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Eastern Promise

TORONTO REVIEW: Filmmaker David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" wrapped this year's Toronto Film Festival with the top audience award. Read the review

'Eastern Promises' wins top Toronto fest prize

The Toronto International Film Festival drew to a close Saturday with Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" grabbing the audience award, the top prize at Toronto's 32nd edition. More

'Bill' sees dollar signs in Toronto

As the curtain fell on the Toronto International Film Festival during the weekend, a final flurry of activity saw First Look Studios pick up the GreeneStreet Films comedy "Bill" in the heftiest sale of the fest. More

Weinstein Co. makes deal with 'Mother'

In the latest deal closed from the Toronto fest, the Weinstein Co. paid in the mid-six figures for all North American rights except theatrical and Canadian television for Dario Argento's "The Mother of Tears" from Myriad Pictures. More

TORONTO FESTIVAL REVIEWS

My Father

The film about a father-son relationship presses all the buttons of its target Korean audience by alluding to the historical legacy that created many orphans from the 1950s-'70s. More

Dodari

This low-key drama is carried along by generally strong performances and a look at Korea's less glamorous side. More

M

Directed by Lee Myung-se, one of the most exciting stylists in Korean cinema, the film outdoes his previous martial arts mind-boggler "Duelist" in sensual imagery and esoteric meaning. More

Shadows in the Palace

The film reveals a medieval world of sadistic torture behind ornate interiors, rustling "Hanbok" gowns and elegant court decorum. More

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Toronto dealmakers do without market

While Hollywood players and major film sellers routinely set up offices in cushy Toronto hotel suites, the fest's unofficial market remains diffuse and fluid, with film deals hatched mostly in hotel and cinema lobbies.More

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Despite profile, it's still the Toronto fan festival

Those attending the Toronto International Film Festival are known to be appreciative toward their favorite movies and stars and that reputation stayed intact during a Q&A featuring Simon Pegg, pictured, following the screening of "Run, Fat Boy, Run."More