The Toronto International Film Festival is kicking off. Here are 5 things to look for this year
Read full article: The Toronto International Film Festival is kicking off. Here are 5 things to look for this yearThe Toronto International Film Festival is the clean-up hitter of the fall festival circuit.
Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, more
Read full article: Toronto Film Festival lineup includes movies from Angelina Jolie, Mike Leigh, moreThe 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.
Artists, academics defend LGBT rights in Poland
Read full article: Artists, academics defend LGBT rights in PolandThe far-right activists protest against LGBT rights. Tensions over LGBT rights have been growing in Poland after an increasingly visible gay rights movement has been met by an angry backlash from the church and the government. President Andrzej Duda, a party ally, won a tight reelection in July after a campaign vowing to defend the country's traditional Catholic identity. He called the LGBT rights movement move dangerous than communism. We speak out in solidarity with activists and their allies, who are being detained, brutalized, and intimidated, the letter said.