Film Review: ‘The Exception’
The Germans may have been the bad guys in World War II, but those we meet in "The Exception" don't fit the mold at all — which explains the title change in this historically inspired, charitably…
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Bill Nighy Thriller ‘Limehouse Golem’ Gets Release Date From RLJ Entertainment
RLJ Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Bill Nighy’s thriller “The Limehouse Golem” and set a Sept. 8 release date in theaters and on demand. The story is set in Victorian London as the city is…
Cannes: Mubi Buys Bruce McDonald’s Coming-of-Age Drama ‘Weirdos’ for U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)
Streaming platform Mubi has acquired all U.S. rights to coming-of-age drama “Weirdos” for a late summer release in theaters, followed by an exclusive streaming premiere, Variety has learned…
Toronto Film Fest Founder and Producer Bill Marshall Dies at 77
Bill Marshall, who co-founded the Toronto International Film Festival in 1976, died Sunday in Toronto. He was 77. The festival and his family reported that he died of cardiac arrest while in the…
The Secret Formula for a Great Film Festival
Of the 1,000 or so film reviews Variety publishes annually, roughly two-thirds are written at film festivals — which is why, in 2014, I relocated to Europe for two years. The idea was to live on the…
Film Review: ‘Interchange’
The power of the photographic image and the woeful legacy of colonialism intersect in eerie ways in the stylishly shot supernatural thriller “Interchange.” A police murder procedural that segues into…
Film Review: ‘White Sun’
Nepali helmer Deepak Rauniyar's outstanding second feature is a powerful drama about people and a nation at the crossroads.
Highlights From the Variety Studio at TIFF
From “La La Land” and “Jackie,” to “Nocturnal Animals” and “Loving,” here are the highlights from the Variety Studio presented by airbnb at the Toronto Film Festival. Variety Studio lit exclusively…
Film Review: ‘A Wedding’
Director Streker strives to offer a balanced view of a traditional family in Belgium forcing their daughter into an arranged marriage, yet in the end he hits far too many expected buttons.
Bel Powley Comedy ‘Carrie Pilby’ Sells to The Orchard
The Orchard has picked up North American rights to “Carrie Pilby,” a comedy with “Diary of a Teenage Girl” star Bel Powley. “Carrie Pilby” centers on a precocious girl who flew through Harvard…
‘Eagle Huntress’ Heroine Inspired Other Girls in Her Community to Break Tradition
Director Otto Bell reveals why he spent his “life savings and a bunch of money from the bank” to film “The Eagle Huntress,” a documentary about Aisholpan Nurgaiv, a 13-year-old nomadic girl who broke…
