THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN’S MAIN CAMPUS IS SITUATED ON TREATY 6 TERRITORY AND THE HOMELAND OF THE MÉTIS.
As the Toronto International Film Festival begins on Sept. 8, we officially enter the Fall Movie Season when awards are on the radar of every studio. Here is a highlight of the biggest movies hitting theatres this fall.
Contagion
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Matt Damon, Jude Law and Kate Winslet
An ensemble thriller from the director of Traffic about an air-borne virus that turns into a worldwide epidemic.
Kate Winslet in Contagion (photo: Warner Bros.)
Warrior
Directed by Gavin O’Connor
Starring: Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton and Nick Nolte
Two brothers (Hardy and Edgerton) from a downtrodden family compete against each other in a Mixed Marital Arts tournament.
Drive
Directed by Nicolas Winding-Refn
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks
A stunt driver (Gosling) who is also a getaway driver discovers a contract has been placed on his life and seeks out those who intend to kill him.
I Don’t Know How She Does It
Directed by Douglas McGrath
Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Christina Hendricks and Kelsey Grammar
A comedy about Kate Reddy (Parker), an unbelievably successful businesswoman who is seemingly able to perfectly balance family and work.
Straw Dogs
Directed by Rod Lurie
Starring: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgård
A remake of the Sam Peckinpah classic about a middle-class couple (Marsden and Bosworth) terrorized by locals when they relocate to the Deep South.
Kate Bosworth and James Marsden in Straw Dogs (photo: Screen Gems)
Abduction
Directed by John Singleton
Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins and Alfred Molina
An action thriller about a young man (Lautner) who seeks to understand the truth about his past after discovering that he was kidnapped as a child.
Killer Elite
Directed by Gary McKendry
Starring: Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro
Jason Statham kicks ass in an attempt to rescue his mentor (De Niro) from a cunning villain (Owen).
Machine Gun Preacher
Directed by Marc Forster
Starring: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan and Michael Shannon
A born-again mercenary (Butler) dedicates his life to protecting Sudanese children from being forced into becoming child soldiers.
Moneyball
Directed by Bennett Miller
Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Robin Wright and Philip Seymour Hoffman
The true story of how Oakland A’s manager Billy Beane (Pitt) changed the game of baseball by drafting his team using computer-generated analyses.
Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill in Moneyball (photo: Columbia Pictures)
50/50
Directed by Jonathan Levine
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick
A comedy about a 27-year-old’s (Gordon-Levitt) struggle to overcome cancer.
Dream House
Directed by Jim Sheridan
Starring: Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts
When a family moves into their ideal house, they soon discover terrible secrets about the home’s past.
What’s Your Number?
Directed by Mark Mylod
Starring: Anna Faris and Chris Evans
A romantic comedy about a woman (Faris) who looks back on her past relationships to see if any of the men she dated could have been “the one.”
The Ides of March
Directed by George Clooney
Starring: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney and Philip Seymour Hoffman
An aide (Gosling) for a presidential candidate (Clooney) discovers a scandalous secret about his boss and struggles with deciding whether to expose him or lay the secret to rest.
Ryan Gossling and George Cloney in The Ides of March (photo: Columbia Pictures)
Real Steel
Directed by Shawn Levy
Starring: Hugh Jackman and Evangeline Lilly
A futuristic film about a down-on-his-luck trainer (Jackman) who tries to make it in the world of robot boxing.
Wanderlust
Directed by David Wain
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd and Malin Akerman
A comedy about an urban couple (Aniston and Rudd) that moves to a hippie commune.
The Big Year
Directed by David Frankel
Starring: Owen Wilson, Jack Black and Steve Martin
A comedy about three bird watchers (Wilson, Black and Martin) competing in a prestigious birder contest.
Footloose
Directed by Craig Brewer
Starring: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough and Dennis Quaid
A remake of the 1980s classic about a rebellious teenager (Wormald) who shakes things up in an ultraconservative small town where dancing is banned.
Texas Killing Fields
Directed by Ami Canaan Mann
Starring: Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jessica Chastain and Chloe Moretz
A crime drama about two detectives (Worthington and Morgan) investigating a series of grisly murders in the Texan bayou.
Sam Worthington in Texas Killing Fields (photo: Forward Pass)
The Thing
Directed by Matthijs van Heijiningen Jr
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton and Ulrich Thomson
A remake/prequel to the 1980s classic about a shape-shifting alien terrorizing an Antarctic research base.
Trespass
Directed by Joel Schumacher
Starring: Nicolas Cage and Nicole Kidman
During a home invasion a husband and wife (Cage and Kidman) are held for ransom, but as the situation escalates, a series of double-crosses begins to reveal the truth behind the situation.
