Almodóvar’s Deep Dive Into … Almodóvar
With the very meta ‘Bitter Christmas,’ the Spanish auteur goes further into autofiction than ever — and grapples with where to draw the line: “I really expose myself a lot.”
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Canadian Auteur Matthew Rankin Had a Fever Dream About Canadian History
In the Toronto-premiering ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, Brian Mulroney,’ the ‘Universal Language’ director turns former Canadian PM Brian Mulroney’s rise to power into a surreal collage of archival footage, animation and TV propaganda.
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Carla Woodcock Joins Kate Beckinsale, Katherine McNamara in ‘White’ (Exclusive)
Highland Film racked up multiple pre-sales for Jake West’s shark survival thriller at TIFF.
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Barbara Kopple Returns to the Picket Line
Fifty years after ‘Harlan County, U.S.A.,’ the Oscar winner’s ‘Union Town’ follows Amazon, UPS and delivery app workers organizing in her own hometown — and finds hope even in their setbacks.
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David Oyelowo and Danai Gurira Champion African Filmmaking at TIFF
The actors were on hand for a screening of ‘Muganga, the One Who Treats,’ about Denis Mukwege, a Congolese doctor who cares for women who have been the victims of sexual violence.
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TIFF Flashback: Michelle Yeoh Took a Dramatic Turn With ‘The Lady’
The former Bond girl made a big impression playing the real-life Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese activist, politician and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
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‘Woman Unknown’ Wins Golden Lion in Venice: Full Winners List
All eyes were on the Lido as John Malkovich (‘Wild Horse Nine’) and Mathilde Arcel (‘Woman Unknown’) won best actor and best actress, and Venice sensation ‘NAZA’ claimed the Special Jury Prize.
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How a Small Chinese Drama Became a $300 Million Phenomenon
‘Dear You’ director Lan Hongchun on the film’s surprise success, its real-life family reunions and its arrival at TIFF’s China Film Showcase.
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Slavoj Zizek Wants to Talk About Taylor Swift, Spider-Man and His Crush on Olivia Wilde
The Marxist philosopher holds forth on capitalism, cancel culture and Hollywood in a Zoom call almost as chaotic as his new documentary, Sophie Fiennes’ ‘The Pervert’s Guide to Utopias.’
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‘Look Back’ Breakouts Furi Nanase and Rokka Okada on Growing Up on a Hirokazu Koreeda Set
In the coming-of-age drama, the 12-year-old co-stars play aspiring manga artists whose rivalry blossoms into a defining friendship, brought to life via the director’s famously intuitive way with child actors.
