Toronto Film Festival

TORONTO – If you’re always dreamed of going to Cannes for one of the world’s most famous film festivals, you can save yourself some air miles and some flying time by going to Canada instead. The annual Toronto Film Festival, around since 1976, is one of the largest film festivals in the world. This year, […]

  A first international trailer has been released for “Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami,” a documentary about the singer and nightclubbing icon from director Sophie Fiennes and WestEnd Films. The movie will make its world premiere as the opening film in the Toronto Film Festival’s Docs section on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 9:30 p.m. at […]

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced it will host the world premiere of director Dan Gilroy’s “Roman J. Israel, Esq.,” starring Denzel Washington in a dramatic transformation. Set in the underbelly of the overburdened Los Angeles criminal court system, Washington stars as a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when a turbulent […]

The first major documentary about legendary entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr. has released the first trailer ahead of its premiere next month at the Toronto International Film Festival. Directed by Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Sam Pollard, “Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me” delves into Davis’ personal life and career as he navigated through the shifting tides […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lupita Nyong’o, Justin Timberlake, Denzel Washington and Emma Stone are just a few of the stars with films headed to the Toronto International Film Festival this year. The Toronto festival is considered a launching pad to Hollywood’s awards season, and this year features a buzzy and diverse lineup of both world […]

TORONTO (AP) — Most of Kevin Costner’s most famous films wouldn’t seem to be easy sells. How would it today sound to pitch a studio on a Civil War soldier befriending Sioux Indians on the South Dakota plains? Or on an Iowa farmer who hears voices? But while Costner’s industry clout was once impervious, he’s […]

TORONTO (AP) — Showcasing his most personal movie yet, Chris Rock premiered his third feature film directing effort, “Top Five,” at the Toronto International Film Festival. “Top Five” debuted Saturday night at the festival, where it was received warmly by a boisterous audience. Rock wrote, directed and stars in the film, in which he plays […]