The 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival included the neo-noir science film that was produced by which two people as the leadoff film?
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2012 Toronto International Film Festival The 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 6 and September 16, 2012. TIFF announced the films that were accepted on August 21, 2012. On its 37th edition the TIFF included a 289 feature films and 83 short films. Directed by Rian Johnson, "Looper" was selected as the opening film.
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Looper (film) Looper is a 2012 American neo-noir science fiction thriller film written and directed by Rian Johnson, and produced by Ram Bergman and James D. Stern. It stars Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Emily Blunt. It revolves around criminal syndicates using contracted killers called "loopers" to kill victims sent through time travel.
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Otto; or Up with Dead People Otto; or, Up with Dead People is a 2008 Canadian and German queer cinema horror film. The film was directed by Bruce LaBruce and stars Jey Crisfar, Marcel Schlutt, Nicholas Fox Ricciardi and Gio Black Peter.
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1998 Toronto International Film Festival The 23rd Toronto International Film Festival ran from September 10 to September 19, 1998. A total of 311 films were screened during the ten-day festival, commencing with the opening gala, "The Red Violin".
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The Strangers (2012 film) The Strangers is a 2012 Philippine horror adventure film directed by Lawrence Fajardo and one of the official entries of the 38th Metro Manila Film Festival. The film stars an ensemble cast including Enchong Dee, Julia Montes, Enrique Gil, JM De Guzman, Cherry Pie Picache, Jaime Fabregas, Johnny Revilla, Art Acuna and Janice de Belen. The film is produced by Quantum Films and MJM Productions and distributed by Star Cinema on December 25, 2012.
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The First Power The First Power is a 1990 American neo-noir horror film written and directed by Robert Resnikoff and starring Lou Diamond Phillips, Tracy Griffith, Jeff Kober and Mykelti Williamson.
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The Wachowskis Lana Wachowski (formerly Laurence "Larry" Wachowski, born June 21, 1965) and Lilly Wachowski (formerly Andrew Paul "Andy" Wachowski, born December 29, 1967) are American film directors, screenwriters, and producers. They are siblings, and are both trans women. Collectively known as The Wachowskis ( ) and formerly as The Wachowski Brothers, the pair made their directing debut in 1996 with "Bound", and achieved fame with their second film "The Matrix" (1999), a major box office success for which they won the Saturn Award for Best Director. They wrote and directed its two sequels: "The Matrix Reloaded" and "The Matrix Revolutions" (both in 2003), and were deeply involved in the writing and production of other works in that franchise.
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1983 Toronto International Film Festival The 8th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 9 and September 17, 1983. This year, the festival introduced "Contemporary World Cinema" programme. The festival also shone light on Paul Verhoevens work. The festival also hold a retrospective in honor of David Cronenberg, first time for a Toronto-reared director. The censor board insisted that the censored version of Cronenberg's film The Brood, approved in 1979 be used.
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Diary of the Dead (1976 film) Diary of the Dead is a 1976 neo-noir film directed by Arvin Brown, based on the novel "One Across, Two Down" by Ruth Rendell. It was produced by Charles B. Moss. Robert L. Fish, author of "Mute Witness", the basis of "Bullitt", contributed to the screenplay.
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Midnight Special (film) Midnight Special is a 2016 American science fiction film written and directed by Jeff Nichols, and produced by Sarah Green and Brian Kavanaugh-Jones. The film stars Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Jaeden Lieberher and Sam Shepard. It is Nichols' fourth full-length film and his first studio production. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.
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The Hollow One The Hollow One, also known under its working title of "The Darker Path", is a 2015 science fiction horror film that was written and directed by Nathan Hendrickson. The film had its world premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 27, 2015 and stars Kate Alden and Chelsea Farthing as two sisters that return home after many years, only to find that this puts their lives at risk.
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The Tesla World Light The Tesla World Light (French: Tesla : lumière mondiale) is an 8-minute 2017 black and white avant-garde film by Montreal director Matthew Rankin imagining the latter days of inventor Nikola Tesla in 1905 in New York City. Rankin has stated that he was interested in exploring Tesla's optimistic utopian vision. The film touches on Tesla's troubled relationship with his former benefactor, J.P. Morgan, depicting Tesla on his deathbed, pleading with Morgan for another loan. Rankin has stated that "everything in the film is drawn from something [Tesla] wrote or said." The film uses excerpts of Tesla’s actual letters to Morgan, which the filmmaker found in the Library of Congress; even a reference to Tesla falling in love with an "electric pigeon" was based on an interview with Tesla, according to Rankin. The film is produced by Julie Roy for the National Film Board of Canada.
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2036: Nexus Dawn 2036: Nexus Dawn (known in Chinese and Taiwanese territories as 2036: Clone Era, 2036: Chain Dawn, or 2036: Copy of the Times; alteratively known as Blade Runner 2036) is a 2017 American neo-noir science fiction short film acting as a prequel to the feature film "Blade Runner 2049"; it was released on August 30, 2017, less than two months before the release of the feature film, and features Jared Leto as "Blade Runner 2049" character Niander Wallace, alongside Benedict Wong. The film was written by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green, who also wrote the feature film, and directed by Luke Scott, whose father Ridley Scott directed the original "Blade Runner" and is executive producer on the sequel "Blade Runner 2049".
