'First Man,' 'If Beale Street Could Talk,' and 'Widows' lead first wave of 2018 Toronto International Film Festival titles
Here we go.
The last big movie of the summer movie season, Christopher McQuarrie's masterful Mission: Impossible- Fallout, will arrive in theaters this Friday, leaving only the usual mixed bag of August releases between us and the start of the awards race. While festival news trickles out throughout the month of July, the announcement of the first wave of titles for the Toronto International Film Festival is the massive info dump every film blogger and awards prognosticator craves. So while we already knew that new movies from Damien Chazelle, Alfonso Cuaron, and Yorgos Lanthimos were bound for major festivals, the TIFF lineup gives some much-needed clarity on where everything is heading.
Of course, this is only the beginning for TIFF. There will be more in the coming weeks, and it's likely that this exciting lineup will become even more thrilling. Without further delay, check out the first wave of titles for the 43rd edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
-A Star is Born, dir. Bradley Cooper
-Beautiful Boy, dir. Felix Van Groeningen
-Ben is Back, dir. Peter Hedges
-Burning, dir. Lee Chang-dong
-Can You Ever Forgive Me?, dir. Marielle Heller
-Capernaum, dir. Nadine Labaki
-Cold War, dir. Pawel Pawlikowski
-Colette, dir. Wash Westmoreland
-Dogman, dir. Matteo Garrone
-Everybody Knows, dir. Asghar Farhadi
-First Man, dir. Damien Chazelle
-Galveston, dir. Melanie Laurent
-Giant Little Ones, dir. Keith Behrman
-Girls of the Sun, dir. Eva Husson
-Hidden Man, dir. Jiang Wen
-High Life, dir. Claire Denis
-Hotel Mumbai, dir. Anthony Maras
-Husband Material, dir. Anurag Kashyap
-If Beale Street Could Talk- dir. Barry Jenkins
-Life Itself- dir. Dan Fogleman
-Manto- dir. Nandita Das
-Maya- dir. Mia Hansen-Love
-Monsters and Men- Reinaldo Marcus Green
-MOUTHPIECE- dir. Patricia Rozema
-Non-Fiction- dir. Olivier Assayas
-Papi Chulo- dir. John Butler
-Red Joan- dir. Sir Trevor Nunn
-Roma- dir. Alfonso Cuaron
-Shadow- dir. Zhang Yimou
-Shoplifters- dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
-Sunset- dir. Laszlo Nemes
-The Front Runner- dir. Jason Reitman
-The Hate U Give, dir. George Tillman, Jr.
-The Hummingbird Project, dir. Kim Nguyen
-The Kindergarten Teacher, dir. Sara Colangelo
-The Land of Steady Habits, dir. Nicole Holofcener
-The Old Man & the Gun, dir. David Lowery
-The Public, dir. Emilio Estevez
-The Sisters Brothers, dir. Jacques Audiard
-The Wedding Guest, dir. Michael Winterbottom
-The Weekend, dir. Stella Meghie
-Through Black Spruce, dir. Don Mckellar
-What They Had, dir. Elizabeth Chomko
-Where Hands Touch, dir. Amma Asante
-White Boy Rick, dir. Yann Demange
-Widows, dir. Steve McQueen
-Wildlife, dir. Paul Dano
Because it's the human thing to do, let's first talk about what's missing from this year's TIFF lineup. First, it's worth noting that the Midnight Madness slate has still not been announced. So while films like Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, Drew Goddard's Bad Times at the El Royale, and Jeremy Saulnier's Hold the Dark weren't part of today's announcement, they still could make a splash down the road. Netflix's Roma made the cut, but plenty of other titles from the streaming giant did not, including Dan Gilroy's Velvet Buzzsaw, David Mackenzie's Outlaw King, Orson Welles' The Other Side of the Wind, and Paul Greengrass' Norway. The most surprising omission might just be Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite, which seemed like a sure thing after being rumored for Venice. It's playing at the New York Film Festival in late September, but I don't think that would stop it from appearing at TIFF. In terms of other films not currently making the trek to Toronto, Jonah Hill's Mid90s, Joel Edgerton's Boy Erased, Mike Leigh's Peterloo, and Bohemian Rhapsody were not mentioned in today's first wave of titles.
But with the exception of a few missing movies, this is a thrilling, comprehensive list for what is probably the biggest festival in the world. After several years of missing out on high-profile world premieres, TIFF has finally scored a few huge wins, including the latest from Steve McQueen, Barry Jenkins, and Claire Denis. Beyond those major premieres, the festival is overflowing with riches, bolstered by several titles that played at Cannes and others that will certainly play at Venice and Telluride.
In fact, it's fairly easy to piece together where some of these other films are going based on the TIFF label. For example, Chazelle's First Man and Cuaron's Roma are labeled as Canadian premieres, which means they will be heading to both Telluride and Venice. The Front Runner, The Old Man & the Gun, and Can You Ever Forgive Me? are going to Telluride, while The Sisters Brothers and A Star is Born are locked for Venice. With a weaker Cannes slate this year, there are plenty of films to go around.
Simply put, this is an invigorating lineup, and I can't help but feel some envy for those making the trek in September. Fingers crossed that some of these films end up at Film Fest 919, a new and exciting festival in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I'll be attending that one in October.
