film

This month, the Goethe Institut presents GOETHE FILMS series at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Whether you’re interested in exploring the streets of modern-day Berlin or want to visit different periods in German history, this mini film fest will give you terrific insight into life in Germany. Kuhle Wampe (Dudow & Brecht), Life Is All You Get (Becker & Tykwer) and… Read More »

As buzz for the Academy Awards reached its usual fever pitch this weekend, The Representation Project urged movie fans on Twitter to use their hashtag #AskHerMore in response to red carpet hosts who focus solely on actresses’ clothing and not their work. I can understand why this would seem like a good idea. I too… Read More »

The Grand Budapest Hotel is one of our most-anticipated films of the year. Okay, it’s probably just our most-anticipated.  Set between WW1 and WW2, the film follows the bizarre adventures of Gustave H (Ralph Fiennes) as the legendary concierge at the illustrious European hotel, and several Anderson alums (like Edward Norton, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Bill… Read More »

Looking for something to do tonight? Still riding a slight Valentine’s buzz? Totally over Valentine’s but always up for a tale of urban adolescent ennui? Why not head to Double Double Land, where local production company MDFF and cléo, a journal of film and feminism, are presenting the Toronto premiere of filmmaker Eliza Hittman’s debut feature, It… Read More »

This week, from February 14 to 16, TIFF is being taken over by teenagers for the third annual Next Wave Festival. A series of screenings, workshops, artist talks and a fast-paced 24 hour film challenge has been put together by a committed team of twelve students from across the GTA. Programming the two-day festival is a… Read More »

The documentary Saving Face is one of the most shattering films I have ever seen.  This Academy-Award-Winning film tackles one of Pakistan’s most horrifying social problems: the frequent acid attacks on women in Pakistan, often perpetrated by those “close” to them, such as their husbands or brothers.  It is coming to Toronto as part of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, and is presented… Read More »