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Buff Like Harley: How an unassuming kid from North York got his number on every speed dial in Hollywood

Lady Gaga, Halle Berry, Kanye West and Robert Downey Jr. would all be as flabby as the rest of us if it weren’t for celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak. How an unassuming kid from North York got his number on every speed dial in Hollywood By Courtney Shea

Harley Pasternak is desperately seeking a sleeveless T-shirt. The fitness guru has arrived without one at a photo shoot in the Distillery District. The shoot is for a campaign to promote his burgeoning product line on the Shopping Channel. One minion is sent to phone American Apparel and track down this much needed garment. In the meantime, Harley considers other wardrobe options. For casual, man-on-the-street shots, he selects a baby blue polo and jeans—baby blue, he’s advised by an assistant, will highlight his tan. A makeup artist applies foundation and some eyeliner; a photographer assesses lighting options. Bagels and beverages sit untouched while Pasternak noshes on the whole-grain muffin he brought with him. And then he’s on. Pasternak vamps under the bright lights like a bald Gisele Bündchen.

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The Hype

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May 10, 2010 | 3:38 pm

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Tease those TIFF taste buds with a Shinan Govani Q&A

Shinan Govani at the launch party for his book, Boldface Names (Photo by Jen McNeely)

Local gossip king Shinan Govani landed the cover of the premiere issue of In Toronto magazine this week (it’s like Xtra or Fab for the Yorkville crowd), and while we already know too much about the party pundit, the story revealed some tidbits that might be useful for amateur celebrity spotters. The highlights of the 1,400-word Q&A:

Govani’s picks for celebrity sightings:
Drew Barrymore was spotted at Sweaty Betty’s twice when she was in town for TIFF, Robin Williams once visited the Dora Keogh, Daniel Craig and Megan Fox have dined at Avenue Road’s L’Unità, and Toufik Sarwa’s Cinq 01 on College is the go-to place for local celebs.

His answer to the tired “will Toronto ever be like New York” question:
Up the population by one million. “Toronto is plenty engaging and glam—what we’re still lacking is scale,” he tells the magazine, adding that a Toronto party may have 10 “cool” people, but a New York or London party may have 100 “cool” people.

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The Goods Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 21, 2009 | 10:29 am

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PHOTO GALLERY: 31 TIFF red carpet looks

Jennifer Garner and Julianne Moore opted for green and strapless, Amanda Seyfried chose sequins and Louboutins, and Drew Barrymore and Demi Moore did yellow in two very different ways. See the red carpet outfits these stars (and 26 others) chose for their TIFF galas in the slide show below.

: Demi Moore on the red carpet for the premiere of The Joneses at the Visa Screening Room, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday September 13, 2009. (Photos by James Helmer)

Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 18, 2009 | 12:58 pm

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Shinanigans ensue at Holts Café book bash

Shinan Govani at the launch party for his new book, Boldface Names (Photo by Jen McNeely)

Amid TIFF hoopla, the National Post’s society and celebrity ink slinger, Shinan Govani, held a launch for his book Boldface Names at the Holts Café—an event that seemed to procure more boldface names than Vanity Fair’s tiresome TIFF party the night prior. The event condensed every big schmoozer-boozer in the city, culminating in champagne-induced strategic chit-chat, name-dropping and back-handed gossip.

Few parties in Toronto could hope to pull in so many prominent figures. Here’s a run-down of the crowd: Jeff Stober owner of the Drake Hotel, Amber’s Toufik Tarwa, ever-so-tanned club king Michael King, Zoomer’s Suzanne Boyd, Society dolls Ashleigh Dempster and Amanda Blakley, Ben Mulroney of eTalk, Roots founder Michael Budman, Fashion Television’s Glen Baxter, Hello! Canada’s Ciara Hunt, brash book agent Sam Hiyate, Bustle’s design man Shawn Hewson, PR powerwomen Debra Goldblatt and Natasha Koiffman, actor Kristin Booth, singer Jill Barber, the Globe’s Leah McLaren (who rode her bike into Holt Renfrew) and a sprinkle of hot-to-trot 20-somethings that brought just the right amount of sexiness to mill about the lingerie section.

