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The Toronto Film Festival kicked off on September 5th with a multi-screening event. opening night These included David Gordon Green’s family comedy The Nutcrackers, starring Ben Stiller, which headlined a series of world premieres and blockbusters over 11 days for the 49th edition of one of North America’s largest film festivals.

Other notable headliners making their Toronto debut include: The Luckiest Man in America Starring Amy Adams, starring Paul Walter Hauser Night whoretheatre guru Marianne Elliott Salt RoadDreamWorks Animation’s Wild Robot and Mike Flanagan Life of Chuck.

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Documentaries set to make a splash include: Elton John: It’s Never Too Late And Paul Anka: His Way.

Click below to read Deadline Toronto’s reviews, and keep checking back as we add more. The festival ends September 15.

Hello sadness

‘Hello Sadness’

Section: Discovery
Director-Screenwriter: Durga Chew Bose
Casting: Chloe Sevigny, Claes Bang, Lily McInerny, Nailia Harzoune, Aliocha Schneider, Nathalie Richard
Deadline’s summary: This film, from Montreal-based director and screenwriter Durga Chew Bose, is more faithful to Françoise Sagan’s novel and evolves into a more complex story about the nature of female relationships, their mysteries and their tortuous paths.

The Luckiest Man in America

‘Luckiest Man in America’

Section: Special Presentations
Manager: Samir Oliveros
Casting: Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, Shamier Anderson, David Strathairn, Maisie Williams, Patti Harrison, Johnny Knoxville, Haley Bennett, Shaunette Renee Wilson, Brian Geraghty, Lilli Kay, James Wolk
Deadline’s summary: Hauser is responsible for this entire script, which is compelling thanks to the actor’s ability to bring some humanity to these oddball characters. You can see why he couldn’t resist.

Nutcrackers

‘Nutcrackers’

Section: Gala Presentations
Manager: David Gordon Green
Casting: Ben Stiller, Linda Cardellini, Tim Heidecker, Edi Patterson, Toby Huss, Homer Janson, Ulysses Janson, Atlas Janson, Arlo Janson
Deadline’s summary: It’s the kind of movie Hollywood has always pitched but clearly forgotten how to make — until now. Director David Gordon Green’s inspirations included: Bad News Bears, Six Pack, Uncle Buck And To the seaYou might think John Hughes came back from the dead with this genre.

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