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Rourke roars.
Mon, Sep 8 2008 10:52 AM
Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler," with Mickey Rourke starring as former pro Randy "The Ram" Robinson, is shaping up to be the film of the fall, having just won the Golden Lion for best film at Venice. The Silver Lion, for best director, went to Aleksey German Jr. for "Bumažnyj Soldat" (Paper Soldier) -- the complete list of... Read More...
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Paris Hilton takes Toronto.
Thu, Sep 4 2008 9:40 AM
Adria Petty's Paris Hilton doc "Paris, Not France" has been cut down to a single screening at its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Steven Zeitchik at the Hollywood Reporter rumored that this was because the heiress was so unhappy with the film that she was threatening legal action, but Karina Longworth at Spout wondered if it... Read More...
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"The Road" to nowhere.
Tue, Aug 19 2008 1:40 PM
The complete Toronto line-up has finally been unveiled -- Eugene Hernandez at indieWIRE has the long list of 312 films from 64 countries, 249 of those features. Among the last round of announcements is the Paris Hilton documentary no one knew they wanted, Adria Petty's "Paris, Not France," a film that's intrigued Spout's Karina Longworth... Read More...
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Opening nights.
Wed, Jun 18 2008 2:25 PM
Yesterday, the Toronto International Film Festival announced that its opening night film will be "Passchendaele," a $20 million World War I epic from actor/director Paul Gross, whose other helming credit is 2002's "Men With Brooms," as far as I know, the only curling rom-com in existence. Guy Dixon at the Globe and Mail talks with Gross... Read More...
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