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From European avant-garde to celeb-driven fare, here are 10 buzzy films coming to TIFF
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
TORONTO — It’s TIFF’s 50th edition — TIFFty feels like something of a missed branding opportunity — and the event once known as the Festival of Festivals is going big. More than 200 features are scheduled to screen between Sept. 4 and 14. The Canadian Press’ arts and entertainment team has picked out 10 buzzy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rodion Shchedrin, the celebrated Russian composer, has died at age 92
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, who created the celebrated ballets “Anna Karenina” and the “Carmen Suite,” has died in Germany at age of 92, Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater said Friday. He and his wife of 57 years, legendary ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, dominated the Soviet and Russian cultural scene for the latter part of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Julia Roberts’ ‘After the Hunt’ stirs #MeToo debate at Venice Film Festival
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Julia Roberts and filmmaker Luca Guadagnino faced pointed questions about complicity and undermining the feminist movement at a news conference for “After the Hunt” on Friday at the Venice Film Festival. The film, set in the world of higher education where Roberts plays a beloved philosophy professor, revolves around an accusation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lights, camera, brands: TIFF fans feel squeezed out as red carpets go corporate
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
When Sandi Leung visited a Toronto International Film Festival red carpet for the first time in 2015, she realized she could walk up to almost any part of the red carpet and — if she spent a few hours waiting — finagle a selfie with the likes of Eddie Redmayne or Kevin Bacon. Lately, that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hubert Davis skates the lane that the late Charles Officer opened with TIFF-bound ‘Youngblood’
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
TORONTO — Hubert Davis remembers acclaimed Toronto filmmaker Charles Officer calling him with an idea: to direct a documentary about the experiences of Black players in hockey. “He said, ‘This is really important. I think you should consider it,’” recalls Davis. “Charles was very dramatic. So when he told me that, there was a lot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Julia Roberts debuts at the Venice Film Festival with the #MeToo-themed ‘After the Hunt’
By Canadian Press on August 29th, 2025
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Julia Roberts is making her Venice Film Festival debut with the psychosexual drama “After the Hunt,” which premieres Friday evening. The film is set in the world of higher education and stars Roberts as a beloved professor whose mentee, played by “The Bear’s” Ayo Edebiri, accuses her friend and colleague (Andrew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Julia Roberts makes her debut at Venice Film Festival with in #MeToo-themed ‘After the Hunt’
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
VENICE, Italy (AP) — Julia Roberts is making her Venice Film Festival debut with the psychosexual drama “After the Hunt,” which premieres Friday evening. The film is set in the world of higher education and stars Roberts as a beloved professor whose mentee, played by “The Bear’s” Ayo Edebiri, accuses her friend and colleague (Andrew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!George Clooney rallies and makes glamorous ‘Jay Kelly’ Venice premiere after sinus infection
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
VENICE, Italy (AP) — In “Jay Kelly,” George Clooney plays a very George Clooney-esque movie star on a self-reflective journey through Europe. The film, which is premiering Thursday night at the Venice Film Festival, explores heady questions about finding oneself while also poking fun at the business of being a major celebrity in the world ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doja Cat, Post Malone and Tate McRae will perform at MTV VMAs. Here’s what to know about the show
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pop singers Conan Gray and Tate McRae will each make their performance debut on the MTV Video Music Awards stage next month, the VMAs announced Tuesday. The newcomers are accompanied by more seasoned VMAs performers confirmed for this year’s roster, including Doja Cat, who will give the first ever televised performance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge Frank Caprio’s death leaves mourners remembering his compassion that drew many online fans
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
People from all over the world are expected to pay tribute to Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge who found online fame as an empathetic jurist and host of “ Caught in Providence,” at memorial services beginning Thursday in his home state of Rhode Island. Caprio, who won hearts with the folksy humor and compassion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Music Review: Hayley Williams’ fierce ‘Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party’ is her best solo work
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
“Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party” is the Hayley Williams album listeners have been waiting for — whether they realize it or not. Twenty years ago, the teenage emo band Paramore wrote and recorded their first song, “Conspiracy,” recalling the plucky post-hardcore riffs of New Jersey’s Thursday, fronted by a full-bodied vocalist in Williams. Her ... Read More »
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