Brian D. Johnson

http://vimeo.com/1794006 Brian D. Johnson interviews John Malkovich at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival

Here we have two movies adhering to classic Hollywood genres. Ghost Town is a Capra-esque romantic comedy about the redemption of...

Before putting this TIFF blog to bed, I should mention that I caught up with to two prize-winning features that I’d missed during...

Now that you’ve seen the official TIFF awards, here are a few of my own. . . Best debut by a new festival co-director : Cameron...

Unlike Cannes, Berlin and Venice, TIFF does not have an official competition, but there’s a passel of sponsored prizes given...

I just realized that I saw two movies yesterday about guys unable to get wood. Happily, there was not a third, or I’d have had to...

You know that the Iraq war has draggged on too long when Hollywood is making a jaunty road movie about returning soldiers. In The...

As the festival winds up, despite the glut of stars in town, it’s now clear that TIFF 08’s cinematic vintage was far from...

This year Toronto’s festival-goers have developed a curious ritual. At the beginning of every film, before the string of...

At a film festival, amid the stars and the hype and lurid glare of over-sponsored glamour, you live in hope that you’ll stumble...