Seth Rogen Tells TIFF the Best Advice He’s Ever Received: ‘Less Semen, More Emotion!’
It’s extraordinary just how prolific Seth Rogen has been. He began performing stand-up comedy at clubs around his…
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Teary-Eyed Kaley Cuoco Recalls Death of Her ‘8 Simple Rules’ TV Dad John Ritter: ‘One of the Worst Days of My Life’
Kaley Cuoco stepped out Saturday night to pay tribute to her TV dad, John Ritter. She was starring as the television…
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Hollywood Ventures Group, Canada’s Big Picture Cinema Group, and Morocco’s Pink Sheep Team on Casablanca-Set Thriller ‘The Final Bet’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Hollywood Ventures Group (HVG), Canadian film finance and production outfit Big Picture Cinema Group, and Morocco’s…
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Box Office: ‘Practical Magic 2’ Fizzles With $30 Million Debut
Whatever spell conjured by the witchy Owens sisters, played onscreen by Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in two…
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‘Severance’ Producer Nicholas Weinstock Boards Indian Fantasy-Horror ‘Tongue’ Starring Sayani Gupta (EXCLUSIVE)
Nicholas Weinstock, executive producer of the Apple TV+ series “Severance,” has boarded “Tongue,” an Indian…
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‘Union Town’ Review: Barbara Kopple’s Labor Rights Documentary Is Both Aptly Angry and Optimistically Community-Minded
Across the harrowing financial realities of late capitalism, an indisputable global fact is the injustices faced by…
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TNT’s Iraq War Drama ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ Is Dull and Deeply Disturbing: TV Review
Twenty-three years after the United States invaded Iraq, the American public now knows that despite his horrific reign…
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‘Angh’ Cinematographer on How He Captured the Film’s Challenging Nighttime Sequences
Cinematographer Adam Pietkiewicz has been dealing with patchy internet over the past few days. He and his crew have…
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Ali Asgari Doesn’t Believe in a Bright Future After Iran’s January Massacre – Just ‘A Bit of Light’
Iranian director Ali Asgari has no desire to repeat clichés about great expectations for things to come. “In Iran, we…
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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…
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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 coming-of-age film about…
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‘Masc’ Review: A Sensitive Character Study Where Identity is Found in Imitation and Observation
In “Masc,” director Bertil Nilsson pulls off a nifty trick: He observes an observer. Usually a film’s protagonist has…
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Shuhua’s Acting Debut and Breaking Free From the ‘American Girl’ Label: Director Feng-i Fiona Roan on Toronto Title ‘Happily Ever After’
“Happily Ever After,” the follow-up feature from Taiwanese director Feng-i Fiona Roan, is bowing in the Toronto Film…
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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 Friend Forever…
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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…
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‘Up Against It’ Review: Antonio Banderas Stars in a British Family Dramedy That Ignores Its Own Conundrums
A crisscrossing family dramedy, Trudie Styler’s “Up Against It” features wonderful performances and intriguingly modern…
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T.N. Chief Minister Vijay flags off Silverstone motor race in U.K. as actor Ajith competes
The actor and motorsports racer thanks the Chief Minister for coming to the circuit and expresses his wish to see such…
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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…
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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,”…
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BRICS 2026 beyond the Declaration: An Indian feast, Bollywood tunes by the Malaysian PM, and more
With the diplomatic hurdles cleared early in the evening, the BRICS cohort returned to the decked-out Bharat Mandapam…
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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…
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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…
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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 Movie About Hollywood in Years
"Misty Green" is an amazing slice of showbiz sociology, riveting in the details of what a contemporary Hollywood…
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