The Toronto Film Festival’s 50th edition may not have reached previous heights, but it was the liveliest and starriest in years. Daniel Craig and a parade of A-listers delivered “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” to a boisterous crowd; Channing Tatum and Brendan Fraser enjoyed some of the best reviews of their careers for “Roofman” and “Rental Family,” …
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On the heels of his Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Frankenstein, starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi, Guillermo del Toro announced a new gestating project called Fury, which will feature Isaac and is described as a “violent” pic in the vein of a murderous My Dinner with Andre (1981). “I’m writing a project to do with Oscar,” the director …
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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen converted pole position into victory during Sunday’s Italian Grand Prix, leading home McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri after a dramatic start and end to proceedings at Monza. Verstappen and Norris went wheel-to-wheel almost immediately when the lights went out, getting close to each other down the start/finish straight before the Dutchman skipped the …
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McLaren have been determined to keep the fight between their two drivers as fair as possible but their approach was always likely to lead to controversy at some point. That was certainly the case at Monza, as they interfered after the sort of twist of fate that often turns driver’s races. Norris unquestionably deserved the second place on the balance …
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Q2 – Verstappen moves to P1 as Norris survives scare There was a slightly longer break than usual between segments as marshals cleared away gravel from various sections of the track, only for Albon to run too deep at the Ascari chicane on his first Q2 effort and flick more stones onto the tarmac – heavily compromising that lap. Drama …
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TORONTO (AP) — Sydney Sweeney came to the Toronto International Film Festival wanting to talk about her new film “Christy,” not her American Eagle ad campaign. After a rapturous response to the movie, she’s getting her wish. The 27-year-old, Emmy-nominated actor landed immediate Oscar buzz for her performance in David Michôd’s biopic of the boxer Christy Salters Martin. For the …
Read More »TORONTO (AP) — Sydney Sweeney came to the Toronto International Film Festival wanting to talk about her new film “Christy,” not her American Eagle ad campaign. After a rapturous response to the movie, she’s getting her wish. The 27-year-old, Emmy-nominated actor landed immediate Oscar buzz for her performance in David Michôd’s biopic of the boxer Christy Salters Martin. For the …
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A thin best actress Oscar race was jolted on Friday afternoon by the Toronto International Film Festival’s world premiere of David Michod’s Christy, a drama centering on a performance by Sydney Sweeney as the trailblazing female boxer Christy Martin, which was greeted with a prolonged standing ovation in the Princess of Wales Theater. Sweeney, who was also a producer of …
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Sydney Sweeney has the goods to punch her way into the Oscar race for “Christy.” The talented actress completely transforms in “Christy,” a bruising, emotionally charged biopic about groundbreaking boxer Christy Martin. Directed by Australian filmmaker David Michôd (“Animal Kingdom”), the film chronicles Martin’s rise as the most recognizable female boxer in the late 1980’s America, as well as the …
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Finally, Venice Film Festival attendees can rest their hands. That’s after days of clapping and hollering at premieres, resulting in standing ovations that lasted into the double digits. But lengthy rounds of applause don’t necessarily translate to gold statues. After warm receptions in Italy, which films on the 2025 lineup will find their way into the awards race? Venice has …
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