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“I pursued the glitz for a while. And I don’t regret it. But I know it wasn’t the real thing. It wasn’t the real thing.” This sentiment, which could almost be poetry or song lyrics, is spoken by Edna O’Brien in one of the final interviews she gave, which appears toward the end of director […]

Did someone say Beetlejuice’s name three times? Either way, the mischievous demon triumphantly returned to unleash his mayhem at the box office. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” the sequel to Tim Burton’s 1988 horror comedy about a pesky poltergeist, scored a huge $110 million from 4,575 theaters in its opening weekend. Those ticket sales rank as the second-biggest […]

J Stevens’s drama “Really Happy Someday” is one of the many titles in search of distribution at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Premiering Sunday night, the film stars Breton Lalama, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah, Xavier Lopez and Ali Garrison. The captivating story centers around Z (Lalama), before his transition, as a rising musical theater star struggling […]

Tony Hale is speaking by phone about his new movie, “Sketch,” a sales title at TIFF; on a Thursday in August, he’s days away from moving his 18-year-old daughter Loy into college for her freshman year. “It’s good,” he says, of the transition. “It’s good, right?” The actor, known for roles in “Veep” and “Arrested […]

A24 has landed U. S. distribution rights to “The Brutalist,” a historical epic directed by Brady Corbet and starring Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones. The 215-minute movie (which includes an intermission!) debuted to acclaim at the Venice Film Festival before screening for buyers at the Toronto Film Festival. Multiple parties pursued the sale after “The Brutalist” […]

Documentaries have flooded streaming services and arthouse theaters for years, with good reason: They’re usually the most inexpensive indie films to produce and can spark cultural conversations that attract big audiences. But with so many to choose from, how can filmmakers set theirs apart from the pack? In Toronto, directors are taking some unconventional approaches: […]