Margin Call
Directed by J.C. Chandor
Starring: Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci and Kevin Spacey
A thriller about the members of an investment bank set during the first 24 hours of the recession.
Paranormal Activity 3
Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman
Starring: Katie Featherston
A prequel to the 2009 hit, Paranormal Activity 3 explores the troubled past of Katie and Kristi who were terrorized by a demon as children.
Red State
Directed by Kevin Smith
Starring: Michael Parks, Melissa Leo and John Goodman
A horror film about a sinister sect of Christian fundamentalists, loosely based on the Westboro Baptist Church.
John Goodman in Red State (photo: SModcast Pictures)
The Three Musketeers
Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
Starring: Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson and Luke Evans
A 3D adventure from the director of Resident Evil about the popular literary heroes.
Anonymous
Directed by Roland Emmerich
Starring: Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave and David Thewlis
A political thriller from the director of Independence Day about who actually wrote the works of William Shakespeare.
In Time
Directed by Andrew Niccol
Starring: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried and Cillian Murphy
In a future where rich people don’t age and time is bought and sold, a poor young man (Timberlake) finds himself on the run when he acquires more time than he’s allotted.
Johnny English Reborn
Directed by Oliver Parker
Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike and Dominic West
The sequel to the 2003 comedy about a hapless British secret agent (Atkinson).
The Rum Diary
Directed by Bruce Robinson
Starring: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart and Amber Heard
Johnny Depp stars as another Hunter S. Thompson alter ego in this exploration of gonzo journalism in the Caribbean.
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson
Starring: Kal Penn, John Cho and Neil Patrick Harris
Stoner-pals Harold (Cho) and Kumar (Penn) are back in this Christmas-themed third installment of the comedy series.
Puss in Boots
Directed by Chris Miller
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis
A spin-off of the Shrek series featuring Antonio Banderas as a feline swordsman.
Tower Heist
Directed by Brett Ratner
Starring: Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Matthew Broderick and Alan Alda
A group of working stiffs conspire to rob a businessman (Alda) whose Ponzi scheme they fell prey to.
J. Edgar
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer and Naomi Watts
A biopic about the founder of the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover (DiCaprio).
Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar (photo: Warner Bros.)
Immortals
Directed by Tarsem Singh
Starring: Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke and John Hurt
A stylized action film about the Greek warrior Theseus (Cavill) as he battles the evil King Hyperion (Rourke) who seeks to unleash the Titans upon the Earth.
Jack and Jill
Directed by Dennis Dugan
Starring: Adam Sandler and Katie Holmes
A comedy about a family man’s struggles with his obnoxious twin sister with both siblings played by Adam Sandler.
Breaking Dawn: Part 1
Directed by Bill Condon
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner
The first half of the final installment in the obscenely popular Twilight series detailing the wedding of Edward Cullen (Pattinson) and Bella Swan (Stewart).
Happy Feet Two
Directed by George Miller
Starring: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams and Hank Azaria
A sequel to the 2006 animated musical hit about a group of singing, dancing penguins.
The Artist
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius
Starring: Jean Dujardin
Winner of Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival, Jean Dujardin plays a 1920s movie star in this black-and-white silent drama.
Arthur Christmas
Directed by Sarah Smith
Starring: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent and Bill Nighy
An animated film that follows the hapless son (McAvoy) of Santa Claus (Broadbent) as he tries to ensure Christmas goes off without a hitch.
The Descendants
Directed by Alexander Payne
Starring: George Clooney, Judy Greer and Matthew Lillard
A wealthy land baron (Clooney) reconnects with his daughters and confronts the man (Lillard) who had an affair with his wife (Greer) before she fell into a coma.
Hugo
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Starring: Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Jude Law and Sacha Baron-Cohen.
A 3D adventure about an orphan (Butterfield) who lives in a train station and attempts to solve the mystery surrounding an automaton left to him by his father (Law).
The Muppets
Directed by James Bobin
Starring: Amy Adams, Jason Segel and Chris Cooper
The Muppets struggle to save their studio from being purchased by a greedy oil tycoon (Cooper).
Piranha 3DD
Directed by John Gulager
Starring: Katrina Bowden, Danielle Panabaker and Christopher Lloyd
A 3D sequel to the 2010 schlocky horror comedy about killer piranhas.
Jason Segal and Amy Adams in The Muppets (photo: Walt Disney Pictures)
A Dangerous Method
Directed by David Cronenberg
Starring: Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender and Vincent Cassel
An exploration of the relationship between Sigmund Freud (Mortensen) and Carl Jung (Fassbender) and their dealings with a hysterical patient (Knightley).
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