The 2009 Toronto International Film Festival wrapped up this weekend and if you missed it, catch up with all of indieWIRE’s coverage below:
Features
From a big fat critics poll to interviews and profiles of a wide range of Toronto filmmakers and actors – from Werner Herzog to Tom Ford to Chris Rock to Michael Moore – check out indieWIRE’s TIFF-related features:
Toronto Critics Poll: 34 Films, Ranked A to F (Updated)
“A Serious Man,” Colin Firth, “Videocracy” Tops With TIFF Critics, Bloggers
Tom Ford: “This is the thing I’ve done in my life that I’m the most proud of.”
Werner Explains It All: 10 Herzogian Insights
Great Dane: Paprika Steen On Her “Applause”
Harmony Korine: “I’m not going to lie and say that I don’t like provoking an audience”
Chris Rock: “Whatever they had in their hair, that’s what I had in my hair”
Anna Kendrick on Clooney, Reitman and Heading “Up In The Air”
Michael Moore: “The true believers of socialism in America are the Wall Street executives”
Liesl Copland: “Dear theater owners, fear not – you are not going anywhere”
Tilda and Luca Make “Love” In Toronto
Willem Dafoe: “I’m a happy guy, but I also think about death all the time”
Bad Buzz for “Creation”; “Antichrist” & Almodovar Try to Salvage Toronto Opening Nite
Getting to Know 18 Toronto Discovery Filmmakers
Buyer’s Guide: 146 Films For Sale In Toronto
Eating, Drinking, and Shopping in Toronto: An indieWIRE Insiders Guide
TIFF List: Toronto’s Complete 2009 Lineup
Reviews
Check out 25 reviews from indieWIRE critics Eric Kohn, Michael Koresky and Karina Longworth:
Werner Herzog’s “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”
Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story”
Lu Chuan’s “City of Life and Death”
Mia Hansen-Love’s “The Father of My Children”
Xavier Dolan’s “I Killed My Mother”
Steven Soderbergh’s “The Informant!”
Tim Blake Nelson’s “Leaves of Grass”
Todd Solondz’s “Life During Wartime”
Grant Heslov’s “The Men Who Stare At Goats”
Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s “Micmacs”
Rodrigo Garcia’s “Mother and Child”
Jaco van Dormael’s “Mr. Nobody”
Joel and Ethan Coen’s “A Serious Man”
Harmony Korine’s “Trash Humpers”
Samantha Morton’s “The Unloved”
Jason Reitman’s “Up in the Air”
Claire Denis’ “White Material”
Miguel Arteta’s “Youth In Revolt”
News
Catch up on the winners and distribution deals.
“Precious” Tops Toronto Winners
SPWAG Conquers TIFF’s “Defendor” for U.S. and Other Territories
Kino Takes “Dogtooth” Out of Toronto
IFC Makes First Major Toronto Deal
“Single Man” Sells Overnight; Toronto Buzzes at Fest Midpoint
Czech Film “Shameless” Gets Picked Up Out of Toronto
iPOPs
Dozens of photos from the first weekend, including Julianne Moore, Tom Ford, Clive Owen, Mariah Carey, Tilda Swinton, Oprah Winfrey, George Clooney and Penelope Cruz:
Thompson On Hollywood TIFF Coverage
Check out Anne Thompson’s sharp and savvy coverage of the fest over at Thompson on Hollywood:
Toronto: Winners, Losers, Oscar Contenders
TIFF#: Leaves of Grass Director Nelson Directs Two Nortons
TIFF#: Michael Moore Talks Capitalism: A Love Story
TIFF#: The Boys Are Back’s Owen Goes Family
TIFF#: A Single Man Ignites Fest’s First Big Sale
TIFF#: Toronto Day Five: Get Low Builds Buzz
TIFF#: Precious Producers Want Credit
Oscar Talk 2: Bright Star, An Education, The Road, Up in the Air
Toronto Watch: Scherfig, Mulligan, Arnold Talk An Education and Fish Tank
Toronto Day Two: The Coens Deliver with A Serious Man
Toronto Day One: Creation, The Informant!, Jennifer’s Body
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