Toronto Review: ‘Asura: The City of Madness’
Splattered with Korean aesthetics of troglodytic violence and blighted by irredeemable characters, Kim Sung-soo’s “Asura: The City of Madness” is a stygian crime thriller that casts a jaundiced eye…
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Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2016 Platform Lineup
An international lineup of films starring Mahershala Ali, Mathieu Amalric, Jacki Weaver — and Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy — are on the Toronto International Film Festival's 2016 platform…
Netflix to Bow Amanda Knox Doc, Films From Leonardo DiCaprio, Werner Herzog at Toronto Festival
Netflix is launching four documentary films at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, including one about Amanda Knox, the American woman who spent nearly four years in an Italian prison for…
Toronto Film Festival and Telefilm Canada to Tour ‘See the North’ Film Series in U.S.
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has teamed up with Telefilm Canada to present a six-movie series of Canadian films, “See the North,” on a U.S. tour. Intended to represent the country’s…
Toronto Film Review: ‘Five Nights in Maine’
After his masterful lead performances in "Selma" and "Nightingale," and a slew of stellar supporting parts before that, David Oyelowo has latched into the type of groove as an actor where one would…
Toronto Film Festival to Debut Ethan Hawke’s ‘Born to Be Blue,’ Ellen Page’s ‘Into the Forest’
Robert Budreau's "Born to Be Blue," starring Ethan Hawke, and Patricia Rozema's "Into the Forest," with Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood, were among more than 20 Canadian features added to the 2015…
Watch: Michael Moore Explains New Documentary ‘Where to Invade Next’
The Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled its 2015 lineup, which will include the latest project from political filmmaker Michael Moore. “Where to Invade Next,” Moore’s first new…
Toronto Film Festival Launches Program for Ambitious International Films
The Toronto International Film Festival will try to foster global filmmaking with the launch of a new program, dubbed Platform, which will highlight up to a dozen films from around the world…
Strand Releasing Brings ‘May Allah Bless France’ to U.S. Auds
PARIS– L.A.-based distributor Strand Releasing has acquired U.S. rights to “May Allah Bless France,” the directorial debut of hip hop musician Abd Al Malik. Sold by Films Distribution, the…
London To Star In 2015 Toronto Film Festival’s City To City Program
Pour the tea and toast the crumpets — the Toronto International Film Festival is devoting this year’s City to City program to London, England, festival director and CEO Piers Handling announced…
Film Review: ‘1001 Grams’
The sly deadpan humor that audiences have come to expect from Bent Hamer is comparatively absent from "1001 Grams."
