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Demolition (Wo)man
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theREPORT
HEAT INDEX
TOM MCCARTHY
A year after bombing at TIFF with Adam
Sandler dud The Cobbler, the director
returns with great buzz for the church sex
scandal drama Spotlight starring Michael
Keaton and Mark Ruffalo.
Scandal
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SPOTLIGHT
A look at the true story of the
Boston Globe team that reported
on the cover-up of the citys
Catholic Church sex scandal.
TRUTH
Robert Redford and Cate Blanchett
star in James Vanderbilts
sympathetic portrayal of Dan
Rathers ouster from CBS.
Glasser
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AMY BEECROFT
VERVE VENTURES
aban Films, the distribution company founded by media magnate Haim Saban, paid a reported $2.5 million for U.S. rights to
John Travolta-starrer The Forger at Toronto in 2014. It turns out
the deal, one of the splashiest of last years fest, was a smart bet. The
film has earned nearly $3 million across all VOD platforms, including theatrical, due to Sabans customized distribution plan.
The company, which shared its VOD numbers with THR,
first released The Forger exclusively on DirecTV 30 days
before it was released in select theaters and VOD.
The Forgers success is a reflection of the 16-month-old
Saban
companys overall distribution strategy, which is based on
creating release plans specific to each films strengths. Saban is also
seeing similar pacing with its latest release, the Pierce Brosnan-starrer
Some Kind of Beautiful, which was released on DirecTV on July 23 and
VOD on Aug. 21.
We want to let filmmakers know that not getting a nationwide
theatrical release doesnt mean your film is being dumped, says vp
marketing Jonathan Saba.
Ultimately what were after is to find films that work in all the
platforms, adds Saban Films president Bill Bromiley.
For its next release, Saban also is building a unique release plan
around the Simon Pegg and Lake Bell-starrer Man Up. After Tribeca,
Saban decided to give it a platform release on Nov. 13 in New York and
Los Angeles. Depending on how Man Up does in its first weeks, it can
decide to trigger the VOD component early if it feels right.
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TORONTO
DEALS
Rhys Meyers Joins
Adventure Shambhala
Jonathan Rhys Meyers has
signed on to star in Shambhala,
a survivalist drama set in the
Himalayas. The Irish actor
will play the lone survivor of a plane crash in
the Hindu Kush mountain range in Northern
Meyers
Pakistan. Xeitgeist
Entertainment Group, the
Singapore/Australia-based banner behind Damascus Cover, is
producing Shambhala on
a $3.5 million budget.
SquareOne Lands
Redford/Blanchett
Starrer Truth
SquareOne Entertainment
has taken all German and
Austrian rights for Truth, the
drama from director James
Vanderbilt on the Dan Rather
media scandal of 2004. The
film stars Robert Redford
as the newsman and
Cate Blanchett as his
60 Minutes producer,
Blanchett
Mary Mapes. Mapes
and Rather became
embroiled in a scandal when
he reported on the CBS investigative news show that George
W. Bush had received special
treatment while serving in the
Air National Guard during the
Vietnam War. Elisabeth Moss,
Dennis Quaid and Topher Grace
co-star.
Movement Crosses
to Other Side
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ANTHONY CAMPANIARIS
Director of business
development,
Shangri-La hotel
What to splurge on
at the festival
A killer pair of shoes (Prada
during the day, Ferragamos
at night) that need to be broken in at least a week prior.
Everyone can relate to this.
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EXECUTIVE SUITE
Jonathan Kier
Why is that?
A lot of the Europeans are going straight
from the beach to Toronto. They dont necessarily want to be bombarded by scripts and
presales. They want Toronto to be a showcase
for footage and finished films. And AFM is six
weeks later. We have product that were holding for AFM, and its not for a lack of product.
But sometimes you get a movie that needs
to be launched at Toronto because itll begin
shooting. Demolition is a great example of that,
and Nightcrawler the year before.
Whats been a surprising result of a recent film
you worked on?
Whiplash sold well, but Ive rarely had
distributors [who didnt buy the movie] come
to me after and say it was their favorite
film. In many territories, there were bidding
wars, and it was great. The film was an
enormous success in France, and I had many
French buyers come to me and say, You
know Im a drummer. Why didnt you force
me to buy themovie?
