film festivals
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‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Wins Toronto Audience Award
David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" follows in footsteps of "The King's Speech" and "Slumdog Millionaire," takes top audience prize at Toronto
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Toronto Film Fest Day 10: An Old-Fashioned Ending to a Forward-Looking Festival
Toronto's closing-night attraction, "Song for Marion," features Terence Stamp and Vanessa Redgrave in a predictable but crowd-pleasing tear-jerker
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Toronto Film Fest Day 9: Blood, Sex and Standing Ovations
One group says Ben Wheatley's "Sightseers" is Toronto's best movie, while "The Paperboy" and Jared Leto's rock documentary also premiere
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Toronto Film Fest Day 8: Let the Oscar Arguments Begin
While some Toronto-watchers debate about which festival fave will take home the gold, other films debut to considerably less enthusiasm — sorry, Billy Bob Thornton
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Toronto Film Fest Day 7: Where Did Everybody Go?
As the industry exodus from Toronto picks up steam, Barry Levinson unveils a horror movie, Liz Garbus celebrates Marilyn Monroe and Ben Affleck gets slammed for insulting a Canadian hero
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Horrifying Toronto Doc ‘Act of Killing’ Restages Mass Murder as Twisted Entertainment
Joshua Oppenheimer's disturbing and transfixing "The Act of Killing" lets Indonesian killers re-enact their murders Hollywood-style
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Toronto Film Fest Day 6: Greta Gerwig, Bill Murray and Michael Shannon Are Great, But Are Their Movies?
Several recent Toronto films feature marvelous performances in films that range from wonderful to forgettable
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Toronto Film Fest Day 5: Terrence Malick Is at It Again
His film ignores things like narrative and his leading man barely speaks — Terrence Malick's "To the Wonder" leaves the Toronto audience wondering
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Toronto Film Fest: ‘The Impossible’ Director On Why He Included Footage That Caused 2 Patrons to Faint
Survivors of the real tsunami depicted in "The Impossible," says director Juan Antonio Bayona, told him that the film had to be graphic and uncomfortable
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Toronto Film Fest: Tom Hanks Explains What ‘Cloud Atlas’ Is About (Video)
Want an explanation for the weirdest and grandest movie in Toronto? Tom Hanks explains it all to you
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Toronto Film Fest Day 4: The Buzz Is Strong, But the Films Are Dark
The end of opening weekend at the much-lauded festival brings some grim films — including one that one may have caused a patron to faint
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Toronto Film Fest Day 3: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Is an Instant Contender, But What the Hell Is ‘Cloud Atlas?’
David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" enjoys a spectacular Toronto launch, while the Wachowskis' "Cloud Atlas" thrills some viewers, confounds others
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Toronto Film Fest Day 2: Ben Affleck Flies Commercial, Paul Thomas Anderson Gets Creepy
On a day crammed with high-profile premieres, Toronto showcases Ben Affleck's crowd-pleasing "Argo" and Paul Thomas Anderson's tough, weird "The Master"
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Toronto Film Fest Day 1: Bruce Willis’ Magic Trick, Kristen Stewart’s No-Worries Nudity
The Toronto Film Festival launches with an uncharacteristically commercial film, the sci-fi thriller "Looper," and also includes Kristen Stewart's first red-carpet walk since hitting the tabloids
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Toronto Gets Ready to Pump Up the Volume
The Toronto Film Festival has an Oscar-winning streak on the line — and a history of showcasing a whole lot of everything
