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Sunday
24Aug2008

Toronto is ViggoFest '08

DateSunday, August 24, 2008 at 9:04PM
I saw Anne Thompson's Variety article about Viggo Mortensen's incredibly promising fall slate of films. Two of his new movies will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival within the next few weeks, and the third, an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's The Road, will be released in November.

The first of Viggo's two Toronto films is Appaloosa, a western co-starring and directed by Ed Harris, Viggo's co-star in A History of Violence. They're on the same side of the law in this one, and having already seen the film, I can tell you that Mortensen and bad guy Jeremy Irons are the highlights for me. The cinematography's good, but I think a lot of its impact is due to the impeccably chosen locations. That film will be released on October 3rd.

There are tons of images over at IGN for the western, but here are a couple to get you started:

The second part of the Viggo doubleheader might be the real standout, however. Watch the trailer for the drama Good, in which Mortensen plays a German author whose views on "compassionate euthanasia" are used as propaganda during the rise of the Nazi party. Needless to say, he has to face some difficult choices along the way. Not only does he look outstanding in this role, but I don't remember Jason Isaacs ever being this good.

Good is based on a play by C.P. Taylor and I'm pulling for it, because the film has been on the books for several years and actually shot in the summer of 2007, so I'm hoping it's as compelling as it looks and picks up some steam during the awards season. A good showing in Toronto would no doubt be a boost.

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , , , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment4 Comments |

Reader Comments (4)

Viggo actually has THREE movies at the Toronto filmfest. The documentary, "The People Speak" will also debut.

Monday, August 25, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterDebi

Good catch, Debi. I was only thinking of him in terms of dramatic work.

Thanks!

Monday, August 25, 2008 | Registered CommenterColin Boyd

I and my colleauges are looking forward to TIFF 2008 and speaking for myself, I'm specially curious about Viggo's appearance in the movie. When I remember his great performances in Hidalgo or Lord of The Rings, it always makes me much more eager to see this one. I work as a Toronto realtor, which is a very time consuming job but I hope I'll have time and also do a review on Toronto movies. Come on, TIFF, we can't wait that long! ^^;

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterToronto realtor

Does anyone know if Viggo is available?

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterRatman

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