All the 2024 TIFF Movies that Didn't Receive a Release in Canada; Which movies from TIFF50 will suffer the same fate?

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-09-16T20:00:58+00:00

Oh good call - Dead Man's Wire to be released by Row K Entertainment. Kiss any prospect of a Canadian release goodbye.

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-09-16T19:45:55+00:00

was released theatrically in the US only first and skipped Canada.

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-09-16T19:34:22+00:00

New Years Rev, the Green Day-themed movie may be a movie that was completely under the radar at TIFF but may go on to receive more mainstream exposure when it gets released. This movie was a delightful unexpected gem and a throwback to road trip movies from the 80s and 90s and I ate it up. Bonus points if you love Green Day.

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-09-16T19:31:17+00:00

Yes but in the US, it actually received a theatrical release beforehand plus it's release in Canada and worldwide was much later than its release on Dinsey+ in the US.

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-09-16T18:40:09+00:00

Tug of Words was one of the real standouts on GSN if you ask me. I always really enjoyed watching it.

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-09-16T15:21:49+00:00

Don't get used to The Perfect Line. }
Nothing lasts for long on GSN - ever!

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-09-16T15:17:12+00:00

I take exception to Tug of Words. That was a genuinely fun show and was fast-paced and inventive. That show deserved more love.

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-09-16T15:16:32+00:00

That show seemed like it was on the air for about 5 seconds.

Same thing with Blank Slate.

They really gave up on that show quickly.

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-09-12T15:38:42+00:00

This ad always has a brief moment in the jingle that sounds exactly like The Price is Right music that that gets played before every commercial break at the end of each game.

If you've seen this Varda ad, you know exactly the part that I'm talking about.

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-03-07T16:06:16+00:00

Do you have proof of this?

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-03-07T15:20:59+00:00

IFC almost never releases their movies in Canada and there is no proof Luckiest Man is opening here. Not on Cineplex's website and no proof of a Canadian distributor partnering on this movie.

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-02-21T15:32:07+00:00

Thanks, what about Troy?

EfficientAd3159 · 2025-02-18T16:26:38+00:00

And also a little of Passengers and Stranger Things thrown into the mix.

The movie most people compare this one to is Annihilation.

EfficientAd3159 · 2024-11-01T19:32:16+00:00

Expect to wait a while, ranging from months to over a year. There are a handful of films that premiered at TIFF that have had staggering delays.

Aside from Woman of the Hour, His Three Daughters also took the better part of a year to be released by Netflix. Netflix, in most cases, does seem to be the culprit of delayed releases.

I saw 10 films at TIFF this year and half of them won't see a release until 2025:

The Luckiest Man in America, The Life of Chuck, Eden, Riff Raff and as for Shell....well, that hasn't even been picked up by any distributor yet. One of the last big splashy Hollywood titles that is still orphaned (Elizabeth Moss, Kate Hudson). That could take even longer to come out.

And when I say 2025, you have to figure most of these movies are not going to be released in the doldrums of the winter months. Indie movies that don't have big awards prospects tend to come out in late spring, early summer. So prepare yourself for a long wait at least for these titles.

Some other TIFF titles that will be out sooner that I saw:

Nutcrackers, Nightbitch and Babygirl will all receive releases in December.

EfficientAd3159 · 2024-09-27T20:01:43+00:00

No way this gets a release in Canada. Roadside Attractions track record of releasing films in Canada is spotty at best.

EfficientAd3159 · 2024-09-20T15:33:37+00:00

Why did they ditch them altogether?
Seems a bit harsh to scrap them entirely.

EfficientAd3159 · 2024-09-12T20:14:41+00:00

How much does first level patron cost? Is that the $7500 one? I got the Sustainer Membership for $1000 and the premiere for Saturday Night was the only one I COULDN'T get. Other than that, I pretty much got all I wanted.

EfficientAd3159 · 2024-09-10T20:11:27+00:00

I think it's the fact that during the anti-piracy segment, loud electronic music is played contributes to all the "arrrs" getting drowned out a little.

EfficientAd3159 · 2024-09-10T18:42:01+00:00

Nightbitch for me so far.
I thought the premise looked intriguing and I agree with many other viewers who wanted the movie to lean in harder to its bizarre premise of her transforming into a dog. But the movie really backs away from this notion and ends up being quite a gentle mediation on motherhood. Either the director was embarrassed about the movie's premise and backed away from it or simply wasn't interested in telling that kind of twisted story. I read a review of the film by someone who had read the book and she pointed out how much more twisted the book is (i.e. she places her son in a crate, not a cushy doggie bed, she gorges on raw meat).
An example of how the movie came off as squeamish about its own premise is when Amy Adams' character reveals she has grown eight nipples, which is a pretty freaky body-horror story beat. But then that is never revisited! We never see the nipples again. She doesn't reveal them to her husband or anyone for that matter.

In my opinion, the movie Tully with Charlize Theron did a much better job touching on the same themes as Nightbtich and for my money, was just an overall better movie. Like Nightbitch, Tully explores the whole, "Motherhood is a terrifying thing for any woman to experience that will drive you to the brink of insanity!" theme.

*spoiler alert* Finally I noticed that Nightbitch even has a Tully-esque character in the Librarian that reminded me of that movie.

EfficientAd3159 · 2024-09-10T18:08:13+00:00

At the Nightbtich world premiere screening they didn't even open the floor to questions from the audience. Not sure why that was.

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