Lineup and Pre-Festival Announcements and News
2016 Toronto International Film Festival: The Lineup
TIFF 2016 Announces Discovery Lineup, ‘In Conversation With…’ Guests, VR Offerings and Much More
TIFF Platform Jury Revealed: Brian De Palma, Zhang Ziyi and Mahamat-Saleh Haroun to Judge Selections
TIFF’s Second-Ever TV Lineup Includes ‘Black Mirror’ and ‘Transparent’
TIFF Announces Platform Titles, Including ‘Jackie,’ ‘Moonlight,’ ‘Daguerrotype’ and More
Attention, Filmmakers: Your Instagram Short Film Could Be Judged By Ava DuVernay and Xavier Dolan
TIFF Adds New Round of Titles, Including ‘It’s Only the End of the World,’ ‘Mean Dreams’ and More
Pre-Festival Analysis
TIFF 2016: 33 Films From The Festival We’ve Already Seen
Beyond the Buzz: Why TIFF’s Hidden Gems Resonate Loudest With Film Buffs
Leonardo DiCaprio, Netflix and Women: Hot Documentary Titles At The Toronto Film Festival
IndieWire’s Movie Podcast: Screen Talk (109): Why These Movies Landed Big Fall Festival Slots
IndieWire’s Movie Podcast: Screen Talk (108): Our First Thoughts On the TIFF 2016 Lineup
TIFF Lineup: 5 Reasons to Get Excited About the 2016 Program
TIFF 2016: 13 Movies We Can’t Wait To See At The Festival
TIFF 2016: 9 Breakthrough Names To Look Out For At The Festival
Toronto Film Festival 2016: What Films Will Contend For Oscar Gold After TIFF Premieres
Why TIFF’s Midnight Madness Program Attracts Cinephiles From Around the World Every Year
TIFF and Telefilm Canada Partner to Bring Best New Canadian Films to U.S.
TIFF’s Instagram Shorts Festival: 8 Key 60-Second Films That Pack A Punch
Interviews
Thierry Frémaux Will Offer Live Commentary For Lumiére Documentary at TIFF — Exclusive Interview
Oliver Stone Interview: Why ‘Snowden’ Is His Answer to American Bullies
TIFF 2016: Anne Hathaway Made Monster Movie ‘Colossal’ For Her 16-Year-Old Self
Enabling Terrence Malick: What It’s Like To Be His Producers
Ruth Negga Reveals How Her Chemistry With Joel Edgerton Raised ‘Loving’ Beyond Melodrama — TIFF 2016
Amy Adams: Queen of Fall Festivals and Heading for Oscars (Exclusive TIFF Video)
Features and Analysis
Why Terrence Malick’s ‘Voyage of Time’ Must Be Seen On IMAX — Toronto Analysis
As ‘Jackie’ and ‘Colossal’ Lure Buyers, Toronto Turns Into a Waiting Game
How TIFF 2016 Rocked The Oscar Race: Why ‘Moonlight’ Glows, ‘Birth’ Struggles, and More Revelations
‘Jackie’ Isn’t the Whole Story: Why Pablo Larrain’s Films Deserve Your Attention — TIFF 2016
Why Natalie Portman’s Oscar Buzz in ‘Jackie’ Prompted TIFF’s Hottest Buy
IndieWire’s Movie Podcast (115): How TIFF Changed the Fall Movie Season
Reviews*
*includes reviews for films that played at other festivals
Michael Fassbender Steals ‘Trespass Against Us,’ A Charming Debut From Adam Smith — TIFF Review
‘American Pastoral’ is a Grim Debut For Ewan McGregor — TIFF Review
‘Nocturama’ Is ‘Elephant’ For The The Age Of ISIS — TIFF Review
‘The Rehearsal’ Review: Alison Maclean Brings Eleanor Catton’s Novel to the Screen With Verve
‘The Magnificent Seven’ Is A Fun And Surprisingly Fresh Western About Trump’s America — TIFF Review
‘Snowden’ Review: Oliver Stone and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Deliver the CliffsNotes of ‘Citizenfour’
‘Free Fire’ Review: Brie Larson Stars In the Craziest Shootout of All Time
‘Lion’ Review: Dev Patel Soars In a Tearjerker That Earns the Tears — Toronto
‘Barry’ Review: The Best Obama Biopic Yet, But Not the Whole Story — Toronto Review
‘Denial’ Review: Rachel Weisz And Timothy Spall Square Off In A Compelling Courtroom Drama — Toronto
‘Their Finest’ Is A Feminist Rom-Com That Lets Down Its Ladies — TIFF Review
‘Tramps’ Review: A Charming New York Tale That Might Save the Romantic Comedy — Toronto
‘Deepwater Horizon’ Review: A Major Tragedy Becomes a Minor Mark Wahlberg Disaster Movie — Toronto
Michelle Rodriguez’s Ridiculous Gender-Bender ‘re(Assignment)’ Is A Hot Mess — Toronto Review
‘Lady Macbeth’ Review: Florence Pugh Is a Persecuted Woman Who Takes Control In Powerful Dark Drama
‘Gringo’ Review: John McAfee Doc is Both Testament and Antidote to Media Manipulation – Toronto
‘Voyage of Time’ Review: Terrence Malick’s 90-Minute Documentary Is Not a Trip Worth Taking
‘Wakefield’ Review: Bryan Cranston Is An Asshole For The Ages — Telluride