Who bought it in France?
Ad Vitam, which we had never worked
with before, and they buy just one American
film a year. They did an incredible job.
The year before, they had Mud, and the
year before that it was Take Shelter. I think
theyre tastemakers.
Is there a lesson to be learned from the messy
bankruptcy of Relativity?
I dont think theres been a situation like this
in 25 years. Companies shut down for various
reasons, but that seems to happen quietly.
When something like this happens, the first
thing everyone seems to be concerned with is
what is happening to the existing movies. And
when that business is taken care of, well have
to look at how they got there, how did these
people let them get there.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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LAB TORONTO
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AUSTRALIA
RAQUELLE DAVID
Damsel Pictures
P +61 401 954 705
raquelle@damselpictures.com.au
www.damselpictures.com.au
Christian Geisns
DENMARK
ESTONIA
IVO FELT
Allfilm
C +372 51 76 393
ivo@allfilm.ee
www.allfilm.ee
EVA JAKOBSEN
Snowglobe
C +45 61 30 80 66
evajakobsenster@gmail.com
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ICELAND
SLOVAK
CANADA
UNITED
KINGDOM
HANAN KATTAN
Enlightenment Productions
C +44 7802 6150 50
hanan@enlightenmentproductions.com
www.enlightenment-productions.com
KALEENA KIFF
Radius Squared Media Group
C +1 604 618 4469
kaleena@radius-squared.com
www.radius-squared.com
CANADA
BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINA
ADIS APO
SCCA Sarajevo Center for
Contemporary Art
C +387 61 205 019
adis@pro.ba
www.scca.ba
CHANTELLE KADYSCHUK
No Trace Camping Productions
P +1 416 929 3020
C +1 905 5100 680
chantelle@notracecamping.com
NATHALIE LICHTENTHAELER
Wide Eye Films
P +353 1 678 7930
C +1 310 889 5869
nathalie@wideeyefilms.com
IRELAND
CANADA
BOB CROWE
Angel Entertainment Corp.
P +1 306 244 8691
C +1 306 222 3398
bob@angelentertainment.ca
www.angelentertainment.ca
HLN JHANNESDTTIR
Vintage Pictures
C +354 695 4230
hlin@vintagepictures.is
www.vintagepictures.is
JANE LOUGHMAN
Monkeys & Parrots
C +1 416 909 4905
jane@filmtvinternet.com
www.filmtvinternet.com
CANADA
NEW ZEALAND
ALEX BEHSE
Monsoon Pictures International
P +64 21 980 496
alex@monsoon-pictures.com
www.monsoonpictures.com
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Rommel Film
P +49 30 693 7078
info@rommelfilm.com
JULIA ROSENBERG
January Films Ltd.
C +1 416 878 8702
julia@januaryfilms.ca
www.januaryfilms.ca
Sponsored by
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NEW ZEALAND
CANADA
AUSTRALIA
REBECCA SUMMERTON
Closer Productions
C +61 402 010 095
becsummerton@
closerproductions.com.au
www.closerproductions.com.au
SIMONE URDL
The Film Farm
P +1 416 703 7317
C +1 416 886 4660
simone@thefilmfarm.ca
www.thefilmfarm.ca
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Teresa Isasi
EDMON ROCH
Ikiru Films SL
P +34 93 219 2077
C +34 609 731 462
eroch@ikirufilms.com
www.ikirufilms.com
LEANNE SAUNDERS
Piki Films
P +64 21 764 198
leanne@severe.co.nz
www.pikifilms.com
ANDREW NICHOLAS
MCCANN SMITH
First Love Films
C +1 416 333 6446
andrew@firstlovefilms.com
www.firstlovefilms.com
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MARIE-CLAUDE POULIN
Item 7
P +1 514 526 2772
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www.item7.ca
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SILVIA PANKOV
Arina Film Production
P +421 2 2070 8983
C +421 907 787 945
silvia@arinafilm.sk
www.arinafilm.sk
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Family Affair Films
P +31 20 707 1713
C +31 622 661 612
