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Being Am-Erica! Canada’s favourite TV time traveller is getting an American adaptation, so let’s cast it

This week has been an emotional rollercoaster for Being Erica fans (such as ourselves). First, we had to say so long to season three, with no definite plans from the CBC for season four (who knows if we’ll ever get to see who that mysterious glove belongs to). And then we find out that Temple Street Productions, the Toronto company that produces BE, has made a deal with ABC to develop an American Erica. Try saying that 10 times fast.

Word is the Canadian scripts will be adapted by American script doctor Maggie Friedman—she of the amazing Dawson’s Creek and the less amazing Eastwick—and as far as casting goes, the jury is still out on who will play everyone’s favourite time-travelling ginge, Erica Strange. Our picks after the jump.

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Pretty Young Things

October 28, 2010 | 11:14 am

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From Michael J. to Justin Biebs: a brief history of Canadian teen heartthrobs

Glee star Cory Monteith will host the Geminis

Homegrown teen heartthrob Cory Monteith (better known as Finn from Glee) is hosting this year’s Gemini Awards (November 13), we assume in the hopes of giving the ceremony a ratings boost among 11- to 16-year-old girls. But adorable as Monteith is, he’s not the first Canadian lad to make girls the world over swoon. Here’s a little retrospective of all the boys we’ve loved before, from Michael J. to Justin Biebs.

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Culinary Curiosities

September 23, 2010 | 3:37 pm

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Food memes: Sad Keanu edition

At TIFF this year, we were perplexed as to why some photographers were so hell-bent on getting a photo of Keanu Reeves smiling. That is, until they told us about a meme that has apparently been going on for a while. Sad Keanu started a few months ago when a paparazzi photo of the Toronto actor appeared on-line, showing him eating a sandwich alone on a park bench. Internet users then took the image of Keanu and Photoshopped him into various settings, such as an M.C. Escher sketch, a scene from Inception and on the Starship Enterprise. It was a fun food-celeb meme that joined previous on-line edible sensations bacon (in all its forms) and thisiswhyyourefat.com.

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TIFF Talk

September 15, 2010 | 1:01 pm

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Keanu Reeves bears witness to TIFF’s most awkward moment yet

Actor Keanu Reeves at the press conference for Henry's Crime at the Hyatt Regency (Image: Karon Liu)

What was possibly the most awkward hour of TIFF so far took place yesterday at the press conference for the new Keanu Reeves vehicle Henry’s Crime, a rom-com about an average Joe who robs a bank after spending three years in jail after being falsely accused of robbing said bank. The room was packed full of photographers and reporters, yet for nearly 30 minutes, moderator Robert Gray was met with nothing but shutter clicks every time he asked if anyone had any questions to ask the movie’s cast and director.

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TIFF Talk

September 15, 2010 | 10:46 am

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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Keanu Reeves dodges traffic and Vera Farmiga shows off baby bump at gala screening of Henry’s Crime

Actor Vera Farmiga walks the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry's Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

Today’s lesson in red carpet photography is that photos of pregnant actresses sell very well. As a result, all the photographers in the media pit at the Elgin Theatre kept shouting, “Show off that belly!” when Vera Farmiga stepped on to the red carpet. Bonus points: her husband, Renn Hawkey, showed up and rubbed her belly for the cameras. The couple knows how to work it.

Speaking of knowing how work a photo-op, Keanu Reeves dodged traffic to get to the other side of Yonge Street, where fans stood behind barricades waving copies of The Matrix on DVD. This is the first time we’ve seen a celebrity pull a Frogger for his fans. All this hometown boy needs to do to win us over now is shave that patchy beard.

: Actor James Caan walks the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor James Caan with co-star Vera Farmiga at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor James Caan yucks it up with co-star Vera Farmiga at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actors Keanu Reeves, James Caan and Vera Farmiga walk the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor James Caan walks the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Vera Farmiga walks the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Vera Farmiga walks the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Vera Farmiga walks the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Renn Hawkey and his wife, actor Vera Farmiga, walk the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Renn Hawkey and his wife, actor Vera Farmiga, walk the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Keanu Reeves walks the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Keanu Reeves walks the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Fisher Stevens walks the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Julie Ordon walks the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

: Director Malcolm Venville walks the red carpet at the world premiere of Henry’s Crime at the Elgin Theatre (Image: Karon Liu)

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TIFF Talk

August 24, 2010 | 12:26 pm

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Official TIFF guest list released: Jon Hamm, James Franco, Javier Bardem, Marion Cotillard, Will Ferrell and more

The young, the old and the fugly

Woot! Woot! The exhaustive official guest list for TIFF has been released (James Franco! Jon Hamm! Uma Thurman!), meaning we can finally provide a definitive stargazing guide to the fest. Here’s a quick primer. See the full list after the jump.

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Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, Robert De Niro, Helen Mirren, Nicole Kidman, Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Woody Allen, Catherine Deneuve, Harvey Keitel, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kevin Spacey, Martin Sheen, William H. Macy, Catherine Keener

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TIFF Talk

July 27, 2010 | 1:00 pm

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TIFF announces 50 films starring awesome famous people who might come to Toronto

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Robin Wright, shown here at TIFF last year, stars in Robert Redford's The Conspirator (Image: James Helmer)

Today’s edition of TIFF celebrity stalking is a little meatier, as co-directors Piers Handling and Cameron Bailey announced 50 films (15 galas, 35 special presentations, including 25 world premieres) and the whackitude of celebrities associated with them. We’ve got two Friends (Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer), the Gilmore Girls (Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel), the Mad Men man himself (Jon Hamm), Office favourite Rainn Wilson, the ever-intriguing Winona Ryder, plus Robert Redford, Woody Allen, Helen Mirren, Natalie Portman, Javier Bardem and more. This year might just top 2009’s Oprah-Clooney juggernaut appearances. Too lazy to go through the list? The lowdown, after the jump.

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 20, 2009 | 12:09 pm

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RED CARPET INTERVIEW: We talk to Rebecca Miller, Robin Wright Penn and Keanu Reeves at The Private Lives of Pippa Lee premiere

Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 18, 2009 | 5:19 pm

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Lessons learned while photographing celebrities

One of our favourite shots from the festival (Photo by Karon Liu)

We consider ourselves to be experts in taking red carpet photos, having attended quite a few of the galas and special presentations since TIFF began. With every premiere, we learned something new in mastering the art of getting the perfect shot.

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 16, 2009 | 5:05 pm

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Dignity helps when trying to party with Nicolas Cage, Fergie and Keanu at the InStyle bash

British actor Bill Nighy is mobbed by fans with poor taste in hats outside the Windsor Arms last night (Photo by Jen McNeely)

“We want the king, we want the king!”

At first we couldn’t decipher what the overzealous crowd was chanting, but as we drew closer to the masses outside the Windsor Arms, it became clear that it was not the king they wanted but the Cage. Nicolas, that is. The mob was gaining momentum and force, so when British actor Bill Nighy exited the hotel, an emergency PR situation dominoed: fans surged forward, magazines slapped magazines at Nighy and women on walkie-talkies were frantically trying to locate his driver. Cops had to buffer the mania so Nighy could escape. As he wandered in the direction of Theatre Books, all we could hear him say was “Where the fuck? What the fuck? Fuck!” An intense female wrangler yelled, “Bill—back inside!” She shouted louder, “Bill! Inside, let’s go!” ushering him in haste back in the embrace of the Windsor Arms. By the urgency in her tone, we thought the fans were about ready to rip his flesh off, like a scene from Shaun of the Dead.

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 16, 2009 | 1:38 pm

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Keanu Reeves is not going to be this year’s Sean Penn, sorry

Keanu Reeves has the bad-boy beard, not not the bad-boy attitude (Photo by James Helmer)

“He talked to me, you know,” breathed a girl at Joe Fresh’s dinner for The Private Lives of Pippa Lee and its players: director Rebecca Miller, star Robin Wright Penn, and the “he” in question, Canada’s long sighed-after Keanu Reeves. Along with the usual suits and various elegant members of Joe Mimran’s consort, they all gathered in the amber glow of Victor (at Hotel Germain) for a little celebration. Three sumptuous courses came and went while outside, clubby passersby did triple takes.

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 16, 2009 | 12:39 pm

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Patrick Swayze passes away during TIFF and the awkwardness of getting celebrity death reactions

Patrick Swayze (1952-2009) (Photo by Alan Light)

Every time a famous person passes away, news organizations call up a bunch of celebrities to get reactions, usually consisting phrases such as “I was shocked when I found out” and “Our thoughts and prayers go out to [famous person’s name]’s family.” What reporters didn’t count on yesterday was that some celebrities at TIFF, caught up in the hubbub of the festival, didn’t know about Patrick Swayze’s death until they were asked about it at press conferences.

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 16, 2009 | 12:22 pm

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PHOTO GALLERY: Keanu Reeves, Robin Wright Penn and Rebecca Miller at The Private Lives of Pippa Lee premiere

Robin Wright Penn, who plays Pippa in The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, walked the red carpet at Roy Thomson Hall last night with co-star Keanu Reeves and director Rebecca Miller. See photos from the event below.

Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 16, 2009 | 12:14 pm

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Keanu Reeves won’t comment on beard, fans dismayed by facial hair

Keanu Reeves (is he giving us the stink eye?), director Rebecca Miller and Robin Wright Penn

We’re sure Keanu Reeves’s new film The Private Lives of Pippa Lee is great, but we were distracted throughout its press conference yesterday by his long scraggly hair and beard reminiscent of a Queer Eye candidate. Or a homeless person. A homeless person who makes millions of dollars.

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