Toronto International Film Festival
In ‘Always Lalisa,’ K-pop superstar Lisa comes of age and embarks on a new career in acting
TORONTO | Even people unfamiliar with the K-pop superstar Lisa, of the group Blackpink, have probably experienced her global sway. In the spring of 2024, the Thai singer and rapper was photographed with a strange little plush monster hanging from her handbag, grinning with serrated teeth. That was all it took for the Labubu craze […]
‘La Bola Negra’ wins TIFF’s People Choice Award, putting it on Oscar path
“La Bola Negra,” the Spanish queer epic about the intertwined lives of three gay men, won the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, confirming its status as a major Oscar contender. TIFF’s top award is voted on by festivalgoers, and it’s become known as one of the most iron-clad Academy […]
Chrissie Hynde hates cameras and talking about herself. She made a Pretenders doc anyway
TORONTO | Chrissie Hynde is not one for looking back. She detests self-mythologizing. She doesn’t even like cameras. She’s just about the most reluctant documentary subject there is. Yet filmmaker Joss Crowley, after years of persuading, finally managed to get Hynde to go along with the first authorized documentary on her seminal rock band, the […]
What’s happening at TIFF: Musical comedy ‘The Debut’ dazzles and ‘I Play Rocky’ scores a knockout
TORONTO | The 51st Toronto International Film Festival is underway, with steady parades of premieres running like traffic jams through downtown Toronto. Here are glimpses of what’s happening on the ground, and what festivalgoers are talking about. ‘The Debut’ dazzles in its debut It takes a certain amount of gumption to declare an arch comedy […]
Here’s what to look for at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival
TORONTO | The spotlight at the 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival will belong to Rocky Balboa, KPop superstar Lisa, late disability rights pioneer Judy Heumann and many more when North America’s largest film festival gets underway Thursday. TIFF is so large and covers such a wide spectrum of movies that the chance […]
Toronto International Film Festival sets lineup with films by Chris Rock, Peter Farrelly
NEW YORK | The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the bulk of the lineup to its 51st edition on Monday, setting world premieres for Chris Rock’s drama “Misty Green” and Peter Farrelly’s Sylvester Stallone film “I Play Rocky.” TIFF, North America’s largest film festival, annually hosts some of the fall’s most anticipated titles. On Monday, […]