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Camera: a who’s who of Canadian cinema gathers at the Lightbox to kick off TIFF’s retrospective of Norman Jewison films

Canadian film honcho Wayne Clarkson with art house icon Atom Egoyan and Lynne St. David-Jewison

August 11, Malaparte.
By Fraser Abe | Photography by George Pimentel

An air-kissing who’s who of Canadian cinema gathered on the sixth floor of the Lightbox to kick off Justice for All, TIFF’s retrospective of the films of Norman Jewison. One of Hollywood’s most prolific directors, Jewison is the kind of success story this city loves to laud at every opportunity. Following the reception, everyone shuffled downstairs for a screening of Moonstruck, Jewison’s 1987 rom-com. The crowd was also treated to a Q&A with Olympia Dukakis and the screenwriter John Patrick Shanley (both snagged Oscars for the movie). But it was Jewison who got the loudest applause, for dropping a well-aimed F-bomb while recounting an on-set incident: Nicolas Cage demanded a moment to think over a line, and Jewison replied: “Don’t think, just say the fucking line.” Beats watching Moonstruck at home in your PJs for the umpteenth time.

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September 15, 2011 | 1:35 pm

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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Nicolas Cage has the assembled media eating out of his hand at the press conference for Joel Schumacher’s Trespass

When Nicolas Cage is in the room, it’s impossible to look anywhere else (really). From the moment he sat down, answering questions about Joel Schumacher’s Trespass with a degree of intensity and thoughtfulness that we’re sure surprised many, all eyes were fixed on the actor. He delivered lines from the film in character, did his best impression of Werner Herzog and playfully shared the story the film is predicated upon: “I woke up and there was a naked man wearing my leather jacket and eating a Fudgsicle at the foot of my bed. It sounds funny, but it wasn’t.”

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September 15, 2011 | 12:15 pm

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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Nicolas Cage walks the red carpet for Joel Schumacher’s Trespass

After charming the assembled press corps with tales of a naked man eating a Fudgsicle in his bed at the press conference for Trespass, Nicolas Cage charmed his screaming fans at the red carpet at Roy Thomson Hall for the new Joel Schumacher flick, signing autographs the entire length of the carpet from underneath an umbrella. Seriously, Cage is a charmer (and, frankly, we’re kind of surprised). Unfortunately, his co-star in the film, Nicole Kidman, wasn’t in attendance (she’s currently shooting another picture in the U.S.). But no matter, Cage and Schumacher managed to delight fans without her. See our photo gallery, after the jump.

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September 15, 2011 | 11:35 am

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Nicolas Cage is a sad wine drinker and Maggie Gyllenhaal wears sweatpants at the Soho Metropolitan Hotel last night

Nicolas Cage (Image: Jenna Marie Wakani)

Outside of the Soho Metropolitan Hotel, fans gathered to catch a glimpse of Nicolas Cage at his Trespass after-party, and to be perfectly honest, most of the action was happening outside of the Euro beat–heavy clubland inside. We spotted Hysteria’s Maggie Gyllenhaal in “couture” sweatpants and glasses exiting an elevator, seeming eager to distance herself from the afternoons-in-Ibiza party that was happening in the hotel (she was staying there), but apart from these two star sightings, the biggest name we spotted was Massari. Check out the scene and find out what desperate measures some partygoers took to see Cage after the jump.

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September 15, 2011 | 10:30 am

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QUOTED: Nicolas Cage on his hilarious, horrifying home invasion

I opened my eyes and there was a naked man wearing my leather jacket eating a Fudgesicle in front of my bed. I know it sounds funny … but it was horrifying.

—Nicolas Cage at the press conference for his new film Trespass [Reuters]

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September 14, 2011 | 8:00 am

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Today at TIFF: Starbuck gala presentation and Trespass after party with Nicolas Cage

Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties and screenings.

• 6:30 p.m. Starbuck gala presentation at Roy Thomson Hall

• 7 p.m. Festival Music House with the Arkells and Hey Rosetta at The Mod Club

• 9 p.m. Jeff Who Lives at Home special presentation at the Elgin Theatre

• 9:30 p.m. Trespass gala presentation at Roy Thomson Hall

• 11:00 p.m. Trespass after-party at the Soho Metropolitan Hotel

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TIFF Talk

September 8, 2011 | 8:30 am

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50 buzziest films of TIFF 2011: we slice through the hype so you don’t have to

We’ve already told you about the celebs filing into town for TIFF and the extended-licence nightspots they’ll be frequenting. But with more than 300 movies being screened, the actual “film” part of the festival can be hard to navigate. Enter our handy guide, in which we scope out the buzz on the most hotly anticipated flicks of the fest.

