The Invisible Woman, 2013. Directed by Ralph Fiennes Starring Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Fairley, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander, Tom Burke, Perdita Weeks and John Kavanagh. SYNOPSIS: Charles Dickens meets a young woman who becomes his muse and mistress. A school teacher (Felicity Jones) orchestrates a play rehearsal of a story written by Charles Dickens (Ralph Fiennes); it turns out […]

Rush, 2013. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Natalie Dormer, Tom Wlaschiha, Alexandra Maria, Rebecca Ferdinando, Jamie Sives and Julian Seager. SYNOPSIS:After nearing dying in a car crash in 1976 Austrian Formula 1 champion driver Niki Lauda renews his professional rivalry with British racer James Hunt. A clash of styles and egos follows two ambitious […]

Love Punch, 2013. Directed by Joel Hopkins. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Tuppence Middleton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Marisa Berenson, and Louise Bourgoin. SYNOPSIS: A divorced couple who are victims of an embezzlement scheme attempt to steal back their stolen money. A wedding introduces a former couple (Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson) who have struggled having lasting […]

Blue is the Warmest Colour, 2013. Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. Starring Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Jeremie Laheurte, Catherine Salée, Aurélien Recoing, Mona Walravens, Alma Jodorowsky, and Fanny Maurin. SYNOPSIS: A lesbian couple experiences the emotional turmoil of trying to maintain the relationship. A high school literature teacher has his students read passages from a book which deals with how […]

Triptych, 2013. Directed by Robert Lepage and Pedro Pires. Starring  Frédérike Bédard, Lise Castonguay, and Hans Piesbergen. SYNOPSIS:A schizophrenic bookseller; a singer and actress; and a German neurologist attempt to achieve self-expression in their lives. Divided into three chapters the film commences with Michelle who is being taken home from a psychiatric hospital by her sister Marie; she […]

Closed Curtain, 2013. Directed by Jafar Panahi and Kambuzia Partovi. Starring Kambuzia Partovi , Maryam Moqadam, Jafar Panahi, Hadi Saeedi, Azadeh Torabi, Abolghasem, and Mahyar Jafaripour. SYNOPSIS: A writer hiding out with his dog at a seaside villa gets visited by a mysterious woman and her brother. A taxi arrives and leaves behind a passenger who slowly makes his way to […]

Bill Murray (Moonrise Kingdom) is set to star in Barry Levinson’s Rock the Kasbah, with a script written by Mitch Glazer (Scrooged). He will play a burned-out music manager who stumbles upon a young singer with an amazing voice in Afghanistan. Somehow he manages to smuggle her to Kabul so she can compete in The […]

As much as feature films and documentaries are staples of the Toronto International Film Festival line-up so is the Short Cuts Canada program; 39 short films will be showcased from 15 returning filmmakers who will be competing for the YouTube Award for Best Canadian Short Film which includes a $10,000 cash prize. Here are a […]

Bright Days Ahead, 2013. Directed by Marion Vernoux. Starring Fanny Ardant, Laurent Lafitte, Patrick Chesnais, Jean-François Stévenin, Fanny Cottençon, Catherine Lachens, and Alain Cauchi. SYNOPSIS: A grieving and bored senior has an adulterous affair with her much younger computer instructor. Grieving the recent death of her best friend from breast cancer and being forced into an early retirement because of a […]

Ilo Ilo, 2013. Directed by Anthony Chen Starring Koh Jia Ler, Angeli Bayani, Tian Wen Chen, and Yann Yann Yeo. SYNOPSIS: The growing bond between a young boy and his nanny has a dramatic impact on the entire family.    A pregnant mother (Yann Yann Yeo) who is an office administrator and her salesman husband (Tian Wen […]