Tweeting #MidnightMadness #TIFF15

 "Twitter actually feels like the street. You can bump into anybody on Twitter." -- William Gibson 

For all of you folks on twitter I've compiled a handy roundup of the various directors and cast that have films in the 2015 Midnight Madness program. -- @RobertAMitchell

THE CHICKENING

Co-Director: Nick DenBoer @Smearballz
Cast: Kenny Hotz @kennyhotz

GREEN ROOM

Director: Jeremy Saulnier @saulnier_jeremy
Cast: Sir Patrick Stewart @SirPatStew
Imogen Poots @imogenpoots
Alia Shawkat @ShawkatAlia
Mark Webber @likemark

BASKIN

Director: Can Evrenol @canevrenol #FiveCopsGoToHell

HARDCORE

Director: IIya Naishuller @Naishuller
Cast: Sharlto Copley @sharlto

THE DEVIL’S CANDY

Cast: Ethan Embry @EmbryEthan
Shiri Appleby @ShiriAppleby
Producer: Keith Calder @keithcalder

 THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS

Director Nick Simon @Simon367
Cast: Kal Penn @kalpenn
Claudia Lee @ClaudiaLeeLive
Kenny Wormald @KennyWormald
Luke Baines @LukeBaines

THE MIND’S EYE

Director Joe Begos @joebegos
Cast: Graham Skipper @GrahamSkipper
Josh Ethier @josh_ethier
Lauren Ashley Carter @LAC_voyager
Jeremy Gardner @TheBATTERYmovie

SOUTHBOUND

Directors: Roxanne Benjamin @roxanne73
David Bruckner @bruckmachina
Radio Silence @HiRadioSilence
Patrick Horvath @PatrickHorvath
Producer: Brad Miska @bradmiska
Cast: Susan Burke @ThatSusanBurke
Davey Johnson @DrDavey
Maria Olsen @mariaolsen66

SPL 2 - A TIME FOR CONSEQUENCES

Cast: Tony Jaa @tonyjaaofficial

YAKUZA APOCALYPSE

Cast: Yayan Ruhian @YayanRuhian

 THE FINAL GIRLS

Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson @strussschulson
Screenwriters M.A. Fortin @SeniorTeenager
Joshua John Miller @JoshJohnMiller
Cast: Taissa Farmiga @t_farmiga
Malin Akerman @MalinAkerman
Alexander Ludwig @alexanderludwig
Chloe Bridges @chloebridges
Angela Trimbur @angelatrimbur

And be sure to follow @mmadnesstiff and Programmer Colin Geddes @colingeddes

THE CHICKENING screens with GREEN ROOM:
Thu, Sept 10th, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Fri, Sept 11th, 8:45 AM SCOTIABANK
Sat, Sept 12, 2:15 PM BLOOR HOT DOCS

BASKIN screens:
Fri, Sept 11, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Sun, Sept 13, 4:00 PM SCOTIABANK
Thu, Sept 17, 6:00 PM SCOTIABANK

HARDCORE screens:
Sat, Sept 12, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Mon, Sept 14, 4:15 PM SCOTIABANK
Fri, Sept 18, 1:00 PM SCOTIABANK

THE DEVIL'S CANDY screens:
Sun, Sept 13, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Tue, Sept 15, 6:45 PM SCOTIABANK
Sat, Sept 19, 1:15 PM SCOTIABANK

THE GIRL IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS screens:
Mon, Sept 14, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Wed, Sept 16, 5:00 PM SCOTIABANK
Fri, Sept 18, 9:15 PM SCOTIABANK

THE MIND'S EYE screens:
Tue, Sept 15, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Thu, Sept 17, 3:30 PM BLOOR HOT DOCS
Sat, Sept 19, 7:00 PM SCOTIABANK

SOUTHBOUND screens:
Wed, Sept 16, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Fri, Sept 18, 6:00 PM SCOTIABANK
Sun, Sept 20, 3:30 PM SCOTIABANK

SPL 2: A TIME FOR CONSEQUENCES screens:
Thu, Sept 17, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Fri, Sept 18, 3:30 PM BLOOR HOT DOCS
Sun, Sept 20, 6:30 PM SCOTIABANK

YAKUZA APOCALYPSE screens:
Fri, Sept 18, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Sat, Sept 19, 3:00 PM SCOTIABANK

THE FINAL GIRLS screens:
Sat, Sept 19, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Sun, Sept 20, 5:00 PM SCOTIABANK

Social Media Buzz for CUB!

Jonas Govaerts CUB brought a forest full of dangerous traps and scary children to the Ryerson last night and it clearly left the audience reeling. Jonny Bunning checked in with social media to see what people thought of the spooky camp horror!

Keep tweeting your houghts to us and maybe you'll see your comments here! You've got a couple more chances to catch CUB, so don't sleep!

CUB screening times:
Thu., Sept. 11th, 8:30 PM, SCOTIABANK 8
Sat., Sept. 13th, 12:30 PM, SCOTIABANK 13

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS: Sundance Buzz!

The funniest movie of the year: brought to you by these incredibly cool dudes. 

We're not sure if we even need to get you guys more excited about the Canadian Premiere of What We Do in the Shadows but we're gonna do it anyway. If you feel your levels of excitement reaching dangerous levels, have a pudding break. You earned it.

What We Do in the Shadows premiered at Sundance this past January and it's pretty safe to say that everybody loved it. The vampire flick screened to packed houses and the Q&As that followed were almost funnier than the movie.

