TORONTO (Reuters) – New Zealander Taika Waititi’s “Jojo Rabbit” on Sunday won the audience award given at the end of the Toronto International Film Festival, which has in many past years been a bellwether for Academy Award winners. “Jojo Rabbit” is a comic sat... More »
TORONTO (Reuters) – Walking the red carpet ahead of the world premiere of “The Sky is Pink” at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas contrasted her life while filming with the experiences of the characters in the movi... More »
TORONTO (Reuters) – Renée Zellweger said she felt a “sense of responsibility” to portray the late singer Judy Garland as authentically as possible in the movie “Judy,” which was shown at the Toronto Film Festival on Tuesday to a standing ovation. The film depi... More »
TORONTO (Reuters) – Actors Christian Bale and Matt Damon say they have a newfound respect for racecar drivers after making “Ford v Ferrari”, based on the true story of the battle between the car makers at the 1966 Le Mans. The movie, shown at the Toronto Film ... More »
TORONTO (Reuters) – ‘The Goldfinch’ felt the pressure to live up to the award-winning book upon which the film is based, members of the cast and crew said at the Toronto Film Festival premiere on Sunday. Donna Tartt won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2014 f... More »
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and some 2 million other fans cheered the NBA champion Toronto Raptors on Monday in a victory celebration that united the nation, but the party was marred by a shooting that seriously wounded two peopl... More »
TORONTO “Room”, an adaptation of the Man Booker Prize-nominated novel about a mother and child held captive for years, won top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday. The People’s Choice Award, chosen by the votes of audience members, has i... More »
New England Revolution beat Toronto 3-1 on Sunday to claim their fifth straight win, while Orlando’six-game winless streak in Major League Soccer came to an end with victory over Sporting Kansas City. New England, now unbeaten in seven, went ahead through an o... More »
TORONTO A teen’s struggle over identity is approached with humor as well as gravity in “About Ray,” the latest movie to focus on transgender issues as the subject of gender fluidity becomes a prime time debate. The story revolves around three generations, a le... More »
TORONTO After winning widespread acclaim in “Breaking Bad”, Bryan Cranston is tackling one of Hollywood’s darkest eras, portraying radical screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, a high profile victim of the blacklist era of the 1940s and 50s. “Trumbo”, which had its worl... More »
TORONTO A skillful combination of suspense and humor in the story of an abandoned astronaut fighting to survive on Mars is what lured actor Matt Damon and “Alien” director Ridley Scott back into space for “The Martian”, the two men said on Saturday. The movie,... More »
TORONTO Serena Williams shook off some hard-court rust before rolling to a 2-6 6-3 6-0 win over Italy’s Flavia Pennetta at the Rogers Cup on Tuesday, but the home crowd failed to fire up local favorite Eugenie Bouchard, who slumped to another first round exit.... More »
TORONTO Eugenie Bouchard was hailed as the new face of women’s tennis just 12 months ago but the Canadian’s downward spiral continued on Tuesday with a humbling 6-0 5-7 6-2 loss to Swiss Belinda Bencic in the opening round of the Rogers Cup. Home fans had come... More »
