Toronto – THE FILMS – Day #3 Part 1

September 11, 2011 By Jonathan McNeal Leave a Comment

OK…I just got home from a party…it’s 2AM…I’ll give you more details tomorrow!

Just wanted to let you know a couple quick things.

Alexander Payne’s THE DESCENDANTS – of which I saw the “official world premiere” tonight – is absolutely wonderful. I suspect that it will be nominated for “Best Picture.” (the picture in this post is not mine – I found by doing a google image search…it’s from the National Post’s website…that said, it’s from earlier today).

I saw three films today. Andrea Arnold’s new adaptation of WUTHERING HEIGHTS (she’s responsible for one of my favorite films of recent years – FISH TANK), Todd Solondz’s new film DARK HORSE and Alexander Payne’s THE DESCENDANTS.

I’ll write more soon.

For now, enjoy the following trailer…

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About Jonathan McNeal

Jonathan McNeal, a graduate of Wright State's Motion Picture Production program, has been managing THE NEON in downtown Dayton since the Fall of 2001. Having grown up in a small town in northeast Ohio, the idea of an independent movie theater that showed hard-to-find films seemed like something that could only be found in a major metropolis. Upon moving to Dayton in the early 1990's, finding THE NEON was a was like finding a new home.
McNeal's film work includes the documentary of Dayton's beloved drag troupe - THE RUBI GIRLS. The doc premiered in San Francisco in 2003 and played across the country and as far away as Australia. The film continues to be played at night clubs and on college campuses as an educational and outreach tool.
McNeal himself has been a part of the performance troupe since 1997.

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