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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Toronto: ‘Purgatory’ Director Navigates Warring Parents and Girl Power in Dark Divorce Comedy
Lindsay Lanzillotta’s coming-of-age dramedy and debut feature stars J.K. Simmons, Ruby McGurrin, Abby Elliot and John Reynolds and is set for a world premiere at TIFF.
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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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Mahershala Ali Reveals He Was “Yearning” to Perform Action On-Screen Before Filming ‘Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother’
“It offered up an opportunity to engage and commit to the type of difficult I want to commit to,” the Oscar winner said about the Bassam Tariq-directed film.
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Anthony Ippolito on Speaking to Sylvester Stallone Before Filming ‘I Play Rocky’: “Very Overwhelming and Daunting”
“It was a lot to take in because I’d spent over a year, by that point, studying him,” the actor said at THR‘s Studio at 1 Hotel during TIFF, presented by sponsor Canada Goose.
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Toronto Awards Analysis: ‘I Play Rocky’ Channels Namesake, Could Follow in Its Oscar Footsteps
Like Peter Farrelly’s earlier film ‘Green Book,’ this crowd-pleaser could seriously contend for TIFF’s audience award en route to major Oscar noms (including best actor for Anthony Ippolito, who plays Sylvester Stallone).
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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.
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‘Happily Ever After’ Star Shuhua Yeh Makes the Leap From K-pop Idol to Actress: “It’s Really Happening”
The 26-year-old pop star, a member of girl group I-dle, is finally fulfilling her lifelong dream of acting in Feng-I Fiona Roan’s sophomore outing.
