Catherine Keener is a veteran actress who is loved by her peers, critics and fans alike. The talented actress first made her big screen debut with one line in About Last Night (1986).
Read MoreFor all you Downton Abbey fans out there, I am here to tell you that Matthew Crawley is alive!! OK , maybe the character on the popular British series is a goner, but actor Dan Stevens who played him is flourishing with his career on this side of the pond.
Read MoreThe end of Earth will not be the end of us...... and so goes the tag line for one of the most anticipated films of 2014, Interstellar. Directed by Christopher Nolan the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine. The story written by Nolan and his brother Jonathan, centers around a team of space travelers who travel through a wormhole. The official synopsis says, when a wormhole (which theoretically can connect widely-separated regions of spacetime) is discovered, explorers and scientists unite to embark on a voyage through it, transcending the limits of human space travel. Among the travelers is a widowed engineer (McConaughey) who has to decide to leave behind his two children to join the voyage with the goal of saving humanity. Look for Interstellar at a theatre near you on November 7th.
Hunger Games fans need wait no longer. The first full-length Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 trailer has hit the internet. A teaser was shown at Comic-Con, but the new trailer for the much anticipated upcoming third installment in the hit Young Adult franchise gives fans some insight into what the rebellion will look like.
Jennifer Lawrence returns as Katniss Everdeen, but instead of fighting in the deadly games, she will be leading the rebels against the corrupt government, The Capitol. Directed by Francis Lawrence, Mockingjay is an adaptation of the first half of Suzanne Collins' third book. It also stars Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland and the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Mockinjay - Part 1 hits theaters on November 21. The final installment, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, will hit theaters one year later, on November 20, 2015. The Hunger Games franchise has been a box office sensation. The previous installment, Catching Fire, was released in Nov. 2013 and went on to become the top grossing film in North America, earning $424.7 million. Worldwide, it grossed $864.6 million.
GROSLCH PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
There were a number of extraordinary films at this year's Toronto International Film festival but there was one that was a clear front runner from the minute anyone laid eyes on it at early press screenings. This year marked the 37th year that Toronto audiences were able to cast a ballot for their favorite Festival film, with the Grolsch People’s Choice Award. This year’s award goes to Morten Tyldum for The Imitation Game. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, the genius British mathematician, logician, cryptologist and computer scientist who led the charge to crack the German Enigma Code that helped the Allies win WWII. Turing went on to assist with the development of computers at the University of Manchester after the war, but was prosecuted by the UK government in 1952 for homosexual acts which the country deemed illegal. The award offers a $15,000 cash prize and custom award, sponsored by Grolsch.
The first runner up is Isabel Coixet’s Learning to Drive. The second runner up is Theodore Melfi’s St. Vincent starring Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy.
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS STARRING JEMAINE CLEMENT
The Grolsch People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award goes to Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement for What We Do in the Shadows. The film follows three flatmates who are just trying to get by and overcome life’s obstacles — like being immortal vampires who must feast on human blood. First runner up is Kevin Smith for Tusk and the second runner up is Jalmari Helander for Big Game. The Grolsch People’s Choice Documentary Award goes to Hajooj Kuka for Beats of the Antonov. Beats of the Antonov follows refugees from the Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains in Sudan as they survive displacement and the trauma of civil war. Music, a cornerstone of their traditions and identity, becomes itself a vehicle for survival. First runner up is David Thorpe’s Do I Sound Gay? The second runner up is Ethan Hawke’s Seymour: An Introduction.
Who doesn't love Andrew Scott? Known best for playing Moriarty on the hit British television series Sherlock, Scott has branched out to stage and film.
Read MoreREC 4: Apocalypse (stylized as [REC]4 Apocalypse) is a Spanish horror film, and the fourth and final installment of the REC franchise. The film is a direct sequel to the seond film taking place immediately after its events. Jaume Baguero the director of the first two installments, returns alongside actress Manuela Velasco, who reprises her role of the imperiled reporter Ángela Vidal.The film recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival where I had the opportunity to catch up with Juame and Manuela for a spirited chat.
In Kevin Smith's "Tusk," Justin Long plays a podcaster named Wally who travels around the country to interview colorful characters for a radio show called The Not-See Party.
Read MoreRookie Blue star Peter Mooney and Steve Cochrane star as two estranged brothers who hash out their grievances while packing up their late father’s Kawartha Lake cottage in "We Were Wolves, from first-time writer-director Jordan Canning. Check out the interview with Peter and Steve who almost seem like they could be brothers in real life.
Robert Downey Jr. will star in the festival's opening feature next month, a foray into drama from veteran comedy director David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Shanghai Knights).
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