Jessica Chastain and director Aaron Sorkin stopped by the Variety Studio Presented by AT&T at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday to discuss their new film, “Molly’s Game.” Chastain plays real-life self-made “poker princess” Molly Bloom.
“The scene that Kevin and I have outside, I said to Aaron, ‘This is the best scene I’ve ever had the chance to do on film,'” Chastain said about a scene she shot with Kevin Costner.
In the upcoming Jacques Audiard-helmed crime-drama “The Sisters Brothers,” Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly are brothers and assassins who find themselves on a perilous journey through the Northwest. “Nightcrawler” alums Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed also star in the Western. During the Toronto Film Festival, Reilly and Ahmed stopped by the Variety Studio, presented by AT&T, to discuss how [...]
The cast of “The Hate U Give” stopped by the Variety Studio presented by AT&T at the Toronto Film Festival to discuss the relatability and timeliness of their film. The George Tillman Jr.-helmed drama deals with racism, police brutality, overcoming stereotypes, and a slew of current social problems. Amandla Stenberg, who plays the film’s protagonist, Starr, discussed the [...]
“A Star Is Born,” which played at the Toronto Film Festival, follows Lady Gaga as Ally, an insecure singer-songwriter who meets Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper), a famous musician who mentors her and helps launch her career. The music-heavy film marks Cooper’s directorial debut. At the TIFF premiere, Lady Gaga got emotional while telling Variety that she sees [...]
“As I look out at this room of hundreds of women, I can’t help but feel inspired and totally safe knowing that this is Mike Pence’s personal hell.”
One of Motown’s biggest legends, Smokey Robinson, hit back at criticism over not Jennifer Lopez’s Motown tribute at Sunday’s Grammy Awards.
Viola Davis’ full Power of Women speech praised the work of #MeToo founder Tarana Burke.
