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Channing Tatum, Derek Cianfrance Celebrate ‘Roofman’ at Variety’s Toronto Film Festival Cover Party
Channing Tatum and Derek Cianfrance raised the roof at Variety‘s annual Toronto Film Festival party on Friday. The duo was on hand to celebrate their cover story on their new film, “Roofma...
Varietybrentlang Sep 06, 2025

Toronto Title ‘In Search of the Sky’ Tackles Mental Health Stigma in Rural India: ‘How Society Can Be So Ruthless’
In rural India, families with mentally challenged children face impossible choices between love and survival. Debut filmmaker Jitank Singh Gurjar’s “In Search of the Sky” (“Vim...
Naman Ramachandran Sep 06, 2025

The Sunshine Underground announce one-off reunion show for summer 2026 in Leeds
The Sunshine Underground have announced a one-off comeback show for next summer to take place in their hometown of Leeds. The indie-dance band split in 2016 after the release of their fourth album &ls...
Max Pilley Sep 06, 2025

Box Office: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Possesses Franchise-Best $34.5 Million Opening Day
The power of Christ still compels moviegoers. “The Conjuring: Last Rites” exorcised an impressive $34.5 million across Friday and preview screenings in 3,802 locations. That’s well a...
J. Kim Murphy Sep 06, 2025

Sydney Sweeney Relied on Smucker’s and Milkshakes to Gain 30 Pounds for ‘Christy,’ Got ‘Gnarly Bruises’ Filming Boxing Scenes: ‘I Got Pummeled’
For her starring role in the female boxing drama “Christy,” Sydney Sweeney kept an ice bucket handy. “I was getting pummeled,” Sweeney said during an interview at the Variety T...
Tatiana Siegel Sep 06, 2025

Krishan Bhatia, Who Helped Amazon Build Presence in TV Upfronts, is Exiting
Krishan Bhatia, who joined Amazon last year to help build its presence on Madison Avenue and in the industry’s annual “upfront” sales market, is leaving the streaming and e-commerce ...
Brian Steinberg Sep 06, 2025

‘Crouching Tiger’ Producer’s Toronto and Busan Martial Arts Actioner ‘The Furious’ Aims to Revitalize Genre: ‘Pushing the Boundaries’
Action choreographer-turned-director Tanigaki Kenji is betting that audiences are hungry for authentic martial arts cinema. His new film, “The Furious,” which world premieres at the Toront...
Naman Ramachandran Sep 06, 2025
Could 3D Make a Comeback With the Help of Low-Cost AI? Werner Herzog and Experts Weigh In
Is 3D cinema set for another big revival? Audience trends and industry moves point in that direction, but it may be fueled by a potentially destructive force: artificial intelligence. North American 3...
Carolehorst Sep 06, 2025

Toronto Premiere ‘To the Victory!’ Imagines a Post-War Ukraine Where Hard Work of Rebuilding Has Just Begun
Award-winning Ukrainian filmmaker Valentyn Vasyanovych ("Atlantis") heads to the Toronto Film Festival with his latest feature, "To the Victory!," a semi-autobiographical tale about broken families an...
Postcardjunky Sep 06, 2025

Anurag Kashyap’s Toronto Prison Drama ‘Monkey in a Cage’ Tackles #MeToo Fallout: Bobby Deol ‘Totally Put His Whole Vulnerable Self Out There’
Director Anurag Kashyap’s “Monkey in a Cage” (titled “Bandar” in Hindi) makes its world premiere in the Toronto Film Festival's Special Presentations program, marking ano...
Naman Ramachandran Sep 06, 2025