After a decade toiling away in theater and no-budget films ... expectations and defy the rule that a good movie had to have a happy ending. Short Cuts is full of fools and tragic cases ...

But it is “Short Cuts” that will endure alongside “Nashville ... At three hours and nine minutes, the film is no less than a portrait of ’90s America. The gallery of characters includes ...

Fred Ward, a veteran character actor in film and television ... in “The Right Stuff,” “Short Cuts,” and numerous other films, died on May 8 at age 79. No cause of death was given.

The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled its Short Cuts showcase counting 42 live action narrative, documentary, and animated shorts from global filmmakers repping 23 countries.