Report From Toronto
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Toronto Deals: IFC Acquires U.S. Rights to ‘Breaking The Girls’
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
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Toronto Deals: 3 Companies Team Up for Errol Morris’ Donald Rumsfeld Doc
History Films, RADiUS-TWC and Participant Media, in association with Moxie Pictures, will join forces for Errol Morris' “The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld"
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Toronto Film Fest: ‘The Impossible’ Director On Why He Included Footage That Caused 2 Patrons to Faint
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
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Toronto Film Fest: Tom Hanks Explains What ‘Cloud Atlas’ Is About (Video)
Want an explanation for the weirdest and grandest movie in Toronto? Tom Hanks explains it all to you
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Toronto Film Fest Day 4: The Buzz Is Strong, But the Films Are Dark
The end of opening weekend at the much-lauded festival brings some grim films — including one that one may have caused a patron to faint
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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