It is interesting to see what artists conjure up later in their lives. “Benediction” is the eighth film from seventy-six-year-old British writer and director Terence Davies. And with the film heading to cinemas this week, we’re thrilled to give our readers an exclusive look at a clip from the film.

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The film saw its premiere back in September last year at the Toronto International Film Festival, only now finally coming out in America.

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Every year, we are fortunate enough to see films at festivals that don’t actually get released until a year or so later. One of the standout pictures from last year is “Benediction,” which is finally about to arrive in theaters.

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As seen in the trailer for the film, “Benediction” is directed by Terence Davies and tells the story of Siegfried Sassoon, a soldier in World War I who would go on to become a critic of the government after his time in battle.

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The new year has come, which means awards season speculation and Best-Of lists run rampant before the cycle begins all over again, albeit a little belatedly this year (we needed a break!) Sundance starts next week, the Festival moving online/virtual again this year with the surge in post-holiday Omicron cases. In some ways, the Oscar game often kicks off in Park City, unofficially, critically acclaimed titles like “Coda,” often first making their mark on a potential awards run.

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TORONTO – There’s something intoxicating when an established filmmaker unexpectedly challenges themselves creatively with a new project. Acclaimed writer and director Terence Davies does just that with his latest endeavor, “Benediction,” a biopic about the life of the celebrated poet Sigfried Sassoon that debuted at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival this past weekend. Even more impressive is how Davies pushes complacency aside on his eighth narrative film and at a still spry 75-years-old.

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Another fall season, another deluge of fall film festival movies and previews. If you’ve been playing along, and hopefully, you have, you’ve already seen our coverage from the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado and Italy’s Venice International Film Festival. These two fests are the one-two punch that kicks off the season (and in some respects, Oscar season two), but making its presence known in the September deluge is the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada. 

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Truthfully and logistically, Toronto’s had a harder time than any of the other festivals this fall, having to deal with COVID-19 protocols that were a bit more last minute and restrictive than the festival would like.

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While we have yet to get the full lineups for Venice and TIFF, we are starting to see how some of the later fall festivals are going to fare, in terms of features. And even though the San Sebastian Film Festival begins after both Venice and TIFF, the Spanish event is already shaping up to be a strong festival, as we are getting a small sampling of the lineup that will debut in mid-September.

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Though the Toronto International Film Festival isn’t expected to begin until the fall, the organizers announced a dozen features that will play the event, as TIFF intends on welcoming back festival-goers with in-person screenings. And yes, one of the new films that will have a special screening at the event is Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune,” which is proving to be one of the most sought-after festival films of 2021.

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