TIFF ’12 Interview: Rowan Athale on the Hometown Charm of His Heist Thriller “Wasteland”
If his first feature is
an indicator that Rowan Athale was born into filmmaking, the fact that he went
to the school where Ken Loach...
Tag: TIFF 2012
TIFF ’12 Review: “Sightseers” Takes Ben Wheatley to New Heights
A mix of the dark comedy of his debut "Down Terrace" and the horror of his followup "Kill List," Ben Wheatley's third feature is small in co...
TIFF ’12 Review: Dan Algrant’s “Greetings from Tim Buckley” Brings a Legend to Life
A surprisingly moving lead performance from Penn Badgley and low-key storytelling from director Dan Algrant make this snapshot from the trag...
TIFF ’12 Interview: Patrice Leconte on the Beautiful Afterlife of His Animated Musical “The Suicide Shop”
The filmmaker behind "Girl on the Bridge" and "Man on the Train" takes his talents to the animated realm with this mordantly amusing musical...
TIFF ’12 Interview: Ramaa Mosley Spreads the Wealth with the Black Comedy “The Brass Teapot”
The first-time writer/director discusses her fantastical satire about a young, financially strapped married couple whose discovery of a magi...
TIFF ’12 Interview: Derek Cianfrance on Exploring “The Place Beyond the Pines,” Comparisons to “Drive” and American Tribalism
The "Blue Valentine" writer/director talks about the influence of film school and fatherhood on his sprawling new drama.
TIFF ’12 Review: Fun in the Sun Until it Burns in Harmony Korine’s “Spring Breakers”
Though it may be the point, the gluttony of a spring break gone wrong bleeds into the "Trash Humpers" depiction of it, proving sometimes the...
TIFF ’12 Review: History Comes Alive in Roenning & Sandberg’s Seaworthy “Kon-Tiki”
The voyage of a spare raft made of balsa wood across the Pacific Ocean leads to a big adventure in this rollicking historical drama.
