Peter Howell
@peterhowellfilm.bsky.social
𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰, 𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿 | Past President, Toronto Film Critics Association | Member, Critics Choice Association | 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰: bit.ly/4gFfzb5
There are not one but two official posters for the 78th Cannes Film Festival, honouring Claude Lelouch’s 1966 romantic classic “A Man and a Woman” and its “magnificent heroes of delicacy and seduction, Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant." #Cannes2025
April 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
There are not one but two official posters for the 78th Cannes Film Festival, honouring Claude Lelouch’s 1966 romantic classic “A Man and a Woman” and its “magnificent heroes of delicacy and seduction, Anouk Aimée and Jean-Louis Trintignant." #Cannes2025
Selfie by lunar lander Blue Ghost today of its shadow on the Moon, with Earth hovering above. “My soul is in the sky. Tongue, lose thy light. Moon, take thy flight.” — Shakespeare, “Othello.”
March 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Selfie by lunar lander Blue Ghost today of its shadow on the Moon, with Earth hovering above. “My soul is in the sky. Tongue, lose thy light. Moon, take thy flight.” — Shakespeare, “Othello.”
Mixing up the medicine: My #Oscars predictions for the top eight categories has one big leap of faith. Can you guess what it is? #Oscars2025
March 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Mixing up the medicine: My #Oscars predictions for the top eight categories has one big leap of faith. Can you guess what it is? #Oscars2025
Cinderella story “Anora” went into awards season as lead #Oscars prospect but faded of late. Its best picture win at #CriticsChoiceAwards restores momentum — and vote was taken before the “Emilia Pérez” debacle. Will tonight’s DGA/PGA awards polish or shatter the glass slipper?
February 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Cinderella story “Anora” went into awards season as lead #Oscars prospect but faded of late. Its best picture win at #CriticsChoiceAwards restores momentum — and vote was taken before the “Emilia Pérez” debacle. Will tonight’s DGA/PGA awards polish or shatter the glass slipper?
DEAD LOVER: T.O.’s Grace Glowicki is like the love child of Victor Frankenstein & Eliza Doolittle as Gravedigger, who won’t let death stop romance. Expressionist/Giallo romp is wildly campy, made for midnight cinema. Guy Maddin and the ghost of David Lynch are smiling. #Sundance #Sundance2025
January 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM
DEAD LOVER: T.O.’s Grace Glowicki is like the love child of Victor Frankenstein & Eliza Doolittle as Gravedigger, who won’t let death stop romance. Expressionist/Giallo romp is wildly campy, made for midnight cinema. Guy Maddin and the ghost of David Lynch are smiling. #Sundance #Sundance2025
ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT: Can terminal illness be funny? André Ricciardi's reckless disregard for colonscopies and his health meets keen wit and sharp minds in Tony Benna's provocative documentary. A compassionately irreverent laugh in the face of the Reaper.
#Sundance #Sundance2025
#Sundance #Sundance2025
January 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT: Can terminal illness be funny? André Ricciardi's reckless disregard for colonscopies and his health meets keen wit and sharp minds in Tony Benna's provocative documentary. A compassionately irreverent laugh in the face of the Reaper.
#Sundance #Sundance2025
#Sundance #Sundance2025
2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA: The distance is about 20 NFL football fields. But it’s a deadly trek for the intrepid Ukrainian soldiers traversing it to reclaim a Russian-held village. Oscar-winning docmaker Mstyslav Chernov shows the cost of war and the value of heroism. #Sundance #Sundance2025
January 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA: The distance is about 20 NFL football fields. But it’s a deadly trek for the intrepid Ukrainian soldiers traversing it to reclaim a Russian-held village. Oscar-winning docmaker Mstyslav Chernov shows the cost of war and the value of heroism. #Sundance #Sundance2025
Three of the 10 Best Picture nominees at the #Oscars — “𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗣é𝗿𝗲𝘇,” “𝗔𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲” — debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, which may be a record for the fest. Eight films in all from #Cannes2024 Official Selection are nominated in 17 categories of #Oscars2025.
January 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Three of the 10 Best Picture nominees at the #Oscars — “𝗘𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗣é𝗿𝗲𝘇,” “𝗔𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗮” 𝗮𝗻𝗱 “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲” — debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, which may be a record for the fest. Eight films in all from #Cannes2024 Official Selection are nominated in 17 categories of #Oscars2025.
Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of Bob Dylan’s landmark “Blood on the Tracks” LP. The cover photo is by Paul Till🇨🇦, taken at a 1974 Toronto concert featuring Dylan and The Band. #BobDylan
January 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of Bob Dylan’s landmark “Blood on the Tracks” LP. The cover photo is by Paul Till🇨🇦, taken at a 1974 Toronto concert featuring Dylan and The Band. #BobDylan
Marlon Brando’s hand-edited script for #TheGodfather is up for auction at Christie’s. Expected to go for between $20,000 - $30,000 (U.S.) Actors, don’t throw your old scripts away!
