#TIFF22: “THE SWIMMERS”
By Amanda Gilmore
This Film tells the true story of swimming sisters Yusra (Nathalie Issa) and Sara Mardini (Manal Issa), who fled their home in war-torn Damascus to start a new life in Europe. Their goal was to make it to Germany, apply for an application to get their family to join them and earn a chance to compete in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics.
The Swimmers is an inspirational story that has the ability to change people's minds. Director Sally El Hosaini brings us ...
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#TIFF22: “ON THE COME UP”
By Amanda Gilmore
This Debut Feature from Sanaa Lathan is based on the novel by Angie Thomas of the same name. It takes place in Garden Heights and follows 16-year-old Bri (Jamila C. Gray) who dreams of becoming one of the greatest rappers of all time.
Unlike other films about aspiring musicians, this one tells the story through the eyes of a teenager. It’s a refreshing lens to see this world through. We are able to see how a teenager struggles with the ...
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#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN ADVANCE PASSES TO SEE “DON’T WORRY DARLING: THE IMAX LIVE EXPERIENCE”
We're delighted to offer our Readers in Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary and Edmonton a chance to win Passes to DON'T WORRY DARLING: THE LIVE IMAX EXPERIENCE. Now's your chance to see this before everyone else!
Details:
Toronto
Monday, September 19th
7:30 PM
Cineplex Cinemas Yonge-Dundas
Montreal
Monday, September 19th
7:30 PM
Cinéma Cineplex Forum
Vancouver
Monday, September 19th
4:30 PM
Cineplex SilverCity Riverport Cinemas
Calgary
Monday, September ...
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#TIFF22: DAY ONE SIGHTINGS
This is what we signed-up for! TIFF '22 festivities are in full force an it was an epic Day One! This is only the start as we reach peak-TIFF Friday, Saturday and Sunday!!
Some.sightings:
BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE, Recipient of the Jeff Skoll Award in Impact Media at the TIFF Tribute Gala
SALLY EL HOSEINI - Director of THE SWIMMERS - Recipient of the TIFF Emerging Talent Award
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#TIFF22: “EL AGUA”
By Amanda Gilmore
El agua follows mature 17-year-old Ana (Luna Pamies) who lives with her mother (Bárbara Lennie) and grandmother (Nieve De Medina) in a small Spanish town near the Segura River. The town legend is that when the river floods every few decades it takes a woman who has recently fallen in love with it. During this hot summer, a storm is on the horizon warning of a flood. And when Ana falls in love, she begins feeling the water within her.
Director Elena López Riera shoots ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: “GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY” NEW TEASER TRAILER
A new Traser has arrived for TIFF '22 selection, GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY - right in time for the Festival!
Synopsis:
According to Johnson, Blanc's penchant for bombast is partly to thank for the film's title, which pays homage to the 1968 Beatles song of the same name. "I'm always fishing for something fun that Blanc can grab onto as an overwrought metaphor that he can beat to death," he says. "This is all in plain sight from the very start. So, the idea of glass came to me, ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW STILLS FROM “BABYLON”
Damien Chazelle (Whiplash, La La Land) is back with the star-studded BABYLON. He will be wt TIFF '22 for an In-Conversation! Here are some new Stills!
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
From Damien Chazelle, BABYLON is an original epic set in 1920s Los Angeles led by Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie and Diego Calva, with an ensemble cast including Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li and Jean Smart. A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple ...
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#FIRSTLOOK: BTS’ “PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE” TO PREMIERE ON DISNEY+
As part of the Disney+ Day celebration, tonight at 12:00am PT, Disney+ will sunrise the concert film “BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - LA” on our service around the world. “BTS: PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LA” showcases the live performance of the BTS concert held at the Los Angeles SoFi Stadium in late 2021 (Nov 27-28 & December 1-2).
The concert film is stage-focused and includes performances of the GRAMMY®-nominated, music group’s hit songs ...
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#TIFF22: DAY 0 SIGHTINGS – GLEN POWELL AND NOÉMIE MERLANT
We're one more sleep till TIFF '22 begins and per tradition, we're on it! So amazing seeing a couple names in-town already for the Festival already, despite their Films not yet premiering for a couple days.
NOÉMIE MERLANT
We're actually really excited about this sighting! Merlant got her big breakthrough in 2019's PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE, which went on to win huge accolades. The French Actress who has been nominated twice for a César Award now stars in BABY RUBY at TIFF '22 which ...
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#TIFF22: “THE GOOD NURSE” TRAILER
Premiering at TIFF '22, Jessica Chastain is back after her Oscar-winning performance in The Eyes of Tammy Faye, which stars fellow Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne. Here is a brand-new Trailer for THE GOOD NURSE, streaming later this year on Netflix.
Synopsis:Amy, a compassionate nurse and single mother struggling with a life-threatening heart condition, is stretched to her physical and emotional limits by the hard and demanding night shifts at the ICU. But help arrives, when Charlie, a ...
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