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The cast of 50/50 talks laughing at cancer

Leave it to Seth Rogen to encourage his friend and fellow scribe Will Reiser to use writing as a method of therapy when he was diagnosed with cancer in his mid-20s. Rogen, who has put his money where his mouth is by fictionalizing portions of his own life in Superbad, and Reiser were both working on "Da Ali G Show" when Reiser found out about a tumour on his spine and dealt with it the way he and his friends dealt with everything: humour. The result is the emotional and funny 50/50. We sat down with the talented cast to find out how you make a comedy about cancer. - Read more




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Brad Pitt on playing the underdog in Moneyball

It seems unlikely that Brad Pitt of all people would belong to a losing team but in Bennett Miller's Moneyball, premiering at The Toronto International Film Festival before it hits Cineplex theatres September 23, he plays real-life Oakland A's GM Billy Beane, a charming, headstrong everyman with a quick tongue - thanks in part to Aaron Sorkin's breezy script - and the audacity to take an outsider's view of building a winning baseball team. Enter Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), an economics grad from Yale who gives Beane mathematical insight into America's favourite game and shakes up the well-loved institution. - Read more




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Vanessa Paradis on her wild ride in Jean-Marc Vallée's Café de flore

Returning to his native French after a dabbling in the Queen's English for last year's TIFF entry The Young Victoria, Quebec writer-director Jean-Marc Vallée joins forces with France's preeminent triple threat Vanessa Paradis (aka Miss Johnny Depp) who ditches the glam for grime, playing a cash-strapped single mother caring for her young, disabled son in '60s, not-so-swinging France. - Read more




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Fassbender, McQueen on bringing honesty to graphic drama Shame

Taking on a serious, sometimes scandalous subject matter like sex addition would be a daunting task for any actor but Michael Fassbender, who recently picked up the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival for his work, bravely dives into the role of Brandon, a well-to-do Manhattanite who has access to a limitless amount of stimulation but who remains insatiable and a slave to his constant compulsions. - Read more




Goon  

Scott Speedman brings Canadian hockey legend Edwin Boyd to the screen

There's a little interesting piece of Canadian history that's about to become a lot more familiar to movie goers. It's the true story of Edwin Boyd, a WWII vet and family man turned bank robber. The idea of first-time feature film-maker Nathan Morlando, Canadian Eddie Boyd's life is depicted from his post-war years on, chronicling his notoriety and almost hero-like status to his eventual downfall. - Read more




Goon  

Glenn Close takes on passion project with Albert Nobbs

Donned in male clothing, too big-for-her-feet shoes, and a quiet almost wall-flower like demeanour, Glenn Close takes on the role of Albert Nobbs – a woman disguised as a man. - Read more





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