Toronto: Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for GTA, Southern Ontario
A severe thunderstorm watch was issued for Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area on Wednesday. Environment Canada issued the watch for the city and much of Southern Ontario. “This is an alert to the...
View ArticleToronto: Jennifer Aniston’s ‘Life of Crime’ Heading to Lionsgate, Roadside...
Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions are in final negotiations to acquire Daniel Schechter’s “Life of Crime,” which is based on Elmore Leonard’s novel “The Switch,” an individual familiar with the...
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Movie Power Rankings: The stars of the Toronto Film Fest rule the day
Movie Power Rankings, Toronto Film Festival, Independence Day 2, Will Smith, Gravity, Riddick, Terminator, Alan Taylor, 12 Years A Slave, Dallas Buyers Club, Rush, RoboCop, Crimson Peak Reported by...
View ArticleToronto: Film Movement Acquires ‘Le Demantelement’ From Entertainment One
Film Movement has acquired U.S. rights and world airline rights to “Le Demantelement” from Entertainment One, the latter company announced on Wednesday. The film, which screened in Toronto this past...
View ArticleToronto: James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain’s ‘Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby’...
The Weinstein Company is in final negotiations to acquire U.S. rights to Ned Benson’s two-sided drama “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His/Hers,” an individual familiar with the dealmaking process...
View ArticleBack from Toronto: last thoughts on TIFF
Well, I never did work up enough courage to try the poutine. Got back from the Toronto International Film Festival late Monday (took yesterday off, to collapse and not watch movies), and my last few...
View ArticleToronto: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman’s ‘Railway Man’ on Track for Weinstein Co.
The Weinstein Company is in final negotiations to acquire U.S. rights to Jonathan Teplitzky’s “The Railway Man,” which stars Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, an individual familiar with the dealmaking...
View ArticleToronto: Eli Roth’s Cannibal Movie ‘The Green Inferno’ Gobbled Up by Open Road
Open Road Films has acquired Eli Roth’s horror movie “The Green Inferno” and plans to give the film a wide release, an individual familiar with the dealmaking process has told TheWrap. Story follows a...
View ArticleToronto: IFC Midnight Scoops up Thriller ‘Proxy’ for North America
IFC Midnight has acquired North American rights to “Proxy,” writer-director Zack Parker’s thriller that premiered in the Vanguard section of the Toronto Film Festival, the distributor announced...
View ArticleToronto: Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Enemy’ in 3-Way Bidding Tug-of-War (Exclusive)
*UPDATE 5:29 p.m. PT:* Lionsgate is not in the running at this time, as this story and headline had previously indicated. Both have been written through to reflect that. *PREVIOUS:* A three-way scrum...
View ArticleTaylor Swift, Metallica and Jimi Hendrix Keep Toronto’s Music Tradition Rocking
Over the last few years, the Toronto Film Festival has had a tradition of attracting major musical talents: Bruce Springsteen hit the town for a documentary and conversation in 2010, and U2 opened the...
View ArticleThe Grid and Arktan Announce Extended Partnership Around the 2013 Toronto...
The Grid, a division of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, and Arktan today announced their extended partnership around this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), followed by other events....
View ArticleToronto: A Year After ‘Argo,’ Canada Tells Its Side of the Story
A year after Ben Affleck’s “Argo” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in a triumphant early stop on a road that would lead it to the stage of the Academy Awards, TIFF has taken the...
View ArticleToronto: Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Enemy’ Finds a Distribution Ally in A24 Films
A24 Films is in final negotiations to acquire Denis Villeneuve’s “Enemy,” which stars Jake Gyllenhaal in dual roles, an individual familiar with the dealmaking process has told TheWrap.’ A24 beat out...
View ArticleToronto: Tribeca Film Buys ‘Bright Days Ahead’
Tribeca Film will acquire U.S. rights to Marion Vernoux’s “Bright Days Ahead,” the indie company said Friday from the Toronto International Film Festival. The purchase comes as the French film is...
View ArticleToronto FC Gets GK Konopka From Union
TORONTO— Toronto FC acquired goalkeeper Chris Konopka from the Philadelphia Union on Friday in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft. “Chris is a ‘keeper that we’ve had our eye on...
View ArticleToronto: Dakota Group and Submarine Entertainment Backing Peggy Guggenheim...
Dakota Group and Submarine Entertainment will produce a documentary about influential art collector and patron Peggy Guggenheim. The film will be directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland, who directed last...
View ArticleThe Proclaimers In Toronto: TIFF 2013, The CNE And Dodging The Cronut Burger
The last time that The Proclaimers were in Toronto, they very narrowly avoided a major misadventure. Their bass player almost tried the now infamous cronut burger before the legendary Scottish duo...
View ArticleToronto: Jude Law’s a Drunk, Kevin Kline’s a Womanizer and Joel Edgerton Has...
As the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival draws to a close, it’s time to play catch-up with some of the 288 features that screened at the mammoth 11-day festival. I saw 25 films in Toronto and...
View ArticleToronto: Magnolia Takes ‘The Sacrament’ From Ti West
Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to “The Sacrament,” the found-footage horror thriller written and directed by Ti West (“The House of the Devil”). “Sacrament” was featured over the weekend in...
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