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Paladin, 108 Media Acquire Adaptation of Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children'

September 20, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 34 weeks ago

Salman Rushdie's 1981 switched-at-birth novel that chronicles India's independence from England won the Man Booker Prize

  

IFC to Release Toronto Title 'Inescapable' in U.S.

September 19, 2012 By Liza Foreman 34 weeks ago

IFC Films has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to writer-director Ruba Nadda’s thriller “Inescapable,” which premiered in Toronto

  

5 Lessons From the Toronto Film Festival

September 16, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

As Toronto comes to an end, here are the surest Oscar bets, the best movies and the biggest disappointments

  

Toronto Deals: SPC Buys 'The Patience Stone'

September 16, 2012 By Liza Foreman 35 weeks ago

Sony Pictures Classics has taken U.S. rights to the Toronto title, “The Patience Stone,” the company announced Sunday

  

'Silver Linings Playbook' Wins Toronto Audience Award

September 16, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" follows in footsteps of "The King's Speech" and "Slumdog Millionaire," takes top audience prize at Toronto

  

Toronto Film Fest Day 10: An Old-Fashioned Ending to a Forward-Looking Festival

September 16, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

Toronto's closing-night attraction, "Song for Marion," features Terence Stamp and Vanessa Redgrave in a predictable but crowd-pleasing tear-jerker

  

Toronto Deals: Roadside Attractions Acquires U.S. Rights to Peter Webber's ‘Emperor’

September 15, 2012 By Liza Foreman 35 weeks ago

Roadside Attractions has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Peter Webber's “Emperor,” which had its world premiere Friday at the Toronto International Film Festival

 
  

Toronto Film Fest Day 9: Blood, Sex and Standing Ovations

September 15, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

One group says Ben Wheatley's "Sightseers" is Toronto's best movie, while "The Paperboy" and Jared Leto's rock documentary also premiere

  

Toronto Deals: HBO Documentary Films Takes TV Rights to 'Love, Marilyn'

September 14, 2012 By Liza Foreman 35 weeks ago

HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. television rights to director Liz Garbus’ feature documentary “Love, Marilyn"

  

Toronto Deals: Samuel Goldwyn Films Picks Up 'Still'

September 14, 2012 By Brent Lang 35 weeks ago

Drama stars James Cromwell and centers on a couple trying to build a house 

  

Toronto Film Fest Day 8: Let the Oscar Arguments Begin

September 14, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

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

  

Toronto Deals: Cinedigm Nabs Horror Film 'Come Out and Play'

September 14, 2012 By Brent Lang 35 weeks ago

Film centers on a vacationing couple whose visit to a mysterious island takes a bloody turn

  

Toronto Deals: Magnolia Picks Up Holocaust Doc 'No Place on Earth'

September 13, 2012 By Danielle Paquette 35 weeks ago

Magnolia acquires Janet Tobias' first documentary, about 38 Ukrainian Jews who survived World War II by living in caves for 18 months

  

Toronto Deals: IFC Snaps Up Rights to 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist'

September 13, 2012 By Brent Lang 35 weeks ago

Mira Nair directs this thriller with Kate Hudson and Kiefer Sutherland

  

Toronto Deals: HBO Acquires 'Casting By,' Documentary of Marion Dougherty, Lynn Stalmaster

September 13, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 35 weeks ago

'Casting By' tells the story of modern Hollywood through the prism of the casting director, interviewing major actors and directors along the way

  

Toronto Film Fest Day 7: Where Did Everybody Go?

September 13, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

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

  

Horrifying Toronto Doc 'Act of Killing' Restages Mass Murder as Twisted Entertainment

September 12, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

Joshua Oppenheimer's disturbing and transfixing "The Act of Killing" lets Indonesian killers re-enact their murders Hollywood-style

  

Toronto Deals: XLrator Media Nabs U.S. Rights to Norwegian Thriller 'Thale'

September 12, 2012 By Wrap Staff 35 weeks ago

"Thale" screens Wednesday night at Toronto International Film Festival

  

Toronto Film Fest Day 6: Greta Gerwig, Bill Murray and Michael Shannon Are Great, But Are Their Movies?

September 12, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

Several recent Toronto films feature marvelous performances in films that range from wonderful to forgettable

  

Toronto Deals: Valhalla Entertainment Producing Maritime Revenge Thriller 'The Shipkiller'

September 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 35 weeks ago

Robert Connolly will direct the adaptation of Justin Scott's novel

  

Toronto Deals: IFC Grabs Neil Jordan's 'Byzantium'

September 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 35 weeks ago

Vampire drama stars Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan

  

Toronto Deals: Lionsgate, Roadside Nab Gwyneth Paltrow Sex Addiction Comedy, 'Thanks for Sharing'

September 11, 2012 By Brent Lang 35 weeks ago

Mark Ruffalo co-stars in the comedy from "The Kids Are All Right" screenwriter Stuart Blumberg

  

Toronto Film Fest Day 5: Terrence Malick Is at It Again

September 11, 2012 By Steve Pond 35 weeks ago

His film ignores things like narrative and his leading man barely speaks -- Terrence Malick's "To the Wonder" leaves the Toronto audience wondering

  

Toronto Deals: 'Imogene' Sells to Lionsgate in Toronto

September 10, 2012 By Liza Foreman 36 weeks ago

Lionsgate has taken distribution rights to the Toronto buzz title “Imogene,” it was announced on Monday 

  

Toronto Deals: IFC Acquires U.S. Rights to 'Breaking The Girls'

September 10, 2012 By Liza Foreman 36 weeks ago

IFC Films has taken the U.S. distribution rights to director Jamie Babbit’s thriller “Breaking The Girls,” starring Madeline Zima, Agnes Bruckner, and Shawn Ashmore

  

Toronto Film Fest: 'The Impossible' Director On Why He Included Footage That Caused 2 Patrons to Faint

September 10, 2012 By Steve Pond 36 weeks ago

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