TIFF 2026: Star Power, Satire, and Summer Rock Debuts

The 51st Toronto International Film Festival kicked off with a red carpet stacked with legends: Helen Mirren and Isabelle Huppert led the Tribute Awards, while Stephan James and director Sian Heder also took honors. The festival's opening weekend has already produced a potential awards contender in Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Debut,” starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti — an “autobiographical” comedy about community theater that had audiences cheering. As...