by Shannonn Kelly
11:23AM, EST, August 17, 2010
Toronto International Film Festival brings heavyweight fare (and some of their old faves) to mark it’s 35th year . Old favorite 2002 cult comedy Fubar comes back to TIFF in a sequel. Canadian director, Michael Dowse and his comedy ‘Fubar II’ opens TIFF Midnight Madness 2010 with 6 films of the 10 nights coming from the USA.

The Butcher, The Chef And The Swordsman
Wu Ershan directs a story is about a butcher in a brothel who is in love with a courtesan. When he suffers a humiliating rejection, he decides to become a swordsman and wanders around the city of Jianghu bringing the hurt. Its a martial-arts comedy called, ‘The Butcher, The Chef and the Swordsman‘ and is the first film from mainland China to ever have a world premiere at TIFFs Midnight Madness.
Dante Lam brings his explosive urban action flick ‘Fire of Conscience‘ to close Midnight Madness. To purchase tickets online please click here.
Special Presentation and Galas at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is code for ‘high profile’ films. Among them are: Philip Seymour Hoffman with his first directorial effort the unconventional set in new York city romantic dramedy ‘Jack Goes Boating‘. Other special presentation premieres are:
Dan Rush’s ‘Everything Must Go’, starring Will Ferrell as a motivational speaker who turns a lawn sale into a new life strategy. Closing the London Film Festival on Thursday October 28 is Danny Boyle’s new movie, ‘127 Hours’ starring Golden Globe winner James Franco (Milk) as mountain climber Aron Ralston. Danny Boyle brought us hits ‘28 Weeks Later’ and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
Ralson, an American mountain climber became famous in 2003, when he was forced to amputate his lower right arm with a dull knife in order to free himself after his arm became trapped by a boulder for 5 days with no help in sight.
Just announced to close the New York Film Festival is Clint Eastwood’s morality tale ‘Hereafter’ (Matt Damon, Cecile De France, Derek Jacobi) will also be at TIFF, as well as Matt Reeves’ ‘Let Me In’, based on the acclaimed Swedish novel and film ‘Let The Right One In’. Can any film match up to the Norwegian masterpiece by Tomas Alfredson and writer of both novel and screenplay John Ajvide Lindqvist’s original? I think it’s an impossible task. See the trailer here and tell me what you think.
Casey Affleck brings his much awaited doc ‘I’m Still Here‘, that follows actor Joaquin Phoenix in his pursuit of a hip-hop career. You do remember Joaquin’s Andy Kaufman-like David Letterman appearance don’t you…?
Also programmed is Benoit Jacquot’s 1865-set vagabond tale ‘Deep In The Woods’, Milcho Manchevski’s investigative chiller ‘Mothers’, Christ Kraus’ World War 1-era family drama ‘The Poll Diaries’ and 2008 GLBT voice of the year, Oscar winning screenwriter (Milk) Dustin Lance Black and his small-town psychological film ‘What’s Wrong With Virginia’.
The 35th International Toronto International Film Festival runs September 09-19, 2010. To purchase tickets online please click here.
Published: 17 August, 2010 || Comments »
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