Drew McWeeny of HitFix described the film as having "brutally silly majesty" (Uh, can we steal that for our Twitter bio?) and went on say:

Of all the horror-comedies I've seen here this year (and it's been a pretty solid crop overall), "What We Do In The Shadows" is easily the funniest, and it's because of how completely they engage with their subject matter. This isn't just a "Scary Movie" style regurgitation of images or scenes from other movies. This is a deep excavation of archetype, and in scene after scene, they find smart, character-driven ways to build extended riffs on both the mundane annoyances of modern life and the various ways we've approached vampires over the years.

Hilarious AND with a high-five to actual vampire lore? We're just glad to hear they won't be sparkly. Phew.

Ryland Aldrich of Twitch Film adds:

...this mockumentary showcases the talent of some of New Zealand's most hilarious comedians and is sure to have you laughing until you bleed.

What?! We love laughing until we bleed! Everybody, we'll just call in sick to work the next day, alright? Good plan, good plan. And, check out this intimate fireside chat where the filmmakers and cast muse about who actually are the vampires (we're looking at you, Hollywood) and explain how one edits a film.

We're hoping you can handle a litttllleeee bit more excitement because to end off this delicious, tasty post, we've put together some of our favourite tweets from during Sundance. Below that you'll find all the screening information so that you can join us and hopefully laugh yourself right to the hospital for internal bleeding. If you're on the ol' Twitter, follow the film's account for even more tasty updates: @DeliciousNecks. 

What We Do in the Shadows is screening at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival as part of the Midnight Madness Programme. Check out more Midnight Madness films on the official Festival website!

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS screening times:

Friday, Sept 12th 11:59 PM, RYERSON
Saturday, Sept 15th 9:30 PM, SCOTIABANK 12
Sunday, Sept 14th 3:45 PM, SCOTIABANK 3

What Are People Saying About THE STATION?

Marvin Kren's tale of mutants brought the Midnight Madness social media army out in force last night. Let's see what the always-raucous audience had to say about this grim reminder to always sort your recycling!

Not to worry, this isn't some Meryl Streep gala - no dress code here!

You can also check out Brigitte Kren's entrance on Vine here, courtesy of Alex Davies (@alexbdavies)!

 And, of course, the comment of the day, a poignant theory about a potential sequel?

 
 Keep tweeting your thoughts about the films and Instagram photos to the official Twitter account and you might see them in this space!

THE STATION Screening Times:
Sunday, Sept 8th, 2:15 PM SCOTIABANK 14
Friday, Sept 13th, 9:15 PM SCOTIABANK 9

Check Out What Folks Are Saying About ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE!

Our smartphones lit up like Christmas trees last night after the premiere of Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson's cheerleader revenge tale, All Cheerleaders Die! Check out what folks are saying about the first screening of Midnight Madness's 25th anniversary!

Even the star of Midnight Madness selection ALMOST HUMAN weighed in!

I think this pretty much says it all.

Don't forget to tweet your pictures and thoughts about Midnight Madness to the official Twitter account and Facebook group!

ALL CHEERLEADERS DIE Screening Times:
Friday, Sept 6th, 3:00 PM THE BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
Sunday, Sept 15, 9:30 PM SCOTIABANK 11

ALMOST HUMAN Screening Times:
Tuesday, Sept 10th, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Wednesday, Sept 11th, 7:15 PM SCOTIABANK 3
Friday, Sept 13th, 2:30 PM SCOTIABANK 9

Everything you want to know about... THE GREEN INFERNO!

Okay, the post title is a little misleading, but I need to drive traffic to the blog so I'm not below a little stealth marketing. If you really want to know everything about THE GREEN INFERNO then you need to come to the Ryerson at midnight on Saturday, September 7th. But if you want a little taste of what Midnight Madness favorite Eli Roth has in store for you then you might want to check out:

• The TIFF site with a thorough description by Colin Geddes
• The Official Facebook page with lots of behind the scenes pictures
• The Twitter accounts of the cast and crew:
• Director Eli Roth
• Actress Lorenza Izzo
• Actress Sky Ferreiroa
• Actress Kirby Bliss Blanton

THE GREEN INFERNO Screening Times:
Sat., Sept 7th, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Mon., Sept 9th, 1:30 PM SCOTIABANK 13

Tweets of the Day! #mmadnesstiff

There's been isopods in my internets for the past few days but I dumped a crapton of chlorine into my keyboard and it seems to be working now.  Which means it's time to check in with Twitter to see what the Midnight Madness audience has been saying about The Bay, Come Out And Play, and The ABCs of Death!

OMG WTF BBQ LOL!

Say hello next time! He doesn't bite (unless he catches you texting during a movie)!

Aw!

So very true.  Those beach balls are not to be messed with.

 The very last screening for Midnight Madness 2012 is TONIGHT! Don't miss John Dies At The End!

Remaining Midnight Madness Screening Times:

JOHN DIES AT THE END
Sat., Sept. 15th, 11:59 PM RYERSON
Sun., Sept. 16th, 6:00 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 7


THE ABCS OF DEATH
Sun., Sept. 16th, 9:00 PM SCOTIABANK 9


HELLBENDERS
Sat., Sept. 15th, 9:15 PM SCOTIABANK 2

AFTERSHOCK
Sun., Sept. 16th, 3:30 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 9

COME OUT AND PLAY: Director Makinov Speaks To Blogger Robert A. Mitchell

The mysterious and elusive director of COME OUT AND PLAY known as Makinov made the film while wearing a mask to keep his identity a secret--as he believes that by "punishing the ego through anonymity," he can command "the wisdom of being one with nothing."  He did not appear at the world premiere screening of his film last night, but he did agree to answer questions via his twitter account @onegodmakinov . I screen captured our twitter conversation.

You can pose questions via twitter @onegodmakinov use the hashtag #mmadnesstiff

COME OUT AND PLAY
Fri., Sept. 14th, 3:15 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 10
Sat., Sept. 15th, 6:45 PM SCOTIABANK 11