tiff ’26 Day 5 and 6 sightings were our most stacked days yet, including:

•Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Florian Zeller for BUNKER
•Jesse Eisenberg and Julianne Moore for THE DEBUT
•Jack O’Connell and Guy Pearce for INK
•Jennifer Coolidge for GIRL GROUP
•Alden Ehrenreich for A TALENT FOR MURDER
•Kim Hyun-joo and Bae Hyeong-seong for PARADISE LOST
•Will Sharpe for IN WAVES
•Takashi Miike and Shun Oguro for BAD LIEUTENANT: TOKYO
•Cole Sprouse for VINTAGE VIOLENCE
•Jacob Tremblay for WILDWOOD
•Kate and Rooney Mara, Orlando Bloom and Domhnall Gleeson for BUCKING FASTARD
•Aimee Lou Wood and Johnny Flynn for IDIOT
•Giancarlo Esposito and John Turturro for THE LAST LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK

…and so much more!

Thank you again to @sohohoteltoronto
for their generous support this Festival..This IS the spot to stay at tiff!

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A big Day Four sightings, including:

•Jordan Firstman for CLUB KID
•Amanda Seyfried, Scoot McNairy and Tim Blake Nelson with THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF WILSON SHEDD
•Liam Neeson for THE MONGOOSE
•Summer H. Howell and Mike Flanagan for CARRIE
•Annie Murphy, Cooper Raiff and Finn Wittrock for ALL THAT SHE WANTS
•Andrew Scott and Billie Piper for ELSINORE
•Jay Baruchel for THE STUNT DRIVER
•Ming-Na Wen and Isabella Wei for WHATCHA WANT
•Jesse Eisenberg and Julianne Moore for THE DEBUT
•Zack Snyder for THE LAST PHOTOGRAPH
•Virginie Efra for ALL OF A SUDDEN

…and several more!

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By Amanda Gilmore

Jesse Eisenberg’s third feature is an unmissable crowd-pleaser.

Mona Friedman (Julianne Moore) is a stuck suburban housewife. Her husband and children pay her no attention she might as well be a ghost in their house. So, when a role with a community theatre company arises, she leaps at the opportunity to audition. Lacking the talent and confidence for the part, she doesn’t land it…at first. But when the actor who did drops out, she finally gets to take centre stage.

The Debut is a brilliant dark comedy that hits every mark. What has become Eisenberg’s signature humour works perfectly in this delightful story about how art can be a mirror to see ourselves through. Mona is the type of woman who would apologize for sneezing. Quiet as a church mouse, devoted wife, a kind of sacrificial lamb. But all that changes once she discovers the community theatre world.

The role Mona is playing is the polar opposite of who she is. Theatre director Jerry (a fantastic Paul Giamatti) doesn’t believe Mona has what it takes and pushes her to test the limits of what she can bring to the role. This sends her on a journey through the method acting rabbit hole that will change her life forever. Mona is perfectly portrayed by Moore, who gives an astounding performance loaded with heart, humour, and pain.

With The Debut, Eisenberg pays tribute to the self-seriousness of community theatre, the power of art, and how it’s never too late to change your life. Do not miss this!

The Debut screens at TIFF ’26:

Sun. Sept 13 @ 6:15 PM at VISA Screening Room at the Princess of Wales Theatre

Mon. Sept 14 @ 8:45 PM at Scotiabank Theatre Toronto

Thur. Sept 17 @ 2 PM at TIFF Lightbox

Elevation Pictures release THE DEBUT, coming soon! Below we have a new Trailer!

Written & Directed by: Jesse Eisenberg
Starring: Julianne Moore, Paul Giamatti, Halle Bailey, Jesse Eisenberg

When Mona Friedman is cast in a bit part at a small community theater, she transforms from a shy, unassuming housewife into a zealous method actor willing to do anything to protect the artistic integrity of her marginal role—even if it means waging war against the show’s domineering director.

Today, Netflix revealed the official trailer and new images for its upcoming five-episode limited series Sirens, starring Academy Award-winning actress Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock. The female-driven, dark comedy limited series, created by Emmy-nominated writer and showrunner Molly Smith Metzler (Maid) and executive produced by LuckyChap, will premiere on May 22, 2025.

The series also stars Emmy-nominated actor Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton, Bill Camp, and Felix Solis.

