With the WGA and SAG strikes happening right now, there are a lot of questions about what the fall film festival circuit will look like. Will studios pull films if they can’t have stars show up at the events? Will the events be delayed if they can’t produce a quality lineup of features? Well, even though we don’t know the answers to those questions, it appears it’s business as usual over at the Toronto International Film Festival, as the event has announced the first film to make its debut— “Seven Veils” from director Atom Egoyan.

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Actress Amanda Seyfried (“Mank”) is coming off a big Emmy win for her portrayal of disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in Hulu’s popular crime miniseries “The Dropout.” Another upcoming streaming series on the horizon for the actress is the Apple TV+ project “The Crowded Room,” a series adaptation of “The Minds of Billy Milligan” from Akiva Goldsman that co-stars Tom Holland, Emmy Rossum, Sasha Lane, and more.

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It’s difficult to explain the premise of “Guest of Honour” without getting too much into spoiler-y territory. Suffice it to say, the new film is a complicated, emotional family drama that follows the lives of a father and his daughter, a music teacher that finds herself on the wrong side of the law due to hoax. And judging by the new trailer, the film should be one that you make sure to see as soon as it hits a theater or digital avenue near you.

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At some point or another, children come to realize that their parents are merely human beings, and there are things in their lives that these adults have hidden from them. In “Guest of Honour,” director Atom Egoyan tells the story of a father and daughter who discover that they don’t know as much about each other that they think they do.

Sitting across from a priest (a handsome Luke Wilson, giving the much-adored priest from “Fleabag” a run for his money), Veronica Davis (Laysla de Oliveira) is asked to remember her difficult relationship with her recently deceased father (David Thewlis).

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This year’s Toronto International Film Festival is jam-packed with high-profile films, as with just about every year. But let’s not forget that the annual event does actually take place in Canada, and thus, loves to highlight the very best cinema that the country has to offer. And this year is no different, with new films featuring the talents of Atom Egoyan, Ellen Page, and Imogen Poots.

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Canadian filmmaker Egoyan is set to have the North American premiere of his upcoming film, “Guest of Honour.” The film stars David Thewlis, Luke Wilson, Laysla De Oliveira, Rossif Sutherland, and Alexandre Bourgeois.

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Review: Atom Egoyan's Frustrating 'Remember' Starring Christopher Plummer, Bruno Ganz, Dean Norris And Martin Landau

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Watch: New U.S. Trailer For Atom Egoyan's 'Remember' Starring Christopher Plummer And Martin Landau

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Watch: First Trailer For Atom Egoyan's 'Remember' Starring Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Bruno Ganz & Dean Norris

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Review: Atom Egoyan's Lurid, Silly 'The Captive' Starring Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson & More

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Watch: Find Out Who's Watching Who In New Trailer For Atom Egoyan's 'The Captive' With Ryan Reynolds & Mireille Enos

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Cannes Review: Atom Egoyan's 'The Captive' Starring Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson & More

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Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Bruno Ganz & Dean Norris To Star In Atom Egoyan's 'Remember'

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Watch: First Trailer For Atom Egoyan's 'The Captive' Starring Ryan Reynolds Headed To Cannes

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Watch: New Trailer For West Memphis Three Drama ‘Devil’s Knot’ With Colin Firth & Reese Witherspoon

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Atom Egoyan's 'Queen Of The Night' With Ryan Reynolds Now Called 'The Captive'; New Photo & Full Synopsis Revealed

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TIFF Review: Atom Egoyan's West Memphis Three Drama 'Devil's Knot' Starring Reese Witherspoon & Colin Firth

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No surprise here. Mel Gibson has been dropped by his agency WME in the wake of newly leaked tapes where he runs his mouth (again) and drops the n-word.

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This is, after all, an Atom Egoyan film, a director who has an admittedly spotty track record (did anyone even see “Adoration”?) but one that always produces at least interesting work. Around the time of “The Sweet Hereafter,” it seemed like he was maybe the most captivating Canadian filmmaker this side of David Cronenberg, but as it turned out — not so much. Still, if he did it before he can do it again, and even when he belly flops, like with the campy, candy-colored detective movie “Where the Truth Lies” (which “Chloe” bears some passing resemblance to), he does so in a truly spectacular way.

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The remaining third must be determined cinephiles or born-and-bred Yankees like myself, who recognize “Chloe” as one of the worst films at this festival. Tonally, it resembles an arthouse adaptation of a trashy dime novel romance, starring Julianne Moore as an unhappy and paranoid housewife whose once vibrant marriage has considerably chilled.

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