#TIFF24: DAY TEN – REBEL WILSON AND THE CAST OF “THE DEB”
One final lap! This was an outstanding year for us! Rebel Wilson and the Cast of Closing Night Gala THE DEB (which she directs), made it so much sweeter! Others spotted from this very Australian Cast include Karis Oka, Amanda Kour, Sophea Pennington and the Film's star Charlote MacInnes. Wilson did the rounds and his been here for a bit taking-in the Festival including attending the premieres and parties for EMILIA PEREZ and BETTER MAN.
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “LONELY PLANET”
Starring Liam Hemsworth and Laura Dern, new Romance LONELY PLANET releases Globally on Netflix October 11, 2024.
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Written and Directed By: Susannah GrantProduced By: Liza Chasin, p.g.a., Susannah Grant, p.g.a., Sarah TimbermanExecutive Producers: Brendan Ferguson, Corinne Weber, Margaret CherninCast: Laura Dern, Liam Hemsworth, Diana Silvers, Younès Boucif, Adriano Giannini, Rachida Brakni
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#TIFF24: “THE LIFE OF CHUCK” TAKES PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
After 11 days of cinematic magic, moments, and memories, TIFF officially concludes the 49th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, by celebrating the best of the fest with its annual awards slate. A total of 10 awards were handed out at the awards ceremony today, including jury-awarded prizes and the renowned People’s Choice Awards, also presented by Rogers, that signals the official start to awards season.
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#BOXOFFICE: “BEETLE BEETLEJUICE” DOUBLES DOWN AT #1
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE continues to dominate a seconds traight week, taking $50 million this weekend for Warner Bros., from 4,575 theatres. Its tally comes in now at $186.4 million already.
SPEAK NO EVIL debuts in second with $12.3 million from 3,375 theatres for Universal Pictures. It gets a strong 85% on the Tomatometer.
Third goes to the resilient DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE with $5.5 million from 3,075 theatres for Disney, its eight week run now at $621 million.
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#SPOTTED: MATTHEW MODINE IN TORONTO FOR “THE MARTINI SHOT”
Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy-nominated Actor MATTHEW MODINE continues to build a lasting and celebrated career appearing recently in Best Picture-winning OPPENHEIMER and THE DARK KNIGHT franchise.
The Toronto Independent Film Festival runs September 9-14, 2024 and his latest work, THE MARTINI SHOT just premiered at the Fest earlier this week. Modine also did a private screening of the film for a select audience only at The Hazelton Hotel's Norman Jewison Theatre.
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#TIFF24: DAY NINE – LUCY LIU AND STEVEN SODERBERGH
In all a very fulfilling and successful TIFF '24 for us! This will be the final daily of the Fest for us and we hope you had fun! Some sightings from Day Nine:
•Lucy Liu•Steven Soderbergh•Callina Liang•Chris Sullivan
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#TIFF24: “EMILIA PÉREZ” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
Rita (Zoe Saldaña) is a defence lawyer in Mexico City with the uncanny ability of helping her wealthy clients stay out of jail. She is contacted by a local drug kingpin for assistance in finding the right discreet medical centres to complete their gender affirmation surgery from man to woman. She needs to help get the kingpin’s young wife Jessi (Selena Gomez) and children to safety in Switzerland as well. Four years later, Rita meets the fully transitioned Emilia Pérez ...
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#TIFF24: “THE ORDER” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
In 1983, FBI Agent Terry Husk (Jude Law) has come to small town middle America to investigate a series of bombings and bank robberies. As he digs further in, he discovers that it is a case of domestic terrorism and cult leader Bob Matthew (Nicholas Hoult) is gearing up for an armed revolution against anyone who stands in the way of the Caucasian race taking back what they think they deserve.
THE ORDER is a startingly piece of true crime that has more than a few eerie ...
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#TIFF24: “PRESENCE” REVIEW
By Nicholas Porteous
We open on a particularly bland overhead shot as a car pulls into a driveway. It's a reserved choice to serve as the opening for Steven Soderbergh's latest--but wait. The camera twists and turns and hovers down the stairs, revealing an empty house and an anxious realtor (Julia Fox--be warned: this is her only scene). There's clearly something more to this strange, drifting perspective. Indeed, there's a Presence in this house. A ghost. And for whatever reason, among ...
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#TIFF24: “SHELL” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
Max Minghella's SHELL really should have been a part of TIFF's Midnight Madness programme, vying to be a campy cult classic.
We meet Sam (Elisabeth Moss), an aging Actress struggling to land roles..In fact, she loses out to someone she once babysat. She takes the suggestion to go to a wellness institution, Shell, which calls Zoe (Kate Hudson) its CEO. Sam begins to find confidence undergoing treatments. But things get suspicious once clients begin disappearing ...
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