DER NACHTMAHR Premieres Tonight!

I like movies. Do you like movies? I like movies.

Put on your raddest rave outfit, "borrow" your parents' car and don't forget your homunculus, symbiote or parasitic twin, because they are going to want to see Der Nachtmahr's premiere tonight, too!

I'm not an homunculus, but can I come?

What is Der Nachtmahr, besides a German word for "Nightmare?" Well, we're glad you asked. Allow Vanguard programmer Colin Geddes to explain:

Secret raves, drugs, and late nights are par for the course for sixteen-year-old Tina (Carolyn Genzkow) and her friends on the decadent Berlin party scene. When Tina passes out at a party one night, she assumes it was just a side effect of her wild lifestyle — that is, until a mysterious creature begins haunting both her dreams and her waking hours. Tina struggles to make those around her see the thing, but to no avail, and as she becomes ever more unsettled and manic, her parents are forced to get her psychiatric help. But as the little beastie seems to lurk around every corner, she is forced to overcome her fears and forge a bond with the monster.

Did you say "forging a bond with a monster?" I'm coming, too!

And before you go, make sure to see the amazing creature sketches AKIZ sent us and read Vanguarder Leslie's interview with him.
 

 DER NACHTMAHR Screening Times:
Thu. Sept 17, 9:00PM BLOOR HOT DOCS
Fri. Sept 18, 12:00PM SCOTIABANK 3
Sun. Sept. 20, 6:00PM SCOTIABANK 14

NO MEN BEYOND THIS POINT Premieres Tonight!

Hurry up and finish drying your delicates because No Men Beyond This Point premieres tonight!

 No Men Beyond This Point imagines a future in which not only do women reproduce without men, but women have totally lost interest in sexytimes....or have they?

Let us chant our holy mantra, "Wimmennzzzz"

 It's tells the story of one brave man who dares to love and the woman who dares to love him back. (It's also a mockumentary, so, you know, I'm making it sound more serious. For fun).

See the poster and trailer here, and then hurry on over to the Scotiabank Theatre!

Don't worry, everyone's allowed in the screening!

NO MEN BEYOND THIS POINT Screening Times:
Sep. 16, Wednesday, 9:45 pm SCOTIABANK 3
Sep. 18, Friday, 9:15 am, SCOTIABANK 3
Sep. 19, Saturday, 9:30 pm, SCOTIABANK 10

ZOOM Premieres Tonight!

 Check your frame rate, get your word count in and hurry down to Scotiabank because Zoom premieres tonight!

Zoom promises to be an intriguing exploration of both interlocking narrative and form as a comic book artist tells a story of a filmmaker who tells the story of a novelist who tells the story of a comic book creator.

"What?" "Don't worry just go."

Check out the trailer here:


And then zoom on over to the Scotiabank. (Oh, god, I'm not even sure I'm sorry for that one).

Zoom Screening Times:
Tues, Sept 15, 10:15 PM SCOTIABANK
Wed, Sept 16, 9:45 PM SCOTIABANK


LOVE Premieres Tonight!

Grab your 3D glasses and recall your past affairs, because Gaspar Noé is back at TIFF and this time with Love. Well, he always brings love before but this time his Love is 3D. The sex, regret and longing are all 3D, too.

As Vanguard Programmer Jesse Wente writes:

Recalling classics such as Last Tango in Paris and recent works such as Nymph()maniac, Love brings a rare honesty to its portrayal of love and sex. This is Noé's most fearless and provocative film to date.

"Oh, god, he compared me implicitly to Brando. You got this. You can do it."

 
See all the beauty, awkwardness and regret of love tonight! 

LOVE Screening Times:

Tue, Sept 15, 8:45 PM RYERSON

Thurs, Sept 17, 6:00 PM TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX

LACE CRATER Premieres Tonight!

Wanna go see a movie?

Grab your burlap "going out" sacks because Lace Crater premieres tonight. (You're going to want to pick up some protection, too. Love is love, but intimate hauntings and sexually transmitted ghostism are forever).

Lace Crater is the charming and sometimes creepy story of a Ruth (Lindsay Burdge), a young woman going through some relationship troubles, and a shy ghost named Michael. As Vanguard Programmer Colin Geddes puts it:

An awkward twentysomething begins to undergo some strange physical changes after a weekend tryst — with a ghost — in this charmingly lo-fi, supernaturally-tinged comedy-drama.

