Posts Filed Under: TIFF 2014

TIFF Audiences Show a Little Love for Alan Turing, Benedict Cumberbatch

The biopic of the British code-breaker persecuted for his sexuality took home the coveted Grolsch People’s Choice Award.

By Angelo Muredda Sep. 14th, 3:30 pm

Farewell, TIFF: Best Bets for the Closing Weekend

Some tips on what to see to make the most of the last of the festival.

By Angelo Muredda Sep. 12th, 2:30 pm

TIFF 2014 Scenes: Tuesday–Thursday Nights, Featuring Good Kill, Maps to the Stars, The Imitation Game, Jauja, Laggies, and More

In which Benedict Cumberbatch tries out various expressions, Ethan Hawke wears black, and Robert Pattinson drinks no blood at all.

By Christopher Bird • Photos by Giordano Ciampini and Kayla RoccaSep. 12th, 12:30 pm

Hunting for TIFF’s Autograph Hunters

We talk to celebrity-signature wranglers and get some "no's" and "piss off's"—and also a few tips.

By John Semley • Photo by Giordano CiampiniSep. 11th, 12:45 pm

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Day in the Life of TIFF: Tuesday

Nothing shatters the illusion that TIFF is about art like seeing people with TIFF lanyards eating at Hooters.

By John Semley Sep. 10th, 10:30 am

TIFF 2014 Scenes: Monday Night, Featuring Cake, Foxcatcher, Rosewater, Still Alice, and Wild

Torontonians apparently want Jon Stewart to run for mayor, and Jennifer Aniston to look at revealing 20-year-old photos of herself.

By Christopher Bird Sep. 9th, 12:35 pm

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Day in the Life of TIFF: Monday

The missed opportunity that was Festival Street, and why Torontonians should embrace TIFF without all the grumbling.

By John Semley • Photo by Giordano CiampiniSep. 9th, 9:09 am

TIFF 2014 Scenes: Sunday, Featuring Time Out of Mind and This Is Where I Leave You

Simon Pegg signs a doll version of himself and Elizabeth Banks wears what appear to be drapes to close out the first weekend of TIFF.

By Christopher Bird • Photos by Giordano Ciampini and Kayla RoccaSep. 8th, 10:25 am

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Day in the Life of TIFF: Sunday

In which Denzel Washington talks loftily about acting and is insufferable.

By John Semley • Photo by Kayla RoccaSep. 8th, 9:12 am

TIFF 2014 Scenes: Friday and Saturday, Featuring St. Vincent and While We’re Young

Chris O'Dowd, Adam Sandler, Kevin Smith—these and other celebrities too lazy to dress properly.

By Christopher Bird • Photos by Giordano Ciampini and Kayla RoccaSep. 7th, 2:25 pm

Day in the Life of TIFF: Saturday

A friendly reminder to film critics who take themselves too seriously.

By John Semley • Photo by Kayla RoccaSep. 7th, 11:46 am

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Day in the Life of TIFF: Friday

We're fast approaching peak Bill Murray.

By John Semley • Photo by Kayla RoccaSep. 6th, 11:17 am

TIFF 2014: Your Guide to Wavelengths

The fest’s home for the avant-garde features a mind-bending Viggo Mortensen Western, a playful riff on Shakespeare, and more.

By Angelo Muredda Sep. 5th, 3:30 pm

TIFF 2014: Your Guide to Documentaries

The fest's nonfiction programming spans subjects as diverse as the Indonesian killings of the mid-1960s, Soviet hockey, and a Chinese pop idol contest.

By Angelo Muredda Sep. 5th, 3:00 pm

TIFF 2014 Scenes: Opening Night, Featuring The Humbling and The Judge

In which Robert John Downey, Jr. proves for the 18-billionth time that he is a lovable scamp.

By Christopher Bird Sep. 5th, 11:50 am

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Day in the Life of TIFF: Opening Night

The best and worst of the fest's opening night—featuring bike valets, Bill Murray Day, and a soppy Robert Downey, Jr. drama.

By John Semley • Photo by Kayla RoccaSep. 5th, 10:23 am

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Mystery Twitter Account Sends Up Stuffy Seriousness of TIFF Media

Twitter user @tofilmcritic spoofs chain-smoking, self-persecuting professional movie-watchers.

By John Semley Sep. 4th, 10:30 am

TIFF 2014: Your Guide to Midnight Madness

Midnight Madness scares up some yakuza, a sexually transmitted ghost, an unhinged film editor, and Kevin Smith.

By Angelo Muredda Sep. 3rd, 4:00 pm