floor@familyaffairfilms.nl
www.familyaffairfilms.nl
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The Treasure, Scotiabank Theatre,
Scotiabank 7, Press & Industry,
Contemporary World Cinema
Len and Company, Ryerson,
Ryerson Theatre, Public, Special
Presentations
The Sky Trembles and the Earth
Is Afraid and the Two Eyes Are
Not Brothers, AGO, Jackman Hall,
Combined, Wavelengths
Murmur of the Hearts, Scotiabank
Theatre, Scotiabank 9, Press &
Industry, Contemporary World
Cinema
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emon, The Bloor Hot
Docs Cinema, Public, Vanguard
6:30 P.M. Miss Sharon Jones!,
Scotiabank Theatre, Scotiabank 1,
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Eye in the Sky, Roy Thomson Hall,
Roy Thomson Hall, Public, Gala
Presentations
Very Big Shot, Scotiabank Theatre,
Scotiabank 14, Public, Discovery
Our Brand Is Crisis, Princess of
Wales, Public, Special Presentations
Return of the Atom, Scotiabank
Theatre, Scotiabank 4, Public, TIFF
Docs
The Endless River, TIFF Bell
Lightbox, Cinema 3, Public,
Contemporary World Cinema
TF1 International: Private
Screening, TIFF Bell Lightbox,
Cinema 7, Private,
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unclef, King Street,
NewCanadianMusic.ca Stage, Public,
Festival Street
Our Last Tango, Scotiabank
Theatre, Scotiabank 7, Press &
Industry, TIFF Docs
The Final Girls, Scotiabank Theatre,
Scotiabank 10, Press & Industry,
Midnight Madness
Kilo Two Bravo, Scotiabank
Theatre, Scotiabank 9, Press &
Industry, City to City
7:00 P.M. Wavelengths 1: Fire in
the Brain, AGO, Jackman Hall,
Combined, Wavelengths
Semana Santa, Scotiabank Theatre,
Scotiabank 13, Public, Discovery
Born to Dance, Scotiabank Theatre,
Scotiabank 3, Public, Discovery
Stranger, Scotiabank Theatre,
Scotiabank 5, Press & Industry,
Contemporary World Cinema
7:15 P.M. Song of Songs,
Scotiabank Theatre, Scotiabank
6, Press & Industry, Contemporary
World Cinema
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Scotiabank Theatre, Scotiabank 4,
Public, Discovery
Starve Your Dog, Scotiabank
Theatre, Scotiabank 6, Press &
Industry, Contemporary World
Cinema
A Journey of a Thousand Miles:
Peacekeepers, Scotiabank Theatre,
Scotiabank 13, Public, TIFF Docs
Sparrows, TIFF Bell Lightbox,
Cinema 3, Public, Contemporary
World Cinema
Eva Nova, Scotiabank Theatre,
Scotiabank 10, Public, Discovery
A Young Patriot, Scotiabank
Theatre, Scotiabank 5, Press &
Industry, TIFF Docs
The Martian, Roy Thomson Hall,
Roy Thomson Hall, Public, Gala
Presentations
9:45 P.M. Nari, King Street,
NewCanadianMusic.ca Stage, Public,
Festival Street
Schneider vs. Bax, Scotiabank
Theatre, Scotiabank 11, Press &
Industry, Contemporary World
Cinema
Thank You for Bombing,
Scotiabank Theatre, Scotiabank 3,
Public, Contemporary World Cinema
Short Cuts Programme 2,
Scotiabank Theatre, Scotiabank 14,
Public, Short Cuts
Yakuza Apocalypse, Scotiabank
Theatre, Scotiabank 8, Press &
Industry, Midnight Madness
10:00 P.M. Sicario, Princess of
Wales, Public, Special Presentations
We Monsters, Scotiabank Theatre,
Scotiabank 2, Public, Discovery
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Lightbox, Cinema 1, Public,
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R E V I E WS
Larsons Joy seems remarkably
sane and emotionally steady
under the heavily depressing
circumstances, a tribute to
her single-minded maternal
devotion, even if she sees no
hope of their situation changing.
She is, in fact, an incredible
mom, teaching her sponge-like
son a good deal even if he doesnt
believe theres an actual greater
world out there; I cant see
the outside side, he eloquently
puts it.