Will Ruth and Michael make it work despite the chafiness of burlap? Will they remember to use protection and avoid intimate hauntings and sexually transmitted ghostism? 

And, if that's not enough drama, Lace Crater also features, special guest, Joe Swanberg, the inaugural Vanguard Program Blog Mascot. Could this be his attempt to reclaim the title?

Hi, is this Vanguard Mascot Battle? I have a contender.

LACE CRATER Screening Times:
Tuesday, Sept 15th, 9:30 PM SCOTIABANK 10
Tuesday, Sept 17th, 9:30 PM SCOTIABANK 14
Sunday, Sept 20th, 3:15 PM SCOTIABANK 9

EVOLUTION Premieres Tonight!

I like to think that Evolution exists in the same world as Peter Strickland's The Duke of Burgundy. It has the same gorgeous cinematography, a similar focus on the natural world. But where The Duke of Burgundy presented a world of female scholars and scientists, in which the only male voice was that of a mole cricket singing on a recording, in Evolution, there are no adult men. There are only boys. The film takes place on an island populated only by young boys and female care providers performing mysterious experiments on them.

We have a teaser now, and it looks gorgeous.

Perhaps, if we are lucky, there will be a mole cricket here and there.

Meanwhile, on another part of the island, mole crickets and lepidoptery lectures.

EVOLUTION Screening Times:
Mon., Sept. 14, 9:30pm at RYERSON
Wed., Sept. 16, 4:30pm at BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Sun., Sept. 20,  8:30pm at TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX

MEN & CHICKEN Premieres Tonight!

Fans of Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen and Mads Mikkelsen and chickens rejoice! Men & Chicken premieres tonight!

You've seen Mads Mikkelsen as Hannibal Lecter cooking and eating people on Hannibal, and you might have even seen a poultrygeist version of Jack Nicholson doing strange things in a theme park in The Chickening, but Men & Chicken is a wholly other animal. Possibly a chicken. We can't be sure.

Knowing the unique personas that Mikkelsen has created for Jensen on film, there will be dark, twisted comedy. There will also be at least one giant block of cheese, there will be moustaches, there will be tennis whites, and there will be chickens.

MEN & CHICKEN Screening Times:
Mon. Sept 14, 9:00 PM SCOTIABANK 1
Wed. Sept 16, 10:00 PM BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Sun. Sept 20, 3:30 PM SCOTIABANK 1

COLLECTIVE INVENTION Premieres Tonight!

Hurry up, guys, Collective Invention plays tonight!

 Kwon Oh-Kwang's Collective Invention premieres tonight!

Is it mere coincidence that Evolution, a film about a mysterious island where young boys who swim a lot are subjected to experiments, premieres the very same evening that Collective Invention, a film about a young fish man who became a fish man after he participated in a series of clinical trials? We're not saying it isn't coincidence. We are just strongly implying something. We at Vanguard are trying to warn you without giving away our hand.

The truth is out there, Ju-jin.

We'll just note that Evolution was influenced by Chirico. And Collective Invention happens to be a reference to a work by Magritte.  And how does The Devil's Candy, a Midnight Madness film seemingly about an evil painting, fit in to all this? (And don't say, "It doesn't!")

Filled with secrets she can never share. Because, The Man.

We know you are curious about the life of a fish-person. We all are. Learn a little more about the life of a fish-person (and the terrible effects of our voracious curiosity in this digital) with Collective Invention tonight!

COLLECTIVE INVENTION Screening Times:
Mon. Sept. 14, 6:00 PM SCOTIABANK 1
Tue. Sept. 15, 11:45 AM BLOOR HOT DOCS
Sat. Sept. 19, 9:30 AM SCOTIABANK 3

EVOLUTION Screening Times:
Mon., Sept. 14, 9:30pm at RYERSON
Wed., Sept. 16, 4:30pm at BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Sun., Sept. 20,  8:30pm at TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX

And, at Midnight Madness, THE DEVIL'S CANDY Screening Times:
Sun, Sept 13, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Tue, Sept 15, 6:45 PM SCOTIABANK 9
Sat, Sept 19, 1:15 PM SCOTIABANK 14

THE MISSING GIRL Premieres Tonight!

Dude, she's not missing. She's right behind you!

Shelve your graphic novels, slip your comics back into their polybags and turn up your most bittersweet Jason Molina songs, because The Missing Girls premieres tonight! 

