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'Sacrificing the communal thrill': film festivals adapt to a virtual age

The global pandemic has had a huge impact on film festivals worldwide. But are there reasons to be optimistic?

Kiwi Jr: Cooler Returns review – clever, easy-going jangle pop

(Sub Pop)The Toronto band’s accomplished second album stands out from the usual run of DIY indie

Revealed: how abusive texts led to discovery of hacking of Al Jazeera

Threatening messages led to monitoring of phone that unearthed evidence of cyber-attack against Qatar-based network

Dozens of Al Jazeera journalists allegedly hacked using Israeli firm's spyware

Citizen Lab researchers say cyber-attack using NSO Group software likely ordered by Saudia Arabia and UAEiPhones vulnerable to hacking tool for months, researchers saySpyware sold by an Israeli private intelligence firm was allegedly used to hack the phones of dozens of Al Jazeera journalists in an unprecedented cyber-attack that is likely to have been ordered by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to leading researchers.

MLS end of season awards 2020: rise of the Union and a Nagbe screamer

The league had to contend with a Covid disrupted season but still managed to end with a fairytale finish for the Columbus Crew

Giannis Antetokounmpo to sign record-breaking extension with Milwaukee Bucks

Exhale, Bucks fans. Giannis Antetokounmpo, the reigning back-to-back NBA MVP, said Tuesday that he's reupping with the Milwaukee franchise and will stick around for the next five years.

Leigh Centurions to replace Toronto Wolfpack in Super League 2021

Selection panel makes choice from six candidatesToronto pulled out of 2020 season due to Covid-19 pandemicLeigh Centurions will play in Super League in 2021 after a selection panel unanimously chose the Lancashire club to replace Toronto Wolfpack in rugby league’s top division next year.

Winners by default? Where this year's Oscar race stands

After fall festivals unveiled slim line-ups, the next few months remain difficult to predict with the pandemic still changing release schedules

Can the 'awards-bait' movie survive the impact of coronavirus?

The Emmys were held over Zoom and the Oscars have been pushed back – but the enforced shakeup from the pandemic could be just what the awards season needs

Winners by default? Where this year's Oscar race stands

After fall festivals unveiled slim line-ups, the next few months remain difficult to predict with the pandemic still changing release schedules

Consortium behind Toronto Wolfpack revival plans angry at rejection

‘It was Super League or bust,’ says Carlo LiVolsi‘They’re trying to play it safe … instead of what’s best’Carlo LiVolsi, who heads the consortium planning to revive Toronto Wolfpack, has accused Super League clubs of “trying to play it safe” after his proposals to have the club readmitted to the competition in 2021 were overwhelmingly rejected on Monday.

'We were lucky people didn't throw tomatoes': Klaus Voormann on his Beatles and Plastic Ono days

He played with the Fab Four in Hamburg, inspired their moptops, drew the famed Revolver cover, and gigged with Yoko Ono. As his illustrations are published, the great musician relives his fabulous escapades

Super League to replace Toronto with lower-league club as play-offs expanded

Toulouse early favourites to take vacant place in divisionLeigh and London Broncos also likely to lodge applicationsSuper League will return to being a 12-team competition in 2021 after clubs agreed to welcome applications from lower-league clubs who wish to replace Toronto Wolfpack, while also finalising a revamped format for the end of this season, which includes an extended six-team play-offs.

Super League will replace Toronto with lower-league club to keep size at 12

Toulouse early favourites to take vacant place in divisionThis season’s play-offs expanded to include top six teamsSuper League will return to being a 12-team competition in 2021 after clubs agreed to welcome applications from lower-league clubs who wish to replace Toronto Wolfpack, while also finalising a revamped format for the end of this season, which includes an extended six-team play-offs.

Super League clubs reject Toronto Wolfpack’s bid to rejoin in 2021

Board rejects Toronto readmission bid by eight votes to fourNew owners’ failure to provide proof of funding key to rejectionToronto Wolfpack have failed in their bid to be readmitted to Super League in 2021, after clubs overwhelmingly rejected their proposal to return to the top-flight next season.

Can the 'awards-bait' movie survive the impact of coronavirus?

The Emmys were held over Zoom and the Oscars have been pushed back – but the enforced shakeup from the pandemic could be just what the awards season needs

Winners by default? Where this year's Oscar race stands

After fall festivals unveiled slim line-ups, the next few months remain difficult to predict with the pandemic still changing release schedules

Streaming: gems to explore from the London Korean film festival

Interest in Korean cinema has grown thanks to Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite and this year’s festival is tiptop

Can the 'awards-bait' movie survive the impact of coronavirus?

The Emmys were held over Zoom and the Oscars have been pushed back – but the enforced shakeup from the pandemic could be just what the awards season needs

Winners by default? Where this year's Oscar race stands

After fall festivals unveiled slim line-ups, the next few months remain difficult to predict with the pandemic still changing release schedules

Can the 'awards-bait' movie survive the impact of coronavirus?

The Emmys were held over Zoom and the Oscars have been pushed back – but the enforced shakeup from the pandemic could be just what the awards season needs

My streaming gem: why you should watch Selah and the Spades

The latest in our series of writers highlighting under-the-radar films is a recommendation for an unusual and intelligent teen drama

Winners by default? Where this year's Oscar race stands

After fall festivals unveiled slim line-ups, the next few months remain difficult to predict with the pandemic still changing release schedules

Nomadland wins Toronto film festival people's choice award

Victory for Chloé Zhao’s drama starring Frances McDormand means it now looks certain to get a best picture Oscar nomination

Toronto film festival 2020 roundup – virtual yet vibrant

A gorgeous animated Celtic fantasy and Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan in a smouldering Victorian romance are among the top attractions in a radically pared-down 45th Tiff

Can the 'awards-bait' movie survive the impact of coronavirus?

