
TIFF 2021
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‘The Humans’ Film Review: Cast Shines in Moody Adaptation of Pulitzer-Winning Family Drama
By Robert Abele | November 24, 2021 @ 9:35 AMPlaywright Stephen Karam’s directorial debut is overly crafted, but the writing and casting keep its offbeat intelligence alive
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Vertical, Roadside Attractions Acquire Domestic Rights to Naomi Watts Thriller ‘Lakewood’
By Jeremy Fuster | September 27, 2021 @ 10:42 AMDrama about a mother running to save her son during an active shooter lockdown premiered this month at TIFF
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How ‘Wolf’ Director Got Some Help From a ‘Planet of the Apes’ Star (Video)
By Jeremy Fuster | September 25, 2021 @ 3:33 PMTIFF 2021: Nathalie Biancheri’s film follows teens who believe they are animals trapped in human bodies
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Why Horror Film ‘You Are Not My Mother’ Is Short on Jump Scares – but Long on Suspense (Video)
By Diane Haithman | September 24, 2021 @ 5:43 PMTIFF 2021: Irish filmmaker Kate Dolan says she avoided ”trying to jam in scares when they weren’t really there“
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‘Montana Story’ Stars Haley Lu Richardson, Owen Teague on the Challenge of Playing Estranged Siblings (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 24, 2021 @ 5:04 PMTIFF 2021: ”We’ve both been saying how wholly we felt these two characters were written,“ Richardson says
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‘Belfast’: Kenneth Branagh Gave Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe ‘Freedom’ In Their Portrayals of His Parents (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 24, 2021 @ 4:00 PMTIFF 2021: ”His siblings were pleased with the casting, especially Caitriona — probably less so with me,“ Dornan says
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‘The Starling’ Film Review: Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd Have Wings Clipped by Conventional Drama
By Elizabeth Weitzman | September 23, 2021 @ 9:35 AMKevin Kline co-stars in this predictable and familiar tale once featured on the Black List
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Ben Platt Is Done With ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ After Movie Role – No, Really (Video)
By Diane Haithman | September 23, 2021 @ 6:00 AMTIFF 2021: ”I’ve finished a few times, but now it’s in the ground,“ the actor says
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Jamie Dornan, Melissa McCarthy and More Portraits From TheWrap’s Virtual Toronto Studio (Photos)
By Photographed by Noah Asanias for TheWrap | September 18, 2021 @ 6:07 PMTIFF 2021: Riz Ahmed, Sigourney Weaver and more stop by TheWrap’s virtual studio
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Dionne Warwick Once Reprimanded Snoop Dogg and Suge Knight for Explicit Lyrics (Video)
By Diane Haithman | September 14, 2021 @ 5:14 PMTIFF 2021: ”I am a gangsta,“ the 80-year-old music icon and documentary subject says of the encounter
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‘I’m Your Man’ Star Dan Stevens on Dusting Off His German for ‘Strange, Sweet, Weird’ Film (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 14, 2021 @ 11:53 AMTIFF 2021: ”It’s been a lifelong love of mine, the German language,“ actor tells TheWrap
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How Justin Theroux Became the Voice Inside Olivia Munn’s Head in ‘Violet’ (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 13, 2021 @ 5:08 PMTIFF 2021: ”It was a crime to not have him on camera as an actor because he’s so good,“ writer/director Justine Bateman tells TheWrap
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‘The Forgiven': Why Jessica Chastain Hoped She and Ralph Fiennes Could at Least ‘Be Friends’ (Video)
By Brian Welk | September 13, 2021 @ 3:01 PMTIFF 2021: ”The next time we work together, please let’s be friends, or let’s be married people who actually like each other,“ the actress says
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‘DASHCAM’ Filmmakers on Making a Horror Film ‘Backwards From Whatever Cool S- We Can Find’
By Jeremy Fuster | September 13, 2021 @ 2:43 PMTIFF 2021: Rob Savage and Douglas Cox put together the story for their microbudget movie right as it was being filmed
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‘Encounter’ Star Riz Ahmed on How Diverse Cast Added Depth to Story of an American Marine (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 13, 2021 @ 12:24 PMTIFF 2021: ”When you think of an American marine, you might not initially think of an actor who looks like me,“ actor tells TheWrap