Will there be amazing hairband action! Yes! Will a woman disappear? Go see it and find out! Will there be fantastic art by Mardou? Definitely!

"Would you want to see Ryoo Seung-wan's Veteran sometime? Not tonight, but you know, it screens again later this week..."

THE MISSING GIRL screens:
Sun, Sept 13, 10:00 PM SCOTIABANK
Tue, Sept 15, 4:15 PM SCOTIABANK
Sun, Sept 20, 2:30 PM SCOTIABANK

VETERAN Premieres tonight!

They've come here to solve some entitled crime and kicks some ass. (They are not out of entitled crime, though)

Grab your bat and gas up your car, because Ryoo Seung-wan's latest film Veteran premieres at Vanguard tonight!

Will there be exciting action scenes? Yes! Will there be humor? Very likely! Will a tired police captain ask for maverick Detecive Do-cheol's badge? I would not be surprised!  Will a smug jerk get his rightful comeuppance? I have every reason to believe so!

Detective Do-cheol is coming for you, probable-jerk-who-is-very-dapper!

VETERAN screening times:
Sep. 13, Sunday, 9:00 pm, SCOTIABANK 4
Sep. 15, Tuesday, 4:00 pm, SCOTIABANK 13
Sep. 19, Saturday, 6:15 pm, SCOTIABANK 4

FEBRUARY Premieres Tonight!

Finish your homework, dig out your water- and blood-resistant boots, and sharpen up your knives because February premieres tonight! Oh, and make sure to note the updated screening time for tonight's premiere.

We only have a few stills, the poster and the TIFF.net description to go by:

 Kat (Kiernan Shipka, Mad Men) and Rose (Lucy Boynton) are in different grades at a prestigious prep school for girls, where they are stranded after their parents mysteriously fail to retrieve them for winter break. Meanwhile, a haunted young woman, Joan (Emma Roberts), makes a bloody pilgrimage across a frozen landscape toward the school. As Joan gets closer, Kat is plagued by increasingly terrifying visions, and Rose can only look on in horror as her younger schoolmate becomes possessed by an unseen evil force.

Are they at a mysterious boarding school for ballet dancers and witches?

Dancers AND Witches.

Is the mysterious force be the secret store early-Aughts "irradiated meat" emanating from the lunch room? Is this some kind of supernatural frenemies situation?

We'll find out tonight! 

Please note the updated time of tonight's premiere!

FEBRUARY screening times:

Saturday, Sept. 12th, 6:30 PM SCOTIABANK 1
Monday, Sept. 14th, 6:45 PM SCOTIABANK 9
Friday, Sept. 18th, 6:45 PM THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA

MY GREAT NIGHT Premieres Tonight!

"Did you hear, My Great Night plays tonight?" "Dammit, I won't have time to volumize my hair!"

 Get your sequined tux or gown out, volumize your hair and memorize all your cues 'cause My Great Night premieres tonight!

This is Álex de la Iglesia's first film in the Vanguard program but his wild horror has been a staple over at Midnight Madness. And while there are no witches or accion mutantes, he's bringing his visual flair to his satire of a big television studio's New Year's Eve special that's headed towards fiasco. 

Iglesia is also bringing Spanish singing superstar, Raphael. And, why yes, the film does seem to have the same title as Raphael's hit song, "Mi Gran Noche." Get in the mood with Raphael's 1967 television performance of the song:

See the poster and trailer here.

MY GREAT NIGHT screening times:
Sep. 11, Friday, 7:15 pm, SCOTIABANK 2
Sep. 13, Sunday, 4:30 pm, SCOTIABANK 2
Sep. 20, Sunday, 9:00 pm, SCOTIABANK 14

THE VOICES Premieres Tonight!

House meeting!

Gather your friends--the talking cat, the talking dog, the severed head and, of course, Ryan Reynolds, because Marjane Satrapi's The Voices premieres tonight. Take a look at the poster and some stills here. Read a profile of director Marjane Satrapi here. Check out the Sundance buzz. And...Ryan Reynolds? Ryan Reynolds!

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
• Scotiabank Theatre, 259 Richmond Street West

And don't forget...

Furrr-ever!!!

THE VOICES screening times:

Thursday, Sept 11th 9:00 PM RYERSON
Friday, Sept 12th 6:00 PM THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA

OVER YOUR DEAD BODY Premieres Tonight!

Try not to pick at it, Oiwa...

