Should someone be able to decide when their life ends? No, we’re not talking about suicide, but instead the idea that someone who knows they’re bound for a long, painful road with a terrible disease (such as ALS) should be able to make up their mind and end their life before it gets bad. That’s the essence of the upcoming drama, “Blackbird.”

As seen in the trailer, “Blackbird” follows the story of a grandmother that calls her family to the beach house one last time to join her while she passes on.

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You’ve heard the refrain from us a lot lately. The fall film festival season is upon us and life is nuts. The Telluride Film Festival just ended on Monday. The Venice Film Festival is still going strong, though near the end. And now it’s time for the largest festival in North America, arguably the world: the Toronto International Film Festival. Now TIFF can be seen, in some ways, as pretty broad, McDonald’s-like, featuring many, many stars and red-carpet glamor, all the things that make film festivals feel superficial from the outside.

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With the Venice Film Festival lineup announcement later this week, you knew that Toronto wasn’t going to be that far behind. However, even though TIFF doesn’t begin until after the Italian festival, this year, the folks in Toronto beat Venice to the punch. And with the first wave of titles announced for TIFF, it appears that the event is going to be just as star-studded as you might expect.

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Today, the Toronto International Film Festival announced that “Jojo Rabbit,” written and directed by Taika Waititi, would have its world premiere.

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First Look: Rooney Mara And Ben Mendelsohn In 'Una' (Formerly Known As 'Blackbird')

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Interview: Ben Mendelsohn On 'Mississippi Grind,' 'Blackbird,' Gareth Edwards And 'Rogue One'

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Chris Pine & Elizabeth Olsen Jump Into 'Wind River,' Sharlto Copley Will Take On 'Free Fire' For Ben Wheatley

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Casting: Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg Say 'Daddy's Home,' Rooney Mara Flies To 'Blackbird' And More

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Kit Harington Starring In Big Screen Version Of BBC Show 'Spooks,' Domhnall Gleeson Goes To 'Brooklyn' & More

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Philip Seymour Hoffman To Star In John Slattery's Directorial Debut, Cate Blanchett Teams With David Mamet For 'Blackbird'

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'Welcome To People' Is Now 'People Like Us'; Eric Bana & Olivia Wilde-Led Thriller Retitled 'Deadfall'

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