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Inquirer movie critic Steven Rea is at the Toronto International Film Festival. These are excerpts from his blog, “On Movies Online,” at http://go.philly.com/onmovies.

Toronto Film Festival fills with high-profile stars and directors ready to lauch their newest movies

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TORONTO – Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan says watching his son grow up in the age of the Internet was a big impetus for his latest feature “Adoration,” about a teen who tells a lie that spins out of control online. The dark drama is screening at the Toronto International Film Festival.

TORONTO – The creators of “Fifty Dead Men Walking” reached a settlement over the accuracy of the film in a dispute that had threatened to disrupt its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan says watching his 14-year-old son grow up in the age of the Internet was a big impetus for his latest feature “Adoration,” about a student who tells a lie that spins out of control online.

Acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan says watching his 14-year-old son grow up in the age of the Internet was a big impetus for his latest feature “Adoration,” about a student who tells a lie that spins out of control online.

The creators of the controversial Toronto International Film Festival selection “Fifty Dead Men Walking” have reached a settlement with the security agent who has complained that the movie is not an accurate portrayal of his life.

A Canadian multimedia artist said Tuesday he was cycling across Europe to promote an artistic peace project he developed to encourage humanity’s unity.Russell Maier, 31, of Smithers, British Columbia, said the World Oneness Mandala, which he envisions having 10,000 original peace portrait submissions from people from all walks of life, countries and ethnic backgrounds, will be a powerful …

There’s only so much of the Toronto Film Festival’s flavor and clusterfucky pageantry we can deduce from our workstation deep in the Defamer Salt Mines, but until the State Department restores our…

The people behind the first Bahamian feature film to debut at a major film festival is hoping to rake in more than money from potential buyers, namely industry credibility for The Bahamas as a serious filmmaking center.

You won’t find the word “religulous” in a dictionary but it’s a good bet it will be on protest signs when the documentary of that name, a jab-in-the-eye at Western religion, hits movie theaters in October.

You won’t find the word “religulous” in a dictionary but it’s a good bet it will be on protest signs when the documentary of that name, a jab-in-the-eye at Western religion, hits movie theaters in October.

India is in a celebratory mode at the ongoing 33rd Toronto International Film Festival here with Deepa Mehta, Preity Zinta and first-time director Nandita Das garnering rave reviews for their latest work.

The short film Support , the debut project by Icelandic director Börkur Sigthórsson, has been chosen as one of 25 short films to participate in Filminute, a Canadian festival where international one-minute short films compete.

Despite the inventive staging and all-out efforts of an admirable cast, the Los Angeles Opera?s production of ?The Fly,? based on the 1986 film, is a ponderous and enervating opera.

Keira Knightley looked somewhat deflated at the Canadian premiere of her latest film, The Duchess.

After weeks of turmoil, producers of an IRA drama based on the life story of a former British spy have settled a legal fight ahead of its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Wednesday, and all it took was 20,000 pounds ($35,000).

An all-night bidding war for Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler ended in Toronto Monday with Fox Searchlight and Remstar Media Partners winning U.S. and Canadian distribution rights for the film, touted as a triumphant comeback for Mickey Rourke.

The Canadian Film Centre is creating a new conservatory to train and promote experienced screen and stage actors in the country.

The Reel Rave Film Festival offered excellent movies at the Twin Pines Cinema in Waskesiu this weekend.

Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) — “Bangkok Dangerous,” starring Nicolas Cage , opened as the top film at U.S. and Canadian theaters this weekend, making $7.8 million for Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

Canadian Film Centre announces creation of a new actor’s conservatory

• Kevin Smith figures there’s one thing wrong with bringing a movie to the Toronto Film Fest: The audiences are way too polite. “In Toronto, nobody turns their nose up at…

Step aside Tinsletown. Toronto, dubbed “Hollywood North” for its active film industry, has its own star-studded Walk of Fame, and its biggest red carpet yet has been rolled out for this year’s Canadian inductees.