kenmorefield Report post Posted July 27, 2016 The announcement of the first batch of special features and galas makes me feel out of the loop a little, but, hey, I'll be there:http://assets.contentful.com/22n7d68fswlw/2egjxa8hVCOqiac4OAUs2K/6d36d98734a1ddccaf4f5752e97997d2/Galas_and_SPs_2016_.pdf Anything people want early word on, or are you more interested in Contemporary World Cinema and Masters program? I confess a new Jim Sheridan (with Rooney Mara) looks interesting to me. And I'm interested in Chazzelle's follow up to Whiplash. It's funny, as TIFF has evolved (online ticket printing this year!), I've come to realize how much I was influenced by the art work selection in the programs that used to ship with the Out of Town Packages.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Report post Posted July 28, 2016 My wife and I will be there Sept 8-15. (I encouraged my daughter to join us - she's become a serious film fan - but she has this silly notion that missing a week of her senior year of high school would be a bad idea.) So far, I'm most excited about the new Herzog and Chazzelle films. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Evan C Report post Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) I would love to hear about any of the following: La La Land (Chazelle) Queen of Katwe (Mira Nair) Loving (Jeff Nichols) Manchester by the Sea (Kenneth Lonergran) American Honey (Andrea Arnold) - I can't decide if the trailer looks like a mess or a raw triumph, and reactions have been running the gamut The Edge of Seventeen (Kelly Fremon Craig) The Birth of a Nation (Nate Parker) The Salesman (Asghar Farhadi) The Handmaiden (Park Chan-wook) Paterson (Jim Jarmusch) Actually, those last four I'm going to see no matter what, so I'll probably hold off on reading reviews until after I see them. Edited July 28, 2016 by Evan C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anders Report post Posted July 28, 2016 I won't be doing as much TIFF this year, but still plan to be around for the first weekend and seeing what tickets I can pick up. Some good stuff announced, but I'm still waiting for the announcements of the MASTERS series and CONTEMPORARY WORLD CINEMA. Usually some gems to be found in there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren H Report post Posted July 28, 2016 I'm credentialed and ready to go. Only problem is my wife is returning to grad school this fall, my parents will be out of town that week, and we haven't figured out yet what to do with the kids. Must-sees so far: Manchester by the Sea Daguerrotype Elle Toni Erdmann Paterson Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Report post Posted August 7, 2016 Based on the Film Comment write-ups on Cannes, it sounds as though Toni Erdmann was the must-see film at the fest. I'm also hoping Serra's Death of Louis XIV will make an appearance, if for nothing else than to see Jean-Pierre Leaud in a lead role. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren H Report post Posted August 8, 2016 Serra's film will be in Wavelengths. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Report post Posted August 9, 2016 Thanks for letting me know - that news makes me very happy! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren H Report post Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) Today they announce Masters, TIFF Docs, Cinematheque, Vanguard, Midnight Madness, and Short Cuts International. So we can probably expect: Pedro Almodóvar‘s Julieta Olivier Assayas‘s Personal Shopper (this one might get a NYFF premiere instead) Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s La fille inconnue Ken Loach‘s I, Daniel Blake Hirokazu Koreeda‘s After the Storm Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time (maybe?) Edited August 9, 2016 by Darren H Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anders Report post Posted August 9, 2016 2 hours ago, Darren H said: Today they announce Masters, TIFF Docs, Cinematheque, Vanguard, Midnight Madness, and Short Cuts International. So we can probably expect: Pedro Almodóvar‘s Julieta Olivier Assayas‘s Personal Shopper (this one might get a NYFF premiere instead) Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s La fille inconnue Ken Loach‘s I, Daniel Blake Hirokazu Koreeda‘s After the Storm Terrence Malick’s Voyage of Time (maybe?) Cinematheque is doing a screening of IRMA VEP, so perhaps PERSONAL SHOPPER will be at TIFF. Hopefully. One of my most anticipated and one I'll make the trip into the city for. Of course I want to see all of the one's you listed here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren H Report post Posted August 9, 2016 Must've been a last-minute hiccup because they didn't announce Masters. I had the same thought re: Assayas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren H Report post Posted August 9, 2016 Anders, it looks like PERSONAL SHOPPER will be at TIFF. The "premiering at NYFF and skipping TIFF" film this year appears to be Alain Guiraudie's STAYING VERTICAL, which I'm really eager to see. All things considered, it's not a bad loss, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Report post Posted August 9, 2016 Wow, two Werner Herzog films will be at TIFF: Salt and Fire (North American premiere) and Into the Inferno (world premiere). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Report post Posted August 10, 2016 I will probably try to catch the James Baldwin documentary (I am Not Your Negro). Such a great figure for a documentary. I hope the film is up to capturing the complex, sad genius. