Ethan Hawke on ‘The Weight’ and how kids ‘open your heart’

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Fall is still technically a few days away, but we're certainly in awards season.

From the Emmys to the Toronto International Film Festival (where I just spent the better part of a week), it's clear we've moved past the summer doldrums. Ethan Hawke scored a best actor Oscar nod earlier this year, and he's back on the big screen in the survival drama "The Weight." That's worth a watch, as is "Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story," the next chapter in Ryan Murphy's anthology series focusing on that infamous accused ax murderer. Plus, I’ll unpack my Toronto trip and tell y’all what to pay attention to as the race to the 2027 Academy Awards takes shape.

Ethan Hawke wades back into the world of wilderness thrillers with "The Weight" (in theaters now), which casts him as a 1930s widower who's sent to a prison camp and separated from his beloved daughter. My bud Patrick Ryan chatted with Hawke when the five-time Oscar nominee stopped by our New York City headquarters to…

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