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Where Do We Go Now? Nadine Labaki Knows

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 03.26.2012

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This must be a bittersweet week for filmmaker Nadine Labaki. Her latest film Where Do We Go Now? (W Halla' La Wein?) is being screened to sold-out audiences at Sundance, and yet it failed to get into the Best Foreign Film race for this year's Academy Awards.

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David Cronenberg's Movies WIll Be A Giant Augmented Reality Game

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 01.06.2012

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David Cronenberg's movies will be transformed into an augmented reality game, according to Cinema Blend. The Toronto International Film Festival is...

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The Real-Life Version of 'Friday Night Lights'

Emma Seligman | Posted 01.21.2012

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Undefeated is by far the most moving film of this year and the two hours you spend watching it will be the most affecting movie experience you've had in a while.

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Ridha Behi's Always Brando at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival: Spellbinding

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 01.02.2012

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Some films can infuse us with their magic even before we have a chance to watch them. Personally, it may be an image, the mystery of its title or a particular theme which will create in this cinema lover a craving only satiated by watching the film.

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And the Oscar Goes to TIFF

Emma Seligman | Posted 12.03.2011

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As the years go by, more producers and studios hear about that TIFF charm and send their films to the great white north. Sundance is too contemporary for the Hollywood award shows and Cannes is too early for all the films to be finished. That's why TIFF gets it all.

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Celebs Doing Double Duty At TIFF

blog.moviefone.com | Posted 11.14.2011

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Promoting one film at a festival is hard enough, but two? These performers (and one producer) had their work cut out for them at this year's Toronto I...

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PHOTOS: Lily Cole Wears A Face

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.14.2011

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There have been plenty of models making the jump to movies lately, but Lily Cole seems to have transitioned with exceptional aplomb. The British m...

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PHOTOS: Olivia Wilde Picks Another Unexpected Dress

The Huffington Post | Ellie Krupnick | Posted 11.14.2011

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Olivia Wilde has one of the best bodies we have ever seen. Period. So it's a wonder that she loves covering it up in long, flowing dresses that could ...

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Live from Toronto Film Festival: Monday 9.12.11

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.13.2011

A few thoughts about the Toronto Film Festival in general before I dive into my thoughts about the four films I saw today: First of all, the phones: ...

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Live from Toronto Film Festival: Sunday 9.11.11

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.12.2011

I was in a screening at the Toronto International Film Festival on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, and by the time the movie was over, the World Trade ...

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A First Look at Michael Winterbottom's Trishna (VIDEO)

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 10.24.2011

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Critics are raving about Freida Pinto's performance.

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'Sarah Palin - You Betcha!' To Show At Toronto Film Fest

Posted 10.03.2011

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TORONTO (Reuters) – By John McCrank Death row, Sarah Palin, and wannabe Vulcans are some of the topics audiences can explore this year throug...

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TIFF Line-Up Includes George Clooney's 'Ides Of March,' Madonna's 'W.E.,' Coppola's 'Twixt'

Posted 09.25.2011

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The Toronto International Film Festival today announced a slew of films that have made it into their lineup of galas and special presentations. The se...

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Live From the Toronto Film Festival: Last Day

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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My last full day at the Toronto International Film Festival was a day of hits and misses.

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Bollywood Star Aamir Khan Premieres His New Film Dhobi Ghat at TIFF

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 05.25.2011

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There were no choreographed dance sequences, no lip-synched songs, so while Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) may not have been a typical Bollywood blockbuster, it is paving the way for a new era in Indian cinema.

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Live From the Toronto Film Festival: Saturday, Sept. 11

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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The most persistent feeling one has at a big event like the Toronto International Film Festival -- other than the feeling of exhaustion -- is that you're somehow running behind.

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Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Accused of Promoting Israeli Propaganda

GlobalPost | Nomi Morris | Posted 05.25.2011

Nomi Morris I GlobalPost TORONTO, Canada - A protest over a Toronto International Film Festival spotlight on Tel Aviv cinema has galvanized the glo...

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Expanding the Narrative

Jane Fonda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Protesting the use of the Toronto Film Festival to "rebrand" Israel was perhaps misunderstood. The greatest "re-branding" of Israel would be to celebrate that country's long standing and robust peace movement.

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Atlanta Jews Reject Vilification and Stand Up for Jane Fonda

David Minkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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The claim that Jane Fonda seeks Israel's destruction is shameless slander and lobbing such an accusation makes it impossible to hold an honest conversation about Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

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Live from the Toronto Film Festival: Day 1

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Toronto International Film Festival suffers from its own success. There are too many damned commercials before the start of each film.

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We Don't Feel Like Celebrating with Israel This Year

Naomi Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Toronto International Film Festival, Israel, Gaza, Tiff, Politics News

When I heard the Toronto International Film Festival was holding a celebratory "spotlight" on Tel Aviv I felt ashamed of my city. This matches Israel's stated propaganda goals to a T.

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