‘Wicked Little Letters’ Review: Olivia Colman And Jessie Buckley Spar In Diverting Little Triffle [TIFF]

Guy Lodge Film Critic It’s the stock answer that many a happy long-term couple has given prying friends and relatives to explain why they haven’t married: “We don’t need a piece of paper to prove our love.” True enough. What can official documents tell you of something as wily and elusive as human desire? Is a band of gold a safeguard against a change of heart? Of course not, yet millions want it anyway, a ratification of feelings that might otherwise seem slippery or intangible from the outside.

EXCLUSIVE: The After, the debut short from photographer Misan Harriman, best known for his portraits of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, will debut on Netflix on October 25 before screening at the London Film Festival. 

Kylie Minogue and Jodie Comer sit front and center for Burberry’s Summer 2024 show during UK’s London Fashion Week on Monday (September 18).

Teen pop star Olivia Rodrigo has added further dates to her huge GUTS world tour in 2024 with a second date in Manchester due to demand.

Pop star Olivia Rodrigo has announced she's visiting the UK on her world tour next year - including a huge gig in Manchester.

Olivia Rodrigo has announced her 2024 ‘Guts’ world tour in support of her second album of the same name.The 57-date tour will kick off in Palm Springs, California in February 2024. From there, Rodrigo will make her way through major cities such as Houston, Dallas, Miami, Nashville, Chicago, Detroit, and Toronto.She will then play a two-night run in New York City’s Madison Square Garden in April 2024 before flying across the Atlantic Ocean to Dublin, Ireland to play at the city’s 3Arena. The pop singer will make further stops in Glasgow and Birmingham followed by two nights at The O2 in London.May and June 2024 will see Rodrigo take over Europe with stops in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

Olivia Rodrigo has announced a world tour!

The passing pleasures of watching the fine young actors Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed and Jeremy Allen White can’t make up for the increasing distaste that develops from contact with Fingernails, an irritating and, finally, ridiculous examination of relationship matchmaking carried far too far. Greek director Christos Nikou won unanimous critical plaudits for his compellingly eerie debut feature Apples, which dealt with amnesia patients, and here again he appears drawn to troubled and mysterious states of mind that develop in the quest for love, commitment and some sense of security in modern life. The film debuted at the Telluride Film Festival and screened at the Toronto Film Festival.

Michael Keaton has been acting in movies long enough to know that if you’re making one, as he does for the second time with the proficient neo-noir “Knox Goes Away,” your opening shot needs to say something. His says it all: a tight close-up inventories the personal affects of an unseen figure taking them one by one, heading out the door, then doubling back to grab the watch, filling the audio track with its relentless ticking.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic “Knox Goes Away” is a silky and entrancing thriller directed by its star, Michael Keaton — but as soon as I heard the film’s premise, I’ll admit I was skeptical. Keaton plays an underworld hit man who is diagnosed with dementia. That sounds a bit trendy, and more than that it sounds like a stunt premise.

In the realm of road movies, family ties, and the complexities of sisterhood, the Hulu/20th Century Studio offers up Quiz Lady a film that charts a familiar course. Directed by Jessica Yu and penned by Jen D’Angelo, the film boasts an ensemble cast led by the undeniable talent of Sandra Oh and Awkwafina, supported by the comedic prowess of Will Ferrell, Holland Taylor, and Jason Schwartzman.

TORONTO – About three years ago, an underdog YouTube and Reddit personality recruited an army of retail investors that sent investment powerbrokers scrambling and changed how Wall Street viewed social media. It’s an inherently funny story because it seemed preposterous at the time (at least to the financial community), but it also occurred during a pivotal moment in global history.

You’ve seen Women Talking, welcome to Women Swearing: Wicked Little Letters, Thea Sharrock’s fantastically funny feature puts Jessie Buckley and Olivia Colman together in the filthiest pairing since Derek met Clive in the late 1970s. Set in 1920, it’s based on a story that, per the credits, is “more true than you’d think”, which, when you get to the end of it, is quite a claim. Think what a hip, modern and actually funny Carry On spoof of Call the Midwife might look like, scripted by the Coen brothers, shot with a little visual nod to Wes Anderson, and dictated by a screenwriter with Tourette Syndrome.

debut album in 2021, which dropped when the former Disney star was just 18 years old. And now, with the release of Rodrigo's sophomore album GUTS, listeners are more convinced than ever that something went down between the and her self-proclaimed number-one fan.In desperate need of context? Here's a complete breakdown of the so-called “feud” between Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo, which may or may not rip your guts out…April 22, 2020: Rodrigo performs a cover of “Cruel Summer,” which reaches Swift's ears.

Christopher Vourlias It’s not every director who gets to turn Cate Blanchett down. Rarer still for a first-time filmmaker from Europe whose arty, offbeat debut — a poetic, surreal, soulful meditation on memory and grief — might have easily escaped the attention of Hollywood royalty. But “Apples,” by Greek director Christos Nikou, charmed audiences after its 2020 premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where Blanchett presided over the main competition jury.

TORONTO – The biggest surprise in Kristin Scott Thomas’ directorial debut, “North Star,” doesn’t occur in front of the camera. In this case, Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, and Emily Beecham deliver exactly what you’d expect as three sisters reuniting for their mother’s latest marriage in the British countryside.

There’s no doubt that, at this very moment, scores of documentary filmmakers, both those new to the game and more wizened veterans of the genre, are kicking around ideas for their next great project, one that will hopefully capture the minds of audiences, open eyes to a subject previously untouched and/or inspire society into making some sort of cultural change. It can be difficult to find that balance, as is the case with any narrative feature.

Olivia Rodrigo and Phoebe Bridgers have opened up about their tour anxiety and the “scary” side of fame.In an interview conducted by Bridgers for Interview Magazine, the two singers discussed their tour anxieties. “I feel so lucky that I get to tour. I’m in such disbelief that people want to come and see me play my little songs.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K. has a robust presence at the Toronto International Film Festival this year, and several of the films screening there find contemporary resonance while exploring historical subjects.

It is never a normal “opening night” when it comes to the Toronto Film Festival which is offering numerous films including the much anticipated Hayao Miyizaki film The Boy And The Heron which is the key opening night gala, but there are others including two exceptional directorial debuts from celebrated veteran stars Kristin Scott Thomas and Patricia Arquette making it all a very memorable kickoff for TIFF on many fronts.