What to Expect at This Year’s Toronto International Film Festival
The start of TIFF, alongside events in Venice and Telluride, signals the beginning of Oscar season, with movies like <em>First Man</em>, <em>If Beale Street Could Talk</em>, <em>A Star Is Born</em>, and <em>Widows</em> on the horizon.
Every year, reports of cinema’s impending death circulate in the media. They might be generated by legendary artists, young directors, , or , who point to symptoms like , an , or the . But each year, an easy way to dispel the notion that movies are a fading art form comes with the Toronto International Film Festival, which begins Thursday. Along with concurrent festivals in Venice and Telluride, TIFF helps kick off cinema’s fall and the beginning of awards season—a time when a wider variety of stories and filmmakers are given a chance to thrive in theaters.
