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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

Life in Flight

This tale depicting the quiet existential despair of a married architect who finds his feelings reawakened by an attentive single woman is so muted and internal in its focus that its entire running time feels like a preamble to a drama that never quite begins. More

Lake City

A Southern family drama flavored with moments of nail-biting suspense, "Lake City" is a hybrid that works, effective in its intimate moments as well as its violent set pieces. More

Bonneville

TORONTO - Put three old friends in a convertible for a cross-country road trip to a loved one's funeral, and what do you get? Very few surprises. More

Belle Toujours

A sequel to the classic "Belle de Jour" as well as a self-proclaimed homage to its creators, this is a typically playful effort from that indomitable 98-year-old filmmaker Manoel de Oliveira. More

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