How the ‘Halloween’ Director Went From Slashers to Slapstick
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In his TIFF opening-night film 'Nutcrackers' starring Ben Stiller, horror helmer David Gordon Green takes on a surprising new genre: low-budget comedy.
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on Sep 5
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A work-obsessed Chicago real estate developer gets stuck on his late sister’s Ohio farm playing guardian to four rambunctious nephews in this Toronto festival opener.
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on Sep 6
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Samir Oliveros' film depicts the fateful 1984 appearance on 'Press Your Luck' by ice-cream truck driver Michael Larson, who would win the largest prize in the show's history.
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on Sep 6
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Lily McInerny also stars in this updated take on Françoise Sagan's 1954 coming-of-age story, about a young woman meddling in her father's love life.
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on Sep 6
Ben Stiller Says Making Movies in Canada Is an “Amazing Experience” as Toronto Fest Kicks Off
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With Hollywood stars back post-strikes, director David Gordon Green led Stiller up the red carpet into Roy Thomson Hall for the world premiere of 'Nutcrackers.'
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on Sep 6
Protestors Disrupt TIFF Opening Night Screening
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"From Turtle Island to Palestine, RBC funds genocide," a small group chanted at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre.
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on Sep 6
‘Went Up the Hill’ Review: Vicky Krieps and Dacre Montgomery Are Dazzling in a Poetic Ghost Story
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Premiering in Toronto, Samuel Van Grinsven's film revolves around a woman and her dead wife's estranged son.
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on Sep 6
Eddie Huang’s New Doc ‘Vice Is Broke’ Digs Into the Media Giant’s Downfall
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The attorney-turned-chef tries his hand at nonfiction filmmaking with a TIFF-bowing title about how he and other employees were treated by Vice Media: “They’re not good dudes.”
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on Sep 6
Vicky Krieps Sings ‘Went Up the Hill’ Closing Song Live at TIFF Premiere
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The 'Phantom Thread' actress plans to release an album of her songs, each based on a film character she has played.
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on Sep 6
Demi Moore’s Director Coralie Fargeat Is Not Afraid to Gross You Out With ‘The Substance’
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After turning heads, and stomachs, in Cannes, the film is about to be unleashed on the public. Are audiences ready for a bloody body horror flick about aging women and the perils of self-hatred?
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on Sep 5
TIFF Market Screenings Offer “Three-Dimensional” View of Contemporary China
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The five-film program put together by the China Film Co-Production Corporation includes comedy, drama, romance, and suspense as North American moviegoers' expectations "are higher than before."
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on Sep 5
TIFF 2024: Read THR’s Reviews of the Movies Screening at the Toronto Film Festival (Updating)
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The Hollywood Reporter critics weigh in on this year’s crop of titles, from biopics to documentaries, sweeping epics to intimate character studies, tear-jerking dramas to laugh-out-loud comedies.
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on Sep 5
Top Toronto Film Fest Programmer Talks Sales Titles and 2026 Official Market Plans
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“It is a content market, not a film market,” Anita Lee says of TIFF going beyond an informal market to have buyers and sellers shopping films, TV series, XR and immersive content and financing and packaging movies.
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on Sep 5
A ‘Piece by Piece’ Lego Figure, Movie Posters, and Poutine: Toronto Is Ready to Kick off TIFF
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'Nutcrackers,' David Gordon Green’s comedy starring Ben Stiller, officially opens the fest on Thursday.
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on Sep 5