Come back tomorrow for the official Venice slate!
The last big movie of the summer movie season, Christopher McQuarrie's masterful Mission: Impossible- Fallout, will arrive in theaters this Friday, leaving only the usual mixed bag of August releases between us and the start of the awards race. While festival news trickles out throughout the month of July, the announcement of the first wave of titles for the Toronto International Film Festival is the massive info dump every film blogger and awards prognosticator craves. So while we already knew that new movies from Damien Chazelle, Alfonso Cuaron, and Yorgos Lanthimos were bound for major festivals, the TIFF lineup gives some much-needed clarity on where everything is heading.
Of course, this is only the beginning for TIFF. There will be more in the coming weeks, and it's likely that this exciting lineup will become even more thrilling. Without further delay, check out the first wave of titles for the 43rd edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.
-Beautiful Boy, dir. Felix Van Groeningen
-Ben is Back, dir. Peter Hedges
-Burning, dir. Lee Chang-dong
-Can You Ever Forgive Me?, dir. Marielle Heller
-Capernaum, dir. Nadine Labaki
-Cold War, dir. Pawel Pawlikowski
-Colette, dir. Wash Westmoreland
-Dogman, dir. Matteo Garrone
-Everybody Knows, dir. Asghar Farhadi
-First Man, dir. Damien Chazelle
-Galveston, dir. Melanie Laurent
-Giant Little Ones, dir. Keith Behrman
-Girls of the Sun, dir. Eva Husson
-Hidden Man, dir. Jiang Wen
-High Life, dir. Claire Denis
-Hotel Mumbai, dir. Anthony Maras
-Husband Material, dir. Anurag Kashyap
-If Beale Street Could Talk- dir. Barry Jenkins
-Life Itself- dir. Dan Fogleman
-Manto- dir. Nandita Das
-Maya- dir. Mia Hansen-Love
-Monsters and Men- Reinaldo Marcus Green
-MOUTHPIECE- dir. Patricia Rozema
-Non-Fiction- dir. Olivier Assayas
-Papi Chulo- dir. John Butler
-Red Joan- dir. Sir Trevor Nunn
-Roma- dir. Alfonso Cuaron
-Shadow- dir. Zhang Yimou
-Shoplifters- dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
-Sunset- dir. Laszlo Nemes
-The Front Runner- dir. Jason Reitman
-The Hate U Give, dir. George Tillman, Jr.
-The Hummingbird Project, dir. Kim Nguyen
-The Kindergarten Teacher, dir. Sara Colangelo
-The Land of Steady Habits, dir. Nicole Holofcener
-The Old Man & the Gun, dir. David Lowery
-The Public, dir. Emilio Estevez
-The Sisters Brothers, dir. Jacques Audiard
-The Wedding Guest, dir. Michael Winterbottom
-The Weekend, dir. Stella Meghie
-Through Black Spruce, dir. Don Mckellar
-What They Had, dir. Elizabeth Chomko
-Where Hands Touch, dir. Amma Asante
-White Boy Rick, dir. Yann Demange
-Widows, dir. Steve McQueen
-Wildlife, dir. Paul Dano
Because it's the human thing to do, let's first talk about what's missing from this year's TIFF lineup. First, it's worth noting that the Midnight Madness slate has still not been announced. So while films like Luca Guadagnino's Suspiria, Drew Goddard's Bad Times at the El Royale, and Jeremy Saulnier's Hold the Dark weren't part of today's announcement, they still could make a splash down the road. Netflix's Roma made the cut, but plenty of other titles from the streaming giant did not, including Dan Gilroy's Velvet Buzzsaw, David Mackenzie's Outlaw King, Orson Welles' The Other Side of the Wind, and Paul Greengrass' Norway. The most surprising omission might just be Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite, which seemed like a sure thing after being rumored for Venice. It's playing at the New York Film Festival in late September, but I don't think that would stop it from appearing at TIFF. In terms of other films not currently making the trek to Toronto, Jonah Hill's Mid90s, Joel Edgerton's Boy Erased, Mike Leigh's Peterloo, and Bohemian Rhapsody were not mentioned in today's first wave of titles.
But with the exception of a few missing movies, this is a thrilling, comprehensive list for what is probably the biggest festival in the world. After several years of missing out on high-profile world premieres, TIFF has finally scored a few huge wins, including the latest from Steve McQueen, Barry Jenkins, and Claire Denis. Beyond those major premieres, the festival is overflowing with riches, bolstered by several titles that played at Cannes and others that will certainly play at Venice and Telluride.
In fact, it's fairly easy to piece together where some of these other films are going based on the TIFF label. For example, Chazelle's First Man and Cuaron's Roma are labeled as Canadian premieres, which means they will be heading to both Telluride and Venice. The Front Runner, The Old Man & the Gun, and Can You Ever Forgive Me? are going to Telluride, while The Sisters Brothers and A Star is Born are locked for Venice. With a weaker Cannes slate this year, there are plenty of films to go around.
Simply put, this is an invigorating lineup, and I can't help but feel some envy for those making the trek in September. Fingers crossed that some of these films end up at Film Fest 919, a new and exciting festival in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I'll be attending that one in October.
Come back tomorrow for the official Venice slate!
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