The Emmys were held over Zoom and the Oscars have been pushed back – but the enforced shakeup from the pandemic could be just what the awards season needs

Winners by default? Where this year's Oscar race stands

After fall festivals unveiled slim line-ups, the next few months remain difficult to predict with the pandemic still changing release schedules

Nomadland wins Toronto film festival people's choice award

Victory for Chloé Zhao’s drama starring Frances McDormand means it now looks certain to get a best picture Oscar nomination

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Toronto film festival 2020 roundup – virtual yet vibrant

A gorgeous animated Celtic fantasy and Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan in a smouldering Victorian romance are among the top attractions in a radically pared-down 45th Tiff

Celebrating 40 years of professional rugby league in London

London Broncos are not nearly as popular as Fulham were in 1980 but their longevity should be applauded

Rocks review – high school drama is an energetic five-star triumph

The East London-set drama boasts wit, a dynamic cast and a piercing sadness as it follows a Nigerian British girl and her younger brother

Blackbird review – Sarandon and Winslet's lifeless death drama

A terminally ill matriarch gathers her family together before she ends her life in a starry, but flat, drama that lacks insight and compelling conflict

Summer of 85 review – François Ozon's sunny, sad gay teen romance

Two teenage boys fall for each other with tragic results in an intimate and well-acted, if a little overfamiliar, drama about infatuation and death

Nomadland review – Frances McDormand delivers the performance of her career

McDormand plays a boomer forced out of her home and on to the road in Chloé Zhao’s inspired docu-fiction

Kate Winslet and Mark Wahlberg aim for Oscars at unusual Toronto film festival

An array of buzzy new films will be shown at a combination of socially distanced physical premieres and virtual screenings

Toronto film festival announces line-up with Mark Wahlberg drama premiering

Halle Berry’s directorial debut also on programme but whether physical screenings will take place remains up in the air

OG Anunoby hits three at buzzer as Raptors stun Celtics in Game 3

Anunoby’s three as times expires saves Toronto’s seasonLeonard scores 29 points; Clippers rout Nuggets in Game 1How Alex Caruso became the Lakers’ unlikely cult heroThe Toronto Raptors were a half-second away from falling into the abyss that no NBA team has ever escaped.

Waiting for the Barbarians review – Johnny Depp turns up the heat in the desert

The arrival of merciless security officers shatters the peace in a remote colonial outpost in Ciro Guerra’s stately, horrific drama

New video shows deputy was aggressor in confrontation with Raptors' Ujiri

Incident happened as Toronto exec tried to celebrate with team Alan Strickland has sued Ujiri, complaining of injuriesMasai Ujiri has filed a countersuit against a California sheriff’s deputy who contends the Toronto Raptors president of basketball operations shoved and injured him after the deciding game of last year’s NBA finals.

New 'threat' against former Saudi spy in Canada: media

A former senior Saudi intelligence official who has accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of trying to have him assassinated in 2018 has been placed under heightened security after a new threat on his life, a Canadian newspaper reported.

‘Work Culture’ Is Code For White And Western. So Where Do People Like Me Fit?

I remember sitting on the couch at night, scrolling through job postings and LinkedIn profiles. I felt overwhelmed and disillusioned at the thought of being another unemployed or underemployed PhD graduate, but not for want of job openings.

Former Saudi official accuses Mohammad bin Salman of 'sending hit squad' to kill him

A former senior Saudi intelligence official has claimed that Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman sent a hit squad to Canada in an attempt to kill him.

Toronto Film Festival Lineup to Include Films Directed by Regina King, Halle Berry

The feature directorial debuts of Halle Berry and Regina King will be part of the lineup at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, organizers announced on Thursday.

Venice becomes first major film festival to return after coronavirus lockdown

Festival reveals 2020 line-up for physical event, with Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland one of eight films by female directors to compete for the Golden Lion

Super League on course for return after players agree scale of pay cuts

Wigan and Castleford were final two clubs to settleToronto want to come back in 2021 after withdrawalSuper League clubs have unanimously agreed pay cuts with their playing squads, after weeks of discussions with players and the Rugby League Players Association, quelling any fear of the issue preventing the season restarting on time a week on Sunday.

Super League clubs could have grounds to challenge relegation, says top lawyer

‘Integrity of relegation compromised’ by shortened seasonClubs want it scrapped this year but RFL yet to make decisionAny side relegated from Super League this year could have strong grounds to mount a legal challenge against the decision, a leading sports lawyer has said.Top-flight clubs are adamant that given the disruption to the domestic season, which is scheduled to restart next month, the side finishing bottom should not drop into the Championship.

Streaming: the best new Canadian films

Curzon’s eclectic season of recent Canadian cinema ranges from Atom Egoyan’s latest to one of the finest films of 2020…

Hundreds Join Protests To Mark The First Anniversary Of Shukri Abdi's Death

Hundreds of people have joined protests across the UK on the first anniversary of 12-year-old Shukri Abdi’s death.

Toronto Film Festival Unveils Plans to Operate During Coronavirus Pandemic

It's safe to say that the 2020 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival won't be like any of the 44 editions that preceded it.

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