Sep 6, 2017 | Film Festivals, Trending
When it comes to the Toronto Intl. Film Festival, can less be more? Artistic director Cameron Baileythinks so, unveiling a leaner TIFF with 41 fewer features than last year (for a still-hefty 255 titles) and two less venues. Yet some top industry attendees say they...
Sep 6, 2017 | Film Festivals, Trending
The Toronto Film Festival isn’t just an essential stop for Oscar hopefuls. There’s also an active film market that results in plenty of all-night bidding wars. This year, studios and distributors will make the trek across the border, on the hunt for films that can be...
Sep 5, 2017 | Film Festivals, In Production, Trending
“Loving Pablo” — starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, whose last on-screen romantic relationship was in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” for which Cruz won an Oscar — also marks the reunion of Spanish director Fernando León de Aranoa and Bardem, whose performance in...
Sep 5, 2017 | Film Festivals, Trending
When William Friedkin shot “The Exorcist” in 1973, he had never seen an exorcism, though even at the time he believed in the power of this rite. Decades later, the U.S. director came full circle when he was able to film one close up — involving violent thrashing,...
Aug 22, 2017 | Film Festivals, Trending
Javier Bardem, Gael García Bernal, Angelina Jolie and Helen Mirren will headline a series of public conversations about their careers as part of this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Many of these actors and filmmakers aren’t just trekking to Canada to take a jaunt down...
Aug 1, 2017 | Film Festivals
The Toronto International Film Festival will premiere James Franco’s comedy-drama “The Disaster Artist” as part of its Midnight Madness section of genre titles. “The Disaster Artist” screened in March as a work in progress at South by Southwest, where it received a...
