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In one of the most explosive documentary premieres in TIFF history, a film sharply critical of Benjamin Netanyahu bowed before a packed house in Toronto Monday night, despite a last-ditch effort by the Israeli prime minister to block it. The Bibi Files, produced by Alex Gibney and directed by…

David Mackenzie is full of deceit. His movies, not him. Mackenzie can lure you with the cunningness of an illicit couple, played by Tilda Swnton and Ewan McGregor, in his 2003 drama Young Adam. "Give us a come-hither look," I remember him instructing Swinton on a barge berthed on the Forth and Clyde…

The Toronto Film Festival kicked off September 5 with a multi-move opening night that included David Gordon Green’s family comedy Nutcrackers starring Ben Stiller. It kicked off a slate of world premieres and buzzy movies across 11 days for the 49th edition of one of North America’s biggest film…

This summer the Coen Brothers’ ripoffs have been out in force including the August release of Greedy People and the Apple Original Films streaming attraction The Instigators. You might call these, and many others in recent years, Coens-light. But then again…

EXCLUSIVE: Angelina Jolie’s TIFF world premiere Without Blood is based on Alessandro Baricco’s intriguing novel which is set a time of war, but the location and era aren’t defined. The movie follows a grown woman who comes face-to-face with her father and her brother’s murderer, now much older, the…

Eight-time Grammy award-winning musician and performer Anderson .Paak made his big screen directorial debut over the weekend in Toronto with first feature K-Pops!, in which he co-stars opposite son Soul Rasheed. The production marked a number of firsts for the singer, rapper, drummer and record…

EXCLUSIVE: Rise and Shine World Sales has acquired sales rights to the documentary A Sisters' Tale ahead of its international premiere Tuesday at the Toronto International Film Festival. In the documentary, Iranian filmmaker Leila Amini trains a lens on her sister Nasreen, a gifted singer-songwriter…

Morocco has selected Nabil Ayouch's drama Everybody Loves Touda as its submission to the Best International Feature Film category of the 97th Academy Awards. The feature sees Ayouch explore the country's tradition of Sheikhat, a type of sung poetry performed by female performers which has its roots…

During her acceptance speech for the Toronto International Film Festival Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award, Cate Blanchett called for an increased focus on sustainability and green practices in the film industry, as well as a continued commitment to varied storytelling that uplifts women. “In an…

In receiving the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media tonight, Oscar and Tony winner Angelina Jolie exclaimed that “When I am asked how I feel about the state of the world today, I admit I feel sick.” She added, “After pushing for basic human rights for all people, only to see the reality worsen for so…

Upon accepting her Toronto International Film Festival Tribute Performer Award, Nightbitch star Amy Adams gave an emotional shoutout to her daughter in the audience. “You make me not only a better mother, but a better person,” she said. “Every day you challenge me.” TIFF Tribute Performer Award…

The press have been digging up old interviews with GOP Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance in which he suggests there should be a dividing line in society between those who have children, perhaps even giving those parents more than one vote, and those who…