnne Le NyBernadette LafontPaul, thirty or so, lives in a Paris apartment with his aunts, two old aristocrats who have raised him since he was two and who dream of seeing him become a virtuoso pianist.Director of The Triplets of Belleville and The Illusionist, so expecting something whimsical.
- DirectorJohn WellsStarsMeryl StreepDermot MulroneyJulia RobertsA look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.Has Oscar-bait written all over it, so might as well try seeing it early.
- DirectorJason BatemanStarsJason BatemanKathryn HahnAllison JanneyA spelling bee loser sets out to exact revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win as an adult.Directing debut from Jason Bateman; love the plot summary.
- DirectorAbdellatif KechicheStarsLéa SeydouxAdèle ExarchopoulosSalim KechioucheAdèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.Palme d’Or winner at Cannes
- DirectorJohn CarneyStarsKeira KnightleyMark RuffaloAdam LevineA chance encounter between a down-and-out music business executive, and a young singer songwriter new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.Writer/director of Once; good cast.
- DirectorManuel Martín CuencaStarsAntonio de la TorreOlimpia MelinteMaría Alfonsa RossoCarlos is the most prestigious tailor in Granada, but he's also a murderer in the shadows. He feels no remorse, no guilt, until Nina appears in his life and love awakens.Maybe ... twisted premise, but it's not in the Vanguard programme so may actually be relatively mild.
- DirectorKim Byung-seoUi-seok JoStarsSul Kyung-guJung Woo-sungHan Hyo-jooA high-tech police surveillance team attempts to take down a gang of ruthless bank robbers.Looks like a promising action/thriller based on the trailer; and they've chosen it as a Gala.
- DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsMatthew McConaugheyJennifer GarnerJared LetoIn 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.Director of Café de Flore and C.R.A.Z.Y.; good cast. Intrigued by this story in the early days of HIV/AIDS treatment and this guy's "battle with ... pharmaceutical companies."
- DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsColin FirthReese WitherspoonAlessandro NivolaThe savage murders of three young children sparks a controversial trial of three teenagers accused of killing the kids as part of a Satanic ritual.Directed by Atom Egoyan with a strong cast, set within the events of the West Memphis murders. Surprised this isn't a Gala, given the people and story involved ... that could be telling.
- DirectorNed BensonStarsJames McAvoyJessica ChastainNina AriandaTold from the male perspective, the story of a couple trying to reclaim the life and love they once knew and pick up the pieces of a past that may be too far gone.Intriguing concept of paired films (Him and Hers); good cast.
Intriguing concept of paired films (Him and Hers); good cast. - DirectorRichard ShepardStarsJude LawRichard E. GrantDemián BichirAfter spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.Maybe; always curious about a good caper film.
- DirectorJoseph Gordon-LevittStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittScarlett JohanssonJulianne MooreA New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.Feature writing/directing debut from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, excellent cast, great reviews out of Sundance. Trailer was hilarious. Con: will get a release shortly (but may not be very wide).
- DirectorRichard AyoadeStarsJesse EisenbergMia WasikowskaWallace ShawnThe unenviable life of a government-agency clerk takes a horrific turn with the arrival of a new co-worker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite otherwise--he's a confident, charismatic ladies' man.Writer/director Richard Ayoade (Submarine, and of course Moss from IT Crowd); good cast and interesting plot setup.
- DirectorBill CondonStarsBenedict CumberbatchDaniel BrühlCarice van HoutenA dramatic thriller based on real events that reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization.Maybe; wary of overhype and fatigue of this story ... but trailer makes it look more interesting than I initially thought.
- DirectorDon McKellarStarsTaylor KitschBrendan GleesonLiane BalabanTo survive, a dying Newfoundland fishing village must convince a young doctor to take up residence by any means necessary.Directed by Don McKellar. The original French version showed at TIFF 2003 and has good reviews.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsSandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd HarrisDr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.Written & directed by Alfonso Cuaron; big name cast. Will get wide release soon after TIFF though.
- DirectorBiyi BandeleStarsChiwetel EjioforThandiwe NewtonAnika Noni RoseSisters Olanna and Kainene return home to 1960s Nigeria, where they soon diverge on different paths. As civil war breaks out, political events loom larger than their differences as they join the fight to establish an independent republic.Maybe; looks strongly acted and is based on a highly-regarded novel. An opportunity to learn about this part of history that I know nothing about.
- DirectorLiza JohnsonStarsKristen WiigGuy PearceHailee SteinfeldA wild teenage girl orchestrates a romance between her nanny and her father, who is a recovering addict.Maybe; lots of good people in the cast.
- DirectorJohn KrokidasStarsDaniel RadcliffeDane DeHaanMichael C. HallA murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.Good cast, strong reviews from Sundance.
- DirectorJason ReitmanStarsKate WinsletJosh BrolinGattlin GriffithDepressed single mom Adele and her son Henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited.Writer/director Jason Reitman; strong cast.
- DirectorHirokazu KoreedaStarsMasaharu FukuyamaMachiko OnoYôko MakiRyota is a successful workaholic businessman. When he learns that his biological son was switched with another boy after birth, he faces the difficult decision to choose his true son or the boy he and his wife have raised as their own.Sounds like an unoriginal concept at first, but apparently is a very good drama. Excellent reviews out of Cannes.
- DirectorKelly ReichardtStarsJesse EisenbergDakota FanningPeter SarsgaardThree radical environmentalists look to execute the protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam.Writer/director Kelly Reichardt (Wendy and Lucy, Meek's Cutoff).
- DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsBérénice BejoTahar RahimAli MosaffaAn Iranian man deserts his French wife and her two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife's request for a divorce.Writer/Director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation); excellent reviews from Cannes.