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The subtle pleasures of 'The Road,' the unsubtle irritations of 'The Joneses' and other final Toronto thoughts by The Hollywood Reporter | Risky Business | Film Reviews, Movie News and Interviews

By Steven Zeitchik Beware bloggers writing the 'ten things we learned from a festival' piece, especially after a festival has ended. That's why we'll write the 'six things we learned from a festival' piece, mainly as a way to get...

Toronto filmmakers preach the gospel of Thornton Wilder by The Hollywood Reporter | Risky Business

By Steven Zeitchik No one likes a hectoring preacher, but that hasn't stopped a whole group of films and filmmakers at Toronto from taking the pulpit. Messages about the importance of family connections and human relationships have permeated a wide...

Multiple execs turn out for 'Single Man' in Toronto by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Business

By Steven Zeitchik Teams of execs from pretty much every significant specialty company and minimajor poured into Toronto's small Isabel Bader Theatre on Monday night, scouting out the festival's biggest buzz pic, Tom Ford's "A Single...

'Lebanon' and 'Single Man' are suddenly hot in Toronto by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Business

By Steven Zeitchik The proximity of the Venice Film Festival to Toronto can have a peculiar effect on all the Americans running around in these here Canadian parts. Last year it happened when "The Wrestler" got a standing ovation across... Read...

Canadian Lottery: Which Toronto longshot will become this year's sleeper? by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Business

By Steven Zeitchik Every year at Toronto -- most film fests, but Toronto especially -- there's the incessant chatter about a few high-profile movies that are on everyone's radar, and then the one or two that no ones knows about... Read More.....

At Toronto, Darwinism in and out of the theater by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Business

By Steven Zeitchik "Creation" director Jon Amiel feels your pain at the prospect of watching a nearly two-hour movie about the scientific inquiries and existential pain of Charles Darwin. "You're probably sitting here thinking 'Oh...
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Toronto becomes a den of testosterone by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Business

By Steven Zeitchik Toronto festivalgoers who want to see the story of "A Serious Man" might want to make sure they don't end up with "A Single Man," a "Solitary Man" or, in a distinction that makes all the difference...
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Toronto scorekeeping: Who'll be the fest's Melanie Oudin? by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Business

By Steven Zeitchik Apologies for the light posting these last few days; things a little hectic as we prepare for Toronto (where they will no doubt get even more hectic). One of the ways we've been preparing for Toronto is... Read More...
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Tricky Virtue by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik We've never quite seen a film-festival reaction like the one given this past week to "Easy Virtue," one of the many titles available here at Toronto. Usually at a fest people will bring up a film, dissect... Read More...
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Hoping the MPAA Doesn't Slumdog Boyle by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik One of the nuggets to emerge from a few Toronto parties this past week is that the fest's biggest breakout, Danny Boyle's remarkably agile "Slumdog Millionaire," is in an interesting little give-and-take with the MPAA...
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Hurt Locker has the right combination --Or does it? by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Borys Kit Who will bring on the Hurt? That is the question coming out of the North American premiere screening of "The Hurt Locker," Kathryn Bigelow's intense action drama written by journalist Mark Boal about three bomb squad members...
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Toronto slumming, wrestling and other contact sports by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik We're not one for festival milestones -- not those that don't involve record-breaking party hopping, anyway -- but the last twenty-four hours here have gotten seriously surreal. You have to stop and pause just at the timing...
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Nick ('N Norah) at night by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Borys Kit One of the most likable films of the festival premiered Saturday evening: "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist," which Sony opens Oct 3. The romantic comedy, which stars Michael Cera and Kat Dennings as two young music lovers...
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Passionate Canadians by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Steven Zeitchik and Borys Kit Opening night films aren't easy -- especially when they have to be Canadian. So we should go easy on "Passchendaele," the movie (pronounced "Passion-dale") that kicked off the festivities north...
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Rocknrolla Stars by The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

By Borys Kit Buzz star of the Toronto Film Festival #1: Gerard Butler. The "300" star turned out at a party in the city's distillery district for his new pic, the stylish Guy Ritchie joint "Rocknrolla," and found himself beset...
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