Deepa Mehta

Smart elephants, aggressive panhandlers & the Whitecaps

Salman Rushdie’s script overpowers a beautiful movie from Deepa Mehta; Denzel flies high in addiction drama

When Justin Trudeau holds a rally in Mississauga, Ont. this evening—his Liberal leadership campaign’s first stop in the Toronto suburbs so coveted by strategists of all parties—he’ll be introduced by Zaib Shaikh, the actor best known as a star of CBC’s Little Mosque on the Prairie. Shaikh also has a role in the new movie Midnight’s Children, Canadian director Deepa Mehta’s adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s celebrated novel.

The best of the Toronto International Film Festival as chosen by our film critic … plus! a booby prize

Jeff Harris goes behind the scenes