"The Life of Chuck" wins Toronto
Monday, September 16, 2024 at 7:53PM Oops. I apologize people. I wrote this in a timely fashion but something didn't click when I hit publish. You surely know this already but here goes!
image from Vanity Fair obviously!
TIFF doesn't have a headlining jury that give out several prizes like the other 'big five' festivals (Sundance, Berlinale, Cannes, and Venice). But they do have a smattering of prizes, the marquee one being the People's Choice Award. Oscar voters are not unlike TIFF festivalgoers... or so go the stats with this prize regularly helping films along on their journey to Oscar glory. But this year, the prize was a real surprise. It did not go to one of the perceived and much-discussed Oscar hopefuls. The People's Choice for 2024 instead went to The Life of Chuck, starring Tom Hiddleston, which is a Stephen King adaptation by Mike Flanagan...
Mike Flanagan, TIFF, The Life of Chuck, The Substance