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A festival as huge as Toronto has its share of parties, galas and receptions. But that's not the main reason stars and filmmakers track up north - Toronto is a great buzz amplifier and a perfect location to support and draw attention to their latest projects.

In a year when Hollywood had a massive presence on the Lido, smaller films from all corners of the world ended being selected by the jury for the top awards. The Golden Lion went to the Filipino revenge drama The Woman Who Left, by director Lav Diaz.

As we’ve been predicting, the stack heel is starting to dominate on the red carpet. The sensual stiletto will never disappear; it’s a classic, but watch for the chunky heel to become the shoe of choice as the year progresses, reaching dominance in 2017.

Vast, inclusive and eclectic, the 2016 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is underway - and stars, filmmakers, media and executives are taking over the city.

Actress, writer, activist and now also producer, Maria Bello presents at the 41st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival her latest endeavor. The Journey is the Destination is the story of Dan Eldon, an artist, adventurer and Reuters News Agency’s youngest photojournalist, who was killed in Somalia in 1993 while covering the plight of a nation enduring war and famine.

The Magnificent Seven is one of the oldest tales in Hollywood. The original was made in 1960, directed by John Sturges and fondly remembered as a true Western classic (as well as his musical theme–Dun! Dun de dun! Dun! de dun-dun-dun!- one of the most popular in Hollywood history).

From playing 'Flynn’, the son of Walter White on the Golden Globe-winning AMC series Breaking Bad, to his current job as sportscaster at Rio's Paralympics, RJ Mitte, 24, has been able to spin his affliction with Cerebral Palsy into a positive. “I wouldn’t be here today if I didn’t have my disability.

The 2016 edition of the Toronto Film Festival started today, September 8, with a gala presentation of Antoine Fuqua’s The Magnificent Seven, starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke. The night before the official launch, Michael Fassbender was the special guest of another gala, which included a q & a with the actor, musical numbers and a “talk show” hosted by “Jimmy Glick”, aka Martin Short.

The 73rd Venice Film Festival officially ends on Saturday, September 10, with the presentation of the awards to this year's winners. But we're already saying arrivederci to the Lido, moving on to Toronto, the next big cinema get-together.

When they reunited in You’ve Got Mail fans were overjoyed to have another chance to witness the chemistry which made them famous in Sleepless in Seattle. The movie, which cost only $21 million to make, grossed over $200 million across the globe in 1993, consolidating both Meg Ryan’s and Tom Hanks’ status as hot movie stars.