Ben Stiller produced and stars in “Nutcrackers,” the opening night film for the Toronto Film Festival.
“Nutcrackers” is directed by David Gordon Green, and co-stars Linda Cardellini, Edi Patterson, Tim Heidecker and Toby Huss.
From its description, “Nutcrackers” sounds like a lighthearted family comedy, akin to “Baby Boom” and others in which a jaded city guy is forced to take on country kids and come to love them.
The Toronto Fest will close with Rebel Wilson’s “Deb,” which has a similar theme: jaded city high school girl must move to a small Australian town where she befriends a farm and learns o enjoy the simple pleasures of a debutante ball.
(I want to know where the movie is where a city person goes to the country for a weekend and leaves, vowing never to return?)
TIFF will be full of stars this September, with latest additions including Ron Howard’s “Eden,” a survival thriller directed by Ron Howard, starring Jude Law, Ana de Armas and Sydney Sweeney; and “K-POPS,” a dramatic comedy that takes inspiration from eight-time Grammy Award winner Anderson.Paak’s own life, bridging family lineages and cultures.
There will also be tributes to Cate Blanchett, Amy Adams, David Cronenberg. Sandra Oh is the chair of the TIFF fundraising gala.
