#TIFF23: “DUMB MONEY” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
Based on the book THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK by Ben Mezrich, Director Craig Gillespie (Cruella, I, Tonya) is back with DUMB MONEY, based on the true story of GameStop's unbelievable meteoric rise in share price during the Pandemic. This thanks to a Reddit page called r/WallStreetBets, leading a legion of novice investors to band together against two hedge fund giants banking on GameStop to short and disappear into the oblivion. This is a real David vs. Goliath battle that ...
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#TIFF23: “CHUCK CHUCK BABY” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
Helen’s (Louise Brealey) life did not turn out the way she expected. She lives in a room at her (ex?)husband’s home with his new girlfriend, their new baby, and his dying mother Gwen (Sorcha Cusack). Helen cares for Gwen during the day and works nights at the local chicken processing plant. She is thrown out of sorts however when her former neighbour and high school crush Joanne (Annabel Scholey) returns to town.
What follows is an often whimsical love story between ...
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#TIFF23: “I DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE” REVIEW
By David Baldwin
Benjamin (Mark Clennon, TIFF Rising Star ’23) has not been having the best night. His new boyfriend Malcolm (Anthony Diaz) rejected his sexual advances, and the party he attends afterwards dredges up memories best forgotten. He stumbles home drunk, makes a bad decision and ends up being sexually assaulted by a random stranger. Benjamin thankfully does not contract HIV, but needs to start taking PEP immediately to prevent it potentially coming later. He does not have ...
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#TIFF23: “PERFECT DAYS” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
Wim Wenders is back with a gorgeous portrait of every day life, that leaves its audience with a renewed sense of appreciation of life and living.
The Film centers around Japanese screen legend Kôji Yakusho who plays Hirayama, a middle-aged man working as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo, residing within a throw's reach of the Tokyo Tower. He lives a quiet, mundane life, obsessed with caring for his plants, clocked down to a routine. A series of unexpected encounters with ...
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#TIFF23: DAY ONE PHOTOS: PATRICIA ARQUETTE, WILLEM DAFOE AND CAMILA MORRONE FOR “GONZO GIRL”
It's official TIFFMAS! It was a bit of running about today but thrilled that TIFF '23 finally has kicked-off. While the Opening Night Gala took place at Roy Thomson Hall and Princess of Wales Theatre for Hayao Miyazaki's THE BOY AND THE BLUE HERON, it was just like every other TIFF we've loved with King Street lit abuzz with starpower in front of Royal Alexandra Theatre for the Premiere of GONZO GIRL, based on true accounts by Hunter S. Thompson's assistant. This marks Oscar winner Patricia ...
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#TIFF23: “ANATOMY OF A FALL” REVIEW
By George Kozera
Winner of the Palme d'Or this year at the Cannes Film Festival, Co-Writer and Director. Justine Triet's, ANATOMY OF A FALL makes its Canadian Premiere at TIFF and this auspicious movie deserves a plethora of critical and awards laden attention. Sandra Hüller plays Sandra, a successful German Novelist on trial for the murder of her husband Samuel (Samuel Theis). Living in a chalet not far from Grenoble with her husband and their visually impaired 11-year- old son Daniel ...
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#TIFF23: “ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE” FEATURETTE
In this exclusive new video, go behind the scenes for a sneak peek at TIFF '23 selectiin All the Light We Cannot See, a groundbreaking new limited series premiering on November 2, 2023.
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr and starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, Dark breakout Louis Hoffman, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti, the series is directed and executive produced by Shawn Levy, written by Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders), and will have its world premiere at TIFF this ...
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#TIFF23: “QUIZ LADY” TRAILER
The trailer for 20th Century Studios’ “Quiz Lady,” a hilarious and heartfelt comedy starring Awkwafina and Canada’s own Sandra Oh about a dysfunctional family and the game show which just might be the key to their salvation, is now available. “Quiz Lady” will premiere November 3, 2023, exclusively on Disney+ in Canada.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-bZI9JAcZU
The original film will premiere at the 48th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, on ...
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#TIFF23: NEW TRAILER FROM “NYAD”
Today we get a new official Trailer from NYAD, premiering at TIFF '23!
ABOUT NYAD
DIRECTORS: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy ChinWRITER: Julia CoxBASED ON: The Book "Find A Way" by Diana NyadPRODUCERS: Andrew Lazar, Teddy SchwarzmanEXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Bill Johnson, Jim Seibel, Michael Heimler, Vanessa Humphrey, Julia Cox, D. Scott LumpkinKEY CAST: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans, Ethan Jones Romero, Luke Cosgrove, Jeena Yi, Eric T. Miller
RELEASE DATE | In Select Theaters ...
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#TIFF23: VIGGO MORTENSEN AND BARRY JENKINS ARRIVING FOR 2023 TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
We approach the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival with managed expectations and full-on expect things a little lower key this year. But how exciting is it to capture some of the first sightings already around town?
Seen in-town tonight already are Oscar-nominated Actor Viggo Mortensen who tries writing and directing a second time in his feature THE DEAD DON'T HURT, premiering Friday at the Princess of Wales Theatre. The Feminist Western also stars TIFF Tribute Gala honouree Vicky ...
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