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Press Release – FREE (or PWYL) Comedy/Documentary Toronto Film Festival. Thur. Sept 29nd. 7pm. Carlton

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SPECIAL EVENT: Thursday September 29th. 7pm. Carlton Cinemas. Best of Sci-Fi/Fantasy Short Films from all over the world.

http://www.wildsound.ca/torontofilmfestivals.html

This is easily the best lineup of Comedy/Documentary short films in the world.

RSVP your FEEDBACK Toronto Film Festival seats. FREE or make a donation to the festival. See full details of every film being played. Discover the best of NEW short films from around the world:
http://www.wildsound.ca/torontofilmfestivals.html We have a terrific lineup of films for our special 2016 event. Amazing sci-fi/fantasy short films from Cuba, Iraq, USA, France, Kenya, and Canada. Giving you films from all corners of the world in different genres and formats. Due to the popularity of the festival, we will now be doing 2 events a month. So if you can't make one, you can make the other. Or, for example, if you don't like Family Films - you can attend the Horror Festival! Or, you…

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Best of Interviews with Professional Production Designers

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Read best of Production Designer interviews: https://matthewtoffolo.com/tag/production-design/

Interview with Production Designer Beth Mickle (Drive, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)

In terms of career growth—I also think designers can make that mental shift of thinking on a smaller scale early in their careers on smaller films, to thinking on a larger scale as projects grow in size. But I think it’s much more difficult for designers to start with thinking on a larger scale, then downsizing their approach and expectations on a smaller project. And as we’ve seen so much lately—some of the highest quality films being made right now are the smaller, independent projects (“Ex Machina”, “12 Years a Slave” to name a few), and if a designer catapults you to doing an $80 million film as his or her first film, downshifting to this smaller budget range can prove to be a difficult maneuver.

Interview with Production Designer Jane Musky (When Harry Met…

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TIFF 2016 Movie Review: THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE

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Movie Reviews of films that will be playing at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival) in 2016. Go to TIFF 2016 Movie Reviews and read reviews of films showing at the festival.

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THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE (USA 2016) **
Directed by Andre Ovredal

Starring: Ophelia Lovibond, Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox

Review by Gilbert Seah

Norwegian bad boy Andre Ovredal (THE TROLL HUNTERS) returns with a gruesome horror shocker set in the basement of a house that doubles as a crematory and morgue. It is an old family business of father (Brian Cox) and son (Emile Hirsch), a closely knit family.

The two get along (not unlike most movies that would add tension here) and they help each other out. They have to when the local sheriff brings in a dead body of an unknown woman (they call Jane Doe) for an autopsy.

The story does not make much sense nor the goings-on with the explanations given. Director Ovredal knows how to shock his audience though.

Using false alarms and things that go bump and tinkle in the night, the audience will be scared half to death if not already grossed out. It is also good to see good actors like Cox and Hirsch in a horror film.

Trailer: https://teaser-trailer.com/movie/the-autopsy-of-jane-doe/

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Today’s Top Entertainment News – September 10, 2016

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‘The Woman Who Left,’ ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Top 73rd Venice Film Festival Awards

t’s a good day to be an American in Venice. Tom Ford‘s “Nocturnal Animals” took the grand jury prize at the 73rd annual film festival.

‘Birth of a Nation’ Debuts to Standing Ovation at Toronto Despite Controversy

“The Birth of a Nation” received a standing ovation at its Friday night premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, despite ongoing controversy about the college rape trial of Nate Parker.

Box Office: Tom Hanks’ ‘Sully’ Lifts Off With $12 Million Friday

Tom Hanks helped “Sully” land $12.2 million on Friday night at 3,525 locations, as it eyes an opening weekend of about $35 million.

Toronto: Bleecker Street, Participant Nab Andrew Garfield Drama ‘Breathe’

Bleecker Street and Participant Media have nabbed North American rights to “Breathe,” an inspirational true-life medical drama that will be directed by Andy Serkis.

Happy Birthday: Robert Wise (1914–2005)

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robertwiseRobert Wise (1914–2005)

Born: September 10, 1914 in Winchester, Indiana, USA
Died: September 14, 2005 (age 91) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Married to:
Millicent Wise (29 January 1977 – 14 September 2005) (his death)
Patricia Doyle (25 May 1942 – 22 September 1975) (her death) (1 child)

[on Julie Andrews] How’s she got to the top? It can not be all just talent. A lot of talented don’t begin to make it the way she has made it. There is a genuineness about her; an unphoniness. She goes right through the camera, on to the film and out to the audience. Julie seems to have been born with the magic gene that comes through on the screen.

MOVIETHE HINDENBURG
1975
dir. Robert Wise
Starring:
George C. Scott
Anne Bancroft		 EXECUTIVE SUITEExecutive Suite
1954
dir. Wise
Starring
Holden
Barbara Stanwyck
June Allyson
THE SET-UPThe Set-Up
1949
dir. Wise
Starring
Robert Ryan
Audrey Totter		 The Day The Earth Stood Still 1951The Day The Earth Stood Still
1951
dir. Wise
Starring
Michael Rennie
Patricia Neal
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
dir. Robert Wise
Cast
Paul Newman
Pier Angeli		 The HauntingThe Haunting
1963
dir. Wise
starring
Julie Harris
Claire Brown
WEST SIDE STORYWest Side Story
1961
dir. Wise
Jerome Robbins
Starring
Wood
Richard Beymer		 THE SOUND OF MUSICThe Sound of Music
1965
dir. Wise
Starring
Julie Andrews
Christopher Plummer

 

Happy Birthday: Clark Johnson

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clarkjohnson.jpgClark Johnson

Born: September 10, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

[on casting Nina Hoss in Homeland (2011)] It was tough to get her, and she gave so much to that role. The character was on the page, but as an actor you can bring so many more colors to it. She was just so nuanced and worthy of being a collaborator with Quinn and in (sparring) with Carrie. I mean, you’ve got to bring your A-game to do ‘Homeland’.

