Daniel Craig led an A-list cast to Toronto with his latest “Knives Out” whodunit movie, one of several star-studded world premieres on a packed Saturday night at North America’s biggest movie festival.The darkest of the now-trilogy of Oscar-nominated murder mysteries, “Wake Up Dead Man” is set at a small-town church in upstate New York, where …
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In “Palestine 36,” director Annemarie Jacir recounts a year of Arab revolt against British colonial rule that she says is crucial to understanding current events in the Middle East. “You can’t understand where we are today without understanding 1936,” Jacir told AFP a day after the film’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Palestinian …
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On the night he won Canada’s election, Prime Minister Mark Carney summarized his plan to jumpstart the country’s economy in response to President Donald Trump’s threats. “Build, baby, build!” Carney told a jubilant crowd of Liberal party supporters in April. In the early weeks of his first term, Carney’s plans to build have taken shape, headlined by …
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For Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Jamie Lee Curtis, making an action film about the deadliest wildfire in California history hits close to home.”The Lost Bus” tells the harrowing true story of a school bus driver who risked his life to save 22 children from the inferno that destroyed the town of Paradise in 2018.The …
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At Friday’s premiere of “Christy,” a gritty biopic of US female boxing pioneer Christy Martin, the film’s star Sydney Sweeney declined to address her recent jeans ad controversy that caused a firestorm online.But she was prepared to talk about her waistline, namely how she gained weight to transform her appearance for a role that could …
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Wildfires are releasing a “witches’ brew” of pollutants that can end up wrecking air quality a continent away from the blaze, the UN’s weather and climate agency said Friday.The World Meteorological Organization said the quality of the air people breathe was interlinked with climate change, and the two issues needed to be tackled together.Wildfires in …
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The Toronto International Film Festival kicked off on a political note Thursday, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the Obamas delivered opening remarks before Hollywood A-listers arrive to take center stage.North America’s biggest film festival is celebrating its 50th edition. Stars including Daniel Craig, Sydney Sweeney and Matthew McConaughey are set to unveil their …
Hollywood stars arrived in Toronto Thursday for a celebratory 50th edition of North America’s biggest film festival, with new movies from Daniel Craig, Sydney Sweeney and Matthew McConaughey among a packed lineup.The Toronto International Film Festival dwarfs more famous rivals like Venice and Cannes for sheer scale, if not glitz and glamour, drawing an estimated …
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The Toronto International Film Festival kicks off Thursday, with Hollywood stars Russell Crowe, Sydney Sweeney and Daniel Craig bringing hotly anticipated world premieres to the 50th edition of North America’s biggest movie event.Though lacking the historic glamour of Cannes or Venice, TIFF dwarfs rival festivals for sheer scale and is a key launchpad for Oscars …
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Felix Auger-Aliassime says he is thankful to get another shot at a US Open quarter-final after embarking on his deepest run at a Grand Slam in nearly four years.The Canadian beat 15th seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets on Monday to reach his first quarter-final at the top level since the 2022 Australian Open.That marked …
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