Cameron Bailey
From The Archives: NOW's 1991 cover story on Paris Is Burning
Before the doc became a cult classic, director Jennie Livingston and dancer Willi Ninja spoke to us about class, identity and the commercialization of ball culture Read more
Sundance sign-off
Roman Polanski’s hot, Barry Levinson’s not – and I’m moving on Read more
Ferocious, curious, generous
Remembering John Harkness as film writer and colleague Read more
Made in Japan
TORONTO JAPANESE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL tonight (Thursday) to Sunday (November 8-11). Innis Town Hall (2 Sussex). Rating: Read more
Rocket Science’s big debate
Jeffrey Blitz follows up Spellbound with a fictional look at high school horrors and handicaps Read more
Rock the promoter’s nightmare
ROCK THE BELLS (Denis Hennelly, Casey Suchan) Rating: Read more
Edith Piaf perfected
La Vie En Rose's tempo is off, but Marion Cotillard's Little Sparrow soars Read more
Seeds of torture
GHOSTS OF ABU GHRAIB (Rory Kennedy, U.S.) 78 minutes. Saturday (April 21), 9:45 pm; Tuesday (April 24), 4:30 pm, Isabel Bader. Rating: Read more
Multiple Images
Here’s a look back at two decades of the fest’s – and the world’s – most significant Images. Read more
So what if Sundance loved it?
GOD GREW TIRED OF US (Christopher Quinn) Rating: Read more
Water works
PRIDE (Sunu Gonera). 104 minutes. Opens Friday (March 23). For venues and times, see Movies, page 89. Rating: Read more
The spin on Sundance
The prizewinning films demonstrate a mood of political reckoning and emotional retrenchment Read more
No sunshine at Sundance
Indie film fest mulls over the new culture of war and torture, showcasing disturbing docs and powerful fictional metaphors Read more
TIFF tinkers with the Platform Prize for 2019
The Toronto International Film Festival has switched up the jury pool – and the prize money – for the fifth edition of its competition program Read more
TIFF bridges selfie and film culture with Picture Palace
The exhibit includes stations where you can put yourself on a screen as part of a Bollywood dance number, get behind a camera dolly or step inside an old movie palace Read more
TIFF scraps popular Canada's Top Ten Film Festival
The annual winter celebration of Canadian cinema is morphing into a year-long program in order to give homegrown indie movies a bigger distribution push Read more
TIFF 2018: Winners of the People's Choice Award and Platform Prize are...
Green Book takes the People's Choice Award, which still feels like an upset even though we called it as soon as we saw it Read more
TIFF 2018: Five things you missed at the Hate U Give premiere
Despite the lack of a Q&A with the director and cast, the world premiere of George Tillman, Jr.'s adaptation of the Angie Thomas YA novel got people on their feet Read more
Toronto Film Critics give it up for Werewolf
Ashley McKenzie’s Cape Breton addiction drama wins the $100,000 Rogers Best Canadian Film award at the TFCA’s 2017 awards gala Read more
Black Star and "transformative experiences"
Focusing on TIFF Cinematheque’s new series about Black artists, artistic director Cameron Bailey explains that TIFF’s new mandate is to change what it means to go to the movies Read more
TIFF unveils five-year plan to boost female representation in Canadian film
The organization is targeting a $3 million fundraising goal to support an array of professional development initiatives aimed at women Read more
TIFF promises a scaled-back September
The film festival welcomes two new programmers, drops two venues and reminds us all that it's Oscar's launching pad Read more
Atwood, Walsh and McKellar bring the funny to the Toronto Film Critics Association gala
Glitzy event was big fun, especially for $100,000 winner Hugh Gibson Read more
Great Toronto movies that aren't so white
In the run-up to the Oscar telecast this weekend, we spotlight great Toronto movies that put racialized people front and centre. Read more
Natalie Portman talks feminism, Star Wars and a possible presidential run (!!) at inaugural TIFF Soirée
Hillary's not going to like this Read more