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Toronto production company behind Alice, Darling looking to the future
Johanna Schneller
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Inside the secrets of Skinamarink, the tiny Canadian horror movie turned viral sensation
Skinamarink (2022). The title of the of the movie derives from the name of a popular North American nonsense song for preschoolers – and Kyle Edward Ball’s debut feature tracks preschooler siblings Kevin (Lucas Paul) and Kaylee (Dali Rose Tetreault) as they experience an irrational world that they do not fully understand. Set in 1995, and looking as though it had been filmed on domestic camcorders from that time (in fact it was shot digitally), Skinamarink has a grainy appearance Courtesy of BayView Entertainment
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Anna Kendrick shines in Alice, Darling, even if the rest of the drama falls apart around her
ALICE, DARLING (2022). Anna Kendrick as Alice. Courtesy of Elevation Pictures
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Vacationing with Infinity Pool’s Brandon Cronenberg is no family-friendly holiday
PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 25: Director Brandon Cronenberg of 'Possessor' attends the IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village on location at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival Day 2 on January 25, 2020 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb)
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Like Fleishman, Jesse Eisenberg is in trouble with directorial debut When You Finish Saving the World
This image released by A24 shows Finn Wolfhard, left, and Julianne Moore in a scene from " When You Finish Saving The World." (Karen Kuehn/A24 via AP)
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Move over, RRR: Bollywood and Shah Rukh Khan are back with jaw-dropping action epic Pathaan
PATHAAN (2023). Spy thriller starring Shah Rukh Khan, left, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham, directed by Siddharth Anand. Credit: Yash Raj Films
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Noah Cowan, former co-director of TIFF and influential global film industry presence, dies at 55
Noah Cowan has been appointed Co-Director of the Toronto International Film Festival. Feb.25.2004 photo by Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail DIGITAL IMAGE
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Five things to stream this weekend: Jennifer Lopez has a Shotgun Wedding, plus Kevin Costner rides again
Barry Hertz
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Brandon Cronenberg’s Infinity Pool is a delightfully sick all-inclusive nightmare
INFINITY POOL (2023). Gabi (Mia Goth) and James (Alexander Skarsgård). Courtesy of Neon / Elevation Pictures
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World’s ‘most prestigious and least pretentious’ film festival wraps another edition on the high seas
Bill Nighy as Williams in LIVING. Photo credit: Ross Ferguson / Courtesy of Number 9 films / Sony Pictures Classics / Mongrel Media
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Kenya Barris and Jonah Hill’s You People is the funniest thing Netflix has ever produced
You People. (L to R) Eddie Murphy as Akbar and Jonah Hill (Writer-Producer) as Ezra in You People. Cr. Parrish Lewis/Netflix © 2023.
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Where to watch 2023 Oscar-nominated movies in Canada
This combination of photos shows promotional art for Oscar nominees for best feature, top row from left, "All Quiet on the Western Front," "Avatar: The Way of Water," "The Banshees of Inisherin," "Elvis," "Everything Everywhere All at Once," bottom row from left, "The Fabelmans," "Tár," "Top Gun: Maverick," "Triangle of Sadness," and "Women Talking." (Netflix/Disney/Searchlight/Warner Bros./A24/Universal/Focus/Paramount/Neon/Orion-United Artists via AP)
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‘It’s a pretty good track record’: Meet the Canadian animators who secure Oscar nominations time and again
Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, National Film Board animators score Oscar nomination for best animated short The Flying Sailor.
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Oscar nominations 2023: The biggest Academy Award surprises, snubs and reality checks
Barry Hertz
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With The Son, Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern hope audiences have vulnerable conversations
Johanna Schneller
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Mystery-thriller Missing is a delightful surprise that tells a compelling story through digital media
Storm Reid in Screen Gems MISSING
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Five things to stream this weekend: Puss in Boots grants your kid’s wish, plus Leonard Cohen comes home
Barry Hertz
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Tanya Tagaq gets a mesmerizing, playfully coy close-up in concert doc Ever Deadly
Ever Deadly (Documentary). Featuring Tanya Tagaq, Inuit throat singer, and created in collaboration with filmmaker Chelsea McMullan. Tanya singing in concert. Her concerts are all improvisational in nature, giving the audience a once in a lifetime experience that will never be replicated. Courtesy of The National Film Board of Canada
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Hugh Jackman-starring drama The Son is a cruel, tolerance-testing affair
Zen McGrath as Nicholas, Laura Dern as Kate and Hugh Jackman as Peter in 'The Son' Photographer: Rekha Garton.