Clearly the victim of kidnapping and ongoing rape, Joy has
had no luck at escape in the
past; she and Jack are locked
in by a door code, and the only
window is a skylight too high
to reach. But finally, trying a
bizarre scheme, there is success,
which allows for a momentary
Tremblay (left)
deep breath.
and Larson make
the most of their
The emotional dynamics of
captivity.
the second half change significantly but are at times equally
depressing, especially because
some of the new adult characters
introduced are so unnecessarily
Brie Larson wows as a mother raising her child in a single room in Lenny
selfish and uncomprehending,
Abrahamsons solid adaptation of the novel by Emma Donoghue by todd mccarthy
but also because of the banality
of the milieu that now surrounds Jack. After a hospital recovery period,
R ISH DIR ECTOR L EN N Y A BR A H A MSON CL E A R LY H A S A
mother and son move into the home of Joys mother (Joan Allen),
penchant for confining his actors to tight spaces Michael
although its news to Joy that her mom and dad (William H. Macy) have
Fassbender within a large fake head in 2014s Frank and now
Brie Larson and her little son to a 10x10 shed in Room. The result divorced and mom is now living with a new guy, Leo (Tom McCamus).
Timid and uncommunicative at first, Jack eventually displays the
is rather better this time around, as this adaptation of Emma
resilient coping and adaptability skills of children, which are far greater
Donoghues celebrated 2010 novel, with a script by the author herself,
than those of grown-ups; at a certain point, Joy simply collapses. The
is involving and moderately heartwarming here and there, even if it
latter is not helped by the behavior of her elders, which initially swings
doesnt reach the higher levels of psychological insight and emotional
between uncomfortable stiffness and ridiculous arguing and is later
profundity to which it aspires. Strong performances by Larson and
exacerbated by a misguided decision to earn some much-needed money
Jacob Tremblay as a mother and son held captive for years, as well as
by giving an exclusive television interview.
the books reputation, will provide a certain arthouse draw. But the
Some tender and insightful moments eventually ensue, particularly
claustrophobic and upsetting nature of the material will be a disincenthanks to nice work by Allen (sorely missed in good roles on the big
tive to many.
screen of late) and McCamus. Especially good is a scene in which
Donoghues book was able to make much more of the notion that, for
5-year-old Jack (Tremblay), there is no world other than his mother, the Grandma cuts the boys cascading hair. On the other hand, the reaction of Macys character to the course of events is all but inscrutable,
objects in the messy, one-room hut to which theyre confined and what
leaving a sour taste.
he knows from childrens books and television. Twentysomething mom
The eventual emotional transformations are low-key rather than
Joy (Larson) maintains a certain discipline against extraordinary odds,
cathartic, and the film overall provides more in the line of minor
limiting TV time, doing a bit of exercise and so on, but the circuminsights than anything truly wrenching or harrowing. Overall, its a
stances are dire, and little Jack must nightly endure the sounds of Old
decent shot at a tall target, but real credit is due the lead actors, with
Nick (Sean Bridgers) creeping into the shed and making weird muted
Larson expanding beyond the already considerable range shes previnoises in bed with his mother.
ously shown with an exceedingly dimensional performance in a role
As the extent of their shared creativity cant be nearly as fully
that calls for running the gamut and Tremblay always convincing withexpressed onscreen as it is on the page, the effectiveness of the movies
out ever becoming cloying.
first 50 minutes rest on Abrahamsons ability to keep things interesting visually within cramped quarters which he does reasonably well
Special Presentation
while working in widescreen and on the intensity of the complicity
Cast Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, William H. Macy
between the two characters, which is strong and credible.
Entirely deglamorized and festooned with pimples and straggly hair, Director Lenny Abrahamson // 118 minutes
Room
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REVIEWS
London Road
DA P T ED F ROM A N
unorthodox stage
musical that opened
to rave reviews at
Londons National
Theatre in 2011, London Road
examines the shockwaves that
shook the English backwater town
of Ipswich in 2006, when serial
killer Steve Wright murdered five
prostitutes over a six-week period.
Sensational media stories dubbed
Wright The Ipswich Ripper
and The Suffolk Strangler,
but Alecky Blythes play is less
focused on the killer and his gory
misdeeds than on the ripple effect
they had on his traumatized suburban neighbors.
