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Today at TIFF: Black Swan, Miral, the Reel Canadian TIFF Party and more

Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties and screenings.

• 6 p.m. Incendies North American premiere at Bell Lightbox
• 6 p.m. Miral North American premiere at Ryerson Theatre
• 6 p.m. Another Year at Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
• 6:30 p.m. Potiche North American premiere gala at Roy Thomson Hall
• 8 p.m. Ivory Tower Screening Party at Camera Bar
• 8 p.m. Festival Music House opening night at The Roosevelt Room
• 8 p.m. The Reel Canadian TIFF Party at the Drake Hotel
• 9:30 p.m. Black Swan North American premiere gala at Roy Thomson Hall
• 9:45 p.m. Cave of Forgotten Dreams world premiere at Bell Lightbox
• Ceremony at Brassaii
• The Spotlight Awards and Official After-Party at Festival Central (148 Cumberland St.)

The Hype

TIFF Talk

September 11, 2010 | 1:48 pm

TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Super premiere with Ellen Page, Liv Tyler and Rainn Wilson

Actors Ellen Page and Liv Tyler from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

The super-charged Super premiere had a red carpet packed with hot young things—and Rainn Wilson was there, too. Our gallery captures the sexy looks of Liv Tyler, Ellen Page and Stephen Blackehart. Check out the photos, below.

: Actress Liv Tyler from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actress Liv Tyler from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actress Liv Tyler from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actress Ellen Page from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actresses Ellen Page and Liv Tyler from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actresses Ellen Page and Liv Tyler from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Director James Gunn from Super with his date on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Sean Gunn from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Sean Gunn with director James Gunn, his brother, on the red carpet for Super at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Stephen Blackehart from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Stephen Blackehart from Super — either star-struck himself or recording Paranormal Activity 3 — on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Author Holiday Reinhorn with her husband, actor Rainn Wilson from Super, on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Rainn Wilson from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Producers Ted Hope and Miranda Bailey from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Cast members, producers and the director from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Cast members, producers and the director from Super on the red carpet at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

The Hype

TIFF Talk

September 11, 2010 | 12:06 pm

TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Megan Fox, Bill Murray and Mickey Rourke at the Passion Play gala

Actor Megan Fox on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

Fan frenzy descended over the Ryerson Theatre last night as vampy vixen Megan Fox walked the red carpet with her Passion Play co-stars Bill Murray and Mickey Rourke.

Our photos are below, but a full report of the event is reported here.

: Actor Brian Austin Green with his wife, actress Megan Fox, on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Brian Austin Green with his wife, actress Megan Fox, on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Brian Austin Green with his wife, actress Megan Fox, on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actress Megan Fox on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actress Megan Fox on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actress Megan Fox on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actress Megan Fox on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actress Megan Fox on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actress Megan Fox on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Mickey Rourke on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Mickey Rourke on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Mickey Rourke on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Mickey Rourke on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Mickey Rourke on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Bill Murray on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Actor Bill Murray on the red carpet for Passion Play at Ryerson (Image: Karon Liu)

: Bill Murray gets some love from a fan (Image: Karon Liu)

The Hype

TIFF Talk

September 11, 2010 | 11:17 am

Angry, horny, desperate fans flock to see Megan Fox at Passion Play gala

Spot the Fox: Megan Fox is mobbed by fans last night at the premiere of Passion Play at the Ryerson Theatre

While it’s common knowledge that being the presence of celebrities can render a person into a giddy puddle of goo, Friday night’s Passion Play gala at the Ryerson Theatre brought out a mixed bag of emotions among fans: confusion and entitlement, hatred and horniness.

The Hype

TIFF Talk

September 11, 2010 | 8:00 am

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Today at TIFF: Roger Ebert Twitter showdown, Hello! party, Vanity Fair party, OneXOne fundraiser

Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties and screenings.

• 12:00 p.m. George Christy Luncheon at Avenue Bar and Print Room (Four Seasons Hotel)
• 1:30 p.m. Little White Lies world premiere gala at Roy Thomson Hall
• 2 p.m. The Whistleblower world premiere at Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
• 3 p.m. Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie world premiere at Ryerson Theatre
• 3 p.m. Conviction world premiere at Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
• 4 p.m. Roger Ebert Twitter showdown at the Hyatt Regency
• 6 p.m. Made in Dagenham world premiere at Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
• 6:30 p.m. The Conspirator world premiere gala at Roy Thomson Hall
• 6:30 p.m. Artists for Peace and Justice Fundraiser at Pears on the Avenue
• 7 p.m. HELLO! Magazine Film Festival Cocktail Party at Royal Conservatory Telus Centre for Performance and Learning
• 7 p.m. ReelWorld Film Festival Indie Film Lounge Reception at Empire Lounge
• 9 p.m. Beginners world premiere at Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
• 9 p.m. It’s Kind of a Funny Story world premiere at Ryerson Theatre
• 9 p.m. Vanity Fair Party at Thompson Hotel
• 9:30 p.m. The Town North American premiere gala at Roy Thomson Hall
• 10 p.m. Forest Park hosted by Hayden Christensen at Ultra
• Dipdive Nights featuring Will.i.am at Festival Central (148 Cumberland St.)
• OneXOne fundraiser at Bisha
• Late Night It’s Kind of a Funny Story after-party at Brassaii
• 11:59 p.m. Bunraku world premiere at Ryerson Theatre

The Hype

TIFF Talk

September 9, 2010 | 8:00 am

Today at TIFF: Score and Fubar II premiere, TIFF opening event at Spice Route and more

Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties and screenings.