Don't wrong your loved ones, try to keep life from imitating art and don't pick at any injuries, because Over Your Dead Body premieres tonight!

See the poster and trailer here. Read a retrospective of some of Takashi Miike's other films here. Learn more about the play performed within the movie. And then purchase your tickets...

• 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
• Scotiabank Theatre, 259 Richmond Street West

OVER YOUR DEAD BODY screening times:

Thurs., Sept. 11, Ryerson 6:00 PM
Fri., Sept. 12, The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema 9:00 PM
Sat., Sept. 13, TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 6:30 PM

ALLELUIA Premieres Tonight!

Get your fire retardant, hug your sweetheart tight and remember love is forever because Alleluia premieres tonight! Here's a look at the poster and trailer. And we have an interview with director Fabrice Du Welz here.

Tickets can be purchased:

• : 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 & Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West

Further information about They Have Escaped can be found on the Festival website.

ALLELUIA screening times:
Tues., Sept 9th, 10:00 PM, BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Thu., Sept 11th, 3:00 PM, BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Sat., Sept 13th, 9:15PM, SCOTIABANK 13

THEY HAVE ESCAPED Premieres Tonight!

She can't live by the Man's rules!

Get out your bearskins and stag heads because They Have Escaped premieres tonight! Watch the trailer and the poster here. And we discuss "troubled youth" films here.

Tickets can be purchased:

• : 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 & Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles Street West

Further information about They Have Escaped can be found on the Festival website.

THEY HAVE ESCAPED screening times:

Monday, Sept 8th, 9:45 PM BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Wednesday, Sept 10, 4:00 PM SCOTIABANK 14
Saturday, Sept 13, 10:00 PM SCOTIABANK 8

GOODNIGHT, MOMMY Premieres Tonight!

Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala's Goodnight, Mommy premieres tonight!  We have a two clips, some stills and a poster for you to look at here and our first look here. Vanguardian Sian warns us all about the dangers of creepy children and against planning to recuperate in a cabin in the woods here and here.

Tickets can be purchased:

• : 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 & Isabel Bader Theatre; 93 Charles Street West

Further information about Goodnight Mommy can be found on the Festival website.

Christiane wonders, "Should I go to see  Goodnight Mommy?" Yes, yes, you should.

GOODNIGHT MOMMY screening times:
Monday, Sept 8th, 7:00 PM THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Wednesday, Sept 10th, 9:30 PM SCOTIABANK 14
Friday, Sept 12th, 3:00 PM THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA

THE WORLD OF KANAKO: Premieres Tonight!

The second Vanguard film premiering tonight is Tetsuya Nakashima’s The World of Kanako. The premiere will take place at Isabel Bader Theatre at 9:15 PM. Head over to our previous posts to see poster and trailer, and a look at Tetsuya Nakashima’s previous film, Kokuhaku (Confessions).

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
• Isabel Bader Theatre; 93 Charles Street West

Further information about The World of Kanako can be found on the Festival website.

THE WORLD OF KANAKO screening times:

Sun., Sept. 7th, 9:15 PM, ISABEL BADER THEATRE

Tues., Sept. 9th, 11:30 AM, BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
 Sat., Sept. 13th, 9:00 PM, BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA

HYENA: Premieres Tonight!

Two new Vanguard films premiere make their TIFF debuts tonight, and the first is Hyena, directed by Gerard Johnson. The premiere will take place at The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema at 6:45 PM. Head over to our previous posts to see the poster and clip, profile of director Gerard Johnson, profiles of the actors and a look at Gerard Johnson’s previous film, Tony.

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 Hyena can be found on the Festival website.

HYENA screening times:

Sun., Sept. 7th, 6:45 PM, BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA

Tues., Sept. 9th, 9:00 PM, SCOTIABANK 12

Fri., Sept. 12th, 12:00 PM, BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY: Premieres Tonight!

Peter Strickland's The Duke of Burgundy is the third Vanguard film premiering today. The premiere will take place at TIFF Bell Lightbox Cinema 1 at 10:00 PM. Head over to our previous posts to see the poster and an interview with director Peter Strickland.

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
• TIFF Bell Lightbox, 350 King St. West

Further information about The Duke of Burgundy can be found on the Festival website and the film's official website.

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY screening times:
Sat., Sept. 6th, 10:00 PM, TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX 1
Mon., Sept. 8th, 3:15 PM, SCOTIABANK 12