Variety

Pink Explains Slamming Macklemore’s Pro-Palestine Performances, Acknowledges Heavy Backlash: ‘I’m Standing Up for My Own People, and I Thought I Knew How Lonely That Would Be. It’s Lonelier Than That’

Pink had fallen silent in the face of backlash from many quarters following her reposting a call for Macklemore to be dropped from the Ed Sheeran tour in the wake of his nightly pro-Palestinian songs and statements. Now she has spoken up about the controversy and her part in it in a big way, with […]

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The Guardian Culture

Man to Man review – Tilda Swinton’s perfect pacing makes this multi-character monologue compelling

Royal Court theatre, LondonStarting in Germany in the 1930s, there is a stinging topicality to Manfred Karge’s play addressing the renaissance of Nazi ideologyEarly autumn London theatre has already featured two Oscar winners: Cate Blanchett in Electra / Persona and Mark Rylance in Tartuffe (Remixed). Now Tilda Swinton makes a trio. This shows the commendable dedication of some screen talent to theatre but also the box office need, in recessions, for famous faces. Unusually, there was a first ni

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Hollywood Reporter

Ocean Way Festival Canceled Over Impact From Hurricane Marie

"Storm surf and runoff has caused significant beach erosion and the festival can no longer be safely held as planned," the festival said.

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Variety

Sebastian Stan on Why ‘Fjord’ Is Being Called a ‘MAGA Movie’ and How Making ‘The Batman 2’ Feels Like ‘F—ing Godfather Part 2’

Sebastian Stan has been running around the city of Toronto. We’re sitting in a restaurant, having lunch between his multiple studio visits for various publications. It’s busy and bustling around us, the way TIFF tends to transform every hotel and restaurant over its 11-day period. Stan settles in at the table and digs into a […]

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Variety

‘Onwards and Sideways’ Director John Madden on Returning to TIFF After 16 Years With His Parkinson’s Romantic Drama Starring Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans

When director John Madden first read Paul Mayhew-Archer’s script that was based on his experience living with Parkinson’s disease, he knew it had a ways to go. But he recognized its potential. Now nearly a decade later, Madden is ready to show “Onwards and Sideways” to buyers at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. What initially […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Minka Kelly Responds to ‘Ransom Canyon’ Cancellation at Netflix After Two Seasons: “All Good Things Must Come to an End”

The news comes less than two months after the Texas romantic drama's second season premiered.

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Hollywood Reporter

Warner Bros. Discovery Veteran Dan Weinberger to Join Disney as Deputy General Counsel

The legal executive will oversee corporate transactions.

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Hollywood Reporter

A $100M Pokémon Card? Meet the Man Spending Millions on Comics and Other “Alternative Assets”

AJ Scaramucci's new venture just bought the first appearance of Iron Man for $2 million. And he's just getting started.

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Variety

‘Obsession’ One Year Later: Inde Navarrette and Curry Barker Dish on Memes, How Nikki Became More ‘Flirty’ and Their Wild Ride at TIFF

“Obsession’s” origin story is the stuff of legend. On Sept. 7, 2025, just two days after its rapturously received premiere in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), distributor Focus Features offered to acquire its rights for $14-$15 million. The film, about a friendzoned record store employee named Bear (Michael Johnston) […]

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Hollywood Reporter

HBO Buys Megan Rapinoe Doc, Giving a Big Platform to Outspoken Soccer Legend (Exclusive)

The film opened the Toronto Film Festival's doc section on Sept. 10.

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Variety

Watch Brandi Carlile and Bonnie Raitt Duet on ‘Love Me Like a Man’ for ‘Austin City Limits’ Premiere, Plus a Web-Only Bonus, ‘Angel From Montgomery’ (EXCLUSIVE)

For the season premiere of “Austin City Limits,” Brandi Carlile is officially the one being feted, as the episode finds her formally inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame. But who’s honoring who is an open question, as the 2026-27 kickoff episode finds Carlile joined by Bonnie Raitt, bringing together two of the […]

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Variety

‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Creators Andy and Barbara Muschietti on Late Tim Curry: ‘His Legacy Is Incredible’

More than three decades after Tim Curry originated the role of Pennywise in “It,” his impact is still felt across the franchise and horror fans alike.  “His legacy is incredible, and we’re very thankful that sometimes our name pops up somewhere close to his,” Barbara Muschietti, the co-creator of the “It” prequel series “Welcome to […]

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Variety

Russell Crowe Wipes Away Tears at Venice Premiere of Music Documentary ‘What Love Builds’ as Fans Yell ‘We Love You!’

Despite his acclaimed acting career, Russell Crowe has always really wanted to be a rock star. That dream appeared to come true on Friday night as he premiered his self-directed documentary “What Love Builds,” about his lesser known music career, at the Venice Film Festival. As Crowe entered the Sala Darsena, fans were already buzzing, […]

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Variety

‘Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors’ Review: Lav Diaz Delivers an Immaculate, Slow-Burn Period Drama of Rare and Restless Insight

Set almost a century after Magellan first landed on the Philippine Archipelago, and coming just a year after “Magellan,” director Lav Diaz’s last film, landed in Cannes, “Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors” is a description of bruised history rendered in the sharp, precise, scarring lines of a newly inked tattoo. In many ways a companion […]

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Variety

No, Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ Isn’t a Musical

Internet sleuths were convinced this week that Tom Cruise’s upcoming movie “Digger” is a secret musical, but unfortunately that isn’t the case. Variety spoke with two sources familiar with the production, who said “Digger” is not a movie musical, but both were amused by the sleuthing. The rumor started online after the film’s final trailer […]

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Hollywood Reporter

Toronto: Anti-Trumpists Are Suddenly Big Progressive Documentary Funders

Kino Lorber head Richard Lorber told a TIFF panel on Friday “civic-minded citizens” opposed to the current U.S. administration are allowing documentaries to get made and seen in theaters.

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Hollywood Reporter

‘Faith’ Review: Erin Doherty and James McAvoy Excel in a Sensitive Drama That Goes Off the Rails in the Final Reel

The actors play working-class Brits navigating the early stage of a relationship in this TIFF premiere from director Paul Andrew Williams.

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Variety

‘Beef’ Creator Lee Sung Jin Pitched Charles Melton on the Show Over Dinner: ‘By the Third Appetizer He Said Yes’

Gold House celebrated its third annual One House Toast to the Emmys, honoring the achievements of Asian Pacific and multicultural creatives in entertainment. The man of the hour was “Beef” showrunner Lee Sung Jin, whose genre-bending Netflix anthology earned 16 nominations for its second season — the most of any limited or anthology series this year. […]

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Hollywood Reporter

‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ Review: Joel Kinnaman Plays the CIA Analyst Who Interrogated Saddam Hussein in TNT’s Clumsy Miniseries

Leslie Greif ('Hatfields & McCoys') steers the eight-part drama about the man who interviewed the former Iraqi president.

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Hollywood Reporter

Why Chase Infiniti and Christopher Briney Would Have Moved Heaven and Earth to Star in ‘The Julia Set’

Two of Hollywood's most in-demand young actors enter into a complicated relationship in Niki Byrne's TIFF-premiering coming-of-age story about brilliant student mathematicians: "I don't know if I can overstate it, but this movie is sort of all I've ever wanted to do."

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