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‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Gets Modern War-Zone Update From Lakeem Rose (EXCLUSIVE)
British writer-director Lakeem Rose, is developing his feature debut, a contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare&#…
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Survey: These Vehicles Will Most Likely Hit the 250,000-Mile Mark
Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of Toyotas on this list.…
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Olivia Wilde Has Entered Her ‘Lack of F-cks Given’ Era
After a period of lying low, the actor and filmmaker returned to the public eye this summer with two hit movies, The Inv…
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Ayo Edebiri, Lily-Rose Depp, Fala Chen, Patricia Arquette, Michelle Yeoh, Courteney Cox and More Salute Women in Film With Variety and Chanel at TIFF
Variety and Chanel’s annual Women in Film dinner was the place to see and be chic at the Toronto Film Festival on …
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‘The Stunt Driver’ Review: Jay Baruchel Takes a Leap into Tepid Biopic Territory
In “The Stunt Driver,” Jay Baruchel reteams with his “Goon” director Michael Dowse and takes on a showy lead…
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‘Girl Group’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Bawdy Pop Comedy Is All Fizz and Little Substance
Toward the end of Rebel Wilson’s “Girl Group,” a fizzy, gaudy clone of “Pitch Perfect” sculpted from the mentor formula …
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Tom Nicoll Looks Beyond Male Influencer Culture in TIFF Title ‘Salvation’: ‘I Don’t Think Anyone’s Ever Been Insulted Into Changing Their Mind’
Scottish writer-director Tom Nicoll is unveling at Toronto his buzzy debut “Salvation.” It tracks an aspiring online lif…
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Yoon Dan-bi’s Toronto and San Sebastian Film ‘The World Before’ Gives Its Camera a Soul and Its Island a Voice
Seven years after “Moving On,” Korean filmmaker Yoon Dan-bi returns with “The World Before,” a c…
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Cannes Prize-Winning Nepal Oscar Entry ‘Elephants in the Fog’ Sells Wide for Best Friend Forever (EXCLUSIVE)
Abinash Bikram Shah’s “Elephants in the Fog” has been sold to distributors across 10 territories, Best…
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TIFF Platform Competition Film ‘Idda’ Portrays Female Friendship, Grief and Memory Set on Sicily’s Mount Etna
Reaping upbeat initial reviews, Italian film “Idda” had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival as…
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Trans Pregnancy Drama ‘Aman’ Boards Parallax Films for Global Sales Ahead of Toronto and London Premieres (EXCLUSIVE)
International sales company Parallax Films has boarded “Aman,” writer-director Rahul Roye’s short film…
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Oscars: Philippines Selects Rafael Manuel’s ‘Filipiñana’ for International Feature Race
Rafael Manuel’s “Filipiñana” has been chosen as the official entry from the Philippines in the international…
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FCC Chairman Slams James Talarico as Running a ‘Hoax’ With Jimmy Kimmel Interview, Which ABC Punted to YouTube, to Get ‘Clicks and Donations’
Brendan Carr, the Trump-aligned Republican chairman of the FCC, accused James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for the…
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Chris Rock’s Hollywood Send-Up ‘Misty Green’ Hits TIFF With Rosalind Eleazar’s Knockout Lead Performance
Roughly two-thirds through “Misty Green,” Rosalind Eleazar takes a breath and lets a rendition of “One Night Only,” from…
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Mahershala Ali Finally Made His ‘Blade’ Film With ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’
Bassam Tariq and Mahershala Ali finally made their “Blade” movie. On Saturday night, “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mothe…
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‘Animal Hospital’ Leads Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 Winners as Roblox Unveils 20th Anniversary Event
The Roblox Innovation Awards (RIAs) unveiled its 2026 winners during a ceremony in San Jose Saturday with new title “Ani…
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‘Misty Green’ Review: Chris Rock Tells the Story of a Party-Girl Actress, Brilliantly Played by Rosalind Eleazar, in The Best Hollywood Movie in Years
"Misty Green" is an amazing slice of showbiz sociology, riveting in the details of what a contemporary Hollywood actress…
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‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Anthony Ippolito Channels Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly’s Cleverly Crafted Crowd-Pleaser About the Making of ‘Rocky’
For a biographical drama to work, it’s not required that the central actor do a pinpoint uncanny, so-close-to- the…
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Lucy Dacus on Doing a Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Show to End Her ‘Forever Is a Feeling’ Cycle, After Previously Bringing the Boygenius Era to a Close There: ‘Maybe It’s a Place Where I’m Supposed to Cry’
“Forever Is a Feeling,” Lucy Dacus promised in the romantic-sounding title of her 2025 solo album. Feelings …
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‘I Play Rocky’ Premieres at TIFF: A Movie About a Best Picture Winner That’s a Best Picture Contender?
Yo Adrian, Rocky did it … again! Only this time, the famed character is at TIFF in biopic form, thanks to director Peter…
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Paramount Leaving California Will Devastate Los Angeles Economy, Leaked Report Finds
A leaked report from the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation outlines devastating aftershocks that would follow…
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‘Everybody Wants to F— Me’ Review: Giddily Genre-Crossing Comedy Sees Right Through Taron Egerton’s Nice-Guy Act
Just when the victim/villain discourse about sleeper smash “Obsession” was finally beginning to die down, al…
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‘SNL U.K.’ Weekend Update Takes Aim at Trump’s New Hair — and Paddy Young Says the Punchline Was ‘Taken From Me by Our Legal Team’
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new hairstyle was heavily mocked in “Saturday Night Live U.K.’s” Weekend Updat…
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Jeff Goldblum Performs a Jazz Number to Open ‘SNL U.K.’ Season 2: ‘Hoping You’ll Like Me More Than Nando’s or Marmite’
Jeff Goldblum kicked off his hosting duties on “Saturday Night Live U.K.” by employing his musical skills in…