No Real Surprises for Oscars This Year

Cynthia Cheng Mintz As predicted films like The King’s Speech, Black Swan and The Social Network are all nominees at this year’s Academy Awards.  Also on the Best Picture list include True Grit, Inception as well as the animated Toy Story 3 (while this movie probably will not win the Best Picture category, it is […]

The King’s Speech – Absolutely Magnificent!

Cast and Producing Team from The King’s Speech at the New York City premiere The King’s Speech, winner of the Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award was directed by Tom Hooper and stars Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush.  About the relationship between the then Duke of York, known to his family as “Bertie” and his […]

Toronto International Film Festival: September 9 to 19, 2010

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) opens today, Thursday, September 9.  Though much of the action has moved south to the King/Spadina area, Yorkville is still abuzz.  TIFF-related displays have been going up throughout the area, ranging from film-related windows to actual sponsorships (a good handful of stores have eTalk posters).   However, it is a […]