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TIFF

festivals, podcasts, TIFF foreign, hirokazu koreeda, japanese, like father like son, machiko ono, masaharu fukuyama, TIFF 2013

LIKE FATHER LIKE SON plays TIFF 2013

September 8, 2013

A beautiful Japanese tale is told at TIFF; one that wonders just what it is that ties a family together.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF 12 years a slave, alfre woodard, benedict cumberbatch, brad pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, directors of colour, lupita nyong'o, michael fassbender, paul dano, paul giamatti, sarah paulson, steve mcqueen, TIFF 2013

12 YEARS A SLAVE plays TIFF 2013

September 7, 2013

Once in a while, one must believe the hype.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF boogie nights, dakota fanning, dane cook, jarod einsohn, jason reitman, jason sudeikis, jesse eisenberg, jordan hayes, josh brolin, marc-andre grondin, olivia wilde, scott thompson, TIFF 2013

Jason Reitman’s BOOGIE NIGHTS Live Read plays TIFF 2013

September 7, 2013

Jason Reitman hosts another special event at The Ryerson, but is it leaves one wondering if what makes a film great is just its script.

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Ryan McNeil
festivals, reactions, TIFF a story of children and film, documentary, mark cousins, TIFF 2013

A STORY OF CHILDREN AND FILM plays TIFF 2013

September 6, 2013

After twelve hours already spent with Mark Cousins, I thought I knew what I was getting into. I was wrong.

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Ryan McNeil
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THE PAST (LE PASSÉ) plays TIFF 2013

September 6, 2013

As TIFF 2013 kicks off, an award-winning director wonders when we will learn from our mistakes?

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Ryan McNeil
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Tending the Talk: Why I Hope You’ll Read During TIFF

September 4, 2013

As I pick up a 27th ticket, I think like a reader for a moment.

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Ryan McNeil
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Down from Above: THE WIND RISES Trailer

September 3, 2013

One last offering from a master of animation.

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Ryan McNeil
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