The Toronto International Film Festival says it’s not pulling a controversial documentary about Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine from its schedule, despite outcry from Ukrainian officials and community groups who say the film amounts to propaganda. TIFF’s statement comes a day after Ontario’s public broadcaster TVO, which helped fund Russians at War, announced it was no … Read more
The sweetness of historical vindication pervades “Winner,” Susanna Fogel’s bio-pic about Reality Winner, who, in 2018, pleaded guilty to retaining and transmitting national-defense information to the media, while employed by a military contractor working for the N.S.A. Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to … Read more
James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to Darth Vader — has died. He was 93. His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died Monday morning at home. The cause was not immediately clear. Jones, who worked … Read more
The province of Manitoba is extraordinarily well represented this month at the Toronto International Film Festival. Officially, the province lays claim to seven films at the festival, which opened Thursday: four features and three shorts, all with Manitoba connections. Never before in the 49-year history of the festival have so many Manitoba-made films been presented. Bear … Read more
The Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice arrived with about as much subtlety as its scheduling at the Toronto International Film Festival. Just as the Ali Abassi-directed film was plopped into the festival’s opening night schedule on Thursday as a last-minute surprise, the film barrels into its thesis without much warning or preamble. Documenting the former U.S. president’s beginnings … Read more
Abdourahamane Diallo, Head of Office and Country Representative of UNESCO in Nigeria, says the organisation is willing to provide technical support for developing Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry. He stated this at the exclusive premiere of ‘When Wolves Cry’, a movie on the negative effects of fake news. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports … Read more
Watch the Official Trailer from Hindi movie ‘A Wedding Story’ starring Vaibhav Tatwawadi, Mukti Mohan, Akshay Anand, Monica Chaudhary, Lakshvir Singh Saran and Piloo Vidyarthi. ‘A Wedding Story’ movie is directed by Abhinav Pareek and produced by Vinay Reddy. To know more about ‘A Wedding Story’ trailer watch the video. Check out the latest Hindi … Read more
An Iranian children’s film approved by the Islamic Republic is being screened in Israel, so finds an exposé by Iran specialist Dr. Thamar E. Gindin. Gindin’s exposé also revealed that the film has been marketed outside of Iran through a Malaysian company, which apparently masks the export of Iranian media, which is not subject … Read more
The early announcement of the Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal starrer ‘Love and War‘ by Sanjay Leela Bhansali left fans and audiences in awe, and new reports have surfaced, igniting anticipation about the shooting schedule of the actors for the movie.According to a report by Pinkvilla, Ranbir will kick off the shoot in … Read more
Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched a television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. NBC’s Today show said Donahue died on Sunday after a long illness. Dubbed “the king of daytime talk,” Donahue was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show, … Read more
