Brian D. Johnson

Adored by Seinfeld, Fonzie and David Lynch, Frances Bay was Hollywood’s grandmother

A Dangerous Method Michael Fassbender stars as a mild-mannered Carl Jung, who graduates from treating his barking-mad Russian...

A rousing tale of Lebanese women’s lib takes the People’s Choice award, while a Quebec drama about an Algerian refugee teacher wins Best Canadian Feature

Why Jason Reitman didn’t give his film to TIFF. And how a new wave of indie filmmakers have learned to stay indie while playing ball with the big studios.

50/50 The buddy movie, a formula that thrives on novelty, conquers fresh terrain in this emotional comedy about a sweet...

A wild satire about mad ad men rebranding Russia apparently has a fan in Vladimir Putin

Shame I didn’t especially "like" this film when I saw it early in the festival, so I’ve resisted adding it the list. Until...

Monsieur Lazhar Adapting the play by Evelyne de la Chenelière, director Philippe Falardeau brings a luminous warmth to this...

"I just used my skills and body to recreate something. It’s like a Goya painting. Or sculpting."

Edwin Boyd In an impressive feature debut, Canadian writer-director Nathan Morlando makes a folk hero of flamboyant Toronto outlaw...