WorldPingDouglas Sirk , the master of so many great female-driven melodramas of the 50’s (Imitation Of Life, Magnificent Obsession) might have been jealous of Cody Fern’s directorial debut that just had its World Premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
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WorldPingA decade after her sophomore feature The Love Witch, Anna Biller has returned from a whole other era with another technicolor fever dream of female rage.
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WorldPingAt this late date, what the Pretenders accomplished is no mystery achievement.
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WorldPingMay el-Toukhy becomes eighth female director to take Golden Lion as Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love and Guardian-produced exposé of Israel’s Gaza killings also awarded Bold and bravura choices as Venice celebrates A Woman Unknown, Possible Love – and…
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WorldPingBelarusian director Andrei Kutsila’s “Letters from the Silenced Country,” a portrayal of contemporary Belarus seen through the lives of five individuals whose existence has been upended by state violence and political repression, is the winner of The…
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No longer just go-to foils for the white heroes in movie westerns, Canadian indigenous actors and filmmakers are showcasing their storytelling traditions at TIFF with eight titles in the official lineup.
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WorldPingCeline Dion shed tears as she kicked off her eagerly anticipated 16-date residency tonight at Plenitude Arena on the outskirts of Paris, marking her first major series of live shows since stepping away from the spotlight in 2022.
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