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Peter Renaday, a longtime and prolific voice actor best known as the voice of rat sensei Master Splinter in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series, died Sunday, September 8, at his home in Burbank, California. He was 89. News of his death was shared on social media by friend and Turtles costar Townsend […]

Sept. 11 and the horrible events following the terrorist plane crash attacks into the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center reached its twenty-third anniversary this year. Several documentaries investigate the timeline of events of September 11, 2001 and check in with those affected by the event as well as those too young to have […]

THE LISTENERSSection: PrimetimeDirector: Janicza BravoScreenwriter: Jordan TannahillLogline: Rebecca Hall (Resurrection, Christine) stars as Claire, a schoolteacher who begins to hear a sound that no one else around her seems to, in this adaptation of author Jordan Tannahill’s novel of the same name, directed by Janicza Bravo (Zola).Panelists: Janicza Bravo, Rebecca Hall (actor), Jordan Tannahill (author and screenwriter).Sales Agent: FreemantlePremiered: Opening night, Sept 7th, […]

MEET THE BARBARIANSSection: Gala PresentationsDirector: Julie DelpyScreenwriter: Julie DelpyLogline: A small town in France preparing to welcome a Ukrainian refugee family is surprised when a Syrian family shows up instead, in Julie Delpy’s comedy of integration.Panelists: Julie DelpySales Agent: CharadesPremiered: Opening night, Sept 6, Scotiabank TheaterKey Quote: “I’m examining French People and French society and their, I would say, level of racism… I […]

Barry Keoghan was in rural Ireland shooting Bring Them Down with writer-director Christopher Andrews when some life-changing news came through: Keoghan had been nominated for an Oscar for The Banshees of Inisherin. Now, speaking at Deadline’s studio at the Toronto Film Festival, where Bring Them Down has its premiere, Keoghan recalled that day on set. […]

Hugh Grant has been doing a lot to dismantle his dashingly disheveled ’90s rom-com image in the past 15 years or more, but Heretic might be the film to blow it all to kingdom come. Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, a key part of the creative team behind the thoughtfully unnerving […]

During her acceptance speech for the Toronto International Film Festival Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award, Cate Blanchett called for an increased focus on sustainability and green practices in the film industry, as well as a continued commitment to varied storytelling that uplifts women. “In an industry that naturally recycles and reexamines ideas, I think there’s […]

In receiving the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media tonight, Oscar and Tony winner Angelina Jolie exclaimed that “When I am asked how I feel about the state of the world today, I admit I feel sick.” She added, “After pushing for basic human rights for all people, only to see the reality worsen for […]

Upon accepting her Toronto International Film Festival Tribute Performer Award, Nightbitch star Amy Adams gave an emotional shoutout to her daughter in the audience. “You make me not only a better mother, but a better person,” she said. “Every day you challenge me.” The sweet words, spoken to her 14-year-old daughter Aviana, who made her […]

The press have been digging up old interviews with GOP Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance in which he suggests there should be a dividing line in society between those who have children, perhaps even giving those parents more than one vote, and those who don’t by suggesting they should be lesser in society. That sounded […]

EXCLUSIVE: Although Korean star Hyun Bin first hesitated to take on the role of Korean independence fighter Ahn Jung-geun in Harbin, he knew deep down that he could not pass up such a rare opportunity. Director Woo Min-ho tried three times before he managed to convince Hyun to take on the leading role. Woo understood […]

Spawned from the New York Times No. 1 bestseller by Peter Brown that managed to speak to multiple generations, not just kids, DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot proves to be a real gem in the genre that likely will become a classic, and no doubt bring sequels just as Brown’s book is now a literary […]

Some productions have to endure a number of explosions, and/or death-defying stunts. But in the case of David Gordon Green family comedy Nutcrackers starring Ben Stiller, something more noxious was going on which could have spurred the interest of the health department. Recalls young Ulysses Janson, one of the four Janson brothers on who David […]

There’s no room in the GOP anymore for Adam Kinzinger, who burned MAGA bridges by daring to hold Pres. Trump accountable for the January 6th insurrection. But within a potential Kamala Harris administration? Maybe so. The vice president recently pledged, if elected, to appoint at least one Republican to her cabinet. In an interview with […]

Filmmaker Fleur Fortuné says it was necessary to take Alicia Vikander and Elizabeth Olsen, the cast of her thrilling debut feature The Assessment, into “a danger zone” for them to fully comprehend the implications involved in making a movie set in a dystopian future where couples have to grovel for permission to have a child. The film […]

After taking the internet by storm in recent years with his Emmy-winning sketch comedy series I Think You Should Leave, Tim Robinson has found his first lead film role in Friendship, a surreal buddy comedy co-starring Paul Rudd that’s making its world premiere tonight in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto Film Festival. Tonally […]

Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros unleashed Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this weekend, as the ghost with the most tallied up a $145.4M global start. That’s in line with where we saw it ahead of the weekend, and includes $110M from domestic as well as $35.4M from 69 international box office markets. The launch gives the sequel […]

Right at the end credits of Hard Truths it says “any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.” I am not sure that is so true. I know many people who are just as mad at the world for various reasons as Pansy, the main character in Mike Leigh’s latest depressing look […]

The Toronto Film Festival kicked off September 5 with a multi-move opening night that included David Gordon Green’s family comedy Nutcrackers starring 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 festivals. Other key titles making their […]

It has almost gotten to the point where inspiring sports stories become a parody of themselves, so overrun is the genre with every conceivable variation. But with Unstoppable (not to be confused with the 2004 Wesley Snipes movie or the 2010 Denzel Washington one), you really can’t compare it to anything that has come before, […]

With the juice officially loose a second time in theaters as of Sept. 6, those looking to remember what the 1988 original Beetlejuice was about might want to watch the first film. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice features a cast of some new characters as well as familiar faces that appeared in the first film. The sequel comes from […]

In Seeking Mavis Beacon, filmmakers Jazmin Jones and Olivia McKayla Ross aim to track down one of the most iconic figures in multicultural education and internet history. With over 10 million copies sold, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, a 1987 program made by The Software Toolworks, becomes the subject of demystification as the pair aim to […]

Deadline has confirmed that Nathan Gary, the president of Annapurna Pictures, is departing after a three-year stint. In addition, Annapurna’s Heads of Gaming, Deborah Mars and Nathan Vella, are also exiting. Hector Sanchez, who recently returned to the studio division he helped launch in 2016, will be in charge of Annapurna’s gaming endeavors as President […]

At the end of the Toronto Film Festival world premiere of her new film, The Last Showgirl, Canadian-born Pamela Anderson told the packed crowd, “This is the role I have been waiting for my entire career” before going on to joke that it’s the first “coherent” film script she was ever given. I can safely […]