TIFF Retrospective

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  The Conformist

  Bernardo Bertolucci

  PUBLISHED Jan 9, 2013

  Establishing, and in many ways defining, Bernardo's Bertolucci's omnipresent career thematic trajectory of linking sex and politics, The Co...

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  Friday the 13th

  Sean S. Cunningham

  PUBLISHED Dec 28, 2012

  "Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo, ahh-ahh-ahh-ahh" We have Friday the 13th to thank (or blame) for a great many of the tropes that most commonly inform the...

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  Last Night

  Don McKellar

  PUBLISHED Dec 21, 2012

  In the late '90s, there was a lot of hype surrounding the Millennial year and the belief that the world may end. Theories ranged from Mart...

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  Reign of Fire

  Rob Bowman

  PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

  Metaphorically, the dragon is often associated with the insurmountable warrior quest wherein faith, strength and courage—along with a...

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  The Road Warrior

  George Miller

  PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

  Still most commonly known as The Road Warrior in North America due to the first Mad Max film's comparative obscurity, Mad Max 2 is a landma...

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  The Howling

  Joe Dante

  PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

  Though noted for its groundbreaking werewolf transformation effects and spawning a series of unrelated sequels pertaining specifically to l...

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  The Quiet Earth

  Geoff Murphy

  PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2012

  This Kiwi apocalypse story from 1985 preys on the conflicting fear and appeal of loneliness in a slow burning science fiction mystery inspi...

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  Armageddon

  Michael Bay

  PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2012

  During the opening moments of Michael Bay's Aerosmith-driven, hyper-excessive, phallic ode blissful cultural deterioration, Armageddon, aft...