THE WIRE SEASON 1
Reviews of every episode		 actorTHE WIRE season 5
Reviews of every episode

MOVIE POSTERTHE SENTINAL
2006
dir. Clark Johnson
Stars:
Michael Douglas
Kiefer Sutherland		 MOVIE POSTERBest of THE WIRE TV Show
Reviews of every episode. Top 100 Characters
revengeHOMELAND season 1
Best of the season		 TV POSTERHOMELAND SEASON 3
2013
Best of the series
TV POSTERTHE WALKING DEAD SEASON 3
Best of the series		 MOVIE POSTERTHE SENTINAL
2006
dir. Clark Johnson
Stars:
Michael Douglas
Kiefer Sutherland
TV POSTERHOMELAND REVIEWS of EVERY EPISODE
Watch video reviews of every single episode.		 TV POSTERHOMELAND
Best of the series. Over 100 pages of pics, reviews, bios.

 

Happy Birthday: Philip Baker Hall

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philipbakerhall.jpgPhilip Baker Hall

Born: September 10, 1931 in Toledo, Ohio, USA

Starred alone in Robert Altman’s Secret Honor (1984), a fictional account of Richard Nixon’s life after the White House, making him one of the few actors to ever carry an entire film.

All Good ThingsAll Good Things
dir. Andrew Jarecki
Stars:
Ryan Gosling
Kirsten Dunst		 THE INSIDERThe Insider
1999
dir. Mann
starring
Russell Crowe
Al Pacino
FIRED UPFired Up
2009
dir. Will Gluck
Starring
Nicholas D’Agosto
Eric Christian Olsen		 Boogie NightsBoogie Nights
1997
dir. PT Anderson
starring
Mark Wahlberg
Burt Reynolds
Zodiac
2007
dir. FinchStarring
Jake Gyllenhaal
Mark Ruffalo
Robert Downey Jr.		 MagnoliaMagnolia
1999
dir. by PT Anderson Anderson
starring
Tom Cruise
John C. Reilly
IN GOOD COMPANYIn Good Company
2004
dir. Paul Weitz
Cast
Dennis Quaid
Topher Grace		 MR POPPERS PENGUINSMR POPPERS PENGUINS
dir. Mark Waters
Stars:
Jim Carrey
Carla Gugino
50/50
dir. Jonathan Levine
Stars:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Seth Rogen		 MOVIE POSTERCLEAR HISTORY
2013
dir. Greg Mottola
Stars:
Larry David
Jon Hamm		 MOVIE POSTERTHE SUM OF ALL FEARS
2002
dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Stars:
Ben Affleck
Morgan Freeman		 MOVIE POSTERBAD WORDS
2014
dir. Jason Bateman
Stars:
Jason Bateman
Kathryn Hahn
MOVIE POSTERTHE SHAGGY DOG
2006
dir. Brian Robbins
Stars:
Tim Allen
Kristin Davis		 MOVIE POSTERTHE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
1999
dir. Anthony Minghella
Stars:
Matt Damon
Jude Law

Happy Birthday: Amy Irving

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amyirving.jpgAmy Irving

Born: September 10, 1953 in Palo Alto, California, USA

Married to:
Kenneth Bowser (1 November 2007 – present)
Bruno Barreto (27 September 1996 – 29 January 2005) (divorced) (1 child)
Steven Spielberg (27 November 1985 – 2 February 1989) (divorced) (1 child)

(1977, about her decisions on working with her then partner) I would love to work for Steven [Spielberg] but, right now, I want to make it on my own first. I do not ever want to be known as “Steven Spielberg’s girlfriend”.

MOVIE POSTERCARRIE
1976
dir. by Brian De Palma
Stars:
Sissy Spacek
Piper Laurie

posterCROSSING DELANCEY
1988
dir. Amy Irving
Peter Riegert

 

Happy Birthday: Chris Columbus

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chriscolumbus.jpgChris Columbus

Born: September 10, 1958 in Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA

Married to:
Monica Devereux (1983 – present) (4 children)

I was up on 140th Street in Harlem, in 1992. It was 3 in the morning, and I was walking back to get a cup of coffee. These two young kids came up to me and said to me, “What movie is this?” I said, “Home Alone 2,” and they said, “What do you do?” And I said, “I’m the director.” They said, “Oh, you’re John Hughes!”

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
2001
dir. Columbus
Starring
Richard Harris
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
dir. Chris Columbus
I LOVE YOU BETH COOPERI Love You Beth Cooper
2009
dir. Columbus
starring
Hayden Panettiere
Paul Rust
MOVIE POSTERHOME ALONE
1990
dir. Chris Columbus
Stars:
Macaulay Culkin
Joe Pesci		 MOVIE POSTERHOME ALONE 2
1992
dir. Chris Columbus
Stars:
Macaulay Culkin
Joe Pesci
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
dir. Columbus
starring
Daniel Radcliffe

 

Happy Birthday: Harry Treadaway

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harrytreadaway.jpgHarry Treadaway

Born: September 10, 1984 in Exeter, Devon, England, UK

You know the way that children play make-believe in the garden? I did that and I thought, ‘This will do for life. Why would I want to do anything else?’

MOVIE POSTERTHE LONE RANGER
2013
dir. Gore Verbinski
Stars:
Johnny Depp
Armie Hammer

CONTROLControl
2007
dir. Anton Corbijn
Starring
Sam Riley
Samantha Morton
City of Ember
2008
dir. Gil Kenan
Starring
Tim Robbins
Murray