Movie Reviews and Previews Ethan’s shiny suit Ethan Hawke was on my list for TIFF. It’s a Reality Bites thing. I had to see him. Last night was the premiere of Good Kill. After the screening, Ethan, Jake Abel, and director Andrew Niccol were at Storys for the afterparty. The suit was shiny in person but By Lainey • Sep 10, 2014 11:05 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Foxcatcher: TIFF Review Nobody's saying Channing Tatum can't pull his weight. But with Foxcatcher, in walks a real contender: an all-around movie star and actor. Tatum plays Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz, who walks into a room, shoulders first, with his jaw always clenched. Naive and living a By Joanna • Sep 10, 2014 09:26 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Julianne Moore in Still Alice: TIFF review Julianne Moore’s unrelenting commitment to her characters and epic crying face merits a thousand viral video super-cuts. Critically appreciated, but woefully under-awarded, 2014 could be the year she receives her fifth (or sixth) Oscar nomination with her prodigious turns in both Still Alice, and Maps to the Stars. But, By Joanna • Sep 09, 2014 03:13 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews RDJ: Cars and cheeseburgers RDJ covers the new issue of Vanity Fair in advance of the Team Downey release of The Judge. It's a standard RDJ interview, which means he's forthcoming, if not always comprehensible, and generous, and unapologetic without sounding defensive. As always, RDJ speaks openly about his addiction By Lainey • Sep 09, 2014 02:02 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Miles Teller gets a star IMDB presented Miles Teller with the STARmeter award yesterday in Toronto where he was also premiering his film Whiplash. Whiplash was a big hit at Sundance and both Miles and JK Simmons have been receiving high praise for their performances. They celebrated last night at the Thompson Hotel rooftop. That By Lainey • Sep 09, 2014 12:54 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Reese Witherspoon in Wild: TIFF Review Can you picture the perfectly perky Reese Witherspoon hiking through 1,100 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail to search for herself? She couldn't either -- at first. "I had never seen myself in a movie like that before," said Witherspoon, at the Wild press conference By Joanna • Sep 09, 2014 11:41 am
BFFs Eddie supports Andrew right back I interviewed Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones yesterday at the junket for The Theory Of Everything. As already mentioned, the film is SOOOOOOO good. And their performances are …well…everything. The key here is that the story is told from her perspective. So it’s not really a biopic but By Lainey • Sep 09, 2014 11:16 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Everyone loves Chris Rock In the last six years—ever since the economy took a sh*t in the world’s bed—the markets at film festivals have drawn down. Deals still get made at a comparable rate to pre-economy-sucking-it-hard days, but where once distributors were willing to throw money around to make a By Sarah • Sep 09, 2014 10:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jennifer Aniston & Justin Theroux at TIFF 2014 Justin Theroux joined Jennifer Aniston this afternoon for the premiere of her new film Cake at TIFF. He’s actually been here a couple of days. Was photographed at the Warner Bros party on Saturday night without her. Today they did not walk the carpet together but agreed to a By Lainey • Sep 08, 2014 06:54 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews James Franco’s The Sound And The Fury: TIFF Review Full disclosure: I have a thing for James Franco. He's on my list - usually at the top. Lainey may call him the "Artist," and think he can be insufferable, but in my mind, he's a phenomenal talent. I respect his creative flexibility, his By Joanna • Sep 08, 2014 04:43 pm
BFFs Andrew supporting Eddie I covered The Theory Of Everything carpet last night for etalk. More on the film and Eddie Redmayne later, promise. Right now I just want to tell you about a really cute moment that happened at the premiere. We were second position on the press line. Which means that I By Lainey • Sep 08, 2014 02:25 pm
Hook Ups Kristen Wiig + Scott Speedman? It was Bill Murray day at TIFF on Friday. So even though celebrities were there to promote their own films, many ended up at the St Vincent after-party because, well, Bill Murray is the life of every party. Kristen Wiig was there when she’d finished up promoting her film By Lainey • Sep 08, 2014 01:20 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Men, Women, and Children: TIFF Review Jason Reitman's Men, Women and Children boasts an impressive ensemble cast including Jennifer Garner, Adam Sandler, Rosemarie DeWitt, and new Hollywood heartthrob Ansel Elgort, but the best scene of the movie goes to, who else, but Judy Greer. "Oh, and I'm going to put a By Joanna • Sep 08, 2014 12:52 pm
TIFF 2014 Coverage Special K* Popcorn Chips Festival Pop-Up Celeb #2: The Riot Club As you’ve seen over the last few days, we’ve partnered with Special K* to bring you this year’s film festival coverage. As a part of that coverage and to highlight their Special K* Popcorn Chips, we’re looking at Pop-up celebs marking their first TIFF appearances. Last By Lainey • Sep 08, 2014 11:28 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jake G at TIFF: Nightcrawler review Jake Gyllenhaal arrived at the world premiere of Nightcrawler in Toronto to a chorus of thunder, lightning and screaming fans — a perfect match for the electricity he brought to the role. By now, you've seen the headlines: "The 5 Craziest Things Jake Gyllenhaal Did to Prepare for By Joanna • Sep 08, 2014 10:46 am
LifestyleArticle Carpets & Candids: A Titan at TIFF Denzel Washington at the premiere of The Equalizer last night. BIG star. A titan. Still making action movies. Always a force. The movie opens September 26. They're comparing it to the kind of work Liam Neeson's been doing. Well now there's an idea, non? By Lainey • Sep 08, 2014 09:52 am
