Stepping out at a Film Festival
In anticipation of our own film series here at GRPL (our first film, showing on October 8, is Casablanca), I just had to go to the Toronto International Film Festival and I have to tell you, there are some fabulous movies coming our way! This year marks the 31st anniversary of this festival which is on par with the Cannes Film Festival in France. Not only can you find some amazing Canadian films, but you can also see the world premiers of such big budget star packed extravaganza such as "Babel" (which stars Brad Pitt, who I happened to see, mainly from the back of his head) and "All the King's Men." Past films from the festival that went on to become winners include Walk the Line, Hotel Rwanda, and Life is Beautiful. This year, films from Scandinavia, Iceland and Eastern Europe are giving the audience their money's worth. Oh, and I did happen to catch the premier of "Death of a President." So, if you can't make it to Toronto, fear not! We have a festival worthy selection of films here at the library