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The Andromeda Strain (film) The Andromeda Strain is a 1971 American science fiction film produced and directed by Robert Wise. Based on Michael Crichton's 1969 novel of the same name and adapted by Nelson Gidding, the film stars Arthur Hill, James Olson, Kate Reid, and David Wayne as a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial origin. With a few exceptions, the film follows the book closely. The special effects were designed by Douglas Trumbull. The film is notable for its use of split screen in certain scenes.
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Broderick Johnson Academy Award nominated producer Broderick Johnson is the co-founder and co-CEO of Alcon Entertainment, which he formed with his producing partner Andrew Kosove in 1997. Under his leadership, Alcon Entertainment has financed and produced and/or co-financed and co-produced over 30 films to date, including the highly anticipated "Blade Runner 2049" due in theaters October 6, 2017.
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1978 Toronto International Film Festival The 3rd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 14 and September 21, 1978. It showcased 85 films, the lowest number of films in the festival's history. "In Praise of Older Women" directed by George Kaczender was selected as the opening film. When the Ontario Film Review Board objected to a 40-second scene between Marilyn Lightstone and Tom Berenger, co-producer of the film Robert Lantos cut the scene for the theatrical run. Despite that, some of the TIFF staff managed to smuggle original uncut version of the film and run it into the theatre. The news got lots of publicity from press, which increased public interest in the film resulting in an increased number of tickets sales. Difficulties arose when audiences waiting outside the theatre noticed that each ticket admitted two person thus causing anger in the crowd. The audience who were not able to get seats during the first screening were invited to a later screening. The People's Choice Award was introduced this year, which is given to a feature film chosen by a vote of the festival audience.
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1977 Toronto International Film Festival The 2nd Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 9 and September 18, 1977. Retrospective of Quebec cinema was introduced and also Greek cinema was emphasized. "J.A. Martin Photographer" directed by Jean Beaudin was selected as the opening film.
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The Editor (film) The Editor is a 2014 Canadian horror comedy-mystery film by Astron-6 and starring Paz de la Huerta, Udo Kier, and Laurence R. Harvey. The film is an homage to and parody of "giallo", a cinematic and literary subgenre originating in Italy and popularized through movies like "The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Torso, Deep Red," and "A Lizard in a Woman's Skin".
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List of accolades received by Argo (2012 film) "Argo" is a 2012 political thriller directed by Ben Affleck, and produced by Grant Heslov, Affleck and George Clooney. The screenplay by Chris Terrio was adapted from sections of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative Tony Mendez's memoir "The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA", and the 2007 "Wired" article "The Great Escape" by Joshuah Bearman on the Canadian Caper. The film stars Affleck as Mendez, who attempts to rescue six United States diplomats from Tehran, Iran, during the 1979–81 Iran hostage crisis by pretending that they are part of a film crew scouting the country for the filming of a fictitious science-fiction film, "Argo". Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, and John Goodman feature in supporting roles.
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The Pod People The Pod People (original title Los nuevos extraterrestres, literally "The New Extraterrestrials") is a 1983 French-Spanish science fiction film directed by Juan Piquer Simón. The film's original draft was meant to be a straightforward horror film about an evil alien on a murderous rampage, but the producers demanded script alterations in order to cash in on the success of Steven Spielberg's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" by featuring a child and a cute, lovable alien. Director Simón was dissatisfied with the final result. The film was largely forgotten until 1991, when it was lampooned by B movie-mocking cult TV series "Mystery Science Theater 3000".
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City Under Siege (film) City Under Siege () is a 2010 Hong Kong science fiction action film directed and co-written by Benny Chan. The film follows a group of circus performers who goes on a rampage after an accidental exposure to chemical gas left by the Japanese army in World War II, granting them superhuman abilities.
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Ottawa International Film Festival The Ottawa International Film Festival (OIFF) was an Ottawa-based, publicly attended film festival that held its first annual competition in 2010. The festival runs annually for three days. The festival screens shorts and feature length films of any genre and of any country of origin. The program for 2010 yielded one full day of Canadian films and another day of international films. Closely linked to local 72-hour film challenges, the Second Ottawa International Film Festival ran from August 17–21, 2011. The 2011 Program holds 24 short films and 7 feature films, including 3 World Premieres and 1 each of Canadian and Ottawa Premieres. The festival closed with a competition of locally produced music videos and bands. Hollywood producer Aaron Ryder] has been linked to the festival and provided a Q + A after screening his films "Donnie Darko" and "Memento" in the August program. Ottawa-based film "A Violent State" by director Adrian Langley was awarded the 2011 Lieutenant's Pump Award for Best Film.