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The Oscar Best Picture Race: Deadline’s Critics Compare Notes On The Season So Far
With the awards race ramping up, and festival favorites emerging, the list of films in the Best Picture Oscar race can seem long, and, this early in the season, distinctly unclear. Fortunately, both Deadline's Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic, Pete Hammond, and Film Awards Editor Damon Wise keep on…
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‘On Falling’ Review: Laura Carreira’s Feature Debut Is A Haunting Study Of Modern Serfdom – San Sebastian Film Festival
The modern workplace is the focus of Laura Carreira's hypnotic debutOn Falling,a sobering study of a woman's attempt to stay afloat in contemporary Glasgow. Produced by Ken Loach's Sixteen Films production company, it has plenty in common with the British…
Toronto Film Festival 2024: All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews
The Toronto Film Festival kicked off September 5 with a multi-moveopening nightthat included David Gordon Green’s family comedyNutcrackersstarring Ben Stiller. It kicked off a slate of world premieres and buzzy movies across 11 days for the 49th edition of one of North America’s biggest film…
‘Without Blood’ Review: Angelina Jolie Goes Back To Basics With An Artful Wartime Revenge Drama – Toronto Film Festival
For her fifth feature as director, Angelina Jolie has gone so far back to basics thatWithout Bloodcould quite easily be her debut. That isn't a criticism, rather an observation about how hard it is, even for A-list talent, to make films about the brutality…
‘The Penguin Lessons’ Review: Steve Coogan Subverts A Potentially Whimsical Setup With Surprising Dark Humor – Toronto Film Festival
All too often, a Toronto Film Festival premiere is seen as an audition for a U.S. release, when the end result is more like sending a manned space flight into the sun.The Penguin Lessonsis a case in point, being a peculiarly British movie that takes a very…
‘The Life of Chuck’ Review: Mike Flanagan Reflects On Our Troubled Times With His Adaptation Of Stephen King’s Poignant Short Story Of Love, Life And Death – Toronto Film Festival
TheTIFF People's Choice Awardis usually a bellwether to the Oscars, but this yearthe prizereflects rather more deep-seated global concerns among the voters than just the race to Best Picture. Based on the short story of the same name by Stephen King…
‘Don’t Let’s Go To The Dogs Tonight’ Director Embeth Davidtz On Growing Up In Africa – Toronto Studio
DON’T LET’S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHTSection:Gala PresentationsDirector:Embeth DavidtzLogline:Based on the book of the same name.,Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonightis a memoir by British-Rhodesian author Alexandra Fuller about her childhood in Africa during the 1970s and 1980s.Panelists:Dir. – Embeth…
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‘Riff Raff’ Director Dito Montiel Lifts The Curtain On His Star-Studded Crime Family Comedy – Toronto Studio
RIFF RAFFSection:Special Presentations (World Premiere)Director:Dito MontielLogline:Vince (Ed Harris), a former criminal, finds his life turned upside when his estranged son turns up unexpectedly with his pregnant girlfriend and Vince's ex-wife (Jennifer Coolidge) in tow.Distributor:Roadside…
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‘The Return’ Director Uberto Pasolini On Working With Ralph Fiennes To Adapt Homer’s Odyssey For The Big Screen – Toronto Studio
THE RETURNSection:Gala Presentations (World Premiere)Director:Uberto PasoliniLogline:Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes), the king of Ithaca, washes up on the shores of his kingdom to find it much changed since he left to fight in the Trojan War. His wife and queen Penelope (Binoche) has been waiting…
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‘The Piano Lesson’ Director Malcolm Washington Explains Why He Was Drawn To August Wilson’s Drama – Toronto Studio
THE PIANO LESSONSection:Special Presentations (World Premiere)Director:Malcolm WashingtonLogline:In his auspicious feature directorial debut, Malcolm Washington brings August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize–winning play to the screen, adapted from a 2022 Broadway revival and carrying over many of the same cast…
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‘K-Pops!’ Director Anderson.Paak On Finding The Missing Link Between BET And BTS – Toronto Studio
K-POPS!Section:Special Presentations (World Premiere)Director:Anderson.PaakLogline:Anderson.Paak is best known for his brilliant music career, but this first feature film opens up a vibrant new avenue for him as an artist. InK-Pops,.Paak directs and acts opposite his real-life son Soul Rasheed for…
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‘Conclave’ Director Edward Berger And Star Isabella Rossellini On Their Papal Thriller – Toronto Studio
CONCLAVESection:Special PresentationsDirector:Edward BergerLogline:Conclaveunfolds over a tension-riddled 72 hours, depicting a gripping confrontation between tradition, politics, and faith. Featuring brilliant supporting performances — most notably from Isabella Rossellini as the silent yet…
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