Breaking Hype
La Bola Negra box office collection day 16: $43.4M worldwide
La Bola Negra box office collection day 16: $43.4M worldwide, 465 theaters in U.S. this weekend — Netflix’s longest theatrical run yet.
14 Oct 20261 min
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TIFF is a global film festival showcasing diverse international cinema. CutMirchi covers its major premieres, award winners, and industry moments from the event.
Breaking Hype
Malayalam’s Half Roars Into Midnight Madness, Defies Genre Limits
Aiswarya Raj’s silent scream in Half is louder than any line in the script. The film’s raw action, desert-drenched visuals, and unapologetic genre mash-up have already won over Toronto’s most rabid genre fans — and now, the world is watching.
7 Oct 20262 min
Breaking Hype
Netflix Unveils La Bola Negra Trailer Ahead of October Theatrical Rollout
La Bola Negra, the TIFF People’s Choice winner directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, drops its first trailer on Netflix. The film lands in select LA and New York theatres on October 16, with streaming to follow.
28 Sept 20262 min
Breaking Hype
Nagaland‑Set ‘Angh’ Wins TIFF Platform, Secures Oscar Spot
Theja Rio’s ‘Angh’, a 16mm drama about a Konyak chief and his son, became the first Indian film to win TIFF’s Platform Competition, clinching a direct path to the 2027 Oscars.
21 Sept 20263 min
Breaking Hype
La Bola Negra clinches TIFF People’s Choice Award 2026
Netflix’s La Bola Negra, a sweeping tale of three men across eras, captured the hearts of TIFF-goers, winning the coveted People’s Choice Award and sparking early Oscar buzz.
20 Sept 20263 min
World
Channing Tatum's Josephine Carries Its Sundance Wins Into TIFF
Josephine, starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan, has moved from Sundance's Grand Jury Prize and audience award straight into a TIFF premiere drawing praise for its unflinching approach to a child witnessing sexual assault.
15 Sept 20262 min
World
Peter Farrelly's Stallone Biopic Premieres To Standing Ovations At TIFF
Peter Farrelly's I Play Rocky, chronicling how Sylvester Stallone forced Hollywood to let him star in his own script, premiered at TIFF to standing ovations and early Oscar talk for lead Anthony Ippolito.
15 Sept 20262 min
World
Courteney Cox's 'Evil Genius' Turns Pizza Bomber Case Into Noir
Courteney Cox's directorial feature Evil Genius, based on the notorious 2003 pizza bomber case, premiered at TIFF with Patricia Arquette as mastermind Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong and David Harbour as her accomplice.
15 Sept 20262 min
World
Konyak-Language Film Angh Bets On TIFF Slot For Oscar Run
Angh, a Konyak-language film set in 1960s Nagaland, premieres in competition at TIFF this week. Distributor Gaurav Dhingra says a win there means an automatic Oscar berth, and India release plans will follow the film's festival momentum.
15 Sept 20262 min
World
Obsession Producer Says $500 Million Horror Hit Still Feels Surreal
Speaking at TIFF, Obsession co-producer Haley Nicole Johnson said the film's rise from a $15 million Focus Features sale to a $500 million hit has been overwhelming, as fellow horror producers debated what comes next for the genre.
12 Sept 20262 min
World
Cody Lightning's Indigenous Hockey Dramedy Premieres At TIFF
Cody Lightning's TIFF premiere Smudge the Blades flips the underdog hockey movie formula, casting actual young hockey players and centring the racism Indigenous athletes face on and off the ice in Canada.
12 Sept 20262 min
World
Malachi Kirby Steps Into Revenge Thriller Uncle After Ward Exit
Malachi Kirby has taken over the lead role in revenge thriller Uncle from Michael Ward, who was cleared of sexual assault charges. WestEnd Films is showing the film's first footage to buyers in Toronto.
10 Sept 20262 min