TIFF Purchase Update: Saint Maud, Sound of Metal + More
♰♰♰ Coming 2020 ♰♰♰ https://t.co/HLpu2Jpxv0
- A24 (@A24) September 18, 2019
Although many of the films that screened at TIFF this year were critically praised, the buyer's market at the festival was pretty slow, likely thanks to a number of recent festival purchases performing poorly at the box office. But in the past week or so, several acquisitions have been announced. Today, A24 confirmed that they picked up Saint Maud, one of the horror titles featured in TIFF's Midnight Madness section. Details about this film & more under the cut.
Saint Maud
Stars: Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Turlough Convery, Lily Knight, Lily Frazer
Writer/Director: Rose Glass
Genre: Horror
Plot: A pious nurse who becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient.
Distributor/Release: A24 plans for a 2020 release.
TIFF Reviews:
. @A24 has picked up #SaintMaud following its TIFF debut. The film is a cross between "First Reford" and "The Exorcist." Our review: https://t.co/1lGj1QFOHC pic.twitter.com/dSvvsVtMKG
- IndieWire (@IndieWire) September 18, 2019
David Ehrlich for Indiewire: "A slender but unholy cross between First Reformed and The Exorcist, Rose Glass’ taut and trembling “Saint Maud” transmutes a young woman’s spiritual crisis into such a refined story of body horror that genre fans might feel like they’re having a religious experience"
'Saint Maud': Film Review | TIFF 2019 https://t.co/2NWJLGASGp
- THR Movies (@THRmovies) September 10, 2019
Leslie Felperin for The Hollywood Reporter: "Morfydd Clark and Jennifer Ehle play nurse and patient in this claustrophobic psychological thriller from debutante director Rose Glass."
Sound of Metal
Toronto: Amazon Nabs ‘Sound of Metal’ With Riz Ahmed https://t.co/UlnRe3FES6
- Variety (@Variety) September 12, 2019
Stars: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff
Writer: Abraham Marder, Darius Marder
Director: Darius Marder
Genre: Drama
Plot: A heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.
Distributor/Release: Amazon plans for a theatrical release, date TBD.
TIFF Reviews:
Movie Review: Sound of Metal - Riz Ahmed anchors another (better) tale of a musician trying to find his identity. https://t.co/JzelaGzvO9 pic.twitter.com/Iv8bMCkqy9
- Paste Magazine (@PasteMagazine) September 16, 2019
Joi Childs for Paste Magazine: "An experiment of sound design paired with a stellar lead performance makes for a captivating film."
Toronto Film Review: ‘Sound of Metal’ https://t.co/f2zoJcBiUI pic.twitter.com/BhURi8IAoC
- Variety_Film (@Variety_Film) September 17, 2019
Owen Gleiberman for Variety: "...Marder hasn’t filled in the dramatic interior of what does happen. He has made a movie about deafness that’s at once experiential and too muffled to hear."
The Vast of Night
Toronto: Amazon Buys ‘The Vast of Night’ (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/GST9C1h9Qb pic.twitter.com/mwKcIT875h
- Variety_Film (@Variety_Film) September 12, 2019
Stars: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer
Writer: James Montague, Craig W. Sanger
Director: Andrew Patterson
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Plot: In the twilight of the 1950s, two youths seek the source of a mysterious frequency that has descended upon a town in New Mexico.
Distributor/release: Amazon has worldwide rights - release dates TBD.
TIFF Reviews:
Toronto Film Review: ‘The Vast of Night’ https://t.co/We3LJb55gi pic.twitter.com/iyPbgYbkUw
- Variety_Film (@Variety_Film) September 14, 2019
Amy Nicholson for Variety: "... audiences who’ve lived in small towns, themselves - or towns that felt small, no matter the size - will appreciate the nuances in “The Vast of Night’s” script that give it emotion and weight."
‘The Vast of Night’ beams its viewers up and drops them into a Twilight Zone inspired rabbit hole of close encounters, breath-taking tracking shots, and atom-era mystery. Our review: https://t.co/g2FAXQwZlp
- Film School Rejects (@rejectnation) September 11, 2019
Meg Shields for Film School Rejects: "The Vast of Night takes big experimental swings on an independent budget and the fact that it all works is impressive as hell."
Bad Education
HBO Buys Hugh Jackman Dramedy ‘Bad Education’ https://t.co/1ORwH9PsbV pic.twitter.com/3TItC7FYhk
- Variety_Film (@Variety_Film) September 17, 2019
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney,
Writer: Mike Makowsky
Director: Cory Finley
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Plot: The unfolding of the single largest public school embezzlement scandal in history.
Distributor/Release: Bought by HBO for just under $20 million; set for release next year on the cable network.
TIFF Reviews:
The dark comedy 'Bad Education'-based on a true story about an embezzlement scandal at a public school-is a great reminder of Hugh Jackman's range as an actor. @adamchitwood reviews from #TIFF19 https://t.co/gATLqsCRrq
- Collider (@Collider) September 9, 2019
Adam Chitwood for Collider: "... serves as a pretty searing indictment of greed and privilege, and although the themes don’t entirely coalesce by the end, Finley crafts a consistently compelling and often humorous tale anchored by Jackman’s impressively nuanced performance."
Toronto Film Review: Hugh Jackman in ‘Bad Education’ https://t.co/pFUEAJChOp
- Variety (@Variety) September 9, 2019
Peter Debruge for Variety: "True-crime movies so often serve to reinforce the notion that wrongdoers are eventually brought to justice in this country. But Bad Education refuses to get so reductively didactic."
TIFF 2019 Deals: The Complete List of Festival Purchases So Far https://t.co/PKI7IT96a6 pic.twitter.com/GiKIh4VLGR
- IndieWire (@IndieWire) August 17, 2019
Other films that have been purchased so far:
- Greed (Sony Picture Classics) Satire about the world of the super-rich.
- The True History of the Kelly Gang (IFC) The story of Australian bush-ranger Ned Kelly and his gang as they flee from authorities during the 1870s.
- Blow the Man Down (Amazon) While grieving for the loss of their mother, the Connolly Sisters suddenly find they have a crime to cover up, leading them deep into the underbelly of their salty Maine fishing village.
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