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John Early's Surprise Directorial Debut ‘Maddie's Secret' Will Open TIFF 2025's Discovery Section
John Early's Surprise Directorial Debut ‘Maddie's Secret' Will Open TIFF 2025's Discovery Section

Yahoo

time23-07-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Yahoo

John Early's Surprise Directorial Debut ‘Maddie's Secret' Will Open TIFF 2025's Discovery Section

This year's Toronto International Film Festival Discovery lineup is getting off to a secretive start, as the section, dedicated to new work from first- and second-time filmmakers, will open with John Early's surprise feature directorial debut 'Maddie's Secret.' Billed by TIFF in today's announcement 'as an unmissable directorial debut satirizing and skewering content culture from iconic alt-comedian John Early,' the filmmaker stars in the film alongside long-time compatriot Kate Berlant, Vanessa Bayer, Eric Rahill, Claudia O'Doherty, Chris Bauer, Kristen Johnston, and Conner O'Malley. More from IndieWire 'Or Something' Trailer: 'Subway Takes' Host Kareem Rahma Debates the Meaning of Life in 'Before Sunrise'-Inspired Adventure Romance 'Oh, Hi!' Review: Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman Take a Hilarious Weekend Trip Straight Into Rom-Com Hell The Discovery program has championed a number of major names over the years, such as Ildikó Enyedi, Alfonso Cuarón, Julie Dash, Jean-Marc Vallée, Christopher Nolan, Maren Ade, Yorgos Lanthimos, Barry Jenkins, Dea Kulumbegashvili, Emma Seligman, and Elegance Bratton. The 2025 Discovery selection was programmed by Dorota Lech, Jason Anderson, Kelly Boutsalis, Diana Cadavid, Robyn Citizen, June Kim, and Jason Ryle. The lineup includes 23 World Premiere titles, spanning 30+ countries, including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey. Over the past few weeks, TIFF has rolled out some early picks for its selection, including Colin Hanks' opening night documentary 'John Candy: I Like Me,' plus new films from Steven Soderbergh, Nia DaCosta, Chandler Levack, Alejandro Amenábar, and Sung-hyun Byun, the addition of 11 starry titles in the Gala and Special Presentations program just last week (plus that full lineup), and yesterday's release of the Platform jury and lineup. 2025 Discovery Program (in alphabetical order): '100 Sunset' | Kunsang Kyirong | Canada | World Premiere 'Amoeba' | Siyou Tan | Singapore/Netherlands/France/Spain/South Korea | World Premiere 'As We Breathe' | Şeyhmus Altun | Turkey/Denmark | World Premiere 'Babystar' | Joscha Bongard | Germany | World Premiere 'Bayaan' | Bikas Ranjan Mishra | India | World Premiere 'Dinner with Friends' | Sasha Leigh Henry | Canada | World Premiere 'Egghead Republic' | Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja | Sweden | World Premiere 'Forastera' | Lucía Aleñar Iglesias | Spain/Italy/Sweden | World Premiere 'Ghost School' | Seemab Gul | Pakistan | World Premiere 'Julian' | Cato Kusters | Belgium/Netherlands | World Premiere 'Laundry' | Zamo Mkhwanazi | Switzerland/South Africa | World Premiere 'Little Lorraine' | Andy Hines | Canada | World Premiere 'Maddie's Secret' | John Early | USA | World Premiere 'Mārama | Taratoa Stappard | New Zealand | World Premiere 'Nika & Madison' | Eva Thomas | Canada | World Premiere 'Noviembre' | Tomás Corredor | Colombia/Mexico/Brazil/Norway | World Premiere 'Oca' | Karla Badillo | Mexico/Argentina | World Premiere 'Our Father' | Goran Stankovic | Serbia/Italy/Croatia/North Macedonia/Montenegro/Bosnia and Herzegovina | World Premiere 'Out Standing' | Mélanie Charbonneau | Canada | World Premiere 'Retreat' | Ted Evans | United Kingdom | World Premiere 'Sink' | Zain Duraie | Jordan/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/France | World Premiere 'The Man in My Basement' | Nadia Latif | United Kingdom/USA | World Premiere 'The Son and the Sea' | Stroma Cairns | United Kingdom | World Premiere This year's official screening venues will once again include TIFF Lightbox, Roy Thomson Hall, the Visa Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre, Cineplex's Scotiabank Theatre Toronto, Glenn Gould Studio at the Canadian Broadcast Centre, Cinema Park at David Pecaut Square, and the Royal Alexandra Theatre. The seventh edition of the TIFF Tribute Awards Gala will take place on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at Fairmont Royal York Hotel. On the last day of the festival, TIFF announces the winners of its various awards. Alongside the popular People's Choice Awards, presented by Rogers, this September introduces the brand-new International People's Choice Award. Also returning are the esteemed Jury Prizes including the Platform Award, now celebrating its tenth year, and honors from FIPRESCI and NETPAC. The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, runs September 4–14, 2025. More festival details will be shared in the coming weeks, with this week set to play home to some major other announcements. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See

Oakland County observatory owner seeking future-focused successor
Oakland County observatory owner seeking future-focused successor

CBS News

time26-01-2025

  • Science
  • CBS News

Oakland County observatory owner seeking future-focused successor

LAKE ANGELUS, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) — The owner of the McMath-Hulbert Observatory says he never intended to own it this long, but now he is trying to sell it. Current owner Jim Kinsler says the observatory in Lake Angelus is completely intact. It just needs some new people to come in and move it into the future. Anyone who steps inside will feel like they're traveling back in time. "The scientists knew it was important for everything to be here," Kinsler said. The first tower was built in 1930, and two more towers followed soon after. "This thing was growing by leaps and bounds. And the original three gentlemen, it just got beyond their capability to run it very quickly," Kinsler said. That's why it was deeded to the University of Michigan. "One of the really significant things they did here, they took this first motion pictures of solar flares," Kinsler said. Scientists also created a device for the U.S. Navy to help them fight against German U-boats during World War II. "They needed a very accurate bomb site to hit those, so they developed the mark 2223 bomb site here, and it had a big effect on the outcome of the war," Kinsler said. Eventually the university ended operations. Kinsler credits Ed Henry, the technical director for Detroit TV , for stepping in to save it. "He contributed, over the years, $40,000 of his own money that he earned. He's the modern hero and I'm just a guy who came along in 1991 and picked it up and carried it forward," Kinsler said. The observatory was home to the Discovery Program — a mentoring program for young people from underserved communities in the Pontiac area. "I would love to hear from people that were here during the Discovery Program," Kinsler said. Kinsler says big things are happening now and groups of people are coming in to help modernize the facility. "I mean, we've got a to-do list of around 25 projects," he said. "Everything from just cleaning up, you know, just getting everything in better shape." Kinsler says this observatory was the foundation for modern day astronomical research. "You got to have a good foundation, or what you build on top is worthless," he said.

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