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Mike Leigh on 'Hard Truths' and his moviemaking struggles

Sep. 09, 2024 09:17 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — When the British filmmaker Mike Leigh was 6, his father, a doctor who would oppose his son becoming an artist, told him to quit drawing pictures of people. In a way, Leigh never stopped. In his six decades making movies, the 81-year-old Leigh has made some of the...

The Toronto International Film Festival is kicking off. Here are 5 things to look for this year

Sep. 05, 2024 15:41 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival is the clean-up hitter of the fall festival circuit. Coming on the heels of Venice and Telluride, Toronto tends to pull together many of the top films from those festivals, as well as a whole bunch more. But it’s been a few...

Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, more

Jul. 23, 2024 10:28 AM EDT

The Angelina Jolie-directed war film “Without Blood," a documentary about Bruce Springsteen and Mike Leigh’s contemporary tragicomedy “Hard Truths” will have their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival this fall. The festival announced its gala and special presentation...