LAST DAY OF TIFF

Well, my little Cine Fantasists, it is now the last day of TIFF (sniff, sniff), and I have to say, I'm sorry to see it go, though (movie) love means never having to say you're sorry.

I finished this year's TIFFAPALOOZA, with 2 films. One was pretty good, from an old master (and I do mean old), the other a sleeper, which was a pure delight. The films in question, were YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER directed by, WOODY ALLEN and JANIE JONES, written and directed by DAVID M. ROSENTHAL.

This is the third film, that the WOODMAN, has set in LONDON and it truly has an exemplary cast: ANTHONY HOPKINS, NAOMI WATTS, ANTONIO BANDERAS, JOSH BROLIN and someone we haven't seen in quite some time: GEMMA JONES - that's right, THE DUCHESS OF DUKE STREET, herself.

This film has to do with, fate, chance, and destiny and luck. I thought that the acting was excellent and it had lovely photography from ace do.p. VILMOS ZSIGMOND, just no point.

Now, on to our second film, which i must say caught me off-guard and was just some kind of wonderful. The film I'm getting so rhapsodic about, is JANIE JONES, starring ABIGAIL BRESLIN (in a standout performance), ELISABETH SHUE, ALESSANDRO NIVOLA and FRANK WHALEY (who's always good).

NIVOLA, plays a rocker, who finds out he sired a daughter, whose mother is SHUE. Slowly, father and daughter (who is also a singer), learn to trust each other, rely on each other and (of course), love each other.

The revelation of the movie, is BRESLIN, who gives a revelatory performance. She runs the gamut of emotions in the role, and she's a damn good singer, to boot.

The film also features, a fabulous soundtrack and I can't wait to down load it, on to my ipod.

There you have it folks, seventeen fest flicks in a nutshell. Once the dust has settled, all that's left is to give out my annual festival awards (THE CINEY'S) and to call it a wrap.

Until then my Cine Kinder,

T.T.F.N.