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Tag: naomi watts

trailers

I Grieve: DEMOLITION Trailer

A grief-stricken postcard from an old friend from home…

Posted on February 11, 2016February 22, 2016
festivals, reactions, TIFF

DEMOLITION plays TIFF 2015

Choose the music to destroy to…and then destroy the music

Posted on September 11, 2015September 15, 2015
trailers

Our Generation: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG Trailer

Getting old sucks, but being young doesn’t seem so hot either.

Posted on December 7, 2014December 13, 2014
reviews

BIRDMAN (or THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)

Ignorance is bliss.

Posted on October 24, 2014March 7, 2015
reviews

ST. VINCENT

Peace be with you. A reading from The Gospel according to Bill…

Posted on October 19, 2014October 23, 2014
festivals, reactions, TIFF

WHILE WE’RE YOUNG plays TIFF 2014

Every generation draws from the generations that flank them, and every generation can be surprisingly selfish.

Posted on September 12, 2014September 14, 2014
reactions, TIFF

ST. VINCENT plays TIFF 2014

When a master picks up his instrument, you seldom care what the master chooses to play.

Posted on September 6, 2014October 18, 2014
trailers

Father Figure: ST. VINCENT Trailer

Bill’s back, and seems like he’s as wiley as ever.

Posted on July 9, 2014September 4, 2014
trailers

If I Had Wings: BIRDMAN Trailer

While I regain my footing in the middle of a crazy stretch, lets marvel in a new bit of Mexican awesomeness.

Posted on June 16, 2014June 22, 2014
award talk

February Stars (Oscar Predictions – Best Actress & Best Actor)

For the second day in a row we have one toss-up and one sure thing.

Posted on February 22, 2013February 26, 2013
festivals, reactions, TIFF

THE IMPOSSIBLE Plays TIFF 2012

Suddenly, my schedule has started handing me more misses than hits. This does not bode well.

Posted on September 11, 2012September 13, 2012
trailers

Black Wave/Bad Vibrations – THE IMPOSSIBLE Trailer

I’m developing a wicked taste for Spanish cinema, which always comes into play at TIFF time.

Posted on August 22, 2012August 27, 2012

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