From Variety · Clayton Davis,Angelique Jackson · · 1m 10s
Chris Rock's 'Misty Green' lands at TIFF
A Hollywood send-up premieres in Toronto, and Rosalind Eleazar stops the room cold with one song.
In brief
A Hollywood send-up premieres in Toronto, and Rosalind Eleazar stops the room cold with one song. One unbroken musical number turned Rosalind Eleazar into the story of the premiere, and the awards conversation starts there. Originally reported by Variety.
A send-up premieres in Toronto
Chris Rock's Hollywood satire "Misty Green" had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, released through A24.
Two-thirds in, she sings
Roughly two-thirds through the film, Rosalind Eleazar takes a breath and launches into "One Night Only" from "Dreamgirls".
“Rosalind Eleazar takes a breath and lets a rendition of "One Night Only" rip”
The room goes quiet
The characters onscreen fall silent as she sings, and the Toronto audience watching them did the same.
“The characters around her go quiet”
The crowd holds its breath
Writing for Variety, Clayton Davis and Angelique Jackson said the festival crowd seemed as enraptured as the people in the scene.
“the crowd at the Toronto International Film Festival... seemed similarly enraptured”
Cheers at the Q&A
When Rock and his cast came out for the post-screening Q&A, the applause and cheering made clear whose work the room had come for.
A lead performance to watch
Eleazar carries the film, and her reception in Toronto puts her at the front of the early awards conversation.
What it means
One unbroken musical number turned Rosalind Eleazar into the story of the premiere, and the awards conversation starts there.
