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TORONTO — A French film about a young man facing a devastating diagnosis and a portrait of humanity from the perspective of a chicken are among the movies in the Toronto International Film Festival's competitive Platform program.

TORONTO — Scarlett Johansson’s feature directorial debut “Eleanor the Great,” Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine,” are among the marquee titles headed to the Toronto International Film Festival.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — While Bronny James and other young talent were lighting up the NBA Summer League court in Las Vegas, another game was being played just a few steps away: One with scripts, storyboards and studio buzz.

Films starring Sydney Sweeney, Angelina Jolie and Aziz Ansari will premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival , festival organizers announced Monday.

NEW YORK (AP) — James Gunn’s “Superman” showed staying power in its second weekend at North American box offices, collecting $57.3 million in ticket sales and remaining the No. 1 movie in cinemas, according to studio estimates Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) — A Post-it note sat near Ari Aster while he wrote “Eddington”: “Remember the phones.” “Eddington” may be set during the pandemic, but the onset of COVID-19 isn't its inciting incident.

Hot Docs film festival co-founder Debbie Nightingale has died at 71. The organization says the veteran Toronto film producer died on July 10.

Clement Virgo’s new psychological thriller and Rian Johnson’s latest “Knives Out” mystery will be among the world premieres lighting up the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.

Justin Timberlake had “Trolls.” Rihanna has “Smurfs.” Now, we patiently await a “Gummi Bears” with the Biebs. But first we have “Smurfs,” which, like “Trolls,” gets as much mileage as it can from its pop singer-voice actor.

The new “I Know What You Did Last Summer” pretty much follows the plot of the 1997 film of the same name: A bunch of well-to-do young people get stalked and killed by a vengeful killer in a rain slicker with an ice hook.