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Oh, I didn't mean to imply that Uncle Boonmee is sans distribution. It's been picked up by the small gay-themed distributor Strand. I don't believe it's expected to be shown theatrically in the states until 2011.



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Of the 200+ other features in the festival, the ones it was impossible to escape hearing all about included 127 Hours, the King’s Speech and Black Swan. Anything else paled in comparison for "being-talked-about". As a first-time attendee of the festival, I didn’t expect to see so many wal...

So I said I’d post a wrap-up of my Toronto Film Festival experiences here. Might as well be in this thread. This is not my “real” wrap-up as that’s going to be exclusive content for Senses Of Cinema (the Australian film journal which secured my press pass, without which I wouldn’t have seen nearly ...

Round 2 Picture: A Short Film About Love Director: Peter Greenaway, Drowning By Numbers Actor: Willem Dafoe, The Last Temptation of Christ Actress: Ricki Lake, Hairspray Supporting Actor: Glenn Shadix, Beetlejuice Supporting Actress: Molly Ringwald, King Lear Ensemble: Drowning By Numbers Original ...

Round 1: Picture: My Neighbor Totoro Director: Jan Svankmajer, Alice Actor: Hamish McFarlane, The Navigator Actress: Grazyna Szapolowska, a Short Film About Love Supporting Actor: Divine, Hairspray Supporting Actress: Stefania Iwinska, a Short Film About Love Ensemble: Distant Voices, Still Lives O...

Meaning, with few exceptions I haven't been watching stuff I know I'll have more than ample opportunity to catch in San Francisco. Not when there's hundreds of features screening here, most of which will get a one-week run, a single SF festival date, or nothing at all in cinemas back home. However,...

Still at the Toronto Film Festival so, though I was able to take my turn in the nomination elimination game, preparing for a new year in this game takes a bit longer so I might not be able to contribute until Friday or Saturday when I'm back. Haven't seen anything with much in the way of Oscar pros...

Group 1: replace Robert Rossen with Roberto Rossellini (say that five times fast!), Germany Year Zero in Best Director. Group 2: preserve The Quiet One in Story & Screenplay replace Prince of Foxes with Germany, Year Zero in B&W Cinematography Group 3: add Alias Nick Beal to best B&W Ar...

Picture: Body and Soul Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot, Quai des Orfèvres Actor: John Garfield, Body and Soul Actress: Googie Withers, It Always Rains On Sunday Supporting Actor: William Conrad, Body And Soul Supporting Actress: Esther Howard, Born To Kill Ensemble: La Perla Adapted Screenplay: It ...

Big Magilla wrote:

rain Bard wrote:Sound: It Always Rains On Sunday

That was your round one pick.

Oops! Make it Monsieur Verdoux instead then.

Picture: Nightmare Alley Director: Robert Hamer, It Always Rains On Sunday Actor: Tyrone Power, Nightmare Alley Actress: Claire Trevor, Born to Kill Supporting Actor: Akim Tamiroff, The Gangster Supporting Actress: Helen Walker, Nightmare Alley Ensemble: Quai des Orfèvres Original Screenplay: the S...