Toronto Film Festival
NBC Universal Chief Donna Langley Apologizes for Sending ‘Fast & Furious’ Into Space: ‘We Can Never Get That Genie Back’
[ad_1] Even Donna Langley admits that the “Fast and Furious” crew never should have ventured into zero gravity. “I’m sorry that we sent them into space,” Langley said of the...
How ‘I Swear’ Star Robert Aramayo and Director Kirk Jones Use Humor and Heart to Shed New Light on Tourette’s
[ad_1] A movie about Tourette’s syndrome called “I Swear” usually elicits a small chuckle and “good title” from someone hearing about the film, which premieres in Toronto. And that’s the...
‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review: Set in a Church Parish, and Pairing Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor, the Third Entry in the Series May Be the Sharpest Yet
[ad_1] “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” is an enticingly clever and droll, nearly pitch-perfect piece of murder-mystery fun — a whodunit that lives up to the expectations...
With ‘Franz,’ Agnieszka Holland Shares Her Unique View of Kafka, Informed by a Career of Outsider Insights
[ad_1] Guillermo del Toro isn’t the only celebrated international filmmaker who managed to realize a decades-long passion project this year. Where Del Toro had “Frankenstein,” Agnieszka Holland has “Franz,” in...
‘Roofman’ Review: Channing Tatum Charms as a Homeless Fugitive Who Shacks Up Inside a Toys R Us Store
[ad_1] Getting robbed at gunpoint can be a traumatizing thing, though “Roofman” subject Jeffrey Manchester’s victims describe him as unusually conscientious. Breaking into McDonald’s restaurants to steal the loot, he’d...
‘Rental Family’ Review: Hiring Actors to Play Relatives Would Be Weird Enough Without Brendan Fraser Being One of the Choices
[ad_1] Six years ago, the inimitable Werner Herzog made “Family Romance, LLC,” an odd pseudo-documentary about a Japanese service that specialized in hiring actors to play a loved one, colleague...
Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst Electrify Toronto Film Festival With True Crime Drama ‘Roofman’
[ad_1] Channing Tatum, playing a robber with a serious case of arrested development, may have delivered the most mature performance of his career, at least if the thunderous standing ovation...
‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Takes TIFF Audience to Church With Rapturous World Premiere
[ad_1] “Can I get an ‘Amen?’” Rian Johnson bellowed while welcoming a packed house to the world premiere of his third “Knives Out” installment “Wake Up Dead Man” on Saturday...
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Sam Worthington Talk David Mackenzie’s ‘Fuze,’ With Updates on ‘Avatar’ Sequels and Kevin Costner’s Stalled ‘Horizon’ Films
[ad_1] A ticking bomb in the heart of London sets the stage for “Fuze,” a taut new British crime thriller from director David Mackenzie. The film, which premiered at the...
Brendan Fraser Says Streaming Forces Actors to ‘Up Your Game’ and Choose Films ‘More Carefully’ Because Viewers Can Just Hit Skip: ‘I Welcome That Challenge’
[ad_1] Brendan Fraser is making the rounds to promote his new film, the theatrically-bound “Rental Family,” which is set to be released by Searchlight Pictures on Nov. 21. During an...
Brendan Fraser and Director Hikari on Bringing the Emotional Drama ‘Rental Family’ to TIFF: ‘The Villain is Apathy’
[ad_1] Brendan Fraser returns to the Toronto International Film Festival with “Rental Family,” a tender new drama co-written and directed by Japanese filmmaker Hikari that explores unconventional bonds and the...
Eugene Levy and Martin Short on How a 1972 Toronto Production of ‘Godspell’ Changed the Course of Their Careers and Comedy History
[ad_1] Would comedy be the same without the 1972 Toronto production of “Godspell“? So many of the performers who turned “SCTV” and “Saturday Night Live” into cultural phenomenons in the...