Everything you missed on Day 10 and 11 of the Toronto International Film Festival
It’s hard to believe that the Toronto International Film Festival is already over. The 11 day cinephile paradise is the highlight of many people’s year, and the 40th edition was no exception. On Days 10 and 11 of the festival, many had the opportunity to play catch up with the popular films viewers may have missed earlier in the week, but there were two last premieres to be seen.
Anna Kendrick and Sam Rockwell arrived for a double screening of their latest film, Paco Cabezas’ Mr. Right, which played at Roy Thompson Hall and the Elgin Theatre, and closed off the festival. Another new film to play this weekend was the Midnight Madness hit, The Final Girls, closing off the horror section of the festival with a fun and meta story about a young woman who is sucked into the screen of a 1980’s slasher film. Stars Nina Dobrev (The Perks of Being a Wallflower, "The Vampire Diaries"), Taissa Farmiga (The Bling Ring) and Malin Akerman were in attendance.
On Day 11, the festival truly ended with a special event in honour of the 40th anniversary, as Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo screened at Roy Thompson Hall on Sunday, with a live score from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The event was one of many free screenings revolving around celebrations for this milestone in the festival’s history, TIFF’s 40th birthday.
As always, the people’s voice was heard and the results for the Grolsch People’s choice provided a free screening of this year’s winner, Room, the emotional survival story starring Brie Larson. TIFF has a good track record for its People’s Choice winner, as the film chosen by Toronto audiences often goes on to major awards success, recent examples of this include Best Picture winners 12 Years a Slave, Slumdog Millionaire and The King’s Speech. With tons of buzz coming out of TIFF, you can likely bet that we'll be hearing a lot about the Canadian produced film, especially when it comes to acting nominations for both Brie Larson and eight-year-old Jacob Tremblay.