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Michelle Williams and Luke Kirby in Take this Waltz |
***UPDATED! The list now includes shorts! Excited to see that 2 of my faves from 2011 - Rhonda's Party and Choke - made the list!
TIFF's Top Ten features (in alphabetical order):
(links to reviews where applicable)
Café de Flore (Jean-Marc Vallée)
(opens in Ottawa Dec. 16)
A Dangerous Method (David Cronenberg)
(Now playing in major markets; Ottawa release TBA)
Edwin Boyd (Nathan Morlando)
(Release TBA; winner Best First Feature at TIFF)
Hobo with a Shotgun
(available on home vid. Review: ★½)
Keyhole (Guy Maddin)
(Release TBA)
Marécages/Wetlands (Guy Édoin)
(now playing in Quebec)
Monsieur Lazhar (Philippe Falardeau)
(now playing in Quebec)
Starbuck (Ken Scott)
(now available on home video)
Take this Waltz (Sarah Polley)
(in theatres May 2012 - best film on the list in my opinion!)
Le Vendeur from Sebastien Pilote
(release = ?)
Top Ten Shorts
Choke (Michelle Latimer)
Doubles with Slight Pepper (Ian Harnarine)
The Fuse or how I Burned Simon Bolivar (Igor Drljaca)
Hope (Pedro Pires)
No Words Came Down (Ryan Flowers, Lisa Pham)
Ora (Philippe Baylaucq)
La ronde (Sophie Goyette)
Rhonda's Party
(Ashley McKenzie, who should be happy to know that I've plastered some postcards for her film in the grad office at Carleton U!)
Trotteur (Arnaud Brisebois, Francis Leclerc)
We ate the Children Last (Andrew Cividino)
Congrats to all the filmmakers whose work made the list! I look forward to seeing your work!
Choke (Michelle Latimer)
Doubles with Slight Pepper (Ian Harnarine)
The Fuse or how I Burned Simon Bolivar (Igor Drljaca)
Hope (Pedro Pires)
No Words Came Down (Ryan Flowers, Lisa Pham)
Ora (Philippe Baylaucq)
La ronde (Sophie Goyette)
Rhonda's Party
(Ashley McKenzie, who should be happy to know that I've plastered some postcards for her film in the grad office at Carleton U!)
Trotteur (Arnaud Brisebois, Francis Leclerc)
We ate the Children Last (Andrew Cividino)
Congrats to all the filmmakers whose work made the list! I look forward to seeing your work!
Films begin playing at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in January.
Thoughts? Do you agree or did one of your favourites miss out?