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The 10 biggest moments at TIFF in the last 50 years
The movies, stars and stunts that mattered most
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Culture
Silver Linings Playbook wins the People’s Choice Award at TIFF (despite the lame name)
TIFF differs from Cannes and Venice in that its major awards are chosen by audiences rather than by a jury. So, while critics and...
Culture
TIFF Roundup: what the stars had to say about Toronto, its fest—and its hot dogs
Now that the red carpets, press conferences and, of course, parties have all wrapped up, it’s time to take stock of how things...
Culture
TIFF Oscar Scorecard: what this year’s fest tells us about next year’s Academy Awards
It’s still far too early for Oscar pools, but now that the big TIFF movies have screened, it’s high time to get in on the...
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Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Adam Brody, Greta Gerwig and Analeigh Tipton join Whit Stillman at the red carpet for Damsels in Distress
The wind whipping down Yonge Street yesterday afternoon wreaked havoc on the hemlines of the Damsels in Distress ladies, in the...
Culture
SPOTTED: Roger Ebert down by the Ritz
Looks like the fun is over for actors and filmmakers already— everyone’s favourite critic Roger Ebert was just spotted by...
Culture
Roger Ebert is in the building: five reasons we’re happy to have the world’s best-known film critic in town
We’d feign resistance to making this terrible pun, but there’s really no way around it, so here it goes: Roger Ebert touched...
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City News
Canadian comedian Leslie Nielsen dies at age 84
Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen died yesterday afternoon at the age of 84 in a Florida hospital due to complications from...
City News
Roger Ebert decidedly underwhelmed by Toronto’s election of Rob Ford
The city of Toronto holds a special place in Roger Ebert ’s heart. We saw that during this year’s TIFF, when the critic’s...
Culture
David Cronenberg launches Bell Lightbox public programming on Thursday
The film festival may be over, but the action at TIFF's new home, the Bell Lightbox, has just started. This Thursday and...
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Culture
Casey Affleck admits I’m Still Here is fake, Joaquin Phoenix is an actor after all
Casey Affleck has finally given into the public's badgering and admitted that I'm Still Here, his Joaquin Phoenix documentary that...
Culture
Guests ogle Anthony Hopkins at the George Christy luncheon
The luncheon and reception at the Four Seasons hosted by famed Hollywood columnist George Christy is always one of the hottest...
Culture
Today at TIFF: Roger Ebert Twitter showdown, Hello! party, Vanity Fair party, OneXOne fundraiser
Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties and screenings. • 12:00 p.m. George Christy Luncheon at Avenue Bar and Print Room...
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Fight! Roger Ebert takes on Rainn Wilson in a tweet-off moderated by Dan Levy
Roger Ebert seems to love getting into fights at TIFF. Two years ago, at the Slumdog Millionaire screening, he got whacked in the...
City News
From the Archives: a look back on TIFF’s most memorable moments
Oh, Snap 1978 Festival judge Robbie Robertson orders the Plaza II Hotel’s entire stash of Dom Perignon within an hour of...
Culture
The Big Chill, Water, Fly Away Home and more: we rate TIFF’s best and worst opening night films
This year, the Toronto International Film Festival will open with the homegrown Score: A Hockey Musical, which stars Olivia...
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Food & Drink
Now unable to eat or drink, Roger Ebert remembers the joy of dining
Food news rarely comes by way of Roger Ebert, but the film critic recently wrote rather poignantly for the Chicago Sun Times about...
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Deep Dives
Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
Deep Dives
Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
Deep Dives
Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
Deep Dives
The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
Deep Dives
The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
Deep Dives
Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
Deep Dives
Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
Deep Dives
Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
Deep Dives
Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
Deep Dives
Almost
Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
Deep Dives
“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
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Food & Drink
“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
Food & Drink
Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
Food & Drink
“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon
Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative