The Genie awards take place tonight, which means it’s time for the Canadian media to ponder their relevance (or lack thereof). Both the Globe and the CBC have taken aim, forecasting low viewership and interest, but it’s not because the awards ceremony will compete with Dancing With the Stars for viewers; it’s because the Genies kind of suck.
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From Kingston to New York: a big month for The Trotsky
Jay Baruchel in The Trotsky
It’s been a big month for The Trotsky, the indie film written and directed by Montreal’s Jacob Tierney. The movie stars Jay Baruchel (who is also the lead in She’s Out of My League, though we prefer to remember him from those Popular Mechanics for Kids episodes with Elisha Cuthbert) and premiered at last year’s TIFF. It’s one of three Canadian films to make it to the Tribeca Film Festival this year, along with Cairo Time and the documentary Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage. It follows a Montreal high school student who believes he is the reincarnation of Leon Trotsky and is obsessed with recreating the leader’s life, complete with exile and assassination. Typical teenage stuff, really, minus any Jonas Brothers. Coming off its massive People’s Choice win at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival (which enjoyed an increase of 20 per cent in attendance this year) last week, Tierney and co. will surely feel right at home amid the glamour of New York.
• The Trotsky wins Kingston film fest People’s Choice Award [Kingston Whig Standard]
• The Trotsky makes U.S. debut at Tribeca [CBC]
• 1997 Popular Mechanics for Kids: World Trade Center [YouTube]
RED CARPET INTERVIEWS: Our final seven TIFF videos
Our last batch of red carpet videos includes encounters with Michael Moore, Emily Mortimer and Eva Green. Check out the full versions, below:
CRACKS: Miss Jean Brodie meets Lord of the Flies
Eva Green talks about her complex character in new female-centered film, Cracks.
COOKING WITH STELLA: Sure to make you hungry
Dilip Mehta and Deepa Mehta bring their latest film to to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
CAPITALISM: Michael Moore’s latest documentary
Michael Moore brings his latest documentary to the audience of the Toronto International Film Festival.
CAIRO TIME: The new city of romance
Ruba Nadda explains to the Joan Kelly that the director of Cairo Time is what drew him to the project.
BEAUTIFUL KATE: Past secrets are confronted
Dynamic duo Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward sit down to discuss Rachel Ward’s directorial debut.
L’AFFAIRE FAREWELL
The French intelligence service alerts the U.S. about a Soviet spy operation during the height of the Cold War.
HARRY BROWN: Injustice meets an iron fist
We sit down with Emily Mortimer to discuss her role as an upright police officer in Harry Brown.
PHOTO GALLERY: Cairo Time premiere at the Visa Screening Room with Patricia Clarkson, Tom McCamus and Alexander Siddig
We caught up with the cast and crew of Cairo Time, which premiered yesterday at the Visa Screening Room. Check out photos of Patricia Clarkson, Tom McCamus and Alexander Siddig below.
More from the party on the Bridle Path with Clooney, Bateman and a pack of goats
Jason Batman with his lovely wife, Amanda Anka
One of the most exclusive parties at TIFF was nowhere near downtown. Instead it was in a mansion on the Bridle Path known as The Glass House where the after-party for The Men Who Stare at Goats took place.
Inside, the house was decked in bottles of Vitamin Water (they sponsored the party) while outside, two pens filled with actual goats wearing shirts that read “Don’t stare at me” greeted guests with their blue-cheese odour and menacing jumps (more on that later).
Jeff Bridges was the first to arrive on the red carpet with a handful of reporters like Lainey and Glen Baxter (we assumed most of the no-shows decided Lawrence was too much of a trip from downtown), followed by author Jon Ronson and Peter Straughan, who wrote the screenplay. The celebrity flow then slowed a bit as reporters waited for George Clooney’s arrival (he skipped the carpet and went straight into the house but left about an hour later). Jason Bateman also skipped the red carpet upon arrival but came back out to talk about the joys of fatherhood with his wife, Amanda Anka.
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Oscar buzz, vodka and stalking advice doled out at the Hazelton Hotel
To be Blunt: early rumblings suggest Young Victoria could be Emily Blunt's big break (Photo by chloe004)
With two weeks left until the opening gala of the Toronto International Film Festival, reporters gathered at the Hazelton Hotel to get a rundown on the buzziest films (Precious), parties (One X One), possible Oscar contenders (Mo’Nique, the woman from Soul Plane) and TIFF-inspired cocktails (Skyy vodka for all).
CTV film critic Richard Crouse said the Oprah-backed film Precious could mean a possible Oscar nomination for Mo’Nique, while co-star Mariah Carey can finally shake off the tarnished glitter from, well, Glitter. Closing film Young Victoria also got a thumbs-up and was predicted to be Emily Blunt’s big break. But the most intriguing film tidbit (and a brilliant marketing move to boot) was that everyone who went to the pre-screening of Heath Ledger’s last film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, had to sign a waiver that forbid them from talking about it.
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