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Ravi Srinivasan, TIFF programmer and ‘champion’ of Canadian film community, dies at 37
Ravi Srinivasan 2019 - By George Pimentel Ravi Srinivasan Senior Manager, Festival Programming; South and Southeast Asia, Canada Obituary
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Provocative real-life murder trial inspires powerful, enigmatic drama of Saint Omer
SAINT OMER (2022). Rama (Kayije Kagame, shown), a literature professor and novelist, travels from Paris to Saint-Omer to observe the trial of Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanda) and write about the case. Coly is a student and Senegalese immigrant accused of leaving her 15-month-old daughter on a beach to be swept away by the tide in Berck. Courtesy of Films We Like
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In Living, Bill Nighy elevates Kurosawa remake to a level of cinematic immortality
Bill Nighy as Williams in LIVING. Photo credit: Ross Ferguson / Courtesy of Number 9 films / Sony Pictures Classics / Mongrel Media
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Five things to stream this weekend: Ralph Fiennes chews the scenery, plus Brad Pitt dodges some bullets
Barry Hertz
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A cast of Toronto theatre veterans save rom-com Adult Adoption from becoming a cinematic orphan
Ellie Moon stars as “Rosy” in director Karen Knox’s ADULT ADOPTION, a levelFILM release. Credit : levelFILM
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Canadian thriller Door Mouse is a neo-noir oddity not even worth calling the exterminator about
DOOR MOUSE (2022). Shown: Hayley Law as Mouse. A comic-book creator working at a burlesque club enlists the help of a colleague to figure out what's behind the disappearances of young women in their circle in this oddball neo-noir. Courtesy of Elevation Pictures
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Doug and the Slugs and Me: New CBC doc explores the legacy of the misunderstood pop band
Doug and the Slugs and Me (Documentary). In her new doc, filmmaker Teresa Alfeld uncovers the story of Doug Bennett, leader of the legendary 1980s Canadian party band Doug and the Slugs — and the dad of her childhood best friend. Courtesy of CBC
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Cineplex’s distribution deal with Lionsgate sends ripples through Canadian film industry
FILE PHOTO: A Cineplex movie theatre sign looms over Yonge street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 16, 2020. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo
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Gerard Butler sticks the landing in ridiculously sublime thriller Plane
Daniella Pineda as Bonnie Lane, Gerard Butler as Brodie Torrance, and Yoson An as Samuel Dele in Plane.
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Bill Nighy is planning on living forever, and thank goodness for that
British actor Bill Nighy arrives for the premiere of "Living" during the 2022 American Film Institute Festival at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, on November 6, 2022. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Case Against Cosby adds flesh and feeling to the experiences of his survivors
The Case Against Cosby (Documentary). Andrea Constand Looking at Ocean. The downfall of America’s dad. Andrea Constand is the only survivor to find justice against Bill Cosby. Of the 63 women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault, only one was able to gain a conviction. Credit: CBC
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Uncanny valley of the dolls: Killer-toy flick M3GAN is a horrific hoot
M3GAN in M3GAN directed by Gerard Johnstone.
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One year into bucking digital trends, boutique Blu-ray label keeps fighting for Canadian cinema
Paul Lynch’s The Hard Part Begins (1973) follows country singer Jim King (Donnelly Rhodes) who’s been playing small-town bars for years. But the industry is changing. The clubs Jim has always counted on are switching to rock, threatening his livelihood and those of other members of the band. Courtesy of TIFF
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Corsage’s refreshing attitude toward the conventions of the biopic
CORSAGE (2022). A contemporary waltz through the life of the extravagant Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Vicky Krieps), whose beauty and corsetry was famed in lands far and wide. Courtesy of TIFF
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Super-grumpy Tom Hanks cannot save the predictable sentimentality of A Man Called Otto
Tom Hanks is Otto Anderson in Columbia Pictures A MAN CALLED OTTO. Photo by: Niko Tavernise
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‘TMI was our goal’: The stars of Workin’ Moms reflect on the show’s seven-season run
Johanna Schneller
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The slow-burn rise of Parasite’s Song Kang-ho, Korean cinema’s global ambassador
Song Kang-ho in Broker (2022). Courtesy of Elevation Pictures