With TIFF fast approaching, programmers for the world’s second largest film festival are around 80% sure opening gala will feature Atom Egoyan’s next masterpiece. “I don’t think Sarah [Polley] or…
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Werner Herzog signs on to direct The Hangover pt. IV
LOS ANGELES – Despite being known as a documentarian and art-house cinema producer, German filmmaker Werner Herzog has signed on to direct the latest installment of the Hangover franchise. …
Canadian actor achieves realistic life goal by booking Tim Hortons commercial
TORONTO – 33-year-old Canadian actor David Allister reached his realistic life goal earlier this week when he was booked for a spot on a Tim Hortons commercial. The 30-second ad features Al…
Martial arts film buff unimpressed by muggers’ fight choreography
TORONTO – Gary Michaels, head of the Toronto Kung-Fu Fan Club, was shocked by the disordered and poorly choreographed mugging he experienced last Thursday night. “Well first of all, t…
Even Gary Oldman’s family not quite sure what he really looks like
LOS ANGELES – Tensions have risen in the household of thespian Gary Oldman, after his wife and children realized last week that they could not offer a solid description of the Mr. Oldman’s …
Man, who would have thought me playing Abraham Lincoln would have generated all this awards talk?
By Daniel Day-Lewis I have just been told that my performance as Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the United States of America, has been and will continue to be receiving a number of awards fro…
Javier Bardem to play villain in Javier Bardem biopic
HOLLYWOOD – Best known for playing disquieting villains in films like Skyfall and No Country For Old Men, Spanish heartthrob Javier Bardem returns to the dark side this summer as the villai…
Vampire lesbians in movies are much more attractive than actual vampire lesbians
By Melvin Silver PhD Candidate in Cinema Studies at the University of Toronto Vampire lesbians are a staple of horror films, spawning one of my favorite sub-genres. From the early and subtle appr…
TIFF UPDATE: Everyone agrees that one movie you didn’t see was the movie you HAD to see this year
TORONTO – After 2 weeks, dozens of screenings and thousands of hours of your life spent in dark, dirty movie theaters, critics and audiences have agreed that the movie of the festival was t…
TIFF UPDATE: Severe flood cripples city core after Ryan Gosling sighted by large group of women
TORONTO – An unexplained flash flood occurring moments after Ryan Gosling exited a limousine wearing sensitive, yet masculine formalwear brought the Toronto International Film Festival to a…