Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Movies

Toronto: “Crash” Director Paul Haggis Presents Best Work Yet

You may recall I wrote about Paul Haggis' "Third Person" back in May after I saw an early cut. Yesterday Haggis presented his final...

Toronto: Good News (“Tracks”) and Bad (“The F Word”)

Toronto: on a long day, the good news was that my final Toronto film was John Curran's "Tracks." The Weinstein Company, in an effort...

Paging Michael Shannon to Play Elvis in New Film

It does seem like Michael Shannon can do just about anything. From "Boardwalk Empire" to one man shows off Broadway to General Zod in...

Oscars: Is Hollywood Ready for Six (Or More) Black Acting Nominees?

Hello, Hollywood. It's 2013. When the Academy Awards are given out on March 2, 2014, you are going to have six-- or more acting...

Rocker Adam Levine Goes All Timberlake and Makes a Movie

Did we ever think Adam Levine would go from a pop rock ditty like "This Love" to emperor of all he sees? The tattooed...

Toronto: Judi Dench, Sandra Bullock Jump into Best Actress Race

Cate Blanchett has a little bit of competition this morning for Best Actress. Blanchett has been the front runner all summer for "Blue Jasmine"...

Review: “Mandela” Movie Rocks Toronto in Oscar Bid

"Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" premiered last night in Toronto to standing ovations and a lot of tears. It doesn't hurt that star Idris...

Toronto: “Parkland,” with Jeremy Strong as Lee Harvey Oswald, “Railway Man” Make Strong Debuts

I'll update this later.But suffice to say that "Parkland" and "The Railway Man" each had strong debuts last night. "Parkland" is the strongest movie...