By John H. Foote In a huge coup, Michael Moore returns to Tiff with his latest film, Fahrenheit 11/9, an anti-Trump tirade that should anger the attention President by calling him out for what he is. Moore, no stranger to controversy directed the superb Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) which made clear George W. Bush was a…
By John H. Foote In the beginning one of the central mandates of the Toronto Film Festival, when it was still known as the Festival of Festivals was to showcase the work of homegrown filmmakers. The creators, Bill Marshall in particular understood the bevy of talent in this country and watnted to celebrate and showcase…
By John H. Foote In announcing the first group of titles of films to be screened at the 40th anniversary edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, there was excitement in the air as well as melancholy. Great titles dominated the first group of announcements, but this marks the final festival with Piers Handling at…