Will Poulter to Be Honored at Heartland Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Will Poulter is heading to Indianapolis to be honored at the 35th annual Heartland Film Festival. The actor will attend a special presentation of his recent…
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‘Copperhead’ Rounds Out Cast With Shea Whigham, Jamie Chung, Bobby Soto, Alejandro Speitzer, Michael Raymond-James & Thad Luckinbill
EXCLUSIVE: Shea Whigham (Joker, Take Shelter), Jamie Chung (Lovecraft Country, Dexter: New Blood), Bobby Soto (A Million Miles Away, Flamin’ Hot), Alejandro…
‘La Gradiva’ Review: A Brutally Tender Study of Teenage Promise and Fragility That Marks the Arrival of a Major New Filmmaker
At 2 hours 25 minutes, Marine Atlan’s stunning debut, “La Gradiva,” is long if you run a stopwatch. But by any other measure it is as quick as a breath — a…
Brie Larson Bound For ‘One Italian Summer’ From Paramount & Director Harry Bradbeer; Pic Set For Mother’s Day Weekend 2028
EXCLUSIVE: Room Best Actress Oscar winner Brie Larson is set to star as Katy Silver and executive produce Paramount Pictures’ feature adaptation of Rebecca…
‘Prima Facie’ Review: Cynthia Erivo Stars in Tonally Confused Screen Treatment of Provocative #MeToo Stage Play
TIFF: Erivo plays a formidable barrister who is forced to confront the system she once trusted in this disappointing screen version of the celebrated…
Google’s Sean Downey on the YouTube TIFF Takeover, Oscars Ad Integration and Creators vs. Influencers
The Toronto International Film Festival is still obsessed with “Obsession.” The blockbuster horror indie sold out of the festival last year, launched digital…
‘Everytime’ Director Sandra Wollner on the Emotional Resonance of Her Un Certain Regard Winning Film: ‘We Carry Our Experiences Within Us’
Sandra Wollner’s “Everytime” lands in Toronto this week for its North American premiere, kicking off a run that includes both the New York and Vancouver film…
Reggie Rock Bythewood Developing Film Based on Black Little League Baseball Team That Challenged Segregation
EXCLUSIVE: Reggie Rock Bythewood (Swagger) and Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Undisputed Cinema is developing the feature film Cannon Street All-Stars, based on the…
MacGuffin Awards Winners: Property Masters Guild Honors ‘Widow’s Bay,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ & More – Full List
The Property Masters Guild handed out its third annual MacGuffin Awards on Saturday night in Hollywood, celebrating significant artistic achievements of…
Flanders Cinema Finds Global Momentum With TIFF Titles, Cannes Honors and Oscar Buzz
Earlier this year, Belgium’s Flanders region returned to the Berlinale competition after a 45-year hiatus with Anke Blondé’s “Dust.” A few months later…
‘Anchors Aweigh’ Review: One Man’s Alt-Comedy Millennial Meltdown Gets a Hybrid Documentary Gloss in Matt Barats’ Second Feature
Finally, a (very funny) movie that dares to ask: "What if Ross McElwee were an idiot?"
Woody Harrelson To Play Wealthy American Expat In Freefall In Rick Alverson’s ‘Summer Of Roses’
EXCLUSIVE: Three-time Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson is set to lead Summer of Roses, a new suspense drama from Rick Alverson, who directs from a script…
EbonyLife’s Mo Abudu on TIFF Premiere ‘The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives’ and ‘the Consequences of the Decisions We Take as Women’
Nigerian super-producer Mo Abudu returns to the red carpet at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival this week, where “The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives,”…
‘200 Meters’ Director Ameen Nayfeh on New Pic ‘Jo of Montreal’ and the Need for Family Films in West Asia
In making “Jo of Montreal,” Ameen Nayfeh, director of the award-winning Palestinian drama “200 Meters,” embarked on a very different kind of project than his…
Gina Rodriguez Sets Boxing Feature ‘House of Guerrero’ For Theatrical Directorial Debut & Producing Alongside Justin Baldoni
EXCLUSIVE: Gina Rodriguez is set to make her theatrical directorial debut with the new boxing film, House of Guerrero, written by Bernardo Cubría (Acapulco)…
Ziwe on YouTube as the ‘Great Equalizer’ and Her Only Interview That Went South
Ziwe has built her career in comedy and as an interview host who can handle any guest, from political figures to drag queens. The comedian screened two…
‘The Nature of Invisible Things’ Director Rafaela Camelo Lines Up Luciana Paes and Sundance-Winner Camila Márdila For ‘The Favorite Daughter’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Luciana Paes (“Friendly Beast”) and Camila Márdila (“I’m Still Here”) have been cast in “The Favorite Daughter” (“A Filha Favorita”), the new film by rising…
Heartfelt, Rare Animated Belgian Feature ‘Juul’ Headlines Studio 100 Film’s Expanding Slate at TIFF Market
How far would you go to keep a love one close? Belgian studio Fabrique Fantastique’s debut animated feature “Juul” comes to TIFF Market a few days after Studio…
Vimeo Doubles Short Film Grant Program Prize to $300,000 (EXCLUSIVE)
Vimeo is launching its second annual Short Film Grant Program, doubling last year’s prize pool to $300,000 to be split among five emerging filmmakers. In…
‘River’s Joshua Giuliano Was Inspired To Make Slasher By “Anxiety Visions” Of His Family “Dying In Horrible Ways” — Toronto Studio
RIVER Director-screenwriter: Joshua Giuliano Logline: Three siblings set out to scatter their father’s ashes on a remote river, but the trip turns into a…