Toronto International Film Festival 2018 Preview
Filmmakers from around the world are lining up to show off their Oscar contenders, breakthrough dramas or eye-opening documentaries at the Toronto International Film Festival. With the 2018 edition about to start, here are some of the films worth the popcorn:
Wildlife
Paul Dano's directorial debut with Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, about a boy and his parents who fall out of love. He wrote the script together with Zoe Kazan.
Public Screenings: Mon Sep 10, 2:30PM / Wed Sep 12, 5:45PM / Sat Sep 15, 6:15PM
The Kindergarten Teacher
A New York teacher (Maggie Gyllenhaal) becomes obsessed with a student who she believes is a prodigy. She's joined by Gael García Bernal.
Public Screenings: Thu Sep 13, 9:30PM / Fri Sep 14, 10AM / Sat Sep 15, 11AM
A Star is Born
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper join the stage for the musical drama 'A Star Is Born'.
Public Screenings: Sun Sep 9, 6PM & 7:30PM / Mon Sep 10, 9:15AM / Fri Sep 14 6:45PM
The Predator
Before its big worldwide release next week, Shane Black brings the Predators back to earth early at TIFF 2018.
Public Screenings: Fri Sep 7, 9:30PM / Tue Sep 11, 9:45PM
Halloween
David Gordon Green (who was here last year with 'Stronger') and Danny McBride resurrect 'Halloween' early at TIFF as well. The new film picks up 40 years after the 1978 classic.
Public Screenings: Sat Sep 8, 11:30PM & 11:59PM
The Sisters Brother
French director Jacques Audiard ('Un prophète', 'Dheepan') sends John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix and Jake Gyllenhaal back to 1850s Oregon as assassins in crisis.
Public Screenings: Sat Sep 8, 9:30PM / Sun Sep 9, 10AM
If Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins had his massive breakthrough at TIFF 2016 with 'Moonlight'. Now his latest film is added to the line-up at the last minute, to surely impress us again.
Public Screenings: Sun Sep 9, 6PM / Mon Sep 10, 11AM
Boy Erased
Joel Edgerton ('The Gift') returns to the director's chair with Nicole Kidman and Lucas Hedges in the lead.
Public Screenings: Tue Sep 11, 9PM / Wed Sep 12, 2:30PM / Sat Sep 15 12PM
Outlaw King
Chris Pine and Aaron Taylor-Johnson star in David Mackenzie's ('Hell or High Water') 14th Century David vs Goliath (true) drama.
Public Screenings: Thu Sep 6, 6:30PM & 8PM / Fri Sep 7, 2:30PM / Sat Sep 15, 9PM
The Front Runner
Jason Reitman directs Hugh Jackman in the scandalous political drama about Senator Gary Hart's presidential campaign in 1988.
Public Screenings: Sat Sep 8, 6:30PM / Sun Sep 9, 12:30PM / Fri Sep 14, 1PM / Sat Sep 15, 6PM
Beautiful Boy
Timothée Chalamet left a big impression on everyone last year with 'Call Me by Your Name' — and his smaller role in 'Lady Bird'. This year he teams up with Steve Carell to tell the story of a family coping with addiction.
Public Screenings: Fri Sep 7, 6:30PM & 8PM / Sat Sep 8, 10:45AM
White Boy Rick
Matthew McConaughey, undercover FBI informants, drug-trafficking and the 1980s. Need I say more?
Public Screenings: Fri Sep 7, 9PM / Sun Sep 9, 9AM / Fri Sep 14, 2:30PM
Widows
Director Steve McQueen is about to deliver an unusual heist story with a huge cast — Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall and Liam Neeson, to name a few. Based on an old ITV series about a couple of widows who have to finish a failed heist attempt.
Public Screenings: Sat Sep 8, 9:30PM / Sun Sep 9, 10:30AM / Thu Sep 13, 9:30PM / Sun Sep 16, 6PM
Mid90s
Jonah Hill's debut throws us back to 90s Los Angeles, where we follow Stevie, growing up and dealing with life.
Public Screenings: Sun Sep 9, 9:15PM / Mon Sep 10, 2:45PM / Fri Sep 14, 6PM
First Man
The anticipation for this might be too big. After 'La La Land' Damien Chazelle returns to TIFF with Ryan Gosling playing Neil Armstrong.
Public Screenings: every day from Sun Sept 9 - 16
Green Book
Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen join director Peter Farrelly ('There's Something About Mary') for a 1960s drama.
Public Screenings: Tue Sep 11, 6PM & 8PM / Wed Sep 12, 10AM / Thu Sep 13, 2:30PM
