TIFF 2007

No Country for Old Men, Coen Brothers
No Country For Old Men (The Coen Brothers)

The website for the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival went live earlier this week, and it’s real pretty. As much as I love TIFF, I’ve always thought their website a little on the lacking side. But the 2007 website looks much simpler and more streamlined, making it much easier to find what you’re looking for, be it film schedules, lodging arrangements, ticket info, or vacation planning.

I won’t be making it up to Toronto for this year’s fest, but it looks like a doozy. A few of the films already announced — or at the very least, definitely in the running — include:

  • No Country For Old Men (The Coen Brothers) — Seriously, is anyone surprised by this? No Country… is rumored to be the Coens’ best in years, maybe ever.
  • Le Ballon Rouge (Hou Hsiao-hsien) — A remake of the classic French film, starring Juliette Binoche!
  • Ploy (Pen-ek Ratanaruang) — Although I didn’t care much for Invisible Waves, I’m still eager to see Ratanaruang’s latest (Todd Brown certainly liked it).
  • Control (Anton Corbijn) — Biopic about Ian Curtis, the lead singer of Joy Division.
  • The Banishment (Andrei Zviaguintsev) — I know this is on a lot of people’s “must see” lists due to Zviaguintsev’s first film, The Return.
  • The Mourning Forest (Naomi Kawase)
  • Ulzhan (Volker Schlöndorff) — Seeing Schlöndorff’s The Ninth Day was one of my favorite TIFF experiences.
  • The Orphanage (Juan Antonio Bayona) — This one’s produced by Guillermo del Toro. Nuff said.

More films — including those screening in the always-fun Midnight Madness program — will be announced in the coming days and weeks.

I know few people who get as excited about TIFF as Darren Hughes, so it doesn’t surprise me in the least that he’s started up a TIFF-related blog. 1st Thursday is a guide to all things TIFF, including festival tips, theatre guides, ticket purchasing info, and so on. Whether you’re a first-timer or a veteran, check it out and learn something from a true pro.

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