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‘WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story’ to Premiere at TIFF in the Midnight Madness Category
Today, we can report that the ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic biopic of sorts, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story, will be playing the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. The movie will be a part of the Midnight Madness category, allowing it to have a unique and potentially very successful showcase. This continues the very interesting additions to […] More
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‘Emily’ to Open the Platform Sidebar Competition at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival
Emily, starring Sex Education breakout star Emma Mackey and directed by Frances O’Connor (who starred in The Conjuring 2 and Mercy), will open the Platform competition sidebar at this year’s edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. The film will be distributed in the United States by Bleecker Street. Ten new films were announced by […] More
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Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise’ to Open the 60th New York Film Festival
White Noise, directed by Noah Baumbach, will be the film screening on opening night at the 60th New York Film Festival, Film at Lincoln Center has announced. This is an honor shared with movies such as David Fincher‘s Gone Girl and Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman, which served as openers in previous years. The film is […] More
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Awards Radar is Going to Telluride and (Back to) Toronto!
You read that correctly, folks. We’re just about a month out from the start of the film festivals that always signal the end of the summer and the start of fall, which is when awards season begins to kick into gear. Known as the fall festival season, it’s when pundits like myself decamp for various […] More
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2022 Toronto International Film Festival Lineup Revealed!
Moments ago, the Toronto International Film Festival announced its lineup for 2022. Highlighted among the TIFF titles, which you can see below, are Empire of Light from Sam Raimi, The Whale from Darren Aronofsky, as well as, of course, the previously announced debuts of The Fabelmans from Steven Spielberg, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out […] More
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TIFF Opening Night Gala Announced As ‘The Swimmers’
As the Toronto International Film Festival draws ever closer, more and more news will be coming out about what will be playing at the fest. The Opening Night Gala for Toronto is always a notable one, as TIFF tends to try to go with a high profile title in that slot. Now, we can report […] More
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2022 Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced!
Earlier today, the 79th Venice Film Festival announced its lineup, cementing it as a huge moment in the impending awards season. A ton of films with Oscar aspirations will be debuting there, so it’ll be one to really pay attention to! The Venice lineup, which you can see below, includes a ton of interesting movies, […] More
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Trailer Releases for ‘Till’ Alongside Announcement it Will Play at the New York Film Festival
Without question, an Emmett Till biopic could dominate awards season, given the still too relevant subject matter. Today, MGM released a trailer for Till, their attempt to do his story justice. Directed by Chinonye Chukwu, the film will tell the true story of Mamie Till Mobley (Danielle Deadwyler) and her relentless pursuit of justice for […] More
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Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise’ to Open the Venice Film Festival
As the summer progresses, more news about the fall film festival season will be coming out. Today, we found out where Noah Baumbach‘s White Noise would be debuting, and it’s right where Netflix launched Marriage Story to great success three seasons ago. According to The Hollywood Reporter, White Noise is the Opening Film for the […] More
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‘The Fabelmans’ To Premiere at TIFF as Steven Spielberg Heads to Toronto For the First Time
Steven Spielberg will make his first appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival to premiere “The Fabelmans.” More
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TIFF Announces World Premiere Screening of ‘My Policeman’
Among the many awards season contenders hoping to make an impact, Prime Video’s My Policeman seems like one that could definitely debut to some acclaim. Well, we now know where the film is going to premiere, and it’s a strong launching pad. The Toronto International Film Festival has the adaptation of the Bethan Roberts novel, […] More
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‘The Woman King’ To Premiere At TIFF
The movie, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and written by Dana Stevens, will release in theatres on September 16th. More