Toronto Film Festival

Rose McGowan Rapped For Pro-IRA Remarks

Reuters | Posted 09.18.2008 | Entertainment


The producers of the IRA drama "Fifty Dead Men Walking" have taken the unusual step of distancing themselves from incendiary comments made by the film...

Dakota Fanning: All Grown Up And Promising To Behave

AP, Foxnews | Posted 09.08.2008 | Entertainment


Dakota Fanning, the precocious child actress who help her own against Sean Penn in "I Am Sam" and who has been a big screen fixture since the 2001 fil...

Brad Pitt On Sleepless Nights And Funny Kids

People | Posted 09.06.2008 | Entertainment


Brad Pitt will have audiences laughing out loud as a knucklehead fitness employee in Burn After Reading, but what makes PEOPLE's two-time Sexiest Man ...

CULTURE ZOHN: Culture Without Borders

Patricia Zohn | Posted 04.18.2008 | Entertainment


Patricia Zohn

2008-04-18-22_dissapear.jpgThere's a definite upside to becoming the poor relation: in seeking out a more affordable alternative, the wealth of our nearest neighbors' will astonish you.

I'm a Sundance Reject

Mike Garibaldi-Frick | Posted 11.29.2007 | Entertainment


Mike Garibaldi-Frick

True independent, small budget docs rarely get into the big festivals any longer. And, besides, my movie has no celebrity attached to it, has no inside connections, is not controversial and there's very little nudity.

Body of War

Bruce Kluger | Posted 10.31.2007 | Entertainment


Bruce Kluger

Hollywood's fast-moving popcorn-bucket brigade carries breaking stories from the newsroom to the editing room, seemingly overnight. Welcome to the industry's next new genre: the history-as-it-is-happening movie.

Brad Pitt Talks Jesse James, Crazy Fans: "I've Had Break-Ins"

AP | David Germain | Posted 09.18.2007 | Entertainment


While news about Jesse James crawled its way across 19th century America -- compared to today's lightning-fast Internet -- the tone was uncannily comp...

Closely Watched Toronto

Efe Cakarel | Posted 09.17.2007 | Entertainment


Efe Cakarel

This year's line-up at the Toronto International Film Festival was somewhat on the depressing and disturbing side; but in a powerful, artistic, and stylish Bergman-esque way.

Phil Donahue-Backed Anti-War Film Debuts At Toronto Film Fest

Reuters Canada | Ka Yan Ng | Posted 09.14.2007 | Home


Sign up for the army, but know you could come home in a wheelchair. That was the hard lesson for Iraq war veteran Tomas Young, whose experience is det...

Celebrities Name Their Favorite Beatles Songs

AP | David Germain | Posted 09.14.2007 | Entertainment


What's the best Beatles song? The revolutionary tunes of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr are back on the big-screen with...

George Clooney: "The Problem With Famous People" Is "They Actually Think They're Geniuses

Telegraph (UK) | David Gritten | Posted 09.14.2007 | Entertainment


Even people who don't care much for George Clooney (and there are some) would admit he handles this fame business with consummate skill. At a time wh...

Sean Penn Joins List Of Actors Who Direct With "Into The Wild"

AP | David Germain | Posted 09.13.2007 | Entertainment


Sean Penn is one of the great actors of his generation, yet he'd like to give it all up to remain behind the camera. "It's a good idea," Penn said at...

Charlize And Stuart: "We're Husband And Wife" Despie Not Marrying

People | Paul Chi | Posted 09.13.2007 | Entertainment


Stuart Townsend and Charlize Theron are husband and wife - even if not legally. "I'm married," Townsend told PEOPLE this week. "I didn't do a church ...

Brian De Palma's On His Iraq Docu-Fiction Comeback

Globe And Mail | James Adams | Posted 09.11.2007 | Entertainment


Suddenly, Brian De Palma is hot. Again. The veteran director - 67 today - has been in the film business for at least 40 years and made almost as many...

Sleepless in Toronto

Efe Cakarel | Posted 09.11.2007 | Entertainment


Efe Cakarel

Drama might be the most widely celebrated genre of this years festival, however it is definitely not the only genre that this year's eclectic selection offers.

Helen Hunt Opens Up About Her Well-Received Directorial Debut

Entertainment Weekly | Gregory Kirschling | Posted 09.11.2007 | Entertainment


Wondering why you haven't seen much of Helen Hunt lately? For the past 10 years, the Academy Award-winning actress has been fighting to get her direct...

Aaron Eckhart's New Film Startles With Scenes Of Pedophilia

FOXNews | Roger Friedman | Posted 09.11.2007 | Entertainment


"Nothing Is Private" is written and directed by Alan Ball, the man behind "Six Feet Under" and "American Beauty." But it's caused outrage here for its...

Politics' Central Role at the Toronto Film Festival

Efe Cakarel | Posted 09.10.2007 | Entertainment


Efe Cakarel

The Festival is determined to bring the voices from parts of the world that hasn't been widely heard for the longest time. And the audiences here absolutely love it.

Evan Rachel Wood: "People Tell Me I'm Immature, And Britney's Crotch Is On CNN. Who The Hell Is Immature?"

Newsweek | Ramin Setoodeh | Posted 09.10.2007 | Entertainment


Evan Rachel Wood will be in four movies at this week's Toronto Film Festival. But her favorite is Julie Taymor's "Across the Universe," in which she (...

My Kid Could Paint That

Amir Bar-Lev | Posted 08.31.2007 | Entertainment


Amir Bar-Lev

In the Q&A sessions after screenings of my film, My Kid Could Paint That, I'm often asked, "Isn't it the same painting whether a four-year-old or a 40-year-old made it?"