Rufus Norris, who recently
replaced Nicholas Hytner as
artistic director of the National
Theatre, returns to direct this
finely crafted and mostly faithful
screen adaptation for BBC Films.
Norris reunites most of the original ensemble cast with a handful
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No spoilers here.
In its stylized depiction of
mostly working-class and marginalized characters, London Road
risks striking a tone of condescending metropolitan voyeurism
at times. While the text carefully
balances the sensitivities of
residents and sex workers alike,
some of the quotes ambush us
with their casual brutality: I feel
sorry for the families, not them,
says one. Id like to just shake his
hand and say thanks very much
for getting rid of them, adds
another. These are callous lines
delivered in a breezy, matter-offact manner. Blythe and Norris do
not overtly editorialize here, but
their interviewees include a trio
of prostitutes, who are portrayed
with dignity and compassion.
The films main location is a
real residential street in the South
London suburbs, which doubles
as Ipswich. Straight-to-camera
interview is the default stylistic
device, but Norris and choreographerJavier De Frutos also open
up the action to include elegantly
staged dance numbers in shopping malls, courthouses and
community halls. There are pleasing echoes here of the late French
director Jacques Demys gloriously whimsical sung-through
musicals, notably The Umbrellas
of Cherbourg. Cinematographer
Danny Cohen also uses color for
dramatic effect, muted and wintry
during the murder spree, then
more vibrant and summery as the
community recovers.
As gripping onscreen as it
was onstage, London Road
remains a work of great finesse
and originality. The one slightly
jarring note is Hardys stunt casting in a single-scene cameo, which
sits awkwardly in the ensemble
format of recurring characters
and choral motifs. Hardy is a
magnetic presence even in this
small vignette, but he was clearly
hired for his marquee appeal
rather than his singing skills.
City to City London
Cast Tom Hardy, Olivia
Colman, Paul Thornley,
Nick Holder, Anita Dobson,
Linzi Hateley, Nicola Sloane,
Duncan Wisbey, Clare Burt
Director Rufus Norris
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Early Bird
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REVIEWS
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Shia LaBeouf impresses as a traumatized Marine returning home from Afghanistan in Dito Montiels unpersuasive genre bender
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REVIEWS
Sunset Song
Courtesy of Hurricane Films
Land of Mine
Partners
Platform
Cast Roland Moller, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman,
Mikkel Boe Folsgaard, Laura Bro
Director-screenwriter Martin Zandvliet
Sales K5 International, WME
100 minutes
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for independent films, and supports the work
that IFP does behind the scenes throughout
the year to bring such films to fruition.
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REVIEWS
Andersons experimental
feature pays tribute to her
departed pet.
Mustang
Heart of a Dog
by david rooney
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Stagecraft (Set Design Department)
Specialized technical assistance
Restaurant (500 seats)
Warehouse and Storage Shed
Projection booth
Live Television facilities
Wi-Fi
Wide Parking Lot
DRESSING ROOMS
Various types of dressing rooms are available.
VIP dressing rooms include restroom and washroom, make-up desk,
air conditioning, fridge, TV and ADSL cable. They are located close to stages.
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Time to Leave.
You saw the beginnings of
major stars coming to Toronto
in year three. And by year four,
you have Malcolm McDowell,
George Romero, Susan Sarandon,
James Woods, David Steinberg,
Piers Handling, festival director
and CEO since 1994, tells THR.
The festival had been knocking on Hollywoods door. And it
opened slowly. TIFF, which this
go-round welcomes famous faces
such as Matt Damon and Jake
Gyllenhaal, celebrates its 40th
anniversary this year. MEENA JANG
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Meet
moguls,
masters and
mavericks
Scilla Andreen
Nicolas Chartier
Danny Gabai
Asif Kapadia
Avi Lewis
An Xiaofen
Carmen Cuba
Aaron L. Gilbert
Charles King
Laura Michalchyshyn
Felice Bee
Madeline DiNonno
Bianca Goodloe
Naomi Klein
Gigi Pritzker
Wendy Calhoun
John Fithian
Mike Goodridge
Niija Kuykendall
Lorenzo Soria
Stephen Frears
Dan Janvey
Tim League
Yu Dong
TIFFIndustry
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