‘Norman’ Finds Richard Gere in a Coen-Like Comedy With More Chutzpah Than Charm — Telluride Review
Werner Herzog’s ‘Into The Inferno’ Is A Red Hot Return To Form — Telluride Film Festival Review
Telluride Review: ‘Maudie’ Is A Paint By Numbers Love Story
Telluride Review: Rooney Mara Is Singularly Great In The Gripping ‘Una’
‘The Beautiful Days of Aranjuez’ Review: Wim Wenders Delivers the Ultimate Movie About Nothing
‘Nocturnal Animals’ Review: Tom Ford’s Ambitious Second Feature Is a Two-Hander With Bite
‘La La Land’ Review: A Lively Supercut of Classic Musicals Starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
‘The Human Surge’ Is The Most Ambitious Debut Film of the Year — Locarno Film Festival Review
‘The Girl With All the Gifts’ Review: A Thrilling Zombie Movie With Brains
Cannes Review: Paul Verhoeven’s ‘Elle’ is a Lighthearted Rape-Revenge Story
Cannes Review: Vincent Cassel Steals the Show in Xavier Dolan’s ‘It’s Only the End of the World’
Cannes Review: Studio Ghibli-Produced ‘The Red Turtle’ is a Quiet Little Masterpiece
Cannes Review: Sonia Braga Gives a Brilliant Performance in ‘Aquarius’
Cannes Review: ‘The Unknown Girl’ is Dardenne Brothers Doing a Detective Movie
Cannes Review: Bill Paxton is Terrifying in Terrence Malick-Inspired ‘Mean Dreams’
Cannes Review: ‘Julieta’ is Pedro Almodovar’s Most Conventional Movie
Cannes Review: Kristen Stewart and Olivier Assayas Deserve Better Than Boos for ‘Personal Shopper’
Cannes Review: ‘The Handmaiden’ is a Sexy and Depraved Lesbian Revenge Story from Park Chan-wook
‘Toni Erdmann’ Review: Here’s the Funniest Nude Scene of All Time — But It’s Not a Comedy
Cannes Review: Gael Garcia Bernal is a Lost Soul in Pablo Larrain’s Absorbing ‘Neruda’
Cannes Review: Why ‘I, Daniel Blake’ is Ken Loach’s Best Movie in Years
Press Conferences and Events
‘The Birth of a Nation’ Premieres in Toronto, and Audiences Give Nate Parker a Second Chance
TIFF 2016: ‘Snowden’ Star Joseph Gordon-Levitt Supports Edward Snowden’s ‘Patriotism’
‘Raw’: Cannibal Film Screening Causes TIFF Moviegoers To Pass Out
How (And Why) A TIFF Premiere Put A Character’s Life In the Audience’s Hands
Doug Liman to Reveal Exclusive Look at New VR Series ‘Invisible’ — Watch
Clips, Trailers, Posters and More
‘The Handmaiden’ Trailer: ‘Oldboy’s’ Park Chan-wook Directs Lurid Revenge Cannes Drama
‘Citizen Jane’ Exclusive Poster: New Documentary Explores The Life Of Urban Activist Jane Jacobs
‘Snowden’ Trailer: Oliver Stone And Joseph Gordon-Levitt Take Down The NSACannes Head
‘Below Her Mouth’ Exclusive Trailer: Two Women Embark On A Sudden And Steamy Romance
Paul Schrader’s ‘Dog Eat Dog’ Clips & Photos: Nicolas Cage Stars in Dour Crime Thriller
‘Moonlight’ Trailer: Barry Jenkins’ TIFF-Bound Drama Is a Life in Three Chapters
‘Dog Eat Dog’ Trailer: Nicolas Cage & Willem Dafoe Get Violent in Paul Schrader’s Dark Comedy
TIFF Premiere ‘Green White Green’ Shows Off Wildness of Youth In Hilarious Insult Battle – Watch
‘Black Mirror’ Season 3: First Look At New Images Ahead of TIFF Premiere
‘Close Relations’ Exclusive Trailer: New Doc Examines Ukrainian Identity Through a Single Family
‘Park’ Trailer: Athenian Teenagers Traverse The Deserted Olympic Village Ten Years After The Games
‘Indivisible’ Exclusive Trailer: Two Singing Siamese Twins Learn They Can Be Separated
Gaza Surf Club’ Exclusive Clip: TIFF Documentary Explores The Surfers On The Gaza Strip
‘Buster’s Mal Heart’ Teaser Trailer: Rami Malek Loses His Mind in TIFF Drama
‘The Promise’ Trailer: Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale Are In A War-Torn Love Triangle
‘Free Fire’ Trailer: Brie Larson and Ben Wheatley Unleash A Bloody Feature-Length Shootout
‘Edge of Seventeen’ Clip: Don’t Mess With Woody Harrelson’s Lunch Break
‘Trespass Against Us’: Michael Fassbender Gets Reckless Behind the Wheel in Profane First Clip
‘Layla M.’ Exclusive Trailer: A Dutch-Moroccan Teen Marries a Jihadist And Joins Islamist Cell
Morgan Spurlock’s New Documentary ‘Rats’ Will Definitely Make You Lose Your Lunch — Watch
Acquisitions
Justin Timberlake’s Concert Film Directed By Jonathan Demme Coming To Netflix
‘Lady Macbeth’ Goes to Roadside Attractions in Big TIFF 2016 Buy
The festival runs from September 8 – 18.
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