WASTE LAND Premieres Tonight!

The second of three new Vanguard films premiering tonight is Waste Land from art world legend Pieter Van Hees. The premiere will take place at The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema at 9:30 PM. Head over to our previous posts to see the trailer, and a profile of director Pieter Van Hees.

Tickets can be purchased:

• ONLINE: TIFF.net's Ticket Product List Page
• BY PHONE: 416.599.TIFF or 1.888.599.8433 (Toll-free) 
• IN PERSON
• Festival Box Office; 225 King St. West
• The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema, 506 Bloor St. West

Further information about Waste Land can be found on the Festival website.

WASTE LAND screening times:
Sat., Sept. 6th, 9:30 PM, BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Mon., Sept. 8th, 4:30 PM, TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX 2
Sat., Sept. 13th, 6:30 PM, SCOTIABANK 13

WASTE LAND: First Look and Trailer!

If that intense, tortured stare featured in the still above is any indicator, you can probably guess that Waste Land, directed by Pieter Van Hees, isn't going to be a lighthearted romp through homicide detective Leo Woeste's life. Sure, he just found out that his partner is unexpectedly pregnant, and yeah, he promises that this case will be his last. Except this one last case drags him into a dark and unsettling underworld. Woeste's fears of becoming a father fully manifest as he struggles to keep his sanity and solve the case.

The thought of parenthood makes us want to wander the streets at night too.

If you're lucky enough to understand French or Flemish, you can also fully understand this trailer, instead of just appreciating—and being slightly disturbed by—the mood and sound and cinematography like this author. (Okay, she understood "un, deux, trois" but that was it.)

Waste Land is screening at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Vanguard Programme. Check out more Vanguard films of the official Festival website. 

WASTE LAND screening times:

Saturday, Sept 6th, 9:30 PM THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Monday, Sept 8th, 4:30 PM TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX 2
Saturday, Sept 13, 6:30 PM SCOTIABANK 13

ALLELUIA First Look: Poster and Trailer!

Uh, got a little something on the wall there behind you. 

Nothing makes a horror film scarier than knowing it was inspired by a true story. It's all, "Wait, what, some of that actually happened?! No. Way." When it comes to Alleluia, yes way: it was inspired by the murderous rampage of the 1960s "Lonely Hearts Killers," a couple who killed at least twenty women that they lured through newspaper ads. (Note to self, avoid newspapers for the rest of forever. Just in case.)

Great looking couple. We should invite them over for a potluck sometime. 

Director Fabrice Du Welz puts a murderous, carnage-filled twist on this classic story, which premiered at Cannes earlier this year to fantastic reviews. Variety makes reference to it being a "shield-your-eyes" kind of movie, so you might want to keep that in mind. Perfect film to bring your mum to, if you ask us. We get a sense that Alleluia is going to have people talking a lot during this year's Festival. Check out the poster and trailer below and you'll find it hard to disagree.

Alleluia is screening at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Vanguard Programme. Check out more Vanguard films on the official Festival website.

ALLELUIA screening times:

Tuesday, Sept 9th 10:00 PM THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Thursday, Sept 11th 3:00 PM THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Saturday, Sept 13th 9:15PM SCOTIABANK 13

THE STRANGE COLOUR OF YOUR BODY'S TEARS Premieres Tonight!

Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani's The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears premieres tonight at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema at 6:00 PM. Head over to our previous post to see the poster and trailer.

Tickets can be purchased:

• ONLINE: TIFF.net/thefestival
• BY PHONE: 416.599.TIFF or 1.888.599.8433 (Toll-free) 
• IN PERSON
• Festival Box Office; 225 King St. West
• Bloor Hot Docs Cinema Box Office; 506 Bloor Street West

Further information about Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani's The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears can be found on the Festival website, as well as on the The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears Facebook page and IMDB page.

THE STRANGE COLOUR OF YOUR BODY'S TEARS screening times:

• Wed., Sept. 11, The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema 6:00 PM
• Thurs., Sept. 12, Scotiabank 3 9:30 PM
• Sat., Sept. 14, Scotiabank 8 12:30 PM 

THE STRANGE COLOUR OF YOUR BODY'S TEARS Poster and Teaser Trailer

Brussels-based filmmaking duo Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani return to the giallo aesthetics they first explored in their 2009 film Amer in the psychosexual horror The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears. A husband (Klaus Tange) arrives home arrives home from the airport to discover that his apartment is locked from within and his wife is missing. Discovering the circumstances of her mysterious disappearance lead the husband along a surreal path of nightmare and horror.

Below are the poster and trailer for The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears, which plays this year's Toronto International Film Festival within the Vanguard programme.

Further information about Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani's The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears can be found on the Festival website, as well as on the The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears Facebook page and IMDB page.

THE STRANGE COLOUR OF YOUR BODY'S TEARS screening times:

• Wed., Sept. 11, The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema 6:00 PM
• Thurs., Sept. 12, Scotiabank 3 9:30 PM
• Sat., Sept. 14, Scotiabank 8 12:30 PM