Now that the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival is over it is time to take a look at some of the independent films that won significant awards and bathed in the spotlight of publicity. As usual there were a lot of movies with big Hollywood stars and big film production budgets attached to [...]
Do you ever wonder why the best film festivals are all held at really great locations? Its to attract big Hollywood Players and the big money sponsors to the event. Lets face it, if you hold a film festival in an ugly industrial section of a major city, no big names are going to show up. But if [...]
Can you feel it? There is a buzz in the air as the Toronto International Film Festival is only a few days away. This is one of the big three festivals of the world for independent films, with the other two being Sundance and Cannes. Toronto is run by a not for profit organization whose mission is [...]
The glamour and glitz of Tinseltown hit the French Riviera this week as the 61st Cannes Film Festival began. The next 12 days will be full of A-listers, wannabes and executives schmoozing, posing and partying at the film industry’s most famous and prestigious event. There will also be a [...]