Toronto International Film Festival Day 8
Posted 15 September 2017 by Martin Carter
For my final day at the festival I saw two very different films tackle a similar subject: racism in the USA.
Toronto International Film Festival Day 7
Posted 15 September 2017 by Martin Carter
For more than two decades Alexander Payne has been making smart, incisive and thoughtful films on a range of aspects of contemporary life;
Toronto International Film Festival Day 6
Posted 14 September 2017 by Martin Carter
I'm flagging a bit…three films a day nearly every day and I have just watched two extremely different films in less than twelve hours!
Toronto International Film Festival Day 5
Posted 13 September 2017 by Martin Carter
An absolutely packed day the started with a bang.
Toronto International Film Festival Day 4
Posted 13 September 2017 by Martin Carter
The festival has settled into its swing now and the hysteria of the opening weekend has calmed somewhat and allowed for more considered viewings to take place today.
Toronto International Film Festival Day 3
Posted 11 September 2017 by Martin Carter
Two brief reports from films I caught over the weekend!
Toronto International Film Festival Day 2
Posted 11 September 2017 by Martin Carter
My initial impression of this year's festival has proven incorrect and you can't help but trip over stars and celebrities in Toronto this weekend.
Toronto International Film Festival Day 1
Posted 8 September 2017 by Martin Carter
The 2017 Toronto International Film Festival has a very different feel to last year's version of the event.
Martin Carter reports back from the Toronto International Film Festival 6
Posted 28 September 2016 by Martin Carter
Back home from Toronto for a few days now and I've had time to reflect on the festival. Here are my high (and low) lights from ten days of cinematic debauchery and indulgence
Martin Carter reports back from the Toronto International Film Festival 5
Posted 16 September 2016 by Martin Carter
The synopsis for Manchester By The Sea does not bode well: ' A man must return to his hometown when his older brother dies suddenly. His return means confronting the tragic events that caused him to leave...." Nothing new there then.