August
22
TIFF: Final Lineup Includes Oscar Hopefuls
There's a lot to catch up with in Toronto, which marks the official start of the Oscar race. Countless awards season hopefuls will come out of there either dead or alive.
I've already screened Julie Taymor's audacious Beatles musical Across the Universe (a must-see, no matter how far out it gets); Tamara Jenkins' Sundance hit The Savages, which should get noms for Philip Seymour Hoffman and Laua Linney; Neil Jordan's smart psychological actioner The Brave One (which should earn Jodie Foster serious Oscar buzz for her performance as a vengeful victim of violence); Terry George's intense drama Reservation Road, which pits Mark Ruffalo against Joaquin Phoenix; Julian Schnabel's exquisitely crafted French-language The Diving Bell and the Butterfly; Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah (a strong Oscar contender thanks to a fierce performance by Tommy Lee Jones); the Coen brothers' No Country for Old Men (also starring Jones, it should last through the entire Oscar season; Javier Bardem will score many kudos, no matter what).
I'll see Michael Clayton and fest opener Fugitive Pieces before I go, and will miss other Toronto screenings because yes, I am going on vacation next week. Peter Debruge will fill in.



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Posted by: TIFFReviews.com | August 22, 2007 at 09:46 PM
Thanks for the updates. I'm excited about many of these films screening in Toronto.
Posted by: RC of strangeculture | September 12, 2007 at 08:46 PM
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