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TIFF Red Carpet: Dolemite Is My Name

Posted by: Sharilyn Johnson  •  September 8, 2019 @ 9:06pm

The all-star cast of the upcoming Netflix film Dolemite is my Name was on hand for its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last weekend.

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TIFF Red Carpet: It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Posted by: Sharilyn Johnson  •  September 8, 2019 @ 11:50am

Tom Hanks and his A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood costars walked the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday afternoon. Hanks plays Fred Rogers in the upcoming biopic about the beloved children's television show host, opening wide on November 22.

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TIFF: Abominable on the Red Carpet

Posted by: Sharilyn Johnson  •  September 7, 2019 @ 12:15pm

The voices behind the upcoming Dreamworks Animation feature Abominable walked the red carpet for the film's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday afternoon. On hand were Chloe Bennet, Sarah Paulson, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Albert Tsai, Michelle Wong, director Jill Culton.

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TIFF Red Carpet: Blood Quantum

Posted by: Sharilyn Johnson  •  September 6, 2019 @ 11:15am

The Toronto International Film Festival's 2019 slate of Midnight Madness films - the edgier and darker of the festival fare - launched with the premiere of the Canadian social justice horror Blood Quantum Thursday night.

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TIFF Review: The Weekend

Posted by: Sharilyn Johnson  •  September 17, 2018 @ 4:58pm

The Weekend is a sharp romantic comedy that boasts a key component missing in most romcoms: it's funny. Like, really funny.

The film opens with aspiring comedian Zadie (Sasheer Zamada) performing a set at a small comedy club.

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TIFF Review: Carmine Street Guitars

Posted by: Sharilyn Johnson  •  September 15, 2018 @ 2:34pm

The legendary New York guitar shop that's the subject of Carmine Street Guitars is certainly worthy of a documentary, but coached dialogue and too-perfect camera blocking leave too much authenticity on the table.

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TIFF Red Carpet: First Man Press Conference Arrivals

Posted by: Sharilyn Johnson  •  September 11, 2018 @ 1:03pm

Ryan Gosling and the cast of First Man (along with Neil Armstrong's sons Mark and Eric Armstrong) arrive at Tuesday morning's press conference at the TIFF Bell Lightbox.

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TIFF Review: Beautiful Boy

Posted by: Sharilyn Johnson  •  September 11, 2018 @ 12:28pm

Based on the autobiographical books by journalist Bill Sheff (Steve Carell) and his son Nic Sheff (Timothée Chalamet), Beautiful Boy chronicles a teenage Nic's addiction to drugs, and his family's heartbreaking attempts to guide him through recovery. The film also stars Maura Tierney as Bill's wife, and Amy Ryan as his ex-wife.

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TIFF Review: The Lie

Posted by: Sharilyn Johnson  •  September 9, 2018 @ 9:23am

Is this the type of frustration Lost viewers experienced?

In The Lie, teenager Kayla (Joey King) gets driven to ballet camp by her father Jay (Peter Sarsgaard). She spots her friend/frenemy Brittany - also headed to camp - waiting for a bus on the outskirts of town, and they pick her up.

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TIFF Red Carpet: Ben Is Back

Posted by: Sharilyn Johnson  •  September 8, 2018 @ 4:56pm

Julia Roberts pulled double duty at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

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