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Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at a daddy-daughter dance in Netflix documentary

Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at a daddy-daughter dance in Netflix documentary

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Angela Patton has devoted her career to listening to the needs of young girls.
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Who won at the box office this weekend? The Reynolds-Lively household

Who won at the box office this weekend? The Reynolds-Lively household

NEW YORK (AP) — In the Ryan Reynolds-Blake Lively box-office showdown, both husband and wife came out winners.
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Cineplex CEO sees 'pivotal change' after Hollywood strikes trigger a Q2 loss

Cineplex CEO sees 'pivotal change' after Hollywood strikes trigger a Q2 loss

TORONTO — Cineplex Inc. continued to feel the impacts of twin Hollywood strikes in its second quarter, but the end of the period marked a turning point.
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Tragically Hip documentary series set for world premiere at Toronto film festival

Tragically Hip documentary series set for world premiere at Toronto film festival

TORONTO — A four-part docuseries on The Tragically Hip and film shorts from Oscar-winner Torill Kove and actor Connor Jessup are among the homegrown additions to the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Residential school doc 'Sugarcane' about 'survival against all odds,' says director

Residential school doc 'Sugarcane' about 'survival against all odds,' says director

Julian Brave NoiseCat initially didn’t want “Sugarcane” to be such a personal film. The Indigenous filmmaker says he intended to remain behind the camera for the Sundance prize-winning documentary, which he co-directed with Toronto’s Emily Kassie.
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‘Alien: Romulus’ actors battled lifelike creatures to bring the film back to its horror roots

‘Alien: Romulus’ actors battled lifelike creatures to bring the film back to its horror roots

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) — While filming “Alien: Romulus,” Cailee Spaeny didn’t have to dig too deep to muster up sheer terror. She was often facing off against real creatures on set — or as close to real as they could get.
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Docs about Vice Media, Ontario Place, Indigenous artifacts head to TIFF

Docs about Vice Media, Ontario Place, Indigenous artifacts head to TIFF

TORONTO — Documentaries about the rise and fall of Vice Media and efforts to return cultural artifacts to Indigenous nations are among the projects heading to the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Movie Review: 'It Ends With Us' with Blake Lively tackles big issues but slips into soap opera

Movie Review: 'It Ends With Us' with Blake Lively tackles big issues but slips into soap opera

Lily Bloom and Ryle Kincaid don't really meet-cute. On a rooftop in Boston, he announces himself by angrily kicking a patio chair. She's up there trying to come to terms with her abusive father's death.
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Could another insurrection happen in January? This film imagines what if

Could another insurrection happen in January? This film imagines what if

NEW YORK (AP) — Election results are contested. Far-right extremists groups are plotting to overthrow the electoral college vote count. Protesters gather in Washington. TV news screens blare: “Capitol in Chaos.
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Movie Review: Delicate and powerful, ‘Good One’ is one of the year’s indie breakouts

Movie Review: Delicate and powerful, ‘Good One’ is one of the year’s indie breakouts

A 17-year-old’s perception of her father is forever altered on a three-day backpacking trip in India Donaldson’s excellent debut “ Good One ," in theaters Friday . Something happens. And then something doesn’t happen.
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