January 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Marlon Brando’s hand-edited script for #TheGodfather is up for auction at Christie’s. Expected to go for between $20,000 - $30,000 (U.S.) Actors, don’t throw your old scripts away!
RIP 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗟𝘆𝗻𝗰𝗵, 78, director for whom the term “visionary” barely cracked the surface of his fertile mind. He made nightmares manifest and artful, on screens big (“Eraserhead,” “Mulholland Drive”) and small (“Twin Peaks”).
January 17, 2025 at 3:09 AM
RIP 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗟𝘆𝗻𝗰𝗵, 78, director for whom the term “visionary” barely cracked the surface of his fertile mind. He made nightmares manifest and artful, on screens big (“Eraserhead,” “Mulholland Drive”) and small (“Twin Peaks”).
RIP 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄, 86, (band photo, L, solo, R), of Peter, Paul and Mary trio who energized ‘60s folk music scene with hits like “Puff the Magic Dragon” and “Day Is Done.” Played by actor Nick Pupo in “A Complete Unknown,” seen attempting to quell anti-electric mob at Bob Dylan’s Newport ’65 blast.
January 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
RIP 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄, 86, (band photo, L, solo, R), of Peter, Paul and Mary trio who energized ‘60s folk music scene with hits like “Puff the Magic Dragon” and “Day Is Done.” Played by actor Nick Pupo in “A Complete Unknown,” seen attempting to quell anti-electric mob at Bob Dylan’s Newport ’65 blast.
Great Canadian🇨🇦 films make #Oscars shortlists: Torill Kove’s NFB animation “Maybe Elephants,” Emily Kassie’s and Julian Brave NoiseCat’s doc “Sugarcane,” and Matthew Rankin’s absurd comedy “Universal Language.” Bravo and bonne chance!
December 17, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Great Canadian🇨🇦 films make #Oscars shortlists: Torill Kove’s NFB animation “Maybe Elephants,” Emily Kassie’s and Julian Brave NoiseCat’s doc “Sugarcane,” and Matthew Rankin’s absurd comedy “Universal Language.” Bravo and bonne chance!
RaMell Ross’ visually and emotionally impactful #NickelBoys is named best film of 2024 by members of the Toronto Film Critics Association, who also gave it director and adapted screenplay kudos. Other multiple winners include #Anora and #AllWeImagineAsLight. #TFCA
December 15, 2024 at 10:57 PM
RaMell Ross’ visually and emotionally impactful #NickelBoys is named best film of 2024 by members of the Toronto Film Critics Association, who also gave it director and adapted screenplay kudos. Other multiple winners include #Anora and #AllWeImagineAsLight. #TFCA
Strange thing about #CriticsChoiceAwards leading nominees #Conclave and #Wicked, with 11 nominations apiece. It’s a contest between a story of religious men who aren’t so holy and the saga of a witch who isn’t truly evil.
December 13, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Strange thing about #CriticsChoiceAwards leading nominees #Conclave and #Wicked, with 11 nominations apiece. It’s a contest between a story of religious men who aren’t so holy and the saga of a witch who isn’t truly evil.
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN: Timothée Chalamet is phenomenal as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s superb film, but he’s part of the year’s best ensemble cast. Elle Fanning, Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro, Scoot McNairy and Boyd Holbrook also deserve applause and respect. #ACompleteUnknown #Oscars
December 5, 2024 at 5:58 AM
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN: Timothée Chalamet is phenomenal as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s superb film, but he’s part of the year’s best ensemble cast. Elle Fanning, Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro, Scoot McNairy and Boyd Holbrook also deserve applause and respect. #ACompleteUnknown #Oscars
All those anxious essays about the death of movie theatres and the dearth of popular 2024 films are gonna need revising after this weekend. “Moana 2,” “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” lead a five-day U.S. Thanksgiving take of $422 million, a new record, at the 🇨🇦🇺🇸 box office.
December 1, 2024 at 5:25 AM
All those anxious essays about the death of movie theatres and the dearth of popular 2024 films are gonna need revising after this weekend. “Moana 2,” “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” lead a five-day U.S. Thanksgiving take of $422 million, a new record, at the 🇨🇦🇺🇸 box office.
Cynthia Erivo has a 🇨🇦 connection for her green Elphaba #Wicked look. Makeup and hair designer Frances Hannon had trouble finding “the ideal verdant shade” because early tests changed too much under different lights. She finally found “a discontinued 🇨🇦 product” using neon yellow base to mix her hue.
November 23, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Cynthia Erivo has a 🇨🇦 connection for her green Elphaba #Wicked look. Makeup and hair designer Frances Hannon had trouble finding “the ideal verdant shade” because early tests changed too much under different lights. She finally found “a discontinued 🇨🇦 product” using neon yellow base to mix her hue.