Author Gregory Ellwood

September 15, 2016 5:33 am

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TORONTO – As a long time executive in the awards season game noted just a few nights ago after another round of parties and celebratory drinks came to an end, “We’re still in a bubble right now.” And they were...

‘Deepwater Horizon’ With Mark Wahlberg Is Stellar Filmmaking Except When It Isn’t [TIFF Review]

September 14, 2016 5:13 am

TORONTO – When the mobile offshore drilling rig the Deepwater Horizon exploded into flames on April 20, 2010 it resulted in the loss of 11 lives and the largest oil spill in U.S. history. Five years later, BP, ...

Felicity Jones Says ‘A Monster Calls’ Co-star Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley Made ‘Rogue One’ Possible

September 13, 2016 4:29 pm

TORONTO – Felicity Jones has walked red carpets round the globe. She’s survived the rigors of an intense Oscar season for “The Theory of Everything” and blissfully sat through five different awards shows where ...

Fox Searchlight Gets ‘Jackie’ As Natalie Portman Enters The Best Actress Race

September 13, 2016 4:20 am

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TORONTO – It’s been an up and down few days for Fox Searchlight. “The Birth of a Nation,” the mini-major's expected Oscar powerhouse has been the center of controversy ever since rape allegations against direct...

‘Denial’ With Rachel Weisz Fails As A Cautionary Tale In The Age of Trump [TIFF Review]

September 12, 2016 7:37 pm

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TORONTO – In this age of Trump where any statement is somehow a fact regardless of the truth, there should be something incredibly poignant about “Denial,” a film about the libel case between Holocaust denier D...

‘Sing’ Is ‘Pitch Perfect’ With Some Crowd Pleasing Animation And That’s A Compliment [TIFF Review]

September 11, 2016 7:43 pm

TORONTO – Sometimes you just can’t hate a movie. It may annoy you. It may make your eye rolls a bit, but eventually you just succumb to the sheer entertainment of it all. That’s the case with Garth Jennings’ “S...

Lupita Nyong’o And David Oyelowo Break The Disney Mold In Mira Nair’s ‘Queen of Katwe’ [TIFF Review]

September 11, 2016 11:32 am

TORONTO – If someone were to pitch you a Disney sports movie about a child chess prodigy from the slums of Africa you could pretty much map it out in your head without even seeing a trailer. The prodigy would b...

Ewan McGregor Does Philip Roth No Favors With ‘American Pastoral’ [TIFF Review]

September 10, 2016 2:39 pm

TORONTO – From a distance Ewan McGregor has always seemed like a pretty smart guy with genuinely good taste. As an actor he’s worked with some of the most creative filmmakers working today including Danny Boyle...

Gabrielle Union Stands Up For Colin Kaepernick At ‘Birth of a Nation’s’ Toronto Premiere

September 10, 2016 3:38 am