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‘The Nun II’ conjures $32.6 million to top box office

‘The Nun II’ conjures $32.6 million to top box office

Like many horrors before it, bad reviews didn’t scare off moviegoers from buying tickets for “ The Nun II .” The sequel to the 2018 hit, released in 3,728 theaters by Warner Bros.
Lil Nas X documentary 'Long Live Montero' goes beyond his 'provocative' art at TIFF

Lil Nas X documentary 'Long Live Montero' goes beyond his 'provocative' art at TIFF

TORONTO — A new documentary that follows Lil Nas X on his first tour aims to show a deeper side of the genre-transcending artist.

Lil Nas X documentary premiere delayed by bomb threat at Toronto International Film Festival

TORONTO (AP) — The premiere of the documentary “Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero” was delayed after a bomb threat was called in at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Mr. Dressup doc a 'nostalgia trip' for generations who loved the children's performer

Mr. Dressup doc a 'nostalgia trip' for generations who loved the children's performer

TORONTO — A record signed by beloved children's performer Ernie Coombs, more affectionately known to generations of Canadians as Mr. Dressup, hangs in Mark Bishop's office.
Cord Jefferson's insightful satire of race and media, 'American Fiction,' lights up TIFF

Cord Jefferson's insightful satire of race and media, 'American Fiction,' lights up TIFF

TORONTO (AP) — Fifty pages into Percival Everett's “Erasure" Cord Jefferson knew he wanted to adapt it into a movie script. Halfway through, he began to see Jeffrey Wright playing the book's academic protagonist, Thelonious “Monk” Ellison.
TIFF 2023: Nic Cage says being an internet meme helped him tap into 'Dream Scenario' role

TIFF 2023: Nic Cage says being an internet meme helped him tap into 'Dream Scenario' role

TORONTO — Nicolas Cage says his own experience being the subject of internet memes helped him prepare for his latest role.
Vicky Krieps on the feminist Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' and how she leaves behind past roles

Vicky Krieps on the feminist Western 'The Dead Don't Hurt' and how she leaves behind past roles

TORONTO (AP) — Vicky Krieps noticed that while there’s plenty of instruction for getting into a role, there's curiously little about getting out of one.
Steps from TIFF, striking actors, writers rally at Canadian offices for Apple, Amazon

Steps from TIFF, striking actors, writers rally at Canadian offices for Apple, Amazon

TORONTO — Film and TV star Patricia Arquette joined dozens of actors and writers who gathered Saturday outside the Canadian headquarters of Amazon and Apple to support ongoing labour protests. Members of Canadian and U.S.
Canadian filmmakers hope strike-addled TIFF fosters 'hunger' for indie features

Canadian filmmakers hope strike-addled TIFF fosters 'hunger' for indie features

TORONTO — Canadian filmmakers are hoping to draw some of the spotlight at a Toronto International Film Festival dimmed by Hollywood actor and writer strikes.
Emma Stone-led 'Poor Things' wins top prize at 80th Venice Film Festival

Emma Stone-led 'Poor Things' wins top prize at 80th Venice Film Festival

ROME (AP) — “Poor Things,” a film about Victorian-era female empowerment, won the Golden Lion on Saturday at a Venice Film Festival largely deprived of Hollywood glamour because of the writers and actors strikes .