• 4 p.m. Stella Artois Film Screening Party at the Drake Hotel
• 5 p.m. TIFF Opening Cocktail at Spice Route
• 6:30 p.m. Score: A Hockey Musical world premiere at the Visa Screening Room (Elgin)
• 8 p.m. Score: A Hockey Musical world premiere at Roy Thomson Hall
• 9 p.m. Inside Job at Ryerson Theatre
• 10 p.m. TIFF 2010 Opening Gala at the Liberty Grand
• 10 p.m. Red—Canada Through the Lens of the New York Times, featuring Caitlin Cronenberg at Pears on the Avenue
• 10 p.m. APL.DE.AP (of the Black Eyed Peas) DJ set at Ultra
• 10 p.m. Ame’s One-Year Anniversary Party at Ame
• 11:59 p.m. Fubar II world premiere at the Ryerson Theatre

The Hype

TIFF Talk

August 19, 2010 | 4:16 pm

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Celebrities confirmed for TIFF: Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Mirren and more

Helen Mirren will be coming to plug Brighton Rock (Image: Rubenstein)

Alliance Films is the first distributor to confirm its TIFF lineup and talent, giving us a preliminary look at the stars we’ll be stalking in September. Here, a list of some big films and the celebs who’ll be here to promote them.

1. Blue Valentine
Derek Cianfrance (Director)
Ryan Gosling

2. Brighton Rock
Rowan Joffe (Director)
Helen Mirren
Andrew Riseborough

3. Fubar II
Michael Dowse (Writer/director)
Dave Lawrence (Writer/actor)
Paul Spence

The Hype

High Art

July 22, 2010 | 2:47 pm

Six reasons to brave the crowds at Nuit Blanche this year

Daan Roosegaarde's Dune installation in London (Image: Jennifer Boyer)

Earlier this year, Nuit Blanche announced that it was restructuring the zones along the Yonge-University subway line so more time can be spent enjoying the 133 projects rather than frantically trying to get to them. And the lineup released yesterday includes some must-see exhibits at the “all-night contemporary art thing.” Here, a highly abbreviated roundup of some wicked events to check out.

1. Toronto artist Mark Laliberté’s False Kraftwerk uses puppet-like figures to recreate a performance by German electronic rockers Kraftwerk.

2. Davide Balula tests performance artists’ patience and self-control in The Endless Pace by having 60 dancers represent the face of a clock for over 12 hours.

Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 15, 2009 | 7:34 pm

Loo styles of the rich and famous

Based on some recent indecent exposure, we’re thinking the key to TIFF reporting may be camping out next to the lav. The evidence below:

1. Bill Murray may skip his own press conferences, but the actor is fairly in your face when he needs the head. During a whirlwind gala at Roy Thomson Hall, an insider was in a stall catching up on a work call when an abrupt knock was heard at the door.

Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 15, 2009 | 12:37 pm

Whip It good: Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page at Tattoo Rock Parlour

Rock 'n' roller debry: performers prepare for the Whip It after party (Photo by Jen McNeely)

Rock ’n’ roller derby: performers prepare for the Whip It after-party (Photo by Jen McNeely)

Roller derby chicks whirled around a TTC streetcar outside Tattoo Rock Parlour on Queen West on Sunday, giving the red carpet crowd a terrific tease for the arrival of director Drew Barrymore and homegrown sweetheart Ellen Page to the Whip It after-party. Blaring classic rock tunes and serving up mac and cheese, this was a Hollywood party with a dirty, down-home feel. We stood in line to get a Whip It tattoo branded on our arm and chatted up some of the real-deal derby girls before sneaking into the VIP section to hang with—well, adjacent to—Drew, Ellen, Jason Reitman and Justin Long.

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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 15, 2009 | 12:00 pm

Ed Norton’s fans rival Oprah’s in the insanity category

Honest Ed: signing autographs for fans outside of the Ryerson Theatre (Photo by Karon Liu)

The police were called to the barriers at the premiere of Leaves of Grass last night at the Ryerson Theatre when crowds almost tipped over the barricades at the sight of Edward Norton, especially when they realized Norton was particularly generous with autograph signing.

Norton along with director, writer and star Tim Blake Nelson were darting back and forth across the red carpet signing autographs, saying “I’ll be back” before doing media interviews. Norton signed someone’s ticket and almost forgot to give it back.

Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 15, 2009 | 8:00 am

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 14, 2009 | 1:59 pm

PHOTO GALLERY: The Road premiere with Viggo Mortensen and Robert Duvall

Viggo Mortensen on the red carpet at the Ryerson Theatre for the screening of The Road during the Toronto International Film Festival. (Photo by James Helmer) Viggo Mortensen sported a longish bob for the premiere of The Road. Check out photos of him along with co-stars Robert Duvall and Kodi Smit-McPhee below.

Toronto International Film Festival 2009

September 14, 2009 | 1:37 pm