Report From Toronto
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At Toronto Film Fest, Nick Cassavetes on Incest: ‘Who Gives a Damn? Love Who You Want’
Nick Cassavetes: "Love who you want. If it’s your brother or sister it’s super weird, but if you look at it, you’re not hurting anybody"
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Toronto Deals: Hyde Park Adds ‘Careful What You Wish For’ to Slate
Hyde Park-Image Nation, Troika Pictures and Merced Media Partners will finance and produce the thriller “Careful What You Wish For,” the companies announced in Toronto on Sunday
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Toronto Deals: Strand Bags U.S. Rights to Ulrich Seidl’s ‘Paradise’ Trilogy
Strand Releasing has acquired U.S. rights to Ulrich Seidl’s "Paradise" trilogy – "Paradise: Love," "Paradise: Faith" and "Paradise: Hope”
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Toronto Deals: Buyers Warm to Icelandic Drama ‘The Deep’
As U.S. studios continue to circle Baltasar Kormakur’s “The Deep,” U.K. rights for the film have sold to the Metrodome Group, and BAC Films has taken French rights
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Toronto Deals: Elizabeth Banks Joins Amy Berg’s ‘Every Secret Thing’
Elizabeth Banks has joined Amy Berg's “Every Secret Thing” and will star opposite Diane Lane in the big-screen adaptation of Laura Lippman's book of the same name
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Corsan Launches $100 Million Fund in Toronto
The Belgium production and finance company Corsan, has announced a new production fund to invest in up to five new films a year
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Toronto Film Fest Day 3: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Is an Instant Contender, But What the Hell Is ‘Cloud Atlas?’
David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook" enjoys a spectacular Toronto launch, while the Wachowskis' "Cloud Atlas" thrills some viewers, confounds others
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Toronto Film Fest: ‘Place Beyond the Pines’ Mixes Star Power With Storytelling
Of the movies up for acquisition at the Toronto Film Festival, there is probably none with as high-octane a cast as “A Place Beyond the Pines” starring Ryan Gosling and Brad Cooper
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Focus Features Picks Up U.S. Rights to Toronto Favorite, ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ (Exclusive)
Focus has picked up distribution rights to the Ryan Gosling drama
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Toronto Film Fest: Johnny Depp Bonds, Gets Tattoo With ‘West Memphis 3’ Damien Echols
Johnny Depp embraced 'West Memphis 3' Damien Echols at a joint appearance at the Toronto Film Festival for a documentary about Echols' wrongful murder conviction – and tells about their tattoos
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Toronto Deals: Tom Wilkinson Cast in Joel Edgerton Thriller ‘Felony’
Two-time Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson has joined the thriller “Felony,” starring opposite the previously cast male lead Joel Edgerton
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Toronto Deals: ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Sells to Wellgo USA Entertainment (Exclusive)
The Chinese remake of “Dangerous Liaisons,” screening at the Toronto Film Festival has sold for U.S. distribution to Wellgo USA Entertainment
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Toronto Deals: Mike Newell’s ‘Great Expectations’ Gets Distribution by Outsource Media Group
Director Mike Newell’s “Great Expectations” was bought for North American distribution by a new distributor, Outsource Media Group
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Toronto Deals: Paladin and 108 Media Acquires Michel Gondry’s ‘The We and the I’
"The We and the I" is the latest film from Michel Gondry, director of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"
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Toronto Film Fest Day 2: Ben Affleck Flies Commercial, Paul Thomas Anderson Gets Creepy
On a day crammed with high-profile premieres, Toronto showcases Ben Affleck's crowd-pleasing "Argo" and Paul Thomas Anderson's tough, weird "The Master"
