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How TIFF 2026 Buzz Travels From Festival Crowds to Hollywood Boardrooms

How TIFF 2026 Buzz Travels From Festival Crowds to Hollywood Boardrooms

An inside look at how audience reactions and critical praise at the Toronto International Film Festival translate into major Hollywood deals.
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Chris Rock Recalls Awkward Encounter with Jude Law After 2005 Oscars Joke

Chris Rock Recalls Awkward Encounter with Jude Law After 2005 Oscars Joke

Chris Rock Recalls Awkward Encounter with Jude Law After 2005 Oscars Joke
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Chris Rock Highlights Hollywood's 'Underbelly' and Disconnect in Los Angeles

Chris Rock Highlights Hollywood's 'Underbelly' and Disconnect in Los Angeles

Chris Rock Highlights Hollywood's 'Underbelly' and Disconnect in Los Angeles
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How TIFF 2026 Could Reshape the Early Awards Conversation

How TIFF 2026 Could Reshape the Early Awards Conversation

As the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off, a new slate of films and a shifting industry landscape could upend the predictable Oscar race.
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Chris Rock Reveals Past Confrontation with Jude Law Over 2005 Oscars Joke

Chris Rock Reveals Past Confrontation with Jude Law Over 2005 Oscars Joke

Chris Rock Reveals Past Confrontation with Jude Law Over 2005 Oscars Joke
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Why TIFF 2026 Could Be a Crucial Test Audience for Awards Season

Why TIFF 2026 Could Be a Crucial Test Audience for Awards Season

The Toronto International Film Festival isn't just a star-studded event; its audience-voted awards have a history of predicting Oscar success.
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Sacha Baron Cohen to Star in Quentin Tarantino’s First Stage Play ‘The Popinjay Cavalier’

Sacha Baron Cohen to Star in Quentin Tarantino’s First Stage Play ‘The Popinjay Cavalier’

Sacha Baron Cohen is going from Ali G to the West End. The actor and comedian is set to make his stage debut in the London production of Quentin’s Tarantino’s upcoming production “The Popinjay Cavalier,” Variety can confirm. Baron Cohen will reportedly play the title character in the play, described as “swashbuckling comedy.” It will […]
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Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan and a 10-Year-Old Front the ‘Josephine’ Oscar Campaign (EXCLUSIVE)

Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan and a 10-Year-Old Front the ‘Josephine’ Oscar Campaign (EXCLUSIVE)

Every awards season has a film that dares you to look away. This year it’s carried by a 10-year-old girl. Sumerian Pictures will submit Beth de Araújo’s Sundance Film Festival winner “Josephine” across multiple categories for the upcoming awards season, Variety has learned exclusively. The push runs from best picture through the acting and crafts […]
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Why Toronto International Film Festival Dressing Can Change the Way a Performer Presents Their Public Identity

Why Toronto International Film Festival Dressing Can Change the Way a Performer Presents Their Public Identity

At TIFF, the red carpet is more than just fashion. It's a strategic stage where performers can pivot, rebrand, or launch their public personas.
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TIFF 2026 Performances That Could Inspire Early Fan Campaigns

TIFF 2026 Performances That Could Inspire Early Fan Campaigns

As the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off awards season, we're highlighting the standout performances poised to launch major fan-led campaigns.
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Here's what to look for at this year's Toronto International Film Festival

Here's what to look for at this year's Toronto International Film Festival

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
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Bruce Davis, Former Chief Executive of Film Academy, Dies at 83

Bruce Davis, Former Chief Executive of Film Academy, Dies at 83

Bruce Davis, Former Chief Executive of Film Academy, Dies at 83