About Sirens:
Logline: Devon thinks her sister Simone has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell. Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention, but she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be. Told over the course of one explosive weekend at The Kells’ lavish island estate, Sirens is an incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class.
Episodes: 5 episodes x 1 hour
Showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer: Molly Smith Metzler for Quiet Coyote.
Executive Producers: Dani Gorin, Tom Ackerley, and Margot Robbie for LuckyChap; Colin McKenna
Director/Executive Producer: Nicole Kassell (eps 101 & 102)
Starring: Julianne Moore (Michaela Kell), Meghann Fahy (Devon DeWitt), Milly Alcock (Simone DeWitt), Kevin Bacon (Peter Kell), Glenn Howerton (Ethan Corbin III), Bill Camp (Bruce DeWitt) and Felix Solis (Jose)

Sirens is the first series from Metzler’s creative partnership with Netflix and is based on her play Elemeno Pea, which she wrote at The Juilliard School. 2021’s acclaimed limited series Maid was Metzler’s first project with Netflix.

Netflix’s limited series, Sirens, starring Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, and Milly Alcock, premieres on May 22, 2025.

Today, Netflix revealed first-look images and the premiere date for its upcoming five-episode limited series. The female-driven, dark comedy limited series, created by Emmy-nominated writer and showrunner Molly Smith Metzler (Maid) and executive produced by LuckyChap, will premiere on May 22, 2025.

About Sirens:
Logline: Devon thinks her sister Simone has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell. Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention, but she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be. Told over the course of one explosive weekend at The Kells’ lavish beach estate, Sirens is an incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class.

Episodes: 5 episodes x 1 hour
Showrunner / Writer / Executive Producer: Molly Smith Metzler for Quiet Coyote.
Executive Producers: Dani Gorin, Tom Ackerley, and Margot Robbie for LuckyChap; Colin McKenna
Director/Executive Producer: Nicole Kassell
Starring: Julianne Moore (Michaela Kell), Meghann Fahy (Devon DeWitt), Milly Alcock (Simone DeWitt), Kevin Bacon (Peter Kell), Glenn Howerton (Ethan Corbin III), Bill Camp (Bruce DeWitt) and Felix Solis (Jose)

Sirens is the first series from Metzler’s creative partnership with Netflix and is based on her play Elemeno Pea, which she wrote at The Juilliard School. 2021’s acclaimed limited series Maid was Metzler’s first project with Netflix.

If there’s one film I’m most excited about, I’d say it would be this. The new Trailer for MAY DECEMBER, has just arrived.

Details:

DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes
SCREENPLAY BY: Samy Burch
STORY BY: Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik
PRODUCERS: Natalie Portman, Sophie Mas, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon, Grant S. Johnson, Tyler W. Konney, Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell
EXEC. PRODUCERS: Madeleine K. Rudin, Thomas K. Richards, Lee Broda, Jeff Rice, Jonathan Montepare, Samy Burch, Alex Brown, Thorsten Schumacher, Claire Taylor
KEY CAST: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton
LOGLINE: Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple (Julianne Moore, Charles Melton) buckles under the pressure when an actress (Natalie Portman) arrives to do research for a film about their past.

Release schedule for MAY DECEMBER is as follows:

Opens New York Film Festival This Friday, September 29, 2023
In Select Theaters November 17, 2023 (US & Canada)
On Netflix December 1, 2023 (US & Canada)

We cannot wait to see this but are thrilled we finally get a teaser for MAY DECEMBER, which premiere at Cannes to raves.

LOGLINE:

Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple (Julianne Moore, Charles Melton) buckles under the pressure when an actress (Natalie Portman) arrives to do research for a film about their past.

DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes
SCREENPLAY BY: Samy Burch
STORY BY: Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik
PRODUCERS: Natalie Portman, Sophie Mas, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon, Grant S. Johnson, Tyler W. Konney, Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell
EXEC. PRODUCERS: Madeleine K. Rudin, Thomas K. Richards, Lee Broda, Jeff Rice, Jonathan Montepare, Samy Burch, Alex Brown, Thorsten Schumacher, Claire Taylor
KEY CAST: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton

Opens New York Film Festival on September 29, 2023
In Select Theatres November 17, 2023
On Netflix December 1, 2023 (US & Canada)

By Amanda Gilmore

Director Todd Haynes’ campy Dark Comedy May December is a sharp look at trauma and a critique of Hollywood’s invasive nature.

