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Fewer big Hollywood movies seem to have been invited to the film festival this year, but there are still interesting and ambitious indies worth toasting.

Stars and directors visit the L.A. Times Studio at RBC House during opening weekend at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. Check back regularly for new additions.

The Peasant's Revolt of 1381 comes to jittery, explosive life courtesy filmmaker Paul Greengrass, who brings a modern camera style to the proceedings.

Coming out in the early 1970s after a failed marriage, Barbara Hammer brought her evolving identity to filmmaking, resulting in several groundbreaking works.

Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock reunite for a belated sequel that should swirl up the old feelings in '90s-nostalgic viewers.

Filmmaker Na Hong-jin, an expert at mining the clash between high and low, makes a bid for James Cameron-like sci-fi laden with special effects.

Journalist-turned-filmmaker Walter Thompson-Hernandez won Sundance with a short that transplanted Greek mythology to Watts. Now it's a lyrical feature.

Elon Musk and Elizabeth Holmes are unwitting film fest stars as documentaries about problematic tech titans have dominated news coming out of prestigious film festivals.

Twenty-five years on, our list of post-9/11 dramas includes "Donnie Darko," "Munich" and "The Dark Knight," movies that evoke the uncertainty of the moment.

It's hip to dismiss political films as a Woke 1.0 relic. But to do so overlooks the thrilling, genuinely thorny assertions contained in several of the season's best films.

A new Netflix documentary, which premiered Tuesday, tells the story of Mr. T, the celebrity bodyguard turned Hollywood actor. But the "Rocky III" star is not happy about his portrayal: 'That documentary pissed me off.'

Bruce Davis was Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO from 1989 to 2011, leading it through a sizable expansion of staff and setting up its film archive at the Pickford Center.

Five years after her Oscar-winning 'CODA,' filmmaker Siân Heder talks about 'Being Heumann,' her new movie opening Toronto, and how her life changed.

Some major Oscar contenders were forged, notably Andrew Scott and Julianne Moore, as the exclusive Colorado film showcase pulled off a successful edition.

'Star Wars' fans will find much to love, including costumes, props--and inspiration--at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art.