We love film, and are proud to have attended the Toronto International Film Festival since its inception. As it happens, many of the best films in the world, and certainly many of our all-time favourites, are distributed by our friend Hussain Amarshi at Mongrel Media.
But with no bias, our nominations for Best Pictures are:
Novocento (or 1900) by Bernardo Bertolucci (You must watch the original 5 hour, 17 minute epic, not one of the shortened versions which are not even close to the original in terms of quality.)
Cinema Paradiso, by Giuseppe Tornatore
Life is Beautiful, by Roberto Begnini
Parenthood, by Steve Martin
Boyhood, by Richard Linklater
Brooklyn, by John Crowley
Water, by Deepa Mehta
Annie Hall, by Woody Allen
Midnight’s Children, by Deepa Mehta
Swept Away, by Lina Wertmüller
Airplane, by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker (Okay, this choice wasn’t unanimous.)
The Disappearance of Alice Creed, by J. Blakeson
Their Finest, Lone Scherfig
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