Guess what? Toronto critics love 'Boyhood' too…

Posted by · 9:39 am · December 16th, 2014

Though “The Grand Budapest” and “Inherent Vice” came close, the Toronto Film Critics Association ultimately went with “Boyhood,” a film they see as a “singular achievement.”

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy in Spotlight and New Frontier films at Sundance 2014

Posted by · 1:45 pm · December 5th, 2013

“Stranger by the Lake,” “Locke” and “The Lunchbox” are among the high-profile hits from, previous festivals in the Spotlight lineup at Sundance, while a new directorial effort from Joseph Gordon-Levitt will premiere in New Frontiers.

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Tom Hardy and Elton John buddy up to present 'Rocketman' biopic

Posted by · 3:36 pm · November 5th, 2013

Elton John and Tom Hardy appeared together this morning at a buyers’ event for “Rocketman,” an upcoming biopic of the legendary’s singer’s life. Hardy is an unexpected choice of star for the project, but could this be just what the British hard-man needs at this point in his career?

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Toronto: A24 picks up 'Under the Skin' with Scarlett Johansson and 'Locke' with Tom Hardy

Posted by · 8:24 am · September 10th, 2013

The funny thing about Jonathan Glazer’s “Under the Skin” is that we pretty much called it. Okay, not in print, but Greg Ellwood and I were talking to A24 publicity at the Telluride Film Festival last week and he put it bluntly: “So, you’ll be picking up ‘Under the Skin,'” he said. “It’s an A24 film if there ever was one.” And so it is.

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