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Movie Review: Sinister and unhinged, James McAvoy is the weekend host from hell in ‘Speak No Evil’

Movie Review: Sinister and unhinged, James McAvoy is the weekend host from hell in ‘Speak No Evil’

Quick. Has there ever been a horror film set in a country home with a decent cell signal? Nope, and there’s no signal at Paddy and Ciara’s house, either, deep in the English countryside.
Movie Review: Two ideas compete for the soul of 'My Old Ass' but sweetness finally wins

Movie Review: Two ideas compete for the soul of 'My Old Ass' but sweetness finally wins

They say tripping on psychedelic mushrooms triggers hallucinations, anxiety, paranoia and nervousness. In the case of Elliott, an 18-year-old restless Canadian, they prompt a visitor.
TIFF festivalgoers note amped-up star wattage, city buzz after strikes and COVID woes

TIFF festivalgoers note amped-up star wattage, city buzz after strikes and COVID woes

TORONTO — Five hours ahead of the first screening of "Saturday Night" at the Toronto International Film Festival, fans were already lined up along the red carpet and waiting for celebrities to arrive.
Ontario's public broadcaster won't air doc on Russian soldiers amid TIFF protest

Ontario's public broadcaster won't air doc on Russian soldiers amid TIFF protest

Ontario's public broadcaster says it won't be airing a documentary about Russian soldiers it helped produce, amid protests against the film's screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative

Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative

TORONTO (AP) — Many of the expected conventions of music biopics are present in “Piece by Piece,” about the producer-turned-pop star Pharrell Williams , and “Better Man,” about the British singer Robbie Williams .
'Megalopolis' grew more relevant over the decades Coppola worked on it: Esposito

'Megalopolis' grew more relevant over the decades Coppola worked on it: Esposito

TORONTO — Giancarlo Esposito first read the script of Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis" more than two decades ago, and he says it somehow feels more relevant now.
Ukrainian officials call for film following Russian soldiers to be pulled from TIFF

Ukrainian officials call for film following Russian soldiers to be pulled from TIFF

TORONTO — Ukrainian officials are calling on the Toronto International Film Festival to pull a documentary about Russian soldiers from its schedule.
Matt Johnson and Kazik Radwanski on hurdles facing young Canadian directors

Matt Johnson and Kazik Radwanski on hurdles facing young Canadian directors

TORONTO — Toronto’s Matt Johnson and Kazik Radwanski are often hailed as key figures in the new wave of Canadian cinema but they worry the country's filmmaking ecosystem isn't fostering enough young, risk-taking directors.
Amy Adams and Marielle Heller put all of their motherhood experiences into 'Nightbitch'

Amy Adams and Marielle Heller put all of their motherhood experiences into 'Nightbitch'

TORONTO (AP) — The day after the premiere of their film “Nightbitch,” Amy Adams and Marielle Heller are sitting in a Toronto restaurant reflecting on all that went into, as Heller puts it, “birthing” a movie that captures some of the truest, rawest b
Amy Adams and Marielle Heller put all of their motherhood experiences into 'Nightbitch'

Amy Adams and Marielle Heller put all of their motherhood experiences into 'Nightbitch'

TORONTO (AP) — The day after the premiere of their film “Nightbitch,” Amy Adams and Marielle Heller are sitting in a Toronto restaurant reflecting on all that went into, as Heller puts it, “birthing” a movie that captures some of the truest, rawest b