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CTV News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Guillermo del Toro curates Canadian horror movie series for TIFF
Director Guillermo del Toro speaks during a press conference for the movie 'The Shape of Water' at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, September 11, 2017. (Chris Donovan / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Director Guillermo del Toro has been tapped to curate a Canadian horror movie series for TIFF this summer. Titled 'From Rabid to Skinamarink: Canadian Movie Madness,' the showcase with TIFF Cinematheque will run from July 9 to 13 at TIFF Lightbox at 350 King St. W. The Toronto International Film Festival says del Toro's picks celebrate 'influential horror films made north of the 49th parallel, featuring iconic and boundary-pushing films by David Cronenberg, Bruce McDonald, and Vincenzo Natali.' They include include Rabid (1977), Cube (1997), Ginger Snaps (2000), Pontypool (2008), and Skinamarink (2022). Del Toro, who was born in Mexico, divides his time between Toronto and Los Angeles, and frequently takes to social media to share his love for the city. His filmography includes a number of movies filmed in the Toronto and Hamilton area – including the Oscar-winning The Shape of Water – and he runs a studio out of three adjacent apartments in the city's east-end. TIFF will also host a free, outdoor screening of The Shape of Water on July 8 at Harbourfront Centre at 235 Queens Quay W., as part of the film festival's 50th anniversary celebrations this summer.
CTV News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
‘I always feel very much at home there': Julianne Moore gushes about Toronto
'Sirens' star gushes about her love for Toronto in an interview with CTV Your Morning's Anne-Marie Mediwake. Julianne Moore joked this week that maybe 'someday' she'll end up in Toronto, after professing her love for the city where she started her illustrious career nearly 40 years ago. 'You know, I love Toronto,' Moore told CTV Your Morning's Anne-Marie Mediwake when asked what she considers to be 'uniquely Canadian.' Moore has previously stated that she's 'practically Canadian,' and has the film and television credits to prove it. 'I've been working there for years. One of my very first jobs was in Toronto in the mid '80s,' pointing to the 1987 miniseries 'I'll Take Manhattan.' The star of the new Netflix dark comedy series 'Sirens' said that since then, she's seen an 'incredible evolution' in the city 'where it's just become so incredibly diverse and multicultural.' 'There's so much to do there and the food is excellent, and it's just a lovely place to be,' Moore said. The love affair between Canada's biggest city and the American actor has blossomed since the '80s. Moore returned to Toronto to star in Atom Egoyan's 'Chloe' in 2009 and David Cronenberg's 'Maps to the Stars' in 2014. 'Every time I've worked up there I've worked with so many talented actors and so many great crew members, and I always feel very much at home there,' she said.
CTV News
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
‘I always feel very much at home there': Julianne Moore gushes about Toronto
Actor Julianne Moore attends the premiere of "Sirens" at the Plaza Hotel on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) Julianne Moore joked this week that maybe 'someday' she'll end up in Toronto, after professing her love for the city where she started her illustrious career nearly 40 years ago. 'You know, I love Toronto,' Moore told CTV Your Morning's Anne-Marie Mediwake when asked what she considers to be 'uniquely Canadian.' Moore has previously stated that she's 'practically Canadian,' and has the film and television credits to prove it. 'I've been working there for years. One of my very first jobs was in Toronto in the mid '80s,' pointing to the 1987 miniseries 'I'll Take Manhattan.' The star of the new Netflix dark comedy series 'Sirens' said that since then, she's seen an 'incredible evolution' in the city 'where it's just become so incredibly diverse and multicultural.' 'There's so much to do there and the food is excellent, and it's just a lovely place to be,' Moore said. The love affair between Canada's biggest city and the American actor has blossomed since the '80s. Moore returned to Toronto to star in Atom Egoyan's 'Chloe' in 2009 and David Cronenberg's 'Maps to the Stars' in 2014. 'Every time I've worked up there I've worked with so many talented actors and so many great crew members, and I always feel very much at home there,' she said.
