The Toronto International Film Festival kicked off its 49th edition with the world premiere of “Nutcrackers,” a crowd-pleasing fish-out-of-water comedy from director David Gordon Green and Ben Stiller in his first film role in seven years.
Stiller’s big screen homecoming wasn’t the only major return to TIFF. Star power is back, baby! Last year’s festival was hobbled by labor strikes that left actors and screenwriters on the picket lines and unable to promote their films. So, it’s a huge relief to not only TIFF organizers but also studios and agencies (who were tasked in 2023 with drumming up excitement for movies without many boldface names in attendance) that A-listers
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