DAY FOUR OF TIFF

Well, my Cine Funsters, welcome to Day 4 of TIFF.

The first film was a super-hero spoof, appropriately titled: SUPER.

Talk about an eclectic cast: RAINN WILSON, KEVIN BACON, ELLEN PAGE, LIV TYLER (wow.)

The director is JAMES GUNN, who did his apprenticeship at the low-budget exploitation film house, TROMA (who could forget their classic films, THE TOXIC AVENGER and TROMEO AND JULIET.

It is a film which does a lot with a nothing budget. it is funny, sexy, gross, weird and surreal - sometimes all at the same time.

I must single out ELLEN PAGE, who steals the film and always commits 100% to whatever role, she is given. it's fun.

Film 2, was a doc with a long title, CLIENT 9: THE RISE AND FALL OF ELLIOT SPITZER.

Now, as a word of preface, I have to admit, I was nodding in and out during this film, so I may have missed some of its more salient points. The film was directed by the gifted filmmaker, ALEX GIBNEY, who directed one of my faves, THE SMARTEST MEN IN THE ROOM, and won an Academy Award, for TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE.

flick 2:

This movie was called, EVERYTHING MUST GO and was the feature directorial debut for DAN RUSH and starring WILL FERRELL, REBECCA HALL, STEPHEN ROOT (also featured in THE CONSPIRATOR, by the way.)

The movie which is based on a short-story by RAYMOND CARVER, tells the story of a man FERRELL,) who loses his job, girlfriend, home and lives outside his padlocked home.

FERRELL, is very good, the film itself, not so much. It's pretty depressing and slooooooow going.

however, there is a theory that any film that feature, I SHALL BE RELEASED BY THE BAND, can't be all bad, and so...

That's all, my Cine (A)migoes.

Until tomorrow,

T.T.F.N.