Self-isolating Canadians are being invited to grab their popcorn and view virtual chats with Hollywood stars led by Toronto Film Festival artistic director Cameron Bailey, followed by movie screenings on the Crave streaming service.
As TIFF joins other major film festivals in moving online during the coronavirus pandemic, Bailey, who is also festival co-head, will tonight launch a Stay-at-Home Cinema offering by chatting via Instagram Live @tiff_net with Homeland star Mandy Patinkin.
That will be followed by Rob Reiner's 1987 film The Princess Bride, starring Patinkin as Inigo Montoya, streaming on Crave, which competes in the Canadian streaming market against dominant players Netflix and Amazon Prime. "TIFF has a longstanding partnership.