From Joker controversy to Oscar contenders, 5 burning questions at the TorontoFilmFestival
Hollywood decamps for Canada this week hoping that this year’s Toronto International Film Festival will help define the coming awards race and give it a better sense of studios’ appetites for making movies that are aimed at adults.” and “Ford v Ferrari” will command the lion’s share of the press attention and will serve as a reminder that nobody can put on a party like the movie business.
“Late Night” and “Blinded by the Light” were some of the biggest deals out of Sundance, landing big paydays from Amazon and New Line before going on to. It was yet another lesson in festival fever, a movie biz malady that convinces studio executives to lose all financial reason and shell out for movies with dicey commercial prospects.
” and Fox’s “Ford v Ferrari” emerged from Venice and Telluride looking like early Oscar favorites, but they’re going to have to fight for those golden statues. Toronto will debut its own set of award hopefuls, chief among them Warner Bros. courtroom drama “Just Mercy” and Fox Searchlight’s World War II dark comedy “Jojo Rabbit.” Plus, there’s always a movie that comes out of nowhere to insert itself into the Oscar conversation. The race is on.
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