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As Syria Tries to Move Away From Dictatorship, Signs of Authoritarianism Linger
The ex-rebels now in control of Syria say they are ending rule by fear, overhauling the security and prison systems, and holding elections. But concerns over sectarianism and inclusivity remain.
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TIFF 2025: Obsession, Honey Bunch, Whitetail
It feels almost like Fantastic Fest North this year at TIFF with a number of films that could have been programmed at the horror-centric Austin affair that unfolds just a week after the end of this one. (In fact, one film in this dispatch is doing double duty in the land of poutine and the…
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TIFF 2025: Wake Up Dead Man, Rental Family
Saturday nights on King Street are a big deal for the Toronto International Film Festival. That’s where and when the biggest premieres of the festival usually drop, and there was no bigger release this year than Rian Johnson’s “Wake Up Dead Man,” the third film in the “Knives Out” series. If 2022’s “Glass Onion” was…
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TIFF 2025: Motor City, I Swear, Canceled: The Paula Deen Story
The producers of Potsy Ponciroli’s take the “strong, silent type” to extremes in the playful “Motor City,” a movie that plays like a grittier cousin of John Woo’s “Silent Night” in that it’s another action flick with almost no dialogue. Ponciroli struggles sometimes to land on a tone, waffling between choices that feel more like…
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TIFF 2025: Palestine 36, The Choral, Peak Everything
This year at the Toronto International Film Festival, the Gala Presentations included two world premieres: Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir’s 1930s-set historical epic “Palestine 36” and Nicholas Hytner’s WWII dramedy “The Choral” starring Ralph Fiennes, and the Toronto Premiere for Montreal-based filmmaker Anne Émond’s romantic comedy “Peak Everything,” which first premiered earlier this year at Cannes.…
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‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Sets a Surprise Box Office Record
The horror sequel took in roughly $83 million over the weekend in the United States and Canada, about 65 percent more than anticipated.
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Oil Producers Announce New Increase in Output
In a show of confidence in the market, the group, led by Saudi Arabia, said it would begin unwinding a further set of agreed cuts.
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John Burton, 92, Dies; California Political Boss Who Staged a Comeback
He left the House of Representatives while struggling with a crack addiction, his political career seemingly over. Actually, it had just begun.
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Trump Is Met With Mostly Boos at U.S. Open as Security Delays a Match
With the president in attendance at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the men’s final began as hundreds of people were still waiting to go through security screening.
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Pressed About a Possible 2028 Run, Focuses on Re-election
Mr. Moore said in a TV interview that he “is not running for president.” The first-term governor, who has traded barbs with President Trump, said he was excited about seeking a second term.