Roughly two-thirds through “Misty Green,” Rosalind Eleazar takes a breath and lets a rendition of “One Night Only,” from the musical “Dreamgirls,” rip. "Misty Green" is an amazing slice of showbiz sociology, riveting in the details of what a contemporary Hollywood actress — even a successful one — is up against. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Roughly two-thirds through “Misty Green,” Rosalind Eleazar takes a breath and lets a rendition of “One Night Only,” from the musical “Dreamgirls,” rip. The characters around her go quiet, and the crowd at the Toronto International Film Festival, where Chris Ro...S1

• "Misty Green" is an amazing slice of showbiz sociology, riveting in the details of what a contemporary Hollywood actress — even a successful one — is up against. Rock isn’t casting stones. The warped values he depicts are there in the industry and in Misty her...S2

• TIFF: The "Slow Horses" star is tremendous as a faded Black TV actress whose tendency for self-sabotage threatens to derail her comeback role.S3

• Toronto International Film Festival 2026: The British actress has the pride, pipes and passion to embody a wildly talented but self-destructive character thewrap.com/">TheWrap.S4

• I have to confess I am a sucker for down-on-your-luck Hollywood stories, especially movies about actresses who once had success and are now scraping the bottom. Of course there is the classic of classics, Sunset Boulevard, but there are many more. A personal f...S5

• The character study centers on a talented but self-sabotaging actress and singer looking to restart her career, with an ensemble that includes the writer-director alongside Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya and Anna Kendrick.S6