#TIFF24: “SATURDAY NIGHT” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Director Jason Reitman pays joyful homage to Lorne Michaels and his troupe of young comedians who changed television forever with the smash-hit Saturday Night Live.
SATURDAY NIGHT depicts what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first taping on October 11, 1975. Reitman and his Co-Writer Gil Kenan capture the frenetic energy and stress at 50 Rockefeller on the 17th floor the night that made history. This hectic ...
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#TIFF24: “THE END” REVIEW
By Nicholas Porteous
In Joshua Oppenheimer's first narrative feature The End, our planet has become uninhabitable, and an opulent, extended family (Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, George MacKay, Bronagh Gallagher, Tim McInnerny and Lennie James) clings to existence in a salt mine. Their days are spent hanging paintings, tending to toy models of the past, and getting in a bit of exercise. If you're feeling a bit aimless--in any aspect of your existence--wait til you meet these people. In ...
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#TIFF24: DAY SEVEN SIGHTINGS – KAIA GERBER, KATE HUDSON, HALINA REIJN, JULIANA MARGULIES, MORENA BACCARIN, BEN MCKENZIE, EDWARD BURNS, CHRISTY TURLINGTON, GRETCHEN MOL AND MORE
Our fave part.of the Festival! We get to actually see movies and hello to friends!! Our Day Seven!
•Kaia Gerber and Kate Hudson at TIFF '24 for SHELL•Halina Reijn at TIFF '24 for BABYGIRL•Edward Burns, Christy Turlington, Juliana Margulies, Morena Baccarin, Ben McKenzie, Gretchen Mol, Benjamin Bratt and Patrick Wilson celebrating MILLERS IN MARRIAGE
…and Elevation Studios END OF BRAT SUMMER Bash!
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#TIFF24: “WILL AND HARPER” REVIEW
By Amanda Gilmore
Will Ferrell’s close friend of 30 years, Harper Steele, wrote him an email informing him that she’s coming out as a Trans woman. Shortly after, the two decided to embark on a cross-country road trip to process this new stage of their relationship.
Will and Harper’s friendship started on Saturday Night Live. She got hired as a Writer on the late-night show in 1995, the same week Will joined the Cast. Will & ...
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#TIFF24: “BETTER MAN” REVIEW
By Mr. Will Wong
If you loved Michael Gracey's THE GREATEST SHOWMAN, there is plenty to love about Robbie Williams' lively Biopic-Musical BETTER MAN.
While Robbie Williams dominated the Pop world internationally in the early 2000s, often he was a tabloid fixture. The former Take That member went on to achieve superstardom around the world after going solo and this dazzling spectacle manages to balance high energy with Williams' personal struggles including being bullied as a boy, his ...
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#PRODUCTWATCH: NIKON Z 50 MM f/1.4 LENS
Today, Nikon Canada Inc. announced the NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4, a lightweight prime lens with a wide and bright f/1.4 aperture. This affordable lens is compact enough to take anywhere, while offering a versatile and classic focal length that’s ideal for portraits, landscapes, street snaps, travel, still life and more.
The large f/1.4 aperture of this lens affords users the ability to create images and video with three-dimensional emphasis and naturally soft backgrounds that draw the ...
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#FOOD: CHEF ARNAUD BLOQUEL X CHEF ROMAIN AVRIL COLLABORATION AT RESTAURANT LUCIE
Culinary connoisseurs, prepare to be dazzled as the viral CEO of croissant tasting chef Romain Avril joins forces with chef Arnaud Bloquel for an extraordinary one-night evening of French culinary mastery exclusively at Restaurant Lucie, the fifth collaboration in the La Collab series. The France-born chefs promise to deliver a harmonious blend of classic French techniques and contemporary flavours, designed to tantalize the senses with a four course menu. Hosted on Thursday, October 3 from ...
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#TIFF24: DAY SIX SIGHTINGS – ZOE SALDANA, KARLA SOFIA GASCON, ROBBIE WILLIAMS, RACHEL SENNOTT, DYLAN O’BRIEN, WILLEM DAFOE, J.K. SIMMONS AND MORE
Even at the half-way point, the star power still is electric at the Festival! Our Day Six sightings include:
•Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofia Gascon for EMILIA PEREZ
•Robbie Williams at TIFF '24 for BETTER MAN
•Jason Reitman, Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons, Rachel Sennott, Gabriel LaBelle, Dylan O'Brien, Nicholas Braun, Ella Hunt, Kim Matula, Billy Bryk, Cory Michael Smith and more at TIFF '24 for SATURDAY NIGHT
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#FIRSTLOOK: INTRODUCING NEW “BRIDGERTON” SERIES REGULAR YERIN HA
Yerin Ha (she/her) (Dune: Prophecy, Halo) will play Sophie Baek. Sophie Baek has been forced to spend much of her life working as a maid for the most demanding employer in the ton. But the resourceful Sophie always finds a way to persevere through her circumstances -- which will drastically change after she disguises herself to attend Violet Bridgerton's masquerade ball and meets Benedict Bridgerton.
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “MEGALOPOLIS”
Official TIFF '24 selection MEGALOPOLIS gets another new Trailer! The latest from Francis Ford Coppola, is in theatres September 27, 2024 via Cineplex Pictures.
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Directed by: Francis Ford CoppolaCast: Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie EmmanuelSynopsis: MEGALOPOLIS is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, ...
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