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THE PLACE: A sub-penthouse loft overlooking St. Andrew’s Playground, just steps from the raucous King West party scene.
Another tip from the Spoke Club’s cultural curator: Steve McQueen, director of the Michael Fassbender/Carey Mulligan pic Shame, dined at the King West club with TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey last night.
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Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties and screenings.
• 6 p.m. Like Crazy special presentation at Ryerson Theatre
• 6:30 p.m. Peace, Love and Misunderstanding gala presentation at Roy Thomson Hall
• 7 p.m. Festival Music House with Sam Roberts Band, The Sheepdogs at the Mod Club
• 7 p.m. Butter official cast party with Jennifer Garner and Olivia Wilde at Burroughes Building
• 8 p.m. Interview magazine and Joe Fresh party at the Spoke Club
• 9 p.m. ET Canada’s 6th birthday party at Spice Route
• 9:30 p.m. Butter gala presentation at Roy Thomson Hall
Last night, the Spoke Club launched the film festival season with its annual Canadian Filmmakers party, hosted by actress Lisa Ray, who looked fresh-faced and fabulous, as usual, and Ben Mulroney, who looks more like dad Brian every year. The frigid temperature and grey sky spitting rain didn’t mar the festivities; guests huddled around propane heaters on the rooftop patio and warmed up by dancing to Motown jams downstairs. Industry insiders and Spoke members lapped up the free Skyy TIFF-themed cocktails, but actual celebs (other than the OC‘s Melinda Clarke) were few and far between.
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The arrival of TIFF always demands answers to three crucial questions: which celebs are coming to town, what are the best flicks to see, and where can we get inebriated at ungodly hours of the night? The first two we’ve taken care of here and here, and now we have the nearly complete list of venues with extended hours for TIFF. The news is good: last year, around 25 bars and restaurants were approved for extended hours; this year, about 44 will be serving late. The selection is more varied, and with spots like Gabby’s and Hey Lucy on the list, it’s decidedly more casual. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario tells us that the list could expand as more venues get last-minute approval. Here, the 44 bars officially licensed to stay open until 4 a.m. »
Viggo Mortenson
We hear Viggo Mortensen celebrated with the Danish cast and crew of the movie Applause until the wee hours of the morning last Sunday at The Spoke Club. When we called last week to ask about hours, we were told the Spoke was closed on Sundays. Too bad. We’d have loved to party with Mortensen and some great Danes. (Photo by James Helmer)
We ran into Rob Stefaniuk (of TIFF vampire rock flick Suck) and his actor/singer girlfriend Barbara Mamabolo out for some dinner with friends at the Spoke Club. When we asked how their TIFF was going, Mamabolo replied, “Exhausting, in a word.” Stefaniuk nodded and we wholeheartedly agreed. We think TIFF is hard on us but it’s probably even harder on those that have to go to screenings and make nice with the press. Luckily, they’ve already sold the distribution rights to the film. Stefaniuk had just finished his last screening and is looking forward to resting. The pair are off to Halifax. The couple saw The Trotsky and Rabia, but didn’t have much time to see other movies. We know the feeling.
Our new-found crush
We hear that Colin Farrell continued his night of media-free partying at The Spoke Club on Monday night. Accompanied by Neil Jordan, director of Farrell’s TIFF film Ondine, Farrell dined with a small entourage of cast mates and producers in the private cellar of the club. Rumours abound that Bono was also in attendance, but our source didn’t actually see him. Apparently, they dined on prime beef, salmon and pork. One server gushed, “He called me love.” Another told us, “He smoked like every minute. He was on the patio a lot.” We’re sad we missed out, being at the media circus that was Cheval, when just across the way, we could have been hanging with our newest crush.
Where there's a Will: Eric McCormack was spotted at the Canadian Filmmakers Party at The Spoke Club (Photo by Destiny Thing)
Last night, The Spoke Club held one of the official TIFF kickoff events—the annual Canadian Filmmakers Party—and it set a wonderful tone for the festival-to-come. Our inner nerd was hyperventilating and grasping for his inhaler at seeing Canadian Battlestar Galactica alums Aaron Douglas and Grace Park. Other guests included Eric McCormack, of Will and Grace fame, Jian Ghomeshi, Stephen Wong (from Project Runway Canada), Ainsley Kerr (of course), and Dan Woods (who we fondly remember as Degrassi’s irascible but lovable principal).
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Drake of dawn: the Queen Street hotel is one of many spots open until 4 a.m.
Stalking celebs at TIFF takes a lot out of us—and, we imagine, avoiding us takes a lot out of celebs. The best way to soothe those festival blues or celebrate festival triumphs is with a few cocktails around dawn. Luckily, more bars than ever are serving late this year.
Why so many licences this year? David Brown, bar manager at the Drake Hotel, posits a theory: “The economy is a little tight in general, regardless of what the Bank of Canada says. Giving licences earlier is a benefit to the city and businesses.” He notes that the crowd typically thins out a bit around 2 a.m., with a fresh round of TIFFers coming in around 2:30 a.m. Richard Lambert, owner of The Social, echoes Brown’s sentiment: “We will see a good turnover in the crowds, with a second wave coming around 1:30.” Read the rest of this entry »
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