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August 17, 2011 | 9:24 am

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New TIFF News: eight galas and 17 special presentations added to the roster

The TIFF news keeps pouring in, with the festival announcing today the addition of eight galas (those splashy parties everyone wants to crash) and 17 special presentations, totalling 25 additions, 14 of which are world premieres. This brings the final number of galas this season to 20 (that’s a whole lot of free champagne) and the number of special presentations to 67. At TIFF, there’ll be a star for everyone, like brawny action dudes Jason Statham, Clive Owen (who has two movies premiering) and Gerard Butler, French actress Catherine Deneuve (so engaging we’d watch her eat Kraft dinner and do laundry), TV stars Adam Brody and Alexis Bledel (who taught us that the best way to solve complex teen problems is to talk really, really fast) and mega-stars Robert DeNiro, Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage.

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August 26, 2010 | 2:23 pm

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From the Archives: a look back on TIFF’s most memorable moments

Oh, Snap
This month, the Toronto International Film Festival celebrates its 35th year with a glossy new home in the Bell Lightbox. Much has changed since the inaugural year, when Hollywood studios turned up their noses at the fledging fest. Then again, much hasn’t. It’s still two weeks of celebrities and fans behaving badly. Here, a look back on TIFF’s most memorable moments, from the coke-fuelled ’70s to the paparazzi-riddled oughties.

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 19, 2009 | 3:11 pm

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RED CARPET INTERVIEW: Werner Herzog and Nicolas Cage talk to us about New Orleans, jazz and the new Bad Lieutenant sequel

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 | 1:19 pm

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Nicolas Cage on being a believable drug addict and why he won’t do Shakespeare

Nicolas Cage at the press conference for Bad Lieutenant (Photo by Karon Liu)

Perhaps it was naive to expect the real-life Nicolas Cage to be like the characters he portrays in The Wicker Man and The Knowing: paranoid and running around looking concerned. Still, the Oscar-winner, in town to promote Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, had his share of head-scratching quotes in between gushing about working with director Werner Herzog at yesterday’s press conference.

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 15, 2009 | 8:00 am

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Today at TIFF: September 15, 2009

Our daily roundup of the most buzz-worthy opening galas, parties and screenings.

• Monterey Pop free public screening, Yonge–Dundas Square, noon
• Robin Hood free public screening, Yonge–Dundas Square, 3 p.m.
• Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans premiere, Ryerson Theatre, 6 p.m.
• The Private Lives of Pippa Lee premiere, Roy Thomson Hall, 6:30 p.m.
• Shinan Govani’s book release party, Holt Renfrew
• Free swing-dance lessons and a live concert from Aelita with the Galaxy All-Star Orchestra in support of the Russian musical Hipsters, Yonge–Dundas Square, 7 p.m.
• Youth in Revolt premiere, Winter Garden theatre, 8:30 p.m.
• J’ai tué ma mère (I Killed My Mother) premiere, Isabel Bader Theatre, 9:30 p.m.
• Micmacs (Micmacs à tire-larigot) premiere, Roy Thomson Hall, 9:30 p.m.
• InStyle party (possible guests include Naomi Watts, Keanu Reeves and Michael Cera), Windsor Arms
• Cinema Against AIDS Toronto benefit for Amfar (performance by Sarah McLachlin), The Carlu
• Bad Lieutenant after party (guests include Nicolas Cage), Ultra

Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 11, 2009 | 9:16 am

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Spill it: Our six TIFF essentials (so far)

What a girl needs: The state of our bag on day one

Walk softly and carry a big bag: the official motto of a TIFF survivalist. We chose a double-duty Danier bag ($199)—it’s big enough to fit our laptop, but also folds over into handbag size at night. Here, we spill its sundry necessities.

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 9, 2009 | 3:13 pm

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Canada’s queen of gossip, Lainey, tells us what she knows about the coming of Oprah, Mariah, Clooney, Cage and more

Goss boss: The queen of "fun" smut, Lainey Gossip

Goss boss: The queen of "fun" smut, Lainey (Photo courtesy of CTV)

TIFF starts tomorrow, so for our last-minute update on what to expect, who to look for and where to go, we sat down with none other than Elaine Lui, a.k.a. Lainey of eTalk and Lainey Gossip.

Where Oprah goes, the congregation will follow—even to Sotto Sotto.

TIFF.TO: What does it mean that Oprah Winfrey is coming to Toronto for the world premiere of Precious?
LAINEY: For a long time I’ve referred to Oprah as ‘The Mighty O’ and use capitalized pronouns when referring to her because people act like she’s God. Sometimes, I feel like she acts like she’s God. So it’s almost like God is coming to Toronto…like we should have a temple or something in her honour.

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