Toronto Film Festival 2011TIFF ’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...byStephen SaitoOct 1, 2012
ReviewsTIFF ’12 Review: “Sightseers” Takes Ben Wheatley to New HeightsA 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...byStephen SaitoSep 19, 2012
ReviewsTIFF ’12 Review: Dan Algrant’s “Greetings from Tim Buckley” Brings a Legend to LifeA surprisingly moving lead performance from Penn Badgley and low-key storytelling from director Dan Algrant make this snapshot from the trag...byStephen SaitoSep 18, 2012
InterviewsTIFF ’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...byStephen SaitoSep 16, 2012
InterviewsTIFF ’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...byStephen SaitoSep 12, 2012
InterviewsTIFF ’12 Interview: Derek Cianfrance on Exploring “The Place Beyond the Pines,” Comparisons to “Drive” and American TribalismThe "Blue Valentine" writer/director talks about the influence of film school and fatherhood on his sprawling new drama.byStephen SaitoSep 11, 2012
ReviewsTIFF ’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...byStephen SaitoSep 10, 2012
Toronto Film Festival 2011TIFF ’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.byStephen SaitoSep 7, 2012