Kate Winslet talks about what appealed to her about the new Jason Reitman drama “Labor Day” and humbly admits she always has a big case of nerves before beginning any new production.
'Labor Day's' humble Kate Winslet thinks she's always going to be dreadful
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:40 am · September 26th, 2013
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Saoirse Ronan compares Wes Anderson vs. Ryan Gosling behind the camera
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:19 am · September 17th, 2013
Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan discusses working with Wes Anderson on the upcoming “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and first time filmmaker Ryan Gosling on “How To Catch A Monster.”
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'12 Years a Slave' wins the 2013 Toronto Film Festival People's Choice Award
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 9:12 am · September 15th, 2013
Steve McQueen’s “12 Years a Slave” took another step on the long road to Oscar by winning the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival People’s Choice Award. “Philomena” and “Prisoners” were first and second runners up respectively.
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Best and Worst of the 2013 Toronto Film Festival
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:26 pm · September 13th, 2013
The 2013 Toronto International Film Festival delivered a strong slate of films this year as “Gravity,” “12 Years A Slave,” “Bad Words,” “Can A Song Save Your Life?” and “Afflicted” were among the best selected by HitFix’s editors. What were the worst? Let’s just say Matthew Weiner, James Franco and Atom Egoyan were three filmmakers who didn’t have a pleasant stay in Toronto.
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Jay Baruchel on 'Goon' sequel, when Batman met Commissioner Gordon on 'Robocop' and more
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 1:18 pm · September 11th, 2013
A highly entertaining conversation with Jay Baruchel about working with one of his icons, Kurt Russell, in “The Art of the Steal,” when Batman met Commissioner Gordon on the “Robocop” set, the enduring love of “Goon” (sequel on the way) and, most importantly, does he really dislike Los Angeles?
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Daniel Radcliffe admits it would 'break' him to never act again
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 3:32 pm · September 10th, 2013
Daniel Radcliffe sits down to talk about his three films at this year’s 2013 Toronto International Film Festival: “Kill Your Darlings,” “Horns” and “The F Word.” But, how did Amanda Bynes come up in conversation?
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Review: Matthew Weiner has a mad miss with 'You Are Here'
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:45 pm · September 8th, 2013
Matthew Weiner delivers one of the first big misfires of the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival with “You Are Here.”
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Review: 'Bad Words' is a dirty, hilarious smash for Jason Bateman
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 11:57 pm · September 6th, 2013
Jason Bateman shows a tremendous amount of directorial talent with the new comedy “Bad Words” which debuted at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival Friday night.
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How has James Franco saturated the festival circuit?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 7:05 am · August 28th, 2013
The multi-hyphenate has been the year’s most ubiquitous festival presence.
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Exclusive: James Gandolfini, Julia Louis-Dreyfus in new 'Enough Said' photos
Posted by Gregory Ellwood · 10:00 am · August 20th, 2013
Take a look at a candid behind-the-scenes moment and more from Nicole Holofcener’s “Enough Said” starring James Gandolfini, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Catherine Keener and Toni Collette.
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Could Toronto closer 'Song for Marion' be one to watch?
Posted by Guy Lodge · 10:53 am · August 14th, 2012
Vanessa Redgrave and Terence Stamp headline the feelgood British drama.
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Review: Toronto winner 'Where Do We Go Now?' needs directions
Posted by Guy Lodge · 4:40 pm · October 18th, 2011
The Lebanese feminist anti-sectarian musical comedy is an underpopulated niche in world cinema. However, after Nadine Labaki’s surprise Toronto champ “Where Do We Go Now?,” it’s probably safe to consider the door on that sub-genre closed.
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