Tag: Toronto International Film Festival
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Day #10 – TIFF50 – Sat., Sept. 13th, 2025
Red Carpet Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery – Sarah McLachlan Day 10 TIFF 2025 was expected with anticipation! It was the day when the film Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery would have its World Premier. And before the documentary film screening, was the Red Carpet at Roy Thomson Hall. On the Red Carpet were; singer Kathleen…
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Day 8, TIFF 2025
Olmo – Mexican Director – USA film at Scotiabank Theatre Olmo takes place in New Mexico (the USA state). Actor Avian Uttapa (Night Swim) plays the lead role of Olmo, a disco-loving 14-year-old living in 1979. He has a BFF Miguel, an older sister Ana who loves roller skating, and who annoys him and a…
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Day 9 – TIFF 2025 – Fri., Sept. 12th
Day 9 – TIFF 2025 – Friday, September 12, 2025Driver’s Ed film – Red Carpet at Roy Thomson Hall There was great excitement with these young actors and the rest of the cast and filmmakers on the Red Carpet (film review Day 1 TIFF 2025). Comedy USA delivered a lively Red Carpet with the cast and…
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Day 7 – TIFF 2025 – Wed., Sept. 10
Dog 51 (Chien 51) French film. An excellent action packed piece with brilliant acting, Dog 51 is a 2025 French science fiction thriller film directed by Cédric Jimenez. Based on the 2022 novel by Laurent Gaudé. Set in a dystopian future in Paris, people are segregated into neighbourhoods by social class, and police are directed by…
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Day 6 – TIFF 2025 – Tuesday, September 9
TIFF50 Dialogues – Modern Whore: From Book to Screen held at Glen Gould Studio in CBC Building on Front Street moderated by Lauren Clarke. Andrea Werhun and Nicole Bazuin discuss toxic misconceptions about sex work and sex workers with great audacity and high style. Nicole Bazuin is a photographer and documentary filmmaker who, during the talk, shared…
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Day 5 – TIFF 2025 – Monday, September 8
In Conversation with Dwayne Johnson at the Royal Alexendra Theatre, front row for this spectacular event! Dwayne Johnson joined TIFF’s Cameron Bailey to discuss his life, his career and his starring role in ‘The Smashing Machine’ with its highly anticipated North American Premiere at TIFF 2025. Later actress Emily Blunt and Award winning Director Benny Safdie joined…
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Day 4 – TIFF 2025 – Sunday, September 7
A really early wake up call for the ROOFMAN screening at Scotiabank. This riveting film with brilliant acting by Channing Tatum and Oscar nominee Kirsten Dunst, by Oscar-nominated director Derek Cianfrance, keeps the audience glued to find out what will happen next. Based on true events, The McDonalds thief hides nightly for months at a Toys R…
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Day 3 – TIFF 2025 – Saturday, September 6
LOVELY DAY screening at Scotiabank Lovely Day is an energetic, perceptive and very funny new feature film by Quebec’s Philippe Falardeau, presented in French and Arabic. Actors Rose-Marie Perreault, Neil Elias, Hassan Mahbouba, Hiam Abou Chedid and Georges Khabbaz are brilliant. It’s a fun-filled film involving different cultures and a wedding! Acting is fantastic. Rose-Marie Perreault,…
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Day 2 – TIFF 2025 – Friday, September 5
Red Carpets – TIFF Lightbox. Film Good Boy by Jan Komasa, starring Anson Boon, Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough. Good Boy is described as an intense and unforgettable genre-bending strange captivity thriller that unfolds like a dark fairy tale. Academy Award–nominated director Jan Komasa , produced by legendary filmmakers Jeremy Thomas, Ewa Piaskowska and Jerzy Skolimowski . Written by Bartek Bartosik and…
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Day 1 – TIFF 2025 – Thursday, September 4, 2025
Day 1 of TIFF! And it was pouring rain! Despite the heavy rain, all the umbrellas.. nothing stopped TIFF film enthusiasts attending Day 1 ! Driver’s Ed screening was at Scotiabank Cinema. A film about the journey of four high school students who go on an adventure in their driver’s education car in search of one…
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Day #5 of TIFF – Red Carpet, Events & Film Reviews – Mon., Sept. 9th, 2024
