Films find success with distribution deals at TIFF
September 11, 2008Several films screening at TIFF have found distributors, including The Hurt Locker, starring Ralph Fiennes and Guy Pearce, picked up by Summit Entertainment. Steven Soderbergh's Che, with a runtime of 262 minutes, was bought by IFC Films for North American distribution. The Wrestler, starring Mickey Rourke, was bid on by several distributors, with Fox Searchlight and [...]
Ben Kingsley (Fifty Dead Men Walking) interview
September 11, 2008Tribute talks to Ben Kingsley, star of Fifty Dead Men Walking. In the 1980s, when the Irish civil conflict was at its most treacherous, 22-year-old Martin McGartland (Jim Sturgess) was recruited by the British police to infiltrate and spy on the IRA. He lived his life under the constant threat of exposure and subsequent torture [...]
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire interview
September 11, 2008Tribute talks to Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle. A penniless, eighteen year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, he's one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, suddenly, he is arrested on suspicion of cheating. After all, [...]
Tonight's "don't miss" parties and screenings
September 10, 2008Roy Thomson Hall Gala Screening: The Lucky Ones at 6:30 p.m. followed by Fifty Dead Men Walking at 9:30 p.m. Visa Screening Room at the Elgin Theatre: A Woman in Berlin (Eine frau in Berlin) followed by Che (Part 2) at 9 p.m. After parties: Fifty Dead Men Walking at Casa Loma; Control Alt Delte [...]
Jessica Biel interview
September 10, 2008Easy Virtue star Jessica Biel talks to Tribute at TIFF. The twenties have roared... the thirties have yet to swing. John Whittaker (Ben Barnes), a young Englishman, falls madly in love with Larita (Jessica Biel), a sexy and glamorous American woman, and they marry impetuously. However, when the couple returns to the family home, his [...]
Scott Speedman (Adoration) interview
September 10, 2008Tribute talks to Scott Speedman about his new film Adoration. Adoration speaks to our connections—with each other, with our family history, with technology and with the modern world. High school student Simon (Devon Bostick) is caught up in family history, technology and a shocking and explosive lie that intertwines the lives of his uncle (Scott [...]
Larry Charles & Bill Maher (Religulous) interview
September 10, 2008Director Larry Charles and Bill Maher explain that Religulous is a fun buddy comedy, even though it’s about religion.
