Best and Worst of the 2013 Toronto Film Festival

Posted by · 10:26 pm · September 13th, 2013

The 2013 Toronto International Film Festival delivered a strong slate of films this year as “Gravity,” “12 Years A Slave,” “Bad Words,” “Can A Song Save Your Life?” and “Afflicted” were among the best selected by HitFix’s editors. What were the worst? Let’s just say Matthew Weiner, James Franco and Atom Egoyan were three filmmakers who didn’t have a pleasant stay in Toronto.

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Venice awards preview: What will win, and what should

Posted by · 7:48 pm · September 6th, 2013

Miyazaki or Tsai? Dench or Johansson? What to expect from tomorrow’s prizes.

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How has James Franco saturated the festival circuit?

Posted by · 7:05 am · August 28th, 2013

The multi-hyphenate has been the year’s most ubiquitous festival presence.

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Venice preview, part one: 'Philomena,' 'Child of God,' 'Stray Dogs,' 'Jealousy,' 'The Rooftop'

Posted by · 4:05 pm · August 22nd, 2013

Our first overview of the titles competing for the Golden Lion at this year’s fest.

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2013 New York Film Festival line-up unveiled: 'Inside Llewyn Davis,' 'The Invisible Woman,' 'The Wind Rises'

Posted by · 8:08 am · August 19th, 2013

The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced the main slate of selections for the 51st annual New York Film Festival, and it’s another choice cross-section of top festival offerings from the year so far.

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