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Denzel Washington plays Sam Chisolm, the bounty hunter who heads up a rogue team of mavericks enlisted as a ragtag defense force by a beleaguered Western village in Antoine Fuqua’s retooling of John Sturges’ 1960 original (itself based on Akira Kurosawa’s classic Seven Samurai). Washington, who steps into the role played by Yul Brynner spoke to the HFPA in Toronto.

Chris Pratt has not been sitting around. Not only does he star in The Magnificent Seven, Antoine Fuqua’s remake of the John Sturges classic western from 1960, he will be seen in the upcoming Sci-fi epic Passengers opposite Jennifer Lawrence and to the anxiously awaited follow up to Guardians of the Galaxy whose presentation had fans in a frenzy at Comi-Con last July.

Not counting the experimental crowd-sourced Entertainment Experience (2012), 78 year-old Dutch iconoclast Paul Verhoeven hadn’t directed a film since Black Book ten years ago. He’s back to his old tricks with Elle in which Isabelle Huppert plays a French businesswoman, who after being brutally raped in her home stalks her assailant.

It's been twelve years since we've followed the tumultuous life of beloved British heroine, Bridget Jones. Naturally, a few changes have occurred since the first sequel, Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason, and now we find our heroine in Bridget Jones's Baby.

Venice is over but the jury’s decisions could well have positive reverberations for Hollywood and its award season. Although it remains to be seen if the Golden Lion winner The Woman Who Left (from the Philippines) will get a box office boost – the almost four hours in length kept even lots of journalists away – but the other prizes bode well for their recipients.

At 86 years old, Clint Eastwood is showing no signs of slowing down. For more than half a century now The Man with No Name of Sergio Leone’s iconic westerns has been a leading figure in the film industry.

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.

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.