| The impressive way in which Hanks captures Rogers’ singular charisma is reminiscent of his convincing portrayal of another legend, Walt Disney, in “Saving Mr. Banks.” As was the case for that 2013 film, Hanks, though top-billed, will be promoted as a supporting actor in “Beautiful Day’s” awards campaign. That sweet murmur was heard throughout Toronto on Saturday night as “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” had its world premiere at two of the film festival’s biggest venues. Here are some travel safety tips from the experts for flying during the coronavirus pandemic. “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” arrives a year after the Fred Rogers documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?,” a well-reviewed box-office hit that was surprisingly overlooked by Oscar voters. The Hollywood Reporter, LLC is a subsidiary of Prometheus Global Media, LLC. Travers with an authority that makes you wonder how anybody else could ever have been considered. Review: ‘Draupadi Unleashed’ is a mystery, unintentionally. Tom Hanks and Marielle Heller attend the “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on Sept. 7. The finished product, directed by John Lee Hancock, is a cunningly effective, if rather on-the-nose study of the transformation of pain into art, marbled with moments of high comedy. The documentary “Kiss the Ground,” narrated by Woody Harrelson, makes the case that by regenerating the Earth’s soils, we can balance the climate and save the world. Some no doubt will call this a whitewash, but looked at from the viewpoint of the studio and the estate of Walt Disney, Saving Mr. Banks presents a grittier version of Disney than one might have expected 10 or even five years ago. An alcoholic whose irresponsibility pulled his family down the social scale, he’s seen as a child-man always eager to participate in their games. Saving Mr. Banks is a film armed with excellent screenplay and a top notch cast. Donald Trump has abused the office like no president before him. At first a classic fish out of water, with her … That oversight probably had more to do with documentary branch voters’ capricious and clubby ways than the subject matter itself. © 2020 The Hollywood Reporter Investment advisory services are only offered to clients where Albert and its representatives are properly licensed or … That goes double or more for the portrait drawn of Walt Disney. Hero?” The 1998 magazine profile focused on Rogers’ remarkable approach to life, ending with writer Tom Junod opening his heart and feeling the grace of God. After landing in Toronto, he popped into a local coffeehouse on Friday that had embarked on a 10-day social media campaign to entice him to visit. Novak). Francis Lee on making ‘Ammonite’ with Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, Premiering as part of the Toronto International Film Festival, “Ammonite” brings together director Francis Lee, Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ wins top prize at Venice Film Festival. Apparently, there were also rumored affairs with women and an interest in mysticism and the occult, though there is only a shot here of her reading a book by guru George Gurdjieff to show for it. Get our revamped Envelope newsletter, sent twice a week, for exclusive awards season coverage, behind-the-scenes insights and columnist Glenn Whipp’s commentary. Adam Schiff: Why my colleagues and I are introducing the first major democracy reforms since Watergate. For the most part, the camera holds on Travers' face, bathed in the reflected bluish light from the screen, as she cries at the parts we’ve learned meant the most to her, smiles at the jokes and winces during the dancing penguins. Tom Hanks could pull some strings to play Geppetto in Disney’s live-action ‘Pinocchio’, 10 July 2020 Thank you for that perspective.”. According to this based-on-a-true-story account of the making of Mary Poppins, when Walt Disney offered to buy the rights to P.L. As well as the outstanding performances by the leads and supporting cast, sturdy craft contributions from all departments add polish, while the use of what looks like the real Disney Burbank facility adds veracity. What’s playing at the drive-in: ‘Kajillionaire,’ ‘Tenet,’ ‘RBG’ and more, Find a flick with our guide to movies playing outdoors at L.A.-area drive-ins, pop-ups and rooftops, The ups and downs of having the Toronto Film Festival at your fingertips. Only a glancing allusion in the script betrays that the real Travers did in fact have an adopted child, but then there’s quite a lot else about her, presumably in the interests of making the character more accessible, that scribes Marcel and Smith have declined to incorporate. The impressive way in which Hanks captures Rogers’ singular charisma is reminiscent of his convincing portrayal of another legend, Walt Disney, in “Saving Mr. Banks.” “Nomadland,” “The Disciple,” “Wolfwalkers” and “David Byrne’s American Utopia” were among our critic’s festival highlights. Saving Mr Banks tells the story of Walt Disney's battle to get the rights to make Mary Poppins into a movie. But dancing penguins aside, Saving Mr. Banks suggests that Travers put up a good fight, going sturdy-pump-to-brogue with Disney, then one of the most powerful studio heads in the business.