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Melissa Rivers on Her Glorious Return to the Emmys Carpet, Remembering Her Mom Joan and Why ‘It’s Been Really Hard’ to Watch ‘Hacks’

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‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Gets Modern War-Zone Update From Lakeem Rose (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Back in Black’ Director on Lovable Serial Killer Doing “Bad Things for the Right Reasons” in Christopher Walken-Starrer

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Fina Strazza to Star in, Produce Romantic Drama ‘Any Way You Want Me’ (Exclusive)

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Toronto: Irene Dionisio’s ‘IDDA’ Lands at FilmClub Distribuzione for Italy (Exclusive)

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Variety and Chanel’s Women in Film Dinner: Ayo Edebiri, Lily-Rose Depp, Michelle Yeoh, Courteney Cox and More Light Up TIFF

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‘The Stunt Driver’ Review: Jay Baruchel Takes a Leap into Tepid Biopic Territory

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‘Words Are Weapons’: Michaël R. Roskam on Turning a WWII Fake-Newspaper Prank Into a Heist Movie

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Willy Chavarria on His Don Julio Creative Director Role, the Fashion-Entertainment Crossover and Expanding His Brand ‘Into a Full Creative Studio’

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‘Girl Group’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Bawdy Pop Comedy Is All Fizz and Little Substance

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Tom Nicoll Looks Beyond Male Influencer Culture in TIFF Title ‘Salvation’: ‘I Don’t Think Anyone’s Ever Been Insulted Into Changing Their Mind’

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Yoon Dan-bi’s Toronto and San Sebastian Film ‘The World Before’ Gives Its Camera a Soul and Its Island a Voice

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‘Masc’ Review: A Sensitive Character Study Where Identity is Found in Imitation and Observation

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Shuhua’s Acting Debut and Breaking Free From the ‘American Girl’ Label: Director Feng-i Fiona Roan on Toronto Title ‘Happily Ever After’

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Cannes Prize-Winning Nepal Oscar Entry ‘Elephants in the Fog’ Sells Wide for Best Friend Forever (EXCLUSIVE)

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TIFF Platform Competition Film ‘Idda’ Portrays Female Friendship, Grief and Memory Set on Sicily’s Mount Etna

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‘Up Against It’ Review: Antonio Banderas Stars in a British Family Dramedy That Ignores Its Own Conundrums

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Inside ‘NAZA,’ the Bombshell Exposé on IDF’s War in Gaza

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‘Look Back’ Breakouts Furi Nanase and Rokka Okada on Growing Up on a Hirokazu Koreeda Set

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Trans Pregnancy Drama ‘Aman’ Boards Parallax Films for Global Sales Ahead of Toronto and London Premieres (EXCLUSIVE)

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Oscars: Philippines Selects Rafael Manuel’s ‘Filipiñana’ for International Feature Race

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Toronto Awards Analysis: ‘I Play Rocky’ Channels Namesake, Could Follow in Its Oscar Footsteps

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FCC Chairman Slams James Talarico as Running a ‘Hoax’ With Jimmy Kimmel Interview, Which ABC Punted to YouTube, to Get ‘Clicks and Donations’

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Chris Rock’s Hollywood Send-Up ‘Misty Green’ Hits TIFF With Rosalind Eleazar’s Knockout Lead Performance

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Mahershala Ali Finally Made His ‘Blade’ Film With ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’

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‘Animal Hospital’ Leads Roblox Innovation Awards 2026 Winners as Roblox Unveils 20th Anniversary Event

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‘Misty Green’ Review: Chris Rock Tells the Story of a Party-Girl Actress, Brilliantly Played by Rosalind Eleazar, in The Best Movie About Hollywood in Years

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‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Anthony Ippolito Channels Sylvester Stallone in Peter Farrelly’s Cleverly Crafted Crowd-Pleaser About the Making of ‘Rocky’

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Anthony Ippolito on Speaking to Sylvester Stallone Before Filming ‘I Play Rocky’: “Very Overwhelming and Daunting”

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‘I Play Rocky’ Premieres at TIFF: A Movie About a Best Picture Winner That’s a Best Picture Contender?

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Lucy Dacus on Doing a Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Show to End Her ‘Forever Is a Feeling’ Cycle, After Previously Bringing the Boygenius Era to a Close There: ‘Maybe It’s a Place Where I’m Supposed to Cry’

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Paramount Leaving California Would Devastate Los Angeles Economy, Leaked Report Finds

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Sandra Bullock Recalls “Auditioning for Every Pervert” and Being Asked to “Drop My Pants”: “Not the Role for Me”

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‘Everybody Wants to F— Me’ Review: Giddily Genre-Crossing Comedy Sees Right Through Taron Egerton’s Nice-Guy Act

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‘SNL U.K.’ Weekend Update Takes Aim at Trump’s New Hair — and Paddy Young Says the Punchline Was ‘Taken From Me by Our Legal Team’

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Mahershala Ali Reveals He Was “Yearning” to Perform Action On-Screen Before Filming ‘Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother’

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Jeff Goldblum Performs a Jazz Number to Open ‘SNL U.K.’ Season 2: ‘Hoping You’ll Like Me More Than Nando’s or Marmite’

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Camera-Shy Chrissie Hynde on Finally Allowing a Definitive Doc to Be Made About ‘The Pretenders,’ Bowing in Toronto: ‘I Just Wanted to Be in a Band. I’ve Never Graduated Beyond That Initial Interest in It’

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‘SNL U.K.’ Mocks Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s British Return in Cold Open: ‘Don’t Tell Me You’ve Spent All Your Netflix Money Already!’

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Seth Rogen Says ‘Babies’ Is “Reflective” of His “Experiences” Exploring Parenthood: “It’s Shocking How Personal It Is”

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‘Letters From the Silenced Country’ Wins Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary Presented During Venice Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

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Mia Wasikowska Fills Out the Screen As ‘Agata the Writer’ in Kuba Dorabialski’s Venice Drama: ‘It’s Our Responsibility to Understand Each Other’

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Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Venice Jury Didn’t Award ‘Woman Unknown’ the Golden Lion Just Because It Was Directed by a Woman: It ‘Was Like a Laser Beam’

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Jeremy Thomas, Producer of Oscar-Winning ‘The Last Emperor,’ Dies at 77

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Slavoj Zizek Wants to Talk About Taylor Swift, Spider-Man and His Crush on Olivia Wilde

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How a Small Chinese Drama Became a $300 Million Phenomenon

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Andrew Scott Gets Candid at TIFF About ‘Elsinore’ and People Against Gay Actors Playing Straight Roles: ‘That’s Just Prejudice’

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Toronto: Indigenous Directors Flex Artistry With Bigger-Budget Films

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Top Hollywood Sales Agent Reveals Biggest Indie Film Challenge: “We’re Building Movies for Streaming Companies”

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