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Oscar Doc Winner Daniel Roher Reveals “Secret Weapon” While Directing Narrative Debut ‘Tuner’

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Toronto Awards Analysis: For ‘Roofman’ and ‘Rental Family,’ Channing Tatum and Brendan Fraser Join a Crowded Best Actor Field

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‘American Murder: Gabby Petito,’ ‘Godfather of Harlem,’ ‘PD True’ Among CrimeCon’s Clue Award Winners

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‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review: Set in a Church Parish, and Pairing Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor, the Third Entry in the Series May Be the Sharpest Yet

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With ‘Franz,’ Agnieszka Holland Shares Her Unique View of Kafka, Informed by a Career of Outsider Insights

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Roblox Innovation Awards 2025 Winners Revealed: ‘Grow a Garden,’ ’99 Nights in the Forest’ and More (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Roofman’ Review: Channing Tatum Charms as a Homeless Fugitive Who Shacks Up Inside a Toys R Us Store

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Toronto: Rian Johnson Takes Latest ‘Knives Out’ Mystery “Back to Church”

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‘Rental Family’ Review: Hiring Actors to Play Relatives Would Be Weird Enough Without Brendan Fraser Being One of the Options

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Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst Electrify Toronto Film Festival With True Crime Drama ‘Roofman’

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‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Takes TIFF Audience to Church With Rapturous World Premiere

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Merritt Wever Wins Emmy for Guest Actress in a Drama for ‘Severance’

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Bryan Cranston Wins Emmy for Guest Actor in Comedy for ‘The Studio’

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‘Hacks’ Julianne Nicholson Wins Emmy for Guest Actress in a Comedy

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Creative Arts Emmy Awards: ‘The Penguin’ and ‘The Studio’ Dominate Night 1 Winners

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Sam Worthington Talk David Mackenzie’s ‘Fuze,’ With Updates on ‘Avatar’ Sequels and Kevin Costner’s Stalled ‘Horizon’ Films

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Brendan Fraser Says Streaming Forces Actors to ‘Up Your Game’ and Choose Films ‘More Carefully’ Because Viewers Can Just Hit Skip: ‘I Welcome That Challenge’

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Brendan Fraser and Director Hikari on Bringing the Emotional Drama ‘Rental Family’ to TIFF: ‘The Villain is Apathy’

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Ross McElwee’s ‘Remake’ Wins Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary at Venice Film Festival

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Eugene Levy and Martin Short on How a 1972 Toronto Production of ‘Godspell’ Changed the Course of Their Careers and Comedy History

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Venice Jury Boss Alexander Payne Responds to Backlash Over Not Giving ‘Voice of Hind Rajab’ the Top Prize, Rejects Claim a Juror Threatened to Quit: Don’t ‘Believe Everything We Read Online’

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James Vanderbilt on Pitting Russell Crowe Against Rami Malek in TIFF Thriller ‘Nuremberg’

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‘Beating Hearts’ Producer Hugo Selignac on Delivering His Biggest Movie With Venice Closing Pic ‘Dog 51’ and Luring Quentin Dupieux, Leos Carax (EXCLUSIVE)

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Ryan Reynolds Enraged Denzel Washington When His Phone Rang During Emotional ‘Safe House’ Scene: ‘Who the F—‘s Phone Is That?’

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Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy on Filming at an Active Volcano for Their Gonzo Action-Adventure ‘Sacrifice’

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Please Don’t Destroy Reunites For First Time Since John Higgins’ ‘SNL’ Exit, Confirms Staying Together: ‘It’s PDD Forever Baby!’

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‘I Wanted to Live on for Hamnet’: Jacobi Jupe Breaks Down in Tears, Consoled by Co-Stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal

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Christopher Woodrow Tapped as Chairman of Eli Roth’s The Horror Section (EXCLUSIVE)

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Cillian Murphy Is Taking a Christopher Nolan Break for ‘The Odyssey’ but Is ‘So Excited to See It’ and Jokes: ‘I Have ROMO: Relief of Missing Out’

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West Point Association of Graduates Cancels Award Ceremony Intended to Honor Tom Hanks

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Jeremy Renner Says ‘It Felt Good’ for ‘Knives Out 3’ to Be His First Movie After Near-Death Snow Plow Accident: I Was With ‘People I Love’

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From Cillian Murphy Netflix Hit ‘Steve’ to a Poland 1981 Neo-Noir Thriller With Lesley Manville, a Closer Look at All Toronto’s 10 Platform Titles

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‘Daily Variety’ Podcast Recap: Summer Box Office Analysis; Venice and Telluride Takeaways; Michael Lewis Revisits ‘The Big Short’; Channing Tatum and Derek Cianfrance Nail ‘Roofman’

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Venice Film Festival Awards: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Wins Golden Lion

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Venice Film Festival Winners: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Takes Golden Lion, Benny Safdie Gets Best Director for ‘Smashing Machine’

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Thailand’s Oscar Entry ‘A Useful Ghost’ Sells to Key International Territories Ahead of North American Premiere at Toronto (EXCLUSIVE)

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Kris Jenner and Jennifer Lopez Attend YES Gala Honoring Ted Sarandos and Nicole Avant

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Agnieszka Holland’s Kafka Biopic ‘Franz’ Sells to More Territories Following Toronto World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Pools’ Star Odessa A’Zion Hopes John Hughes-Inspired Dramedy Will Help Audiences ‘Connect With Their Younger, Freer Selves’

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How the ‘Wednesday’ Effects Team Brought Christopher Lloyd’s Severed Head to Life

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Toronto: Why Canadian Indigenous Filmmakers Are Having a Moment

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‘Twinless’: James Sweeney on Why He Wrote a Letter to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Toe-Sucking and Working With ‘Chameleon’ Dylan O’Brien

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Signature Acquires U.K., Irish Rights to David Dastmalchian and Ashley Greene’s Psychological Horror ‘The Cure’ (Exclusive)

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Channing Tatum, Derek Cianfrance Celebrate ‘Roofman’ at Variety’s Toronto Film Festival Cover Party

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Toronto Title ‘In Search of the Sky’ Tackles Mental Health Stigma in Rural India: ‘How Society Can Be So Ruthless’

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Box Office: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Possesses Franchise-Best $34.5 Million Opening Day

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Sydney Sweeney Relied on Smucker’s and Milkshakes to Gain 30 Pounds for ‘Christy,’ Got ‘Gnarly Bruises’ Filming Boxing Scenes: ‘I Got Pummeled’

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‘Sk+te’kmujue’katik (At the Place of Ghosts)’ Director Reveals How It’s ‘Subversive’ to Introduce Big Ideas Like Intergenerational Trauma Into Horror Movies — TIFF

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Krishan Bhatia, Who Helped Amazon Build Presence in TV Upfronts, Is Exiting

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