“The VJs were like the cool kids in high school”: This director mortgaged his house to make a doc about MuchMusic
In 299 Queen Street West, filmmaker Sean Menard chronicles how the legendary TV channel defined a generation and changed music history
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Inside an eccentric Cabbagetown collection of dinosaur bones, taxidermied animals, human remains and other oddities
At the Prehistoria Museum and SkullStore Oddity Shop, Ben Lovatt collects curios from around the world. He’s a popular props supplier for Hollywood North’s biggest shows and has even sold rarities to BTS, Deadmau5 and Drake
“Fame can be depressing”: Amrit Kaur on her sudden stardom and sharing South Asian stories on screen
The breakout star of Mindy Kaling’s hit comedy The Sex Lives of College Girls comes home to Toronto for the TIFF premiere of The Queen of My Dreams
“Karen Kain is not a Real Housewife”: How the filmmakers of Swan Song captured the subtle drama of the National Ballet of Canada
The documentary by Chelsea McMullan and Sean O’Neill follows Kain as she directs a production of Swan Lake—her final act with the company after a legendary 50-year career
All the celebrities who showed up to the 2023 TIFF Tribute Awards gala
Including Spike Lee, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Viggo Mortensen and more
“I wouldn’t have my career if it weren’t for TIFF”: Atom Egoyan on his new opera-inspired film, Seven Veils
The director, whose latest film premiered last night at TIFF, spoke to us about his relationship to the opera, collaborating with Amanda Seyfried and the challenges of summoning erotic energy
The latest season of The Morning Show—and everything else we’re excited to watch this week
Here are our 10 most anticipated titles coming to Disney Plus, Crave, Paramount Plus, Netflix, Prime Video and Apple TV Plus
Everything inside this year’s ultra-luxe TIFF swag bag
Including $500 sunglasses, an AI-powered toothbrush and nail polishes that match celebs’ zodiac signs
“There are so many opinions about queer people in sports”: Devery Jacobs and D. W. Waterson on their new cheerleading film
Backspot, which premieres tonight at TIFF, is executive-produced by Elliot Page and follows the story of a teen girl in a high-pressure cheerleading competition
“It can be a struggle to get health care”: Filmmaker M. H. Murray on bringing the realities of HIV treatment to TIFF
Murray’s debut feature film, I Don’t Know Who You Are, follows a Toronto artist scraping together money for preventative treatment after being sexually assaulted
“Nickelback has embraced their haters”: Meet the filmmakers documenting Canada’s most polarizing band
Hate to Love: Nickelback, premiering at TIFF this week, goes behind the scenes to tell the real story of the country’s revered and reviled rockers
