Members represent all major print and electronic outlets in the city. Bruce kirkland film criticjournalist at the toronto sunsun media toronto, ontario, canada 5 connections. The most notable feature of the structure is the large mural on the south side. In a farewell piece shared this weekend, he admits its a.
Find the best way to get in touch with bruce by joining muck rack. Note that if a critic ranks more than the standard 10 films, we will not include films ranked 11th or worse. In addition to enduring the slings and arrows of outrageous hollywood, kirkland has covered 29 of the 30 toronto international film festivals and has attended all but one of the genie awards since they were founded, giving him an access to and an appreciation for. Kate taylor is the visual art critic at the globe and mail and also writes about film and cultural policy in the arts section. Film critic exits with starstudded highlight reel adweek. A threetime national newspaper award nominee, she won an nna in 2015. Critics alarmed by ontarios testing shortfall toronto sun. Below is our updated running tally of the films most frequently mentioned by individual critics on their yearend top ten lists. Critics gathered in the hallways after the varsity press screenings, talking in hushed tones as if witnesses to a miracle. Critic calls randy quaids star whackers film druggedout. The driving engine behind the film a whirlwind 24hour romance is contrived, underwhelming and perhaps worst of all, unconvincing. Sep, 2005 toronto at the halfway point of the 2005 toronto film festival, one thing is clear. The press materials accompanying the star whackers bow portray a film about randy quaid being hounded by assassins.
Celine sciammas rapturous french drama explores a love story between two very different 18thcentury women. He later wrote for the toronto star as a film critic for the remainder of the 1970s. Five years as a staff rock critic at the toronto sun in the 70s and 80s didnt prepare jonathan gross for the home entertainment industry, save for one chance meeting. Awards season is officially in high gear with the conclusion of the toronto international film fest, the nexus of the mainstream, the arthouse, the niche, and the plain weird stuff you only show deep into the night. Critic calls randy quaids star whackers film druggedout dreck. Chicago suntimes film critic roger ebert dead at 70. Liz braun, toronto sun film critic liz braun, movie. Follow updates on whats happening below, including. Toronto international film festival the annual festival takes place in canada through sept. Bruce kirkland film critic journalist at the toronto sun sun media toronto, ontario, canada 5 connections. He is a close observer of canadian film, and was a jury member of tiffs canadas top ten panel in 2012.
Liz braun film critic at toronto sun toronto, canada area 427 connections. He later wrote for the toronto star as a film critic. Bruce kirkland, toronto sun movie critic, top movie. Toronto sun postmedia network film critic and general curmudgeon. The toronto film critics association is the official organization of toronto based broadcasters and journalists who critique films and provide commentary on them. He is the president of the toronto film critics association tfca and the broadcast film critics association bfca. Oscar season is now underway, with the venice film festival drawing to a close and the toronto film festival kicks into high gear. Jim slotek is a movie and tv critic, who wrote for the toronto sun for more than three decades. Brad pitt, right, and jonah hill, who star in moneyball, at the toronto international film festival.
George clooney, left, and ryan gosling, who costar in ides of march, also at toronto. Toronto international film festival 2019 scorecard. Traditionally on page 3, in the 1990s the sunshine girl feature was. Toronto sun building the toronto sun building, at 333 king street east at sherbourne, is home to one of toronto s daily english language newspapers, the toronto sun. Sep 11, 2019 for our second dispatch from the notyetfrozen tundra of toronto, film comment editorinchief nicolas rapold welcomes back devika girish fc assistant editor and programmer and critic abby sun for a rundown of highlights including lina from lima, just mercy, synonyms, terminal sud, blood quantum, and simple women. The 32nd toronto film festival opens thursday with no fewer than 15 films, and thats before it gets up to speed.
A lifetime of encounters interviews are part of the game for film critics. Apr 04, 20 film critic roger ebert gives the thumbs up on his arrival at the gala screening of training day at roy thomson hall september 7, 2001 during the toronto international film festival in toronto. This beautiful yet a tragic tale was the winner of the hiroshima international film festival and best film at our toronto japanese film festival 2017 and shows that even in the face of adversity and loss people could come together and rebuild their lives. The 2018 toronto international film festival is officially in the rearview mirror. Two days before the 2017 toronto international film festival got under way, the news broke that colin trevorrow would no longer be. The toronto film critics association is the official organization of torontobased broadcasters and journalists who critique films and provide commentary on them. Movie critic roger ebert gives the thumbs up as arrives on the red carpet to the premiere of the film training day at the toronto international film festival in toronto friday september 7, 2001.