Actress Elizabeth Berry (Natalie Portman) travels to Savannah, Georgia to research her newest role. It’s for a biographical Film of a notorious tabloid romance between Gracie (Julianne Moore) and Joe (Charles Melton) that happened 20 years prior. Lucky for Elizabeth, Gracie (who she’s going to portray) has invited her into the now-married couple’s home. But when the Actress begins asking personal questions to get to the heart of her character, it forces the couple to confront their past.

Haynes’ tempered direction infuses camp humour into an unsettling story. Gracie and Joe began their affair twenty years prior. Gracie was a fully-formed adult with children and a husband, while Joe was in seventh grade. Their relationship shocked the news when they were caught in the stockroom of the pet store they both worked at. Gracie went to prison where she discovered she was pregnant with Joe’s child. Now, 20 years later, they’re married and share three children.

When Elizabeth arrives, it’s clear there are cracks in the marriage. Gracie spends her time anxious, often sobbing in bed in the middle of the night. Additionally, she controls Joe, treating him more like one of her children than her husband. In her fifth collaboration with Haynes, Moore is at her most mysterious ever. Balancing Gracie on the fine line between neurotic fragility and savagery. 

May December critiques not only Gracie for her stomach-churning crime. It’s an examination of Hollywood’s invasive nature of these stories. Even the Cinematography by Christopher Blauvelt is hazy and feels glamorous like an old Hollywood film. Elizabeth inserts herself into the lives of Gracie, Joe, their children and their extended family. She has invasive questions without remorse for the effect they cause. Portman is in top form as the Actress whose true motivations become clearer the more people she meets who are impacted by the affair.

This theme becomes ever more prominent once Elizabeth tells Joe that she’s doing all this for the “story”. That’s when it hits Joe that Elizabeth never cared about him. She doesn’t even look at him as human. He’s just a character that Hollywood is going to use to earn profit and accolades. Melton is a revelation as he goes toe-to-toe with the caliber of talent he is placed alongside. His performance is heartbreaking as a — still — young man whose unaddressed trauma is turning into crippling stress and anxiety.

Haynes’ camera observes his characters, allowing the audience to become the judge and jury to Gracie and Elizabeth. The only character who can walk away with a clean conscious is Joe, who both women are traumatizing in different ways. With the diligent pacing of the script by Samy Burch, each character slowly unravels like one of the monarchs Joe cares for. Well, all but Gracie who remains an enigma.

May December screens at Cannes ’23:

Sat May 20 at 10:30PM at GRAND THÉÂTRE LUMIÈRE

Sun May 21 at 9AM at GRAND THÉÂTRE LUMIÈRE

Sun May 21 at 11AM at AGNÈS VARDA THEATRE

Sun May 21 at 6:15PM at CINEUM IMAX

Sun May 21 at 7PM at LICORNE

Mon May 22 at 11AM at CINEUM AURORE

Tue May 23 at 11AM at CINEUM SCREEN X

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A new official Trailer has surfaced for A24 and Apple TV+‘s SHARPER starring Sebastian Stan and Julianne Moore.

Synopsis:

Starring Julianne Moore, “Sharper” unfolds within the secrets of New York City, from the penthouses of Fifth Avenue to the shadowy corners of Queens. Motivations are suspect and expectations are turned upside down when nothing is as it seems.

“Sharper” is directed by Benjamin Caron and features a star-studded ensemble cast led by Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith, newcomer Briana Middleton and John Lithgow. The film is produced by Jessica Switch and Erik Feig of Picturestart along with Julianne Moore, Bart Freundlich, Brian Gatewood and Alessandro Tanaka, and written by Gatewood and Tanaka. Julia Hammer and Amy Herman serve as executive producers.

Director: Benjamin Caron
Cast: Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith, Brianna Middleton, Darren Goldstein and John Lithgow
Writer: Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka
Producers: Erik Feig, Jessica Switch, Julianne Moore, Bart Freundlich, Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka
Exec. Producers: Julia Hammer, Amy Herman

“Sharper” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on February 17, 2023.

(Photo/video credit: Apple TV+)