Topic: Davis Guggenheim
TORONTO (Reuters) - They're not exactly squeezing Brad Pitt and George Clooney out onto the street, but documentaries are grabbing a larger share of the spotlight than usual at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.In addition to festival opener "From the Sky ...
A documentary on the Irish rock band U2's dizzying rise to superstardom rocked Canada's largest metropolis as it opened the Toronto film festival.Fans cheered as Bono and U2 guitarist The Edge appeared for the gala opener of "From The Sky Down," directed ...
Larger-than-life guitarists Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White make a big noise in It Might Get Loud, a documentary that explores the electric guitar through each man's music and experiences. In February 2007, one week before that year's Academy Awards ceremonies, ...
As Toronto International Film Festival programmer, Thom Powers is a powerhouse in the documentary film world. Here's what he has to say about the selection of documentary films for the Toronto International Film Festival 2008: I'd say the key word in describing ...