#TIFF24: “PAYING FOR IT” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
Chester Brown (Dan Beirne) is a Cartoonist who lives with his girlfriend Sonny (Emily Lê) in the late '90s. Sonny wants to redefine and open-up their relationship so she can better explore her feelings for other men. Chester is okay with the idea, but has no intention of pursuing romantic love with someone else. Instead, he decides to explore a new kind of intimacy by paying and sleeping with sex workers.
Based on Brown’s controversial best-selling graphic novel, ...
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#TIFF24: “ANORA” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
Anora (Mikey Madison), or Ani as she prefers to be called, is a sex worker working at a New York gentlemen’s club. One evening, a guest requests a dancer who can speak Russian. Ani fits the bill and meets Vanya (Mark Eydelshteyn), the charming, high-rolling son of a Russian oligarch. He is instantly enamoured by Ani and asks to spend more time with her outside of the club. They begin a transactional relationship which turns into marriage soon after. When Vanya’s parents ...
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#TIFF24: “SEEDS” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
Ziggy (Kaniehtiio Horn, who also Writes and Directs) is an influencer trying to make it in Toronto. She has just signed a deal with a seed company called Nature’s Oath when she is called back to the reservation to housesit for her Aunt. She is reminded to protect her Aunt’s seeds at all costs, and though she just waves away the warning, she changes her tune when she realizes someone may be trying to take them after all.
SEEDS is a Comedy that unpacks itself gradually ...
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#TIFF24: DAY ONE SIGHTINGS – BEN STILLER, KATY PERRY, ORLANDO BLOOM, CATRIONA BALFE, KIERNAN SHIPKA, THE TRAGICALLY HIP AND MORE
TIFF '24 officially has kicked-off and it was an action-packed start to the Festival!
Sightings from the day include:
•Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor and David Gordon Green here for NUTCRACKERS - the official Opening Night Gala•Katy Perry surprising at the premiere of husband Orlando Bloom's THE CUT, plus his Co-star, Catriona Balfe•The Tragically Hip unveil new Prime Video Docu-Series: THE TRAGICALLY HIP: NO DRESS REHEARSAL; it was celebrated on Festival Street with a ...
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#TIFF24: “THE APPRENTICE” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
It is the 1970s and Donald J. Trump (Sebastian Stan) is looking to make a name for himself in the Manhattan real estate scene. By chance, he meets high powered attorney Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) who takes a liking to the young Trump and takes him under his wing, helping him with legal issues and teaching him ways to be a winner (or more accurately, a “killer”) rather than a loser.
THE APPRENTICE is one of the most controversial films of the year and will likely only ...
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#TIFF24: “THE SUBSTANCE” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
Elisabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) was once Hollywood royalty. Fearing she may fade into total obscurity after getting sacked from her TV fitness show, she turns to a black-market injection program called “The Substance”. Using it creates a younger version of herself, Sue (Margaret Qualley), but it comes with a catch: each body is only allowed to exist for a week at a time before they need to swap back or else they risk irreversible consequences.
You may have an idea of ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “JONBENÉT RAMSEY” COMING TO PARAMOUNT+
Paramount+ today announced that Academy Award nominees Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and Clive Owen (Closer) are set to star in the upcoming limited series JONBENÉT RAMSEY (working title) as JonBenét’s parents Patsy and John Bennett Ramsey. Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, production will begin in Calgary, Canada, with Academy Award nominee Richard LaGravenese (Behind the Candelabra) serving as showrunner and executive producer. Four of the ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER “WILL & HARPER”
Today we get a new Trailer for WILL & HARPER, official TIFF '24 selection, coming to select theatres September 13, 2024 and on Netflix September 27, 2024.
https://youtu.be/PRZ1ELeGepo?si=J3vXPHyo_41nD9bL
About WILL & HARPER:Three years ago, Will Ferrell was filming a movie when he received a most surprising email: his dear friend of nearly 30 years was coming out to him as a trans woman.
That friend was Harper Steele, a writer he met on his first day at Saturday Night Live ...
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#TIFF24: STARS ARRIVING AT 2024 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – DEMI MOORE, ANDERSON.PAAK, OMAR APOLLO AND ZHAO TAO
So thrilled for TIFF '24 to kick-off finally tomorrow and tonight the stars began to descend upon the City for what in my opinion always, is the greatest Festival in the world! Running till September 15, 2024, we cannot wait for Toronto finally to get the TIFF they deserve after multiple setbacks and restrictions these past few years!
Some stars we spotted already in town for TIFF '24, including acting icon Demi Moore who makes a big comeback with Body Horror THE SUBSTANCE, premiering as ...
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#TIFF24: TIFF ANNOUNCE LIST OF TALENT COMING FOR 2024 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
We're so excited. The moment we've all been waiting for as TIFF '24 kicks off tomorrow! Here's the list of attending talent this year.
Tribute Award Presenters:Julie DelpyKarla Sofía GascónSelena GomezSalma Hayek PinaultMarianne Jean-BaptisteFranklin Leonard
Viggo MortensenLupita Nyong’oSandra Oh (Honorary Chair)Zoe SaldañaDenis Villeneuve
Tribute Award Performers:Randy Bachman, Tal Bachman & KoKo BachmanThe Thompson Egbo-Egbo trio ft. Mirian Katrib
Expected Talent:Adam ...
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