Toronto International Film Festival

Elliot Page Celebrates First Movie as a ‘Leading Man’

Elliot Page, who “transitioned” from a woman to a man in 2020, hit the Toronto International Film Festival to promote what some outlets like Yahoo! News are hailing as the Inception and Juno star’s “first movie as a leading man.” Page called the role of Sam in the film Close to You “one of the most incredible experiences of my career,” as scenes feature Page topless and the actor’s first love scene.

Elliot Page attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Ann

Pressure Mounts on DiCaprio to Return ‘Ill-Gotten’ Foundation Donations

As Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio unveiled his climate change documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, the actor faced increased calls from activists to return donations given to his environmental-focused Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation that have been linked in news reports to funds allegedly misappropriated in the world’s largest embezzlement scheme.

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Harvey Weinstein’s Mom Hearts Trump

The Weinstein Co. has scuttled plans to use its usual suite at the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Toronto for press junkets and events at the Toronto International Film Festival this year – but the studio says politics has nothing to do with the decision.

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