#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “AMMONITE”

Official TIFF '20 selection AMMONITE gets its first official Trailer. We know many of you like us are excited about this! Synopsis: 1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) and a young woman (Saoirse Ronan) sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever. See the Trailer: AMMONITE is in theatres this November via Elevation Pictures. (Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures) Read more

#TIFF20: SPECIAL EVENTS, IN-CONVERSATIONS WITH… AND AWARDS ANNOUNCED

More exciting TIFF '20 announcements today were made including additional In Conversation With… talks, Special Events, and Short Cuts. Above this, the People's Choice Awards will be returning again this year, plus the new IMDbPro Short Cuts Awards and Amplify Voices Awards presented by Canada Goose. IN-CONVERSATIONS WITH... In Conversation With… Halle Berry This conversation delves into all aspects of Berry's experience directing Bruised, in which she also stars, and will ... Read more

#TIFF20: COMPLETE FILM LINE-UP ANNOUNCED AT 2020 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

By Mr. Will Wong The complete list of Films to premiere at the 45th Toronto International Film Festival was released earlier today. More than ever, this year's films are focused on representation and inclusion being a point of focus. We see loud and clear, movies this year about women, black people, indigenous people and people of colour. Added to the slate are films like Kornél Mundruczó's PIECES OF A WOMAN starring The Crown's Vanessa Kirby as a woman coping with the loss of her baby; ... Read more

#FIRSTLOOK: CHLOE ZHAO’S “NOMADLAND” TO PREMIERE AT TIFF ’20

Chinese-born and L.A.-based Filmmaker Chloé Zhao won accolades with 2017's The Rider and since then has signed-on to direct Marvel's The Eternals. Coming next is her Film, NOMADLAND starring and produced by Frances McDormand which will be doing the Festival rounds at at the New York, Venice and Toronto International Film Festival. The latter two will premiere on September 11, 2020. Telluride also will be hosting a special Drive-In Screening in lieu of their Festival being cancelled this ... Read more

#TIFF20: FIRST ROUND OF ANNOUNCEMENTS

By Mr. Will Wong So things will be a bit different this year amidst this pandemic. TIFF unveiled what this year's Festival will look like and there will be physical screenings and drive-ins, digital screenings, virtual red carpets, press conferences and industry talks. The Festival is still slated to go September 10–19, 2020. Film Premieres will be downsized to 50 films only including the likes of: -Ammonite, directed by Francis Lee (United Kingdom) - starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse ... Read more

#TIFF20: SPIKE LEE’S “AMERICAN UTOPIA” NAMED OPENING NIGHT GALA

TIFF have announced their Opening Night Gala this year and it will be Spike Lee-directed AMERICAN UTOPIA, which centers on Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and his 2019 Broadway show. Talking Heads are known best for their smash hit Burning Down the House. The Festival kicks-off September 10, 2020. The Theatrical Concert which had a run at New York City's Hudson Theatre and concluding this past February, originally was set for a Fall return prior to the pandemic. It is based on his ... Read more

#SPOTTED: ALFRE WOODARD IN TORONTO FOR “CLEMENCY”

Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe and Emmy-winning Actress ALFRE WOODARD certainly is a veteran of the screen having produced a phenomenal résumé which includes St. Elsewhere, L.A. Law, Hill Street Blues, Scrooged, Desperate Housewives, Down in the Delta and of course, Best Picture-winning 12 Years a Slave. In addition to a celebrated career, she has been a vocal supporter in the fight against AIDS and LGBTQ rights. Woodard made an appearance at TIFF '19 in September for her latest, ... Read more

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN A RUN-OF-ENGAGEMENT PASS TO SEE “MARRIAGE STORY”

TIFF x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Toronto a chance to win Run-of-Engagement Passes to see TIFF '19 selection, MARRIAGE STORY.   Synopsis: Revisiting some of the themes that made his Oscar-nominated TIFF 2005 selection The Squid and the Whale so resonant, writer-director Noah Baumbach digs deep into divorce with Marriage Story. Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson deliver some of their richest work as a couple whose once enviable union crumbles under the weight of mounting ... Read more

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN RUN-OF-ENGAGEMENT PASSES TO SEE “THE IRISHMAN”

TIFF x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Toronto a chance to win Run-of-Engagement Passes to see the eagerly-awaited latest Film by Martin Scorsese, THE IRISHMAN. Synopsis: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci star in Martin Scorsese’s THE IRISHMAN, an epic saga of organized crime in post-war America told through the eyes of World War II veteran Frank Sheeran, a hustler and hitman who worked alongside some of the most notorious figures of the 20th century. Spanning decades, the film ... Read more

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER TO WIN RUN-OF-ENGAGEMENT PASSES TO SEE “PARASITE”

TIFF x Mr. Will want to give Readers in Toronto a chance to win Run-of-Engagement Passes to see TIFF '19 selection, PARASITE at TIFF Bell Lightbox.   Synopsis: Ki-taek's family of four is close, but fully unemployed, with a bleak future ahead of them. The son Ki-woo is recommended by his friend, a student at a prestigious university, for a well-paid tutoring job, spawning hopes of a regular income. Carrying the expectations of all his family, Ki-woo heads to the Park family home for an ... Read more