Report From Toronto
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Toronto Deals: Claude Miller’s Final Film ‘Thérèse Desqueyroux’ Gets U.S. Distributor
MPI Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to “Thérèse Desqueyroux,” the final film from the French director Claude Miller, the company announced in Toronto on Friday
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Toronto Deals: FilmDistrict Acquires Spike Lee Thriller ‘Oldboy’
FilmDistrict has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Spike Lee’s action thriller starring Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Olsen, a remake of a South Korean drama
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Canada’s Entertainment One Acquires Alliance for $225M
Canadian-based Entertainment One will acquire movie distributor Alliance Films for $225 million
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Toronto Film Fest Day 1: Bruce Willis’ Magic Trick, Kristen Stewart’s No-Worries Nudity
The Toronto Film Festival launches with an uncharacteristically commercial film, the sci-fi thriller "Looper," and also includes Kristen Stewart's first red-carpet walk since hitting the tabloids
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Film Leaders Call For Release of Missing Syrian Filmmaker
More than two dozen leading film associations called for the immediate release of Syrian filmmaker and festival director Owra Nyrabia who has been missing since Aug. 23
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Palestinian-Israeli Love Story ‘Out in the Dark’ Acquired in Toronto for U.S. Distribution
“Out in The Dark” has been acquired for U.S. distribution by the independent distributor, Breaking Glass, the festival announced on Thursday
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Toronto Gets Ready to Pump Up the Volume
The Toronto Film Festival has an Oscar-winning streak on the line — and a history of showcasing a whole lot of everything
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Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Going to Toronto Film Festival for ‘State 194’
Press conference with Salam Fayyad is scheduled for Sept. 11
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Sony Classics Picks Up Toronto Winner ‘Where Do We Go Now?’
Film was previously chosen as Lebanon's entry into Academy's Foreign-Language race
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Toronto Roundup: Big, Bold and Inconclusive
A roundup of the highlights of TIFF ’11, from George Clooney’s grin to Michael Fassbender’s penis
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‘Where Do We Go Now?’ Wins Toronto Audience Award
“The Island President” and “The Raid” named top documentary, midnight movie
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TIFF, Day 10: The Best, the Worst, the Last
Toronto ends with a spy thriller … and does Grace Kelly deserve this kind of treatment?
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TIFF, Day 9: A Going-Out-of-Business Sale?
Toronto finds an increase in deals and industry delegates, and Jennifer Hudson’s Winnie Mandela biopic debuts
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Toronto Deals: ATO Pictures Takes ‘The Oranges’
The movie stars Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Alison Janney, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester
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TIFF, Day 8: Doom, Death and Questionable Taste
As the fest winds down, films about apocalypse and assassination step up