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren H Report post Posted August 11, 2016 The Platform program was announced today, so I now have one more must-see on my list (Bonello's Nocturama) and several more of interest. I'm not sure what TIFF is trying to accomplish, exactly, with the Platform competition. Almost half of the lineup is premiering elsewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren H Report post Posted August 16, 2016 Today's that day every year when I have to accept I'll be able to see only half of the 70 films I really want to see at TIFF. http://tiff.net/press/?tab=press-releases Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren H Report post Posted August 24, 2016 Have you all started making your schedules yet? Happiest/nerdiest time of the year for me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren H Report post Posted August 24, 2016 (edited) I've finished the first draft of my schedule. Theoretically, I'll be seeing 41 films/programs in eight days, with only a few omissions. I wasn't able to schedule Certain Women, A Quiet Passion, The Salesman, or Voyage of Time, all of which have or will get distribution. Should be fun! Edited August 25, 2016 by Darren H Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Report post Posted August 25, 2016 (edited) Here's my first draft. The upside: I had somehow overlooked the Studio Ghibli film that's playing at TIFF. The downside: only one of Herzog's films is opening while I'm in town. Sept 8: - Things to Come (Hansen-Love) Sept 9: - Toni Erdmann (Ade) - Graduation (Mungiu) Sept 10: - A United Kingdom (Asante) - The Death of Louis XIV (Serra) Sept 11: - A Monster Calls (Bayona) - After the Storm (Kore-eda) Sept 12: - The Red Turtle (Dudok de Wit) - Frantz (Ozon) Sept 13: - La La Land (Chazelle) - Into the Inferno (Herzog) Sept 14: - Manchester by the Sea (Lonergan) - B-Side (Morris) And I may try to get into the premiere of Mascots... Edited August 27, 2016 by Andrew Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren H Report post Posted August 26, 2016 I'm so ready to go. Thursday, 9/8 ▪ Manchester by the Sea ▪ Personal Shopper ▪ Toni Erdmann ▪ Aquarius Friday, 9/9 ▪ Ember ▪ Nocturama ▪ One Sings, The Other Doesn’t ▪ Hermia & Helena ▪ Wavelengths 1 ▪ Blind Sun Saturday, 9/10 ▪ Elle ▪ Hunting Flies ▪ The Rehearsal ▪ Irma Vep - OR - Joe Cinque’s Consolation ▪ Wavelengths 2 ▪ By the Time it Gets Dark Sunday, 9/11 ▪ Things to Come ▪ The Human Surge ▪ Kékszakállú ▪ Wavelengths 3 ▪ The Unknown Girl Monday, 9/12 ▪ Mimosas ▪ The Death of Louis XIV ▪ Yourself and Yours ▪ Mister Universo ▪ Wavelengths 4 ▪ The Dreamed Path Tuesday, 9/13 ▪ (parts of) The Ornithologist - AND - Short Cuts 08 (Jia) ▪ The Woman Who Left ▪ I Had Nowhere to Go ▪ Never Ever Wednesday, 9/14 ▪ Paterson ▪ The Levelling ▪ Moonlight - OR - I Am Not Your Negro ▪ Austerlitz ▪ The Stairs ▪ The Empty Box Thursday, 9/15 ▪ Daguerrotype ▪ Ta’ang ▪ General Report II ▪ Harmonium Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Report post Posted August 26, 2016 I'm waiting to hear back from publicist about interview(s) before setting schedule. In the meantime, I thought I'd say that it's weird and surprising to me (thought it probably shouldn't be) how much the transition from printed program (with OOT package) to online schedule effects the way I pick films. Also, how much I'm influenced by the screenshot that accompanies the description. I should be all over a biopic of Emily Dickinson by Terence Davies yet somehow the picture of Cynthia Nixon (who is *not* a bad actress) in period garb just sort of released all the air from that anticipatory balloon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren H Report post Posted August 26, 2016 For what it's worth, even people who don't like Davies seem to like the new one. I don't like Davies and was disappointed I couldn't fit it in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Report post Posted August 30, 2016 So the Reichardt and Farhadi films were offsale when I did my ticket selection, but I'm confident I can still get one for the latter. And I left myself a couple of options for the Davies and Dardennes depending on some contingencies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Report post Posted September 4, 2016 Wow, tickets seemed a little harder to come by, with this year’s Flex Packs. Here’s what I’ve got for sure, for the 8th-15th: Things to Come (8), A Monster Calls (11), Daguerrotype (11), The Red Turtle (12), Frantz (12), Into the Inferno (13), Manchester by the Sea (14), and The B-Sides (14). I’m still going to try for Toni Erdmann and Graduation on the 9th, Death of Louis XIV on the 10th, La La Land and/or After the Storm on the 13th. I may try for a premiere ticket for Mascots on the 10th, just cuz it’d be fun to see the Christopher Guest ensemble. Any matches with other A&F folks who are going this year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenmorefield Report post Posted September 4, 2016 Sorry to hear you had some speed bumps on selection. It's always a pleasure to see you at TIFF. I have Monster Calls and Into the Inferno at same time, but I'm also waiting on publicist for some interview information, so I may have to do some switching. Hope we can have a coffee or something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
