
Toronto 2019
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‘La Llorona’ Film Review: Jayro Bustamante Examines Real-Life Historical Horror in Impressive Third Feature
By Carlos Aguilar | March 4, 2021 @ 2:00 PMThe title may conjure up the supernatural, but this shrewd film contemplates the actual genocide perpetrated against Guatemala’s indigenous population
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‘Burnt Orange Heresy’ Star Claes Bang Insists His Character Isn’t a ‘Psychopath’ (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | August 7, 2020 @ 2:17 PMDirector Giuseppe Capotondi says the film is ”pertinent to the times we’re living in“
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‘Bad Education’ Star Allison Janney Was ‘Blown Away by the Layers of Deception’ in True-Life Embezzlement Story (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | April 30, 2020 @ 12:32 PMCostar Ray Romano says it was a ”no-brainer“ for him to join the cast because a ”superhero“ was involved
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‘True History of the Kelly Gang’ Filmmaker on Directing His Wife Essie Davis in a Sex Scene With Charlie Hunnam (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | April 23, 2020 @ 9:45 AM”That was more confronting than I thought, actually!“ says Justin Kurzel
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Why Ellen Page Documented ‘Environmental Racism’ in Her New Film ‘There’s Something in the Water’ (Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | March 25, 2020 @ 10:35 AMThe filmmaker only wanted to use her platform and privilege to spread awareness about the issue
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‘Hope Gap’ Film Review: Divorce Drama Showcases Annette Bening and Little Else
By Robert Abele | March 6, 2020 @ 12:00 PMWriter-director William Nicholson’s look at the aftermath of a decades-long British marriage gives Bening plenty to act but not much to chew on
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‘Knives Out’ Stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson on Chris Evans’ ‘Eat S—‘ Scene: ‘That Was Particularly Spicy’ (Exclusive Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | November 27, 2019 @ 10:00 AM”That was my favorite part — letting these guys run and seeing them go was a lot of fun,“ director Rian Johnson tells TheWrap
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‘Harriet’ Film Review: Kasi Lemmons’ Standard-Issue Harriet Tubman Biopic Wastes Big-Screen Opportunity
By Monica Castillo | October 31, 2019 @ 11:15 AMWe’ve waited too long for a Tubman movie (and for Lemmons to return to the director’s chair) but this one disappoints
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‘Hidden Life’ Stars on Working on Terrence Malick’s Film With ‘No Breaks’ (Exclusive Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 20, 2019 @ 4:26 PMToronto 2019: ”I think what he likes most is if life is happening in front of his camera,“ actor Valerie Pachner says of filmmaker
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‘Waves’ Stars Kelvin Harrison Jr, Alexa Demie Tackle the ‘Chaotic Emotion’ and ‘Innocence’ of Their Lead Roles (Exclusive Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 19, 2019 @ 12:43 PMToronto 2019: ”It was a lot of high, chaotic emotion and just bringing that out takes a lot out of you,“ Demie tells TheWrap
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‘Ema’ Star Gael Garcia Bernal Says He’s ‘Always Waiting for That Phone Call’ From Director Pablo Larrain (Exclusive Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 18, 2019 @ 10:57 AMToronto 2019: ”Ema“ is the third film filmmaker and actor have worked on together
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‘Instinct’ Star Carice van Houten on How She Had to ‘Dig Deep’ to Play Prison Therapist to a Serial Rapist (Exclusive Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 17, 2019 @ 4:43 PMToronto 2019: ”I saw it as an abstract possibility to talk about sexuality and power,“ director Halina Reijn also tells TheWrap
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Elizabeth Debicki, Claes Bang Thriller ‘Burnt Orange Heresy’ Acquired by Sony Pictures Classics
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 16, 2019 @ 3:57 PMToronto 2019: Giuseppe Capotondi directs the film based on Charles Willeford’s novel
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Toronto Film Festival: Where Were All the Big Sales?
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 16, 2019 @ 2:46 PM”There are millions of dollars at stake so people are taking their time,“ one insider tells TheWrap
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shonali Bose on ‘The Sky Is Pink’s’ Message to ‘Live Life to the Fullest’ (Exclusive Video)
By Beatrice Verhoeven | September 12, 2019 @ 2:33 PMToronto 2019: Chopra Jonas stars in Bose’s film about a couple’s love story through the eyes of their terminally ill daughter