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 17, 2009 | 1:03 am

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The fun dozen stop: our top 12 TIFF tales

FunDozen This Saturday night, TIFF volunteers will roll up the red carpet for the last time in 2009. With the festival’s imminent end, we’ve compiled a list of the our most-read stories since the beginning of festivities on September 10. Here, the top dozen:

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 14, 2009 | 10:27 am

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Why it’s easy (and a bad idea) to hate Megan Fox

Media darling: Megan Fox gives good presser

Don't hate her ’cause she’s beautiful: Megan Fox gives good presser

We didn’t want to like her: she dresses tackily, probably can’t act and brazenly embraces ubiquity. Her hotness seems engineered by Germans. She has not a single humanizing physical flaw. Worse, she’s unapologetic. But in press conferences, red carpet moments and reports from trusty sources—i.e., non-gossip writers—Megan Fox is bloody brilliant. Her interviews are brash, funny and on-point. When she says the wrong thing, it’s on purpose. She’s generous that way, making it easy to hate her.

Rumours had it that she stayed out all night on King Street after the Midnight Madness premiere of Jennifer’s Body—but if that’s true, all the more kudos are due. The Fox showed at her morning-after press conference like it was brunch with the in-laws: dressed in demure ruffles, smiling warmly, sipping Lipton’s. Pure contrivance? Probably. But we’ll never say she’s dumb.

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 12, 2009 | 5:45 pm

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Perez Hilton tells us why TIFF is better than Cannes and how he is happy that Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page are making out

Perez Hilton on tour (Photo by Oscar Rohena)

Perez Hilton, the incomparable celeb soothsayer and gossipmonger, sends his tour to Toronto on September 17 for a show at the Opera House. We caught up with him over the phone (as he made his way to a mall) to talk about Demi, Drew and the Toronto International Film Festival.

TIFF.TO: Will you be here during TIFF? Or did getting punched in the face at Cobra nightclub put us in your bad books?
Perez Hilton: It’s possible I’ll be there on the 17^th. I love Toronto. I love Canadians and Canada. I mean that!

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 12, 2009 | 2:11 pm

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RED CARPET INTERVIEW: We talk to Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried and Diablo Cody at the Jennifer’s Body premiere

Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 11, 2009 | 1:52 pm

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PHOTO GALLERY: Jennifer’s Body premiere at Ryerson Theatre with Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried and Diablo Cody

TIFF‘s Midnight Madness program launched last night in full sexy style, with Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried and Diablo Cody all walking the red carpet. Their film, Jennifer’s Body, promises schlock, horror and comedy. Check out the photos below.

Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 11, 2009 | 11:30 am

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In lieu of Megan Fox, a rock star shows up at Cheval

Pope gets the eTalk treatment

Megan Fox’s expected arrival at Cheval last night was kept on the down low, as eTalk was the only other reporting team at the King Street bar.

The actress was to make a quick appearance before the midnight premiere of Jennifer’s Body at the Ryerson Theatre, but at 10 p.m. (after two hours of waiting), she was officially a no-show. Instead, we ran into ’80s new wave rocker Carole Pope of Rough Trade, who flew in from her home in New York for her film, Suck, which premieres today (stay tuned for our coverage of the after-party). “I wanted to see The Young Victoria because I heard great things about Emily Blunt,” she said. “But unfortunately it’s on the last day and I have to fly home before that.”

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

July 22, 2009 | 5:15 pm

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Schlock and awe: Megan Fox and Ethan Hawke among stars at TIFF’s Midnight Madness program

Megan Fox, star of Jennifer's Body, predicts that we will all laugh at gilded butterflies. Some of us already are (Photo by Megan Fox Rules!)

Megan Fox stirred the hearts—and a few other body parts—of millions of men when she donned a pair of tight denim shorts in the two Transformers movies. That they were mediocre films was cause for less celebration. Happily, though, Fox’s Toronto fans will soon have the chance to see her in a movie that promises to be more than a brain-dead ogle-fest: the titillatingly titled Jennifer’s Body, which will open TIFF’s annual Midnight Madness lineup.

Written by Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody and co-starring Adam Brody and Amy Sedaris, Jennifer’s Body represents a turn to the mainstream for the historically esoteric Midnight Madness series. Fox, in the title role, plays a popular high school cheerleader who’s the envy of the school—and boy does she know it. When she becomes possessed by a demon and begins devouring the town’s all-too-willing young men, her nerdy best friend has to step up and save the day. Other titles from Midnight Madness—TIFF’s horror and schlock series—were announced today. More on them after the jump.

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