San Francisco Chronicle
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
From $1 movies to free popcorn: The Bay Area's best movie deals
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to the summer movie season, and both chain multiplexes and indie arthouse theaters have reason to hope for their best summer since 2019. That's because the start of the pandemic is now five years in the past, practically a distant memory these days. And productions that were halted during the writers' and actors' strikes of 2023 have been completed, leading to a wealth of films in the release pipeline such as ' Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,' 'Jurassic World Rebirth' and 'Superman.' All systems are go, and Bay Area theaters aren't taking any chances. From $1 movies to free popcorn, they're doing anything to lure film fans back to the cinema. Many offer steep discounted tickets on Tuesdays. Elsewhere, a diverse programming slate has led San Francisco's arthouse treasure Roxie Theater to be on pace to exceed its 2019 ticket sales, the last prepandemic year. Hits have included the Oscar-winning Israeli-Palestinian documentary ' No Other Land ' and horror master David Cronenberg 's ' The Shrouds.' There's even a 40th-anniversary 4K restoration of Akira Kurosawa's 'Ran' that opens Friday, May 23. The California Film Institute 's Sequoia Cinema in Mill Valley is offering $1 classics this weekend — audience favorites such as 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981), the French charmer ' Amelie ' (2001) and Wes Anderson's ' Moonrise Kingdom ' (2012) — to celebrate the one-year anniversary since it reopened after a renovation. The following are some of the best deals in the Bay Area. Pro tip: Most deals offered by multiplexes require monthly memberships. Independent theaters tend to have lower base ticket prices, and their perks can further reduce an already comparatively budget friendly night out. Multiplexes AMC Theatres: The world's largest theater chain, already slashing tickets by 50% on Tuesdays, will add Wednesdays beginning July 9. The deal is available to all AMC Stubs members, including the free Insider tier. The highest tier, A-List, is $27.99 for up to four movies every week and a host of other perks. Cinemark's Century Cinemas: The Bay Area's most prolific chain offers ticket discounts of up to 50%, even for nonmembers of its Movie Rewards program (though members get extra perks). Alamo Drafthouse: The dinner and a movie chain might have the best monthly membership in the country: For $29.99 a month, you can see a movie a day. It pays for itself after two movies. The chain's New Mission theater in San Francisco has been open for 10 years; new theaters in Mountain View and Santa Clara open next month. Independent theaters San Francisco Roxie Theater: The Mission District treasure offers steep discounts for students and EBT/SNAP card holders, and relaunches its Roxie Kids series this summer, with children getting in for $5. East Bay Grand Lake Theatre: The Oakland movie palace offers $6 tickets all day Tuesday and $7.50 daily matinees — and that includes 70mm and 3D presentations. Also: no commercials. 'I have always believed that it cheapens the experience of going to a theater,' owner Allen Michaan said. Alameda Theatre and Cineplex: In addition to $6 Tuesdays, the Art Deco venue built in 1932, which also has live events at its Cinema Grill, is bringing back its Kids Summer Series on Wednesdays beginning June 11. The Chabot: The 75-year-old Castro Valley gem is the only independent, single-screen theater offering first-run films within the East Bay. It has $6 Tuesdays and often offers a free popcorn or drink size upgrade for guests who come dressed in theme with the movie. For example, if ticket buyers wear floral prints to screenings of 'Lilo & Stitch' during its run beginning Thursday, May 22, a medium popcorn becomes a large, and the normal free refills for large popcorns apply. North Bay Lark Theater: The single-screen Larkspur Art Deco venue has among the most interesting programming in the Bay Area, with an eclectic mix of first-run and classic cinema. The first movie of each day as well as Friday and Saturday late-night classics are $7 per ticket and includes free popcorn. South Bay/Peninsula
Metro
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Shocking horror movie that caused walkouts streaming now on iPlayer
Gruesome 2022 sci-fi horror film Crimes of the Future has been added to BBC iPlayer, allowing viewers to dig into its violent delights for the first time. Directed by body horror maestro David Cronenberg, the film is set in a bleak future where human evolution has advanced to the stage where mankind is undergoing a series of bold mutations. It stars Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux as a pair of avant-garde performance artists who showcase their abilities by performing grisly surgeries live on stage – removing his organs for a shocked audience. They soon attract the attention of timid bureaucrat Timlin (Kristen Stewart), who develops a fascination with their work, proclaiming that 'surgery is the new sex.' However, not everyone was quite so enthralled with the film's shocking acts of blood-spurting mutilation – in the real world, horrified audience members reacted by walking out of the screening during its 2022 Cannes Film Festival debut. After airing on BBC2 last night, viewers can now see what all the fuss is about for themselves, with the film also being added to iPlayer where it can be streamed in full. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Since its release, Crimes of the Future has been favourably reviewed by critics, who contributed to its 80% fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes. own Anna Smith and Louise Griffin described it as 'strangely fascinating but disturbing,' while praising its 'tangible atmosphere and terrific cast.' Meanwhile, Mark Kermode described it as 'a playful step back rather than an evolutionary leap forward,' placing it in the lower echelons of the horror giant's work. Audiences have been even more divided, leading to a split-down-the-middle 50% Popcorn score on the review aggregator. However, those who loved it have been effusive in their praise, with user Jeffrey P calling it: 'Profound and prophetic; perhaps the greatest dystopian pseudo-sexual body-horror film ever made.' Meanwhile, Jeff M described it as 'the single strangest movie I have seen in my entire life.' However, others were less enthused, with Mark B calling it 'slow and repulsive,' adding: 'ugh!' and 'ick.' The film's reaction at Cannes was equally divisive, inspiring both audience walkouts (most of which are said to have occurred within the first five minutes) and a six-minute standing ovation. More Trending Speaking prior to its release, director Cronenberg had predicted a few people might leave the screening, saying: 'There are some very strong scenes. I mean, I'm sure that we will have walkouts within the first five minutes of the movie. I'm sure of that. 'Some people who have seen the film have said that they think the last 20 minutes will be very hard on people, and that there'll be a lot of walkouts. Some guy said that he almost had a panic attack,' the Crash and Videodrome director told Deadline. And I say, 'Well, that would be OK.' But I'm not convinced that that will be a general reaction. I do expect walkouts in Cannes, and that's a very special thing.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: When is Eurovision 2025? Final date, UK entry, latest odds and more MORE: Doctor Who's unexpected best episode yet exposes the show's biggest problem MORE: Doctor Who legend to announce UK's Eurovision points at 2025 competition
