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by William Earl on 2022-09-10 in Festivals, News, Causeway, Jennifer Lawrence, Toronto Film Festival

Jennifer Lawrence brought serious starpower to the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 10, appearing at the world premiere of her new film “Causeway.” But despite the big, Hollywood name “Causeway” was a quieter character study. Lawrence stars in and produces the film, in which she plays a soldier returning to civilian life in New

by Jessica Kiang on 2022-09-10 in Reviews, Michal Blasko, Venice Film Festival, Victim

It isn’t that people’s first instincts are bad in “Victim,” Slovak director Michal Blaško’s compelling, apprehensive feature debut. A distraught Ukrainian mother travelling back to her adopted home in the Czech Republic to be by her injured son’s hospital bedside, for example, will find someone willing to drive her when her bus is delayed. It’s

by Cynthia Littleton on 2022-09-10 in News, Bob Chapek, Disney, ESPN, Hulu

“You should see the backstage,” actor Diego Luna told the D23 Expo crowd Saturday morning as he talked up his new “Star Wars”-branded Disney+ series “Andor” to the 5,000 faithful fans who packed the Anaheim Convention Center. The assembly of boldface names that were brought out at the three-day Disney fan event for a wave

by msravindran on 2022-09-10 in Global, News, Garry Marshall, Princess Diaries, Robert Schwartzman

Who didn’t have a crush on Michael Moscovitz in 2001’s “The Princess Diaries”? Mia Thermopolis’s sweet, slightly awkward love interest — played by Robert Schwartzman — liked her well before she was ever Genovian royalty, had a cool band (Schwartzman’s actual band, Rooney), and even knew how to fix cars. Fans will recall the devastation

by Michaela Zee on 2022-09-10 in News, Disney Plus, The Santa Clauses, Tim Allen

Disney+ has unveiled a teaser for “The Santa Clauses” original series, with Tim Allen once again donning Santa’s classic suit for the fourth installment of “The Santa Clause” franchise. The new teaser premiered during the D23 Expo. In the limited series, Scott Calvin (Allen) is ready to step down from his Santa duties and provide

by Wilson Chapman on 2022-09-10 in News, Ralph Fiennes, The Menu, Toronto Film Festival

In his Toronto International Film Festival premiere “The Menu,” Ralph Fiennes plays Slowik, a celebrity chef who runs an exclusive restaurant that caters to the ultra-rich. And while the darkly comic horror film eventually reveals some macabre twists regarding what’s on Slowik’s menu, Fiennes says he got into the character via more mundane inspirations. “One

by Rebecca Rubin on 2022-09-10 in News, Hillary Clinton, Toronto Film Festival

Hillary Clinton is pushing for politicians to take greater action on gun control. “Gun violence in our country is out of control. And it’s killing our kids,” she said. “It’s outrageous we let this happen, and that there are people who worship guns more than they worship life.” From mass shootings to the perils of

by EJ Panaligan on 2022-09-10 in News, Avatar 2, D23, James Cameron, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana

Director James Cameron’s long-awaited “Avatar: The Way of Water” closed out the Marvel, Lucasfilm and 20th Century panel at the D23 Expo Saturday by handing out 3-D glasses to everyone in the audience and showing off six extended scenes from the movie. The new clips weren’t released online, but stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney

by Leo Barraclough on 2022-09-10 in Global, News, Book Adaptation Rights Market, Venice Film Festival

With its seventh edition coming to an end, Venice’s Book Adaptation Rights Market (BARM) is already eyeing the future. The three-day event – taking place during the Italian fest – is now recognized as the third most important annual rendezvous by the publishers, states Pascal Diot, head of industry sidebar Venice Production Bridge. “It’s starting

by Jordan Moreau on 2022-09-10 in News, Comic-Con, Marvel Studios, Ms. Marvel, The Marvels

Marvel Studios’ upcoming film “The Marvels,” starring Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel and Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, got an official first look at the D23 Expo on Saturday. So what can we expect from this film? “Monica got her powers and we’re going to see how those pop off