Toronto Film Festival

‘John Candy: I Like Me’ Review: Toronto Opens With an Overly Affectionate Homage to a Hometown Comedy Hero
[ad_1] “John Candy: I Like Me” is the kind of glowing celebrity tribute you expect to get at their funeral, not all these years after their death (it opens with...
Black Bear to Release Sydney Sweeney Boxing Drama ‘Christy’ in Height of Awards Season
[ad_1] “Christy,” a sports drama that features a transformative performance from “Euphoria” star Sydney Sweeney as a female boxer, will be released by Black Bear in theaters in the thick of awards...
Sydney Sweeney Refuses to Discuss American Eagle Ad Controversy While at TIFF Promoting ‘Christy’ Movie: ‘I’m Not There to Talk About Jeans’
[ad_1] Sydney Sweeney told Vanity Fair ahead of the Toronto International Film Festival that she will not be discussing her controversial American Eagle ad campaign while on the ground at...
Jan Holoubek’s WWII Thriller ‘Wild, Wild East,’ Starring Itay Tiran and Joanna Kulig, Boarded by Global Constellation (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] Global Constellation has boarded worldwide sales rights to Jan Holoubek’s World War II noir thriller “Wild, Wild East,” hot off its inclusion in the Gap Financing Market at the...
Annemarie Jacir’s Historical Epic ‘Palestine 36’ Readies for Toronto Debut: Watch Clip Here (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] The first clip of Annemarie Jacir’s “Palestine 36” has been released as the film prepares for its world premiere at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. The historical epic from...
Shudder Buys Gothic Thriller ‘Honey Bunch’ Ahead of Toronto Film Festival Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] Shudder has acquired “Honey Bunch,” the new psychological gothic thriller from filmmaking duo Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli, ahead of its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film...
Deportation Drama ‘Nomad Shadow’ Unveils First Clip Ahead of Toronto World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] The first clip from Eimi Imanishi’s directorial debut “Nomad Shadow” has been released as the film prepares for its world premiere at the 50th Toronto Film Festival. The drama...
‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Review: A Fully Committed Colin Farrell Bets the House in a Too-Flashy Portrait of Addiction
[ad_1] When does a gambling habit become a gambling problem? Is it when you’re down to your last wadded-up banknote, which you keep stuffed in your sock till all else...
‘Tuner’ Review: Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall Fix Pianos in an Offbeat Indie That’s Far Better Than It Must Sound
[ad_1] Dustin Hoffman and Leo Woodall make quite the pair in “Tuner.” Hoffman’s character, veteran piano technician Harry Horowitz, is losing his hearing, while his people-shy apprentice (played by “White...
Charli xcx Shot Pete Ohs’ ‘Erupcja’ in the Middle of Brat Summer: ‘She’s in a Transitional Period’
[ad_1] She just wanna drive to the airport, the airport, the airport. Charli xcx shot “Erupcja” in Poland in the middle of Brat Summer.  “I met her days before ‘Brat’...
Toronto-Bound Animated Feature ‘Bouchra’ Picked Up by Lucky Number as First Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] International sales agent Lucky Number has picked up Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani’s animated feature “Bouchra,” which will premiere in the competitive Platform section of the Toronto Film Festival...
Dulac Distribution Nabs French Rights to Toronto Title ‘The Currents’ From Luxbox Films (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] Dulac Distribution has pounced on the French rights to “The Currents” (“Las Corrientes”) from Luxbox Films in advance of the drama’s world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival (TIFF)....