#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
Highlights below:
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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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Logline: The fourth season of 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.
Details:
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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#TIFF24: “THE ASSESSMENT” REVIEW
By Nicholas Porteous
Mia (Elizabeth Olsen) and her partner Aaryan (Himesh Patel) want a child. The only problem—they’re living in a dystopian future, the planet is a wreck, and the government has decided any would-be parents must be assessed up front. The criteria for a pass into parenthood is unclear, and the test is designed that way, but the decision is made by assessors, who spend several days observing, testing and judging their subjects. Enter Virginia (Alicia Vikander), a ...
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#TIFF24: DAY FIVE HIGHLIGHTS – ADAM DRIVER, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, JENNIFER COOLIDGE, KARLA SOFIA GASCON, SELENA GOMEZ, JUANES, FERNANDA TORRES, HARRY MELLING AND MORE
Hard to believe we are already at the halfway point of TIFF '24! Just checking-in quickly on some more sightings! Yet another epic day with huge stars!
•Francis Ford Coppola, Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Grace Vanderwaal and Giancarlo Esposito for MEGALOPOLIS•Selena Gomez and Karla Sofia Gascon for EMILIA PEREZ•Jennifer Coolidge and Ed Harris for RIFF RAFF•Hyun Bin and Lee Dong-wook for HARBIN•Fernanda Torres for I'M STILL HERE•Juanes for PIMPINERO•Caleb Landry-Jones and ...
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#TIFF24: “THE BRUTALIST” REVIEW
By Nicholas Porteous
Brady Corbet’s ginormous, 215-minute period epic The Brutalist tells the story of Laszlo Toth--played Adrien Brody, who is phenomenal in the role. Toth was a legendary architect who escaped the holocaust and literally cemented his legacy with a series of glorious buildings. One might imagine the hyperextended 3.5+ hour runtime would have to begin at the very beginning--Toth in the womb or thereabouts, but Corbet opens instead with his arrival in New York. A rebirth, ...
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