By The BKONTHESCENE crew We started the Monday at the Princess of Wales Theatre. The red carpet at TIFF 2024 for RIFF RAFF was a star-studded affair, showcasing an all-star ensemble that included the likes of Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Coolidge, and Bill Murray. Fans and photographers clamored for a glimpse of the talented…
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Day #6 of TIFF – Movie Reviews, Red Carpet And Events – Tues., Sept. 10th, 2024
By The BKONTHESCENE crew Paul Anka Red Carpet and world premiere of documentary film PAUL ANKA: HIS WAY – Royal Alex Theatre Director John Maggio tells the life story of one of the world’s most successful singer-songwriters as he takes a candid look at Anka’s life and career. Paul Anka was 15! Yes, 15 years old when he went…
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Day #8 Of TIFF-Red Carpet, Movie Reviews & Events – Thurs., Sept. 12th, 2024
By The BKONTHESCENE crew We started the day to view K-Pops, Anderson Paak’s feature directorial debut. Paak also played the title role of BJ, a character within a character – BJ really wanted a career in music for years, his adequate drumming skills gains him a spot with a house band on a K-pop competition…
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Day#9 Of TIFF -Friday, September 13th, 2024 – RED CARPET, Events And Film Reviews
By The BKONTHESCENE crew Elton John: Never Too Late, a documentary by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, 1:15pm at Scotiabank Cinema. Nothing beats a music documentary. Nothing beats one with concert clips. Nothing beats a documentary on Elton John. This documentary film on Reggie Dwight most commonly known as Elton John, is mesmerizing. Yes, we’ve learned about the…
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Day# 10 Of TIFF -RED CARPET, EVENTS AND FILM REVIEWS-Saturday, Sept 14th, 2024
By The BKONTHESCENE crew The last weekend of TIFF! And the vibe has quieted down a bit… but just a bit… still really lots of films to be seen! The day started at noon with FLOW at the Visa Screening Room (VSR) in the Princess of Wales Theatre. Flow is an adventure fantasy film directed by Latvian Gints…
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Day #11 Of TIFF-The Annual Award Ceremony And The Final Day To View Films For 2024-Sun.,Sept.15th,2024
By The BKONTHESCENE crew After 11 days of cinematic magic, moments, and memories, TIFF officially concludes the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers. Celebrating the best of the fest with its annual awards slate, a total of 10 awards were handed out at the awards ceremony today, including jury-awarded prizes…
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Yintah, Escape, Music, & More @TIFF Lightbox! Get Ready For The The TIFF Festivities Thurs.,Sept.5th-Sun.,Sept.15th,2024
Escape A tense, pulse-pounding Korean thriller A North Korean military hero (Lee Je-hoon, Taxi Driver) puts his life on the line when he suddenly defects to the South in this action-thriller that also stars Koo Kyo-hwan (D.P.) and Song Kang (Love Alarm). Get tickets ON SALE NOW See great films first Members get up to 50%…
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TIFF 2023 Wrap-Up
THE REEDS It was the world premiere feature from Istanbul director, Cemil Ağacıkoğlu.The cinematography was captivating from the opening shot, throughout the movie. The screener is centered around the small village of Bolvadin in Turkey, where humble villagers depend on cutting reeds for survival. But greed, bullying, and threats are all part of the daily routine…
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Day #11 -Sun., Sept.17th, 2023
By The BKONTHESCENE Team It was the final day for TIFF2023, and we were invited to The TIFF Bell Lightbox – Malaparte for the breakfast award ceremony to close off TIFF for this year. What a whirlwind 11 days of screeners, Q&A, red carpets, receptions and galas. The Toronto International Film Festival has ended and…
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Day #9 -Fri., Sept. 15th, 2023
By The BKONTHESCENE Team We started the day at the Scotiabank Theatre for Smugglers. It’s a timepiece movie set in 1970’s South Korea, where smuggling is rampant and considered a heinous crime. However, it might be the only option for some haenyeo — women free divers who have harvested shellfish and other sea treasures for…
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