TIFF 2014 unveils first batch of films

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced the first batch of films that will screen this year. Although the opening night gala has not yet been disclosed, the closing night  film will be Alan Rickman’s A Little Chaos, starring Kate Winslet. Other films announced included several by Canadian directors, such as David Cronenberg for Maps to the Stars, Philippe Falardeau for The Good Lie and Jean-Marc Vallée  for Wild. The latter two both star Reese Witherspoon, who is sure to make an appearance in Toronto to promote the films. The full slate of Canadian films will be revealed early next month.

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Actor Jamie Dornan to Star in Culinary-Themed Film ‘Adam Jones’

Jamie Dornan has landed his first big screen acting project since nabbing the coveted role of Christian Grey in the upcoming romantic drama film "Fifty Shades of Grey."

The 32-year-old Northern Irish actor will join the cast of the new Weinstein Company culinary-themed movie "Adam Jones," The Wrap reported.

The film will be directed by John Wells from a screenplay written by Steven Knight.

Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher are producing alongside Erwin Stoff.

Batman 75: Marc Tyler Nobleman on ‘uncredited co-creator’ Bill Finger

The name Bill Finger.
While the casual fan might be asking “who?,” most Batman devotees know Bill Finger as the writer on the earliest Batman stories and a consistent contributor to tales of the Dark Knight during the character’s evolutionary years.

But according to author Marc Tyler Nobleman, who chronicled Bill Finger’s  life in 2012′s “Bill the Boy Wonder: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman,” an illustrated story which Nobleman calls “an all-ages book,” Finger was much more than that.

Cringeworthy! Rachel McAdams is mortified as she watches her decade old audition tape for the Notebook

It was the movie that catapulted her for teen star to dramatic actress, but that does not mean Rachel McAdams can look back on the Notebook - or her audition at least - fondly.

The 35-year-old was left cringing after she was shown a clip of herself trying out for the iconic love story for the first time on Tuesday.

The Mean Girls star was on the Today Show promoting her latest film when host Matt Lauer revealed they had the old tape.

JJ Abrams to produce HBO's 'Westworld' remake

Anthony Hopkins and Evan Rachel Wood to star in TV show based on the 1973 sci-fi film

JJ Abrams will produce HBO's small screen rework of the 70s sci-fi classic Westworld. Anthony Hopkins and Evan Rachel Wood are set to star in the latest project from the TV network behind True Detective and The Sopranos.

The 1973 film from writer/director Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park) imagined a near future where holiday makers could visit the themed world and interact with artificially intelligent cowboys in bar room brawls and shoot outs while satisfying their sexual desires with seductive robots.