Toronto Film Festival 2013 Lineup: Major Movies Announced
For the 38th Toronto Film Festival, the programme directors are pulling out all the stops. There are some majorly anticipated movies among the gala and premiere presentations announced today by Piers...
View ArticleAndre 3000 Channels Jimi Hendrix in 'All Is By My Side' (PHOTO)
It seems like it's been a long time coming, but we finally have the first official look at André Benjamin (aka André 3000 from Outkast) as Jimi Hendrix in "All is By My Side." No pressure, André, no...
View Article'The Big Chill': Cast to Reunite at Toronto Film Festival
This is one party where the guests of honour will definitely be in attendance -- unlike the party invitees in "The Big Chill." Thirty years after its world premiere at the 1983 Toronto Film Festival,...
View ArticleEli Roth Cannibal Gorefest 'The Green Inferno' to Take Bite Out of Toronto...
The Toronto International Film Festival has become one of the biggest players on the festival circuit, with international premieres and star-studded red carpets drawing cinephiles and journalists from...
View ArticleToronto Film Festival 2013: Canadian Movies Lineup
Usually the Toronto Film Festival showcases some of Canada's best cinematic talent, but this year the movie selections are some of the best in TIFF's history. Ranging from thoughtful non-fiction...
View ArticleToronto Film Festival Adds Lance Armstrong Documentary, James Franco Movie, More
The already glittering lineup of movies for the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival just got even shinier, with more than 75 new additions. Among the highlights is "The Armstrong Lie," a...
View Article'Fading Gigolo' Trailer: Woody Allen Plays the Pimp (VIDEO)
Woody Allen plays the world's most awkward pimp in "Fading Gigolo," the latest from writer-director John Turturro, who also stars. Allen and Turturro play Murray and Fioravante, friends who need to...
View ArticleSee Cory Monteith's Surprising Transformation for Last Film, 'McCanick' (PHOTO)
Fans and loved ones are still reeling from the recent loss of "Glee" star Cory Monteith, who died in July from a drug overdose. This look at his role in one of the last movies he completed before his...
View Article'McCanick' Trailer: Cory Monteith Is on the Run in Final Film (VIDEO)
Cory Monteith tapped into his dark side for "McCanick," the final film the "Glee" star shot before his untimely death last month from a heroin overdose. In the movie, Monteith plays Simon Weeks, a...
View Article'The Wind Rises' Trailer: Hayao Miyazaki Takes on Pre-World War II Japan (VIDEO)
Famed Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki is back with his first animated film in five years, "The Wind Rises." In "Wind," Miyazaki, the Oscar winner behind such modern classics as "Spirited Away" and...
View ArticleRemembering Elmore Leonard: His Essential Movies
How did Elmore Leonard manage to write such compelling page-turners? "I try to leave out the parts that readers skip," the author famously explained. It's no wonder that Hollywood turned to his work...
View ArticleToronto Film Festival 2013: Celebs Attending TIFF
Every year, the Toronto Film Festival seems to up the ante in terms of attending talent. 2013 is no exception, with stars like George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon and Sandra Bullock...
View Article'Thanks for Sharing' Trailer: Sex-Addicted Mark Ruffalo Falls for Sexy...
What's a recovering sex addict to do when Gwyneth Paltrow enters his life? That's the struggle facing Adam (Mark Ruffalo) in "Thanks for Sharing," which focuses on a support group for reformed...
View Article'Empire of Dirt' Poster: Fighting the Cycle of Native Poverty (EXCLUSIVE)
Remember Peter Stebbings' last film, "Defendor"? Featuring Woody Harrelson in a wacky costume, the movie won people's hearts and was a smash hit at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival. Vancouver-born...
View ArticleMidnight Madness: Toronto Film Festival's True Spirit
In September 1997, my first year covering the Toronto Film Festival as an earnest young accredited journalist, I wrote the following: "I'm not sure how many years it has been going on, but one of the...
View ArticleOscar Buzz Begins in Earnest at Venice, Telluride, and Toronto Film Festivals
With critics and movie buffs flocking to fall film festivals like swallows returning to Capistrano, it's clear that Oscar season is upon us again. Already, the buzz is strong for movies that played...
View Article13 Things We Hope to See at TIFF This Year
It's September which means it's time for... the Oscars? Wait, no, that can't be right. The Oscars aren't for another six months. Ohhh, it's time for the Toronto International Film Festival, which is a...
View ArticleJames Gandolfini, Cory Monteith Movies Premiering at TIFF 2013: Focus on...
Three films premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival pose a unique problem: how does a studio sell a movie whose star has passed away? It's a delicate balance, notes The Hollywood...
View ArticleDon McKellar, 'The Grand Seduction' Director, on Remaking a Foreign-Language Hit
For "The Grand Seduction" star Taylor Kitsch, filming an English-language remake of the 2003 Quebec box-office hit was a quaint change of pace for an action actor used to nine-figure budgets. To...
View Article'Big Chill' Reunion: The Cast Gathers for 30th Anniversary at TIFF 2013 (PHOTOS)
Just as their characters did in the movie, the stars of "The Big Chill" reunited after many years apart. A 30th anniversary screening of the dramedy at the 2013 Toronto Film Festival brought together...
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