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Cord Jefferson's insightful satire of race and media, 'American Fiction,' lights up TIFF

Cord Jefferson's insightful satire of race and media, 'American Fiction,' lights up TIFF

TORONTO (AP) 鈥 Fifty pages into Percival Everett's 鈥淓rasure" Cord Jefferson knew he wanted to adapt it into a movie script. Halfway through, he began to see Jeffrey Wright playing the book's academic protagonist, Thelonious 鈥淢onk鈥 Ellison.
TIFF 2023: Nic Cage says being an internet meme helped him tap into 'Dream Scenario' role

TIFF 2023: Nic Cage says being an internet meme helped him tap into 'Dream Scenario' role

TORONTO 鈥 Nicolas Cage says his own experience being the subject of internet memes helped him prepare for his latest role.
Vicky Krieps on the feminist Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' and how she leaves behind past roles

Vicky Krieps on the feminist Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' and how she leaves behind past roles

TORONTO (AP) 鈥 Vicky Krieps noticed that while there鈥檚 plenty of instruction for getting into a role, there's curiously little about getting out of one.
Steps from TIFF, striking actors, writers rally at Canadian offices for Apple, Amazon

Steps from TIFF, striking actors, writers rally at Canadian offices for Apple, Amazon

TORONTO 鈥 Film and TV star Patricia Arquette joined dozens of actors and writers who gathered Saturday outside the Canadian headquarters of Amazon and Apple to support ongoing labour protests. Members of Canadian and U.S.
Canadian filmmakers hope strike-addled TIFF fosters 'hunger' for indie features

Canadian filmmakers hope strike-addled TIFF fosters 'hunger' for indie features

TORONTO 鈥 Canadian filmmakers are hoping to draw some of the spotlight at a Toronto International Film Festival dimmed by Hollywood actor and writer strikes.
Emma Stone-led 'Poor Things' wins top prize at 80th Venice Film Festival

Emma Stone-led 'Poor Things' wins top prize at 80th Venice Film Festival

ROME (AP) 鈥 鈥淧oor Things,鈥 a film about Victorian-era female empowerment, won the Golden Lion on Saturday at a Venice Film Festival largely deprived of Hollywood glamour because of the writers and actors strikes .
Filmmaker Jen Markowitz on building trust with queer teens in doc 'Summer Qamp'

Filmmaker Jen Markowitz on building trust with queer teens in doc 'Summer Qamp'

TORONTO 鈥 With their documentary "Summer Qamp," Jen Markowitz puts on screen something that's far less radical than it seems: queer and transgender teens just being teens.
Canadian director Atom Egoyan, actors talk 'Seven Veils,' U.S. strike at TIFF

Canadian director Atom Egoyan, actors talk 'Seven Veils,' U.S. strike at TIFF

TORONTO 鈥 Director Atom Egoyan premi猫red his film "Seven Veils" Friday in a unique collaboration with the Canadian Opera Company and the Toronto International Film Festival.
Neve Campbell among striking actors navigating tricky waters at TIFF

Neve Campbell among striking actors navigating tricky waters at TIFF

TORONTO 鈥 As one of the few striking Hollywood actors promoting projects at the Toronto International Film Festival, film and TV star Neve Campbell acknowledged the "fine line to dance鈥 as she other multi-hyphenate celebs hit the circuit to support u
Nickelback entertains the haters in new documentary on Alberta rockers

Nickelback entertains the haters in new documentary on Alberta rockers

TORONTO 鈥 Nickelback has tasted the hater-ade from the band's zealous detractors 鈥 and is raising a toast to them. In the new documentary "Hate to Love: Nickelback," the Hanna, Alta.