The thing about seeing movies at the Toronto Film Festival is that not everybody sees the movies at the same time. Have you seen Julianne Moore's performance in Still Alice? I went into director Phillippe Falardeau's The Good Lie having heard nothing, beyond the fact that people knew Reese Witherspoon was in it
On the red carpet, the Venice Film Festival has had glitz and glamour, the snap of camera shutters — and the sting of mosquitoes. On-screen, it's had war, death and depression, both emotional and economic.
Movies from the United States, Indonesia and Japan are tipped by critics as the favourites to win this year's Golden Lion award at the Venice film festival, due to be announced on Saturday. American comedy “Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”, directed by Mexico's Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and starring Michael Keaton of “Batman” fame, opened the festival with a punch and immediately …
The Toronto International Film Festival, which kicks off Thursday and runs through Sept.
Why: Traditionally, the Toronto Film Festival was the kick-off to Oscar Season, with the big awardsy movies setting themselves up for the final few months of the year. In recent years, and to no small amount of consternation from the TIFF folks, other film festivals have been eating their lunch. Last year's two top Oscar contenders — 12 Years a Slave and Gravity — made their world premieres at …
Thanks to a whirlwind month devoted to appreciations (Robin Williams, Lauren Bacall), anniversary-themed features (“Rear Window†and “The Wizard of Ozâ€), a flood of new theatrical releases and a much-needed…
Actor stars in “Manglehorn,” about a man battling depression; and “The Humbling,” about an aging thespian who has lost his mojo
Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian will release a new DVD, 'Swearing Words In Glasgow', on November 13. The package features Ian recorded live during his 'Speaking Words' tour
The best films currently available on the movie and TV subscription service Netflix UK, selected by film critic Tim Robey
Film noir is, by definition, a dark genre, and there is a trio of new DVDs that, by bleak coincidence, all begin with the letter D.