Count Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) is a successful businessman with a problem. He's a popular owner of a high-end hotel for monsters. His Hotel Transylvania offers a reprieve for monsters of all kinds from us pesky humans. The Count's daughter Mavis (voiced by Selena Gomez) is about to turn the … [Read more...]
TIFF Film Review: Silver Linings Playbook
I saw this movie with hundreds of others, packed into the Winter Garden Theatre during TIFF. When the film's director David O. Russell (The Fighter) came to the podium, he delivered what was probably the shortest intro I've heard at TIFF: "I'd rather not set expectations or talk too much about the … [Read more...]
TIFF Film Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
I'll start with two confessions. One: I have a serious soft spot for teenage angst films. Two: I have not read The Perks of Being a Wallflower, the 1999 book written by screenwriter and director Stephen Chbosky - but heard great things. So I when I attended a press screening of the film adaptation … [Read more...]
Celeb-spotting at TIFF12
With film parties every night and great lounges set up all over downtown, the city is buzzing with TIFF12. We've still got a few days of film-viewing to go, so there's still several parties and lots of great movies to see. And of course, celebs to spot! Check out our wrap-up of what the stars were … [Read more...]
Kristen Stewart’s First Post-Scandal Appearance – at TIFF!
TIFF'12 kicked off yesterday for 10 days of screening great films from all over the world. But the big celeb news of the day was the first public appearance of Kristen Stewart (22) since "the cheating scandal." Stewart has been a virtual recluse since July after her scandal-clad split with Robert … [Read more...]
Guess Who’s Coming to TIFF
The stars are definitely aligning for TIFF12! The festival is presenting 372 films in total (289 feature-length and 83 short films) so it's no surprise that the number of internatonal stars and filmmakers set to hit Toronto's red carpet is mighty impressive. Sadly, "my famous husband" (aka … [Read more...]