There was no doubt heading into Mother’s Day weekend that “King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword” was going to underperform; the question was just how badly it would do. Warner Bros. tried to stir up excitement for the picture with a splashy trailer at last summer’s San Diego Comic-Con, but only Charlie Hunnam from the cast showed up, and audiences could smell the stink off a movie that had already seen its release bumped around a few times.

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While Eleanor Coppola might not be the most famous family member to carry the name, as the wife of Francis Ford Coppola, she’s captured some of his most intimate, important moments. Eleanor Coppola might be best known for the documentary “Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse” about the making of “Apocalypse Now,” but her latest effort and first narrative film, “Paris Can Wait,” couldn’t be more different.

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It came up on us quicker than we thought, but the 2017 SXSW Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, bringing with it a blend of big budget movies, small indies, documentaries, TV debuts, and lots of BBQ. And as per usual there’s a lot to choose from.

The opening and closing night films this year are quite big, with Terrence Malick bringing his music movie “Song To Song” to launch the fest, while the sci-fi “Life” with Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Reynolds closes things out.

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So far, 2016 has been one of most disappointing years for movies we can remember, and the fall film-festival season couldn’t come fast enough. And already, Venice opener “La La Land,” has made the cinematic landscape seem much rosier (read Jess’s rave review here if you haven’t already). The premieres will come thick and fast over the next few days, with Telluride getting in the mix on Friday, but we’re still a week away from one of the biggest events of them all, the Toronto International Film Festival.

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The organizers of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival announced its initial slate of Gala and Special Presentation films coming to Toronto this fall, and the slate spans blockbusters to auteur cinema.

READ MORE: 50 Films We Hope To See At The 2016 Fall Film Festivals 

The most exciting thing about any festival is discovering something new, and there are any number of titles in Toronto that could end up being something special.

Continue reading TIFF 2016 First Looks: ‘The Secret Scripture’ With Rooney Mara, ‘Planetarium’ With Natalie Portman, Christopher Guest’s ‘Mascots,’ More at The Playlist.