August 18, 2015
In South Boston in the 1970s, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) convinces Irish mobster Whitey Bulger (Johnny Depp) to work with the FBI for a common goal: eliminate the Italian mob. The brother of state senator William M. Bulger, Whitey agrees, but the unlikely partnership takes a nasty turn and Whitey goes on to […]
August 24, 2012
The Toronto International Film Festival this year presents a Mavericks lineup of notable newsmakers, which invites audiences to engage in discussions with some of the film industry’s greatest leaders. “Daring filmmakers, philanthropic trailblazers, political activists and provocative storytellers fill the diverse slate of talent in this year’s programme,” says Thom Powers, Toronto International Film Festival […]
September 18, 2009
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the movie Heath Ledger was working on when he died of an accidental prescription drug overdose, receives a gala screening at Roy Thomson Hall at 6:30 p.m. In attendance on the red carpet will be director Terry Gilliam and stars Christopher Plummer and Colin Farrell, who along with Johnny Depp […]
September 3, 2009
Tom Cruise offered to help complete Heath Ledger's last film, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus, but was rejected by the film's director, Terry Gilliam, because Cruise had not personally known the late star. Instead, Gilliam hired Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell to play different versions of the character Ledger had begun to portray […]