The Oranges

TIFF 2011 Award Winners and Film Sales Announced

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 18th, 2011 at 9:29 pm

The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival has come to a close.  We covered the hell out of it and we’ve got loads of interviews still to post.  Today, TIFF announced the winners in three award categories for Canadian films and the winners of the Cadillac People’s Choice Awards.  Nathan Morlando’s crime drama Edwin Boyd (pictured above) won Best Canadian First Feature Film, Philippe Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar picked up the award for Best Canadian Feature Film, and Ian Harnarine’ Doubles With Slight Pepper was awarded Best Canadian Short Film.  As for the Cadillac People’s Choice Awards, Nadine Labaki’s Where Do We Go Now? won the top prize, Jon Shenk’s The Island President won in the documentary category, and Gareth Evans’ The Raid picked up the award for The Cadillac People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award.

Hit the jump for the full press release along with a list of all the films that were sold to distributors.  Keep in mind that just because a film didn’t sell during the festival, that doesn’t mean it won’t be picked up for distribution in the near future.

First Images from THE ORANGES, SALMON FISHING IN YEMEN, and WOMAN IN THE FIFTH

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 26th, 2011 at 1:22 pm

Wrapping up our coverage of new images from movies premiering at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival (at least for now since I’m sure more are on the way), we have the first images from Julian Farino’s The Oranges (starring Hugh Laurie, Leighton Meester, and Adam Brody), Lasse Hallstrom’s Salmon Fishing in Yemen (starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt), and Pawel Pawlikowski’s Woman in the Fifth (starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Ethan Hawke).

Hit the jump to check out all of the images.  We’ve also provided the synopses.  The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 8th – 18th.  For all the new TIFF images we’ve posted, click here.

Galas and Special Presentations for 2011 Toronto Film Festival Announced; BUTTER, MONEYBALL, RAMPART, THE DESCENDANTS, and More to Debut

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 26th, 2011 at 9:10 am

In my article yesterday about the Venice Film Festival, I made some predictions on which films would make their world premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival and not Venice.  It turns out a few of my guesses were only the tip of the iceberg.  Moneyball, 50/50, and The Descendants are all going to premiere at TIFF.  But my lord, does Toronto have an incredible line-up this year.  I’m praying my application gets approved because when you hit the jump and check out this line-up, you’ll understand my agony if I’m stuck in Atlanta while these films are premiering.

Hit the jump for the line-up of Galas and Premieres for this year’s festival.  The 2011 Toronto International Film Festival runs from September 8th – 18th.

Leighton Meester Tastes THE ORANGES with Hugh Laurie and Catherine Keener

by David Corbin    Posted: February 26th, 2010 at 9:43 am

Leighton Meester has been spotted joining the cast of The Oranges, an indie dramatic comedy also co-starring Hugh Laurie and Catherine Keener. The plot, another variation of the May-December romance theme that has struck critical gold recently with An Education and Crazy Heart, has Laurie’s character entering a relationship with the daughter (Meester) of Keener’s character. Their romance has unforeseen consequences, both dramatic and comedic. The script is from relative newcomers Jay Reiss and Ian Helfer but the direction is in the hands of veteran sitcom director Julian Farino (Entourage, The Office). Though Meester has a relatively thin filmography, the inclusion of solid performers like Laurie and Keener should make this film one to watch out for. [Variety]

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