When you’ve learn this far, it means you’re keen on films. The Toronto Worldwide Movie Pageant loves films, too. Huge, buzzy, authentic, Oscar-bound, star-driven films.
Simply final 12 months, TIFF was the place the place Brendan Fraser wept upon seeing the enthused response to his drama, The Whale. Daniel Craig, Kate Hudson and Janelle Monae entertained the viewers whereas answering questions on Glass Onion: A Knives Out Thriller after which cleared out of the Princess of Wales theater so Steven Spielberg might preview his autobiographical drama The Fabelmans alongside Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen and Paul Dano.
The 2023 version of TIFF, held from September 7-17, felt a bit . . . completely different, to place it generously. Due to the twin WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, most celebrities couldn’t make the journey throughout the border to advertise their movies. In some instances, a director or producer took the stage and made an apologetic introduction. (The one actors who did present, corresponding to Nicolas Cage and Maya Hawke, have been granted particular waivers.)
Actually? The shortage of A-listers — and, frankly, B-listers — gave the competition a much less glamorous vibe. Certain, the pink carpet was nonetheless rolled out for the large premieres. However with all due respect, writer-director-actor Taika Waititi (Subsequent Aim Wins) isn’t any Timothee Chalamet. (Fingers crossed for Chalamet ’24!)
The upside: With out all these breathless star sightings, the flicks themselves gleaned the highlight. And they didn’t disappoint. Assume rousing crowd-pleasers, pitch-perfect social satires, searing thrillers and shaggy comedies. Actors like Anna Kendrick (Girl of the Hour), Tony Goldwyn (Ezra), Kristin Scott Thomas (North Star), Ethan Hawke (Wildcat) and Viggo Mortensen (The Useless Don’t Damage) confirmed deft ability behind the digicam. And Lil Nas X, Paul Simon, The Speaking Heads and Nickelback have been entrance and middle for his or her in-depth docs.
Listed here are the ten of TIFF’s most-talked-about films. Launch dates fluctuate from subsequent month to subsequent 12 months, however all are price a watch ASAP.
