Matt Damon

Rod Steiger, Golden Globe winner for his role as a tough-talking Sheriff in In the Heat of the Night, was also known for his sarcasm in private life. “Actors sense that the wealth and adoration they enjoy for practically doing nothing is undeserved”, he said in a conversation with the HFPA.

Anti-heroes come in every shape and size and have been popular with audiences going back to ancient Greek mythology. Since the silent movie era, they have been a cinematic staple that has long endured in Hollywood.

Between washing our dishes, watering our lawn, showering, doing our laundry or just cooling ourselves off from a hot day, the ability to easily access water is something most of us take for granted. But stepping outside our comfort zone to realize that the ability for many to do what we take for granted isn’t so easy.

23 years ago, before he was the lean, mean, muscled killing machine that is Jason Bourne - and a star and key power player in the industry - Matt Damon had caught our eye as a razor-thin, drug-addicted Army medic in director Edward Zwick’s Courage Under Fire. The Boston native already had entries in his filmography – a bit part in the indie hit (and Julia Roberts’ feature film debut) Mystic Pizza, some TV work and more substantial roles in School Ties and Geronimo: An American Legend.

Some people start their careers at the top. This was the case for BFFs Matt Damon and Ben Affleck when they won the Best Screenplay Globe for Good Will Hunting in 1998.

Arguably, one of the most anticipated films of the Venice Film Festival, The Last Duel, is the latest historical drama by iconic Golden Globe-winning director, Ridley Scott, based on the book of the same name by Eric Jager, and boasts a stellar cast including Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Adam Driver, and Jodie Comer. This 14th-century saga is set in 1386, based on the true account of a feud between good friends and fellow noblemen, Jean de Carrouges (Damon) and Jacques Le Gris (Driver).

Matt Damon, a multiple Golden Globe contender and two-time winner, returned to the Cannes Film Fest on Thursday night to showcase his latest movie, Stillwater. This highly anticipated feature is directed by Tom McCarthy, an indie filmmaker (The Visitor) whose latest film, Spotlight, was a Golden Globe and Oscar winner.

Golden Globe-winners Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in the new sports drama Ford v Ferrari, based on the untold true story of the retired race car builder Carroll Shelby (Damon) and his pilot and friend Ken Miles (Bale). Together Shelby and Miles built a revolutionary race car for Ford and took on Ferrari's unbeatable team at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

Ford v Ferrari started hot off the line and raced to the center of the podium with a $52. 4 million launch in first place at home and abroad.

The Toronto International Film Festival has grown into a behemoth on the festival circuit, obligatory industry nexus, North American launch pad for studio and world films alike and all-around celebration of the love of cinema. All with some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet.