The Toronto After Dark Film Festival has announced the first
wave of films set to screen at the 11th annual edition, which takes place between October 13th and October 21st.
Not exact matches
The
filming alone is breathtaking; the
setting enabling endless sweeping vistas
of rugged Cornish clifftops and breaking
waves.
Set in deep space, and in half a dozen lands (New York, Wakanda, Titan, Knowhere), the
film presents a galactic battle for the fate
of the universe that throws together the six original Avengers; the follow - up
wave of Marvel superheroes who've only recently been given their own origin stories (Black Panther, Dr. Strange, the rebooted Spider - Man); the Guardians
of the Galaxy; and a sprinkling
of other figures who've been there on the fringes.
Embracing the uncanny valley elements
of the story and taking even subtle cues from the previous iterations
of the android Alita's tale, the trailer for this lesser - known comic book adaptation
sets the stage for a new
wave of live action anime
films.
Mu «min's debut arrives as part
of a recent
wave of films coming from creators in the Bay Area, as Boots Riley's «Sorry To Bother You» and Carlos Lopez Estrada's «Blindspotting» both captured attention at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and Ryan Coogler's «Black Panther» features scenes explicitly
set in Oakland.
There is beauty in the
film, but only in its scenery: the passing seasons, the wake
of waves on the slave boat, the sun
setting through the leaves
of the trees.
With lucrative franchise finished (for now), and with the Christopher Nolan «s Batman trilogy
set to finish in 2012 with «The Dark Knight Rises,» Warner Bros. is suddenly seeing two
of their biggest moneymakers
waving goodbye (though yes, they do have two «The Hobbit»
films in their back pocket).
Unbeknownst to the actors, they will be transformed into characters and transported straight into Wyler's
film to fight against
waves of zombies in a space - themed amusement park
set in the «80s.