This week on TIFF Long Take, Rob and Geoff chat with some of the smartest people in the business to find out what film and television projects we should be looking forward to in the coming year.
First, Vanity Fair’s K. Austin Collins calls in to talk about some of this year’s Hollywood films, including James Gray’s 'Ad Astra', Steven Soderbergh's 'High Flying Birds', and Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'.
Then TIFF International Programmer Jane Schoettle drops by to discuss upcoming international films such as Robert Connolly’s 'The Dry', Sebastian Schipper’s 'Roads', and the anthology film 'Vai' from producers Kerry Warkia and Kiel McNaughton (Waru).
TIFF and Hot Docs programmer Dorota Lech also calls in to talk about documentary film in 2019, touching on Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang’s 'One Child Nation', Tim Travers Hawkins’ Chelsea Manning doc, and Brett Story’s 'The Hottest August'.
And finally, Rolling Stone’s chief TV critic, Alan Sepinwall, joins us to talk about the return of 'Deadwood', as well as other new series like HBO’s 'Watchmen', FX’s 'What We Do in the Shadows', and Netflix’s 'Russian Doll'.
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Ep. 62: The Difficulties of Being an Auteur in 2018
Ep. 61: How 'A Fantastic Woman' is Advancing Transgender Rights In Chile
Ep. 60: Steve Buscemi’s Unconventional Path to Movie Stardom
Ep. 59: April Reign's Plan to Make #HollywoodLessWhite
Ep. 58: Was 'The Shape of Water’s' Oscar a Victory for Canadian Film?
Ep. 57: Understanding the Art of Film Editing
Ep. 56: How A24 Made Film Distribution Cool
Ep. 55: Dissecting the 90th Academy Awards
Ep. 54: Alex Garland on ‘Annihilation’, Adaptation, and the Future of Sci-Fi
Ep. 53: What Happened to the Sports Movie?
Ep. 52: Inside the Down and Dirty Business of Oscar Campaigns
Ep. 51: Is 'Padmaavat' the Most Controversial Blockbuster Ever?
Ep. 50: Lessons From This Year’s Sundance
Ep. 49: Is it Time for a new Bechdel Test?
Ep. 48: Why More Directors are Choosing TV Over Film
Ep. 47: Should Canadian Actors Aspire Beyond Their National Cinema?
Ep. 46: What We're Looking Forward to in 2018
Ep. 45: 2017 Year in Review
Ep. 44: The Pros and Cons of Co-Pros
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