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Toronto Film Festival: The Verdict on the Movies You're Dying to See

Sam Rockwell and Colin Farrell in "Seven Psychopaths"
CBS Films
It's become fairly common knowledge that the unofficial awards season kicks off with the Toronto International Film Festival. Critics and film fans alike have all eyes on the Canadian city as studios launch their Oscar hopefuls and indies look for distributors.

With films like "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The King's Speech" having made their international debuts at the fest, the movies showing this year are among those we can't wait to see this fall — in fact, we listed 20 of them before TIFF even kicked off.

So, how did they fare? Well, here's what the reviewers from our sister site, Film.com, had to say... Get More »

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20 Films We Can't Wait to See in Toronto

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Paul Dano in "Looper"
FilmDistrict

As much as we love all that summer has to offer, fall is where it's at for true cinephiles. The movie lover's season officially kicks off (according to us, anyway) the same day the annual Toronto International Festival launches every year in early September.

As has been the case for several years now, Toronto serves as a platform for studios to launch their Oscar hopefuls and for smaller indies to find a home (and maybe some awards down the line). "The King's Speech," "Slumdog Millionaire," "Precious" and "The Artist" all played at the festival before going on to Oscar glory while films like "Beginners," "Killer Joe" and "Your Sister's Sister," all came into the event without a distributor, and left with one. Get More »

Brian De Palma's 'Passion' Trailer Is Too Hot to Handle

Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace in "Passion"
SBS Films

Once upon a time, Brian De Palma was one of the hottest directors in Hollywood thanks to films like "Scarface," "The Untouchables" and "Mission: Impossible." But then he seemed to cool off, spending the last decade making underwhelming ("Redacted") and underappreciated ("Black Dahlia") personal projects. The fire seemed to be gone.

Well, get ready, because the passion is back in a big way thanks to the new trailer for Brian De Palma's latest film — and once you see the steamy interplay between stars Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace, you'll agree that "Passion" might just be too hot to handle. Get More »

Filed Under: New Movie Trailers | Source: TIFF

Rachel McAdams Feels Brian De Palma's 'Passion'

Rachel McAdams
Getty Images

Rachel McAdams is ready to make it a little hot in here.

The "Notebook" beauty will be embracing her erotic side as she's in talks to join the cast of director Brian De Palma's latest sexy, stylish spellbinder, "Passion," according to The Playlist.

"Passion" is a loose remake of the French thriller, "Love Crime," which features an older woman seeking revenge against her protege. "Passion" turns the premise around a bit and instead focuses on a woman who turns murderess after her boss steals her idea. Get More »

Filed Under: Movie News | Source: The Playlist
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