Toronto sun academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. Film critic betsy sharkey on salmon fishing in the. Film critic richard roeper sidelined by chicago suntimes for. Tiff screenings coverage from writers, mark daniell, jim slotek, liz. Ontarios overly cautious approach to covid19 testing is endangering lives and hindering efforts to rein in soaring infections that are ravaging longterm care facilities, filling icu beds a. For the past 25 years bruce has been the senior film critic of the toronto sun. Film critic roger ebert gives the thumbs up on his arrival at the gala screening of training day at roy thomson hall september 7, 2001 during the toronto international film festival in toronto. This week, film critic fiona underhill gets on the phone to chat about steven spielbergs ballard adaptation empire of the sun on the latest episode of the pick of the flicks podcast, film critic fiona underhill sits down to discuss her favourite movie steven. Faded blonde liz braun has been a sun media film critic since she was much, much younger. Portrait of a lady on fire is a sumptuous, devastating film. Roger ebert mourned by toronto international film festival. One film after another has been astonishingly good. Peter howell is a former movie critic for the star.
This beautiful yet a tragic tale was the winner of the hiroshima international film festival and best film at our toronto japanese film festival 2017 and shows that even in the face of adversity and loss people could come together and rebuild. Brad pitts moneyball looks to get on base betsy sharkey in toronto. Read and subscribe to the latest news and articles from liz braun. Bruce kirkland film criticjournalist the toronto sunsun.
Empire of the sun with film critic fiona underhill the pick. Sep, 2011 at every film festival, a movie comes along that just lifts your spirits, leaves you feeling good about life and even better about the movies. In case of a tie for first or second, each film will receive the full points for that position. Bruce kirkland film criticjournalist the toronto sun.
A title that triggers curiosity with its timely subject is peter hosun chans american. Bruce kirkland, toronto sun movie critic, top movie critics. In 1954, gilmour moved to toronto and wrote similar columns for the toronto telegram until that newspapers demise in 1971. The 44th edition of the event is once again fueled by starpower. As there was no publishing gap between the two papers and many of the telys writers and employees moved to the new paper, it is today generally who. Im humbled to be featured alongside these incredible powerhouses. Jan 30, 2018 chicago sun times sidelines film critic richard roeper for allegedly buying twitter followers. Sep 18, 2017 two days before the 2017 toronto international film festival got under way, the news broke that colin trevorrow would no longer be directing star wars.
Tiff party highlights from the suns lifestyle reporters. Toronto japanese film festival at the jccc we are pleased to announce that sunao katabuchis in this corner of the world. They have juried festivals all over the world, from cannes to berlin, venice to toronto. At day 5 in this years toronto international film festival, for me its lasse hallstroms charmer, salmon fishing in the yemen. The trail mix brigade is armed with their knapsacks, bottled water, instant snacks, text messengers and a determination to see, who knows, six, seven, eight films a day. Live press conference updates from sun movie critic bruce kirkland. Toronto at the halfway point of the 2005 toronto film festival, one thing is clear. At every film festival, a movie comes along that just lifts your spirits, leaves you feeling good about life and even better about the movies. Toronto film critics association toronto film critics. The sun was first published on november 1, 1971, the monday after the demise of the toronto telegram, a conservative broadsheet.
Thanks canndora, elevated accessories for celebrating women in the cannabis. On the pick of the flicks podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. Film critic richard roeper sidelined by chicago suntimes. In 1981 the first vhs duplication facility opened in a back room in a studio called vtr and i covered the media event to launch it, says gross from his toronto office. Linda barnard talks to director albert shin on his new film, disappearance at clifton hill. For our second dispatch from the notyetfrozen tundra of toronto, film comment editorinchief nicolas rapold welcomes back devika girish fc assistant editor and programmer and critic abby sun for a rundown of highlights including lina from lima, just mercy, synonyms, terminal sud, blood quantum, and simple women. Toronto japanese film festival at the jccc facebook. Chicago suntimes sidelines film critic richard roeper for allegedly buying twitter followers. Prior to joining sun media, braun worked as a rock n roll publicist.
The toronto sun is modeled on british tabloid journalism, even borrowing the name of the sun newspaper published in london, and some of the features, including the typically bikiniclad sunshine girl, who was initially on the same page as the british paper page 2 or 3. Green book received the coveted peoples choice audience award, ryan gosling and robert pattinson traveled. After 36 years and three months, bruce kirkland has retired from his post as film critic for canadian newspaper the toronto sun. A founding member of the tfca, peter howell has been since 1996 the movie critic for the toronto star, canadas largest daily newspaper. Empire of the sun with film critic fiona underhill the. True, coopers film could do with a tighter edit, especially in the second act, where it has a tendency to drag. At the toronto international film festival, the director. On the latest episode of the pick of the flicks podcast, film critic fiona underhill sits down to discuss her favourite movie steven spielbergs epic second world war drama empire of the sun, in which christian bale delivers an alltime classic child actor performance as a british public schoolboy who ends up in a chinese pow camp.