34+ min ago   (197+ words) Rafael Manuel’s “Filipiñana” has been chosen as the official entry from the Philippines in the international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards. It was selected from a shortlist of 8 films. The film is written and directed by Manuel and is…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (458+ words) Onstage, Eleazar explained why she fell in love with Misty and was “really desperate” to play the part. “The moment I read the script in London, I was desperate to do this part. So I did whatever I could,” Eleazar…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1032+ words) As delightfully plain-spoken as Hynde is when you get her to sit down and talk, she can be to get into that chair, as a naturally camera-shy personality, so Crowley’s film is particularly useful in further immortalizing a subject who…...

10+ hour, 22+ min ago   (789+ words) Mia Wasikowska fills out the screen in Kuba Dorabialski’s “Agata the Writer.” Metaphorically and figuratively, as one especially arresting sequence shows her in close-up looking directly at the audience and recounting the rest of the story. “I was so curious…...

15+ hour, 34+ min ago   (634+ words) “Brace Your Heart” director Amanda Kernell is ready to talk about forgiveness. “What can be forgiven? And what if you live in a place where everything has to be, because it can be a matter of survival?,” she wonders. In…...

16+ hour, 19+ min ago   (653+ words) When it comes to “ Up Against It,” a TIFF title premiering Sept. 12, director Trudie Styler says, “I know this story like the back of my hand.”... Antonio Banderas, Trudie Styler and Eva Birthistle on the Sorrow and Joy of TIFF…...

20+ hour, 34+ min ago   (422+ words) Mexican filmmaker Lila Avilés (“Totém”) has wrapped production on her next feature film, “Cábula,” and shared an exclusive first-look image with Variety. The director presented the film during the Venice Gap-Financing Market, which took place from Sept. 4 – 6. Written by Avilés…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (280+ words) With TIFF premiere “Ancestors,” Irish filmmaker David Turpin creates a story about the simple acts of human connection, love and how our dreams and fantasies can boost our spirits when everything else fails. Set in the late 1980s in London, when…...

2+ day, 53+ min ago   (196+ words) New Zealand’s Black Mandala has acquired worldwide sales rights to three horror films from Anatomica Films: “Within Madness,” “Vessel” and “The Thirteenth Gate.” J. M. Stelly wrote and directed all three, producing alongside Johnny Stassi through the Anatomica Films label....

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (266+ words) The source material and the film are very sophisticated in probing familial tension, melancholic yearnings and bullying. “Certainly one of the most exciting aspects of adapting it was being able to explore our characters in a deeper way, and also…...