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David Cronenberg TIFF retrospective will be high tech, interactive and likely terrifying

Mr. David Cronenberg (Image: FICG.mx)

Toronto-based director David Cronenberg (also known as the man who turns Viggo Mortensen into a fan boy) is about to get a high-tech retrospective of his work, courtesy of the Toronto International Film Festival. TIFF has received a cool $50,000 from the provincial government to make a Cronenberg-inspired augmented-reality game that will be unveiled in phases through 2013, with the first section to launch in September, according to Cinemablend. TIFF’s grant proposal says the interactive game will use social media, geomapping and 3D photo-modelling technology to create sensory experiences for the player. We can’t quite imagine what the final product will look like (and, judging from the fact that TIFF is still looking for a project manager, neither can they), but take a director known for his surreal, sexual and violent narratives, toss in some technology that will heighten that mood, and the end product will probably scare the pants off the average exhibition goer. No word on whether post-scare showers or shoulders to cry on will be available onsite.

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September 20, 2011 | 5:25 pm

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TIFF 2011 Roundup: the five o’clock shadow was this year’s hottest accessory for men

We noticed something prickly growing on the chins of many A-list men at TIFF this year (no, not a beard—we’ve covered that already). It seems that amidst the many open collars and untucked shirts, there was a celebrity trend in-the-making: scruff so barely there it could have been accidental—or due to laziness. We think that on Jon Hamm, Ryan Gosling, Gerard Butler, Jason Statham, Robert De Niro and Brian Austin Green, the look was decent, but on Philip Seymour Hoffman, Seth Rogen and Brad Pitt, it doesn’t look quite so manly—presumably, the intention—but rather uncomfortably itchy. Vote for your favourite five o’clock shadow after the jump.

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September 20, 2011 | 4:11 pm

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The Swag Series: The Right Hand Gal’s lounge comes with free jewelry and a message

Jason Priestley wear jewelry for a cause (Image: Phil Birnbaum)

What it is: The Right Hand Gal, a Canadian jewellery company by sisters Shawna and Randi Herlich, have created a special piece called Noble, a play on the phrase “no bull” in support of anti-bullying causes. The company launched a gifting suite this year at the InterContinental (like Ben Sherman, Alliance and the Tastemakers Lounge before them) to hand out their Noble pendant.

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September 20, 2011 | 2:20 pm

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TIFF 2011 Roundup: Jason Reitman, Jamie Campbell Bower and Robert De Niro are among TIFF 2011’s worst dressed

Some of TIFF 2011’s men dressed well, some dressed boring in black and white, and some dressed downright casual. Director Jason Reitman showed up to most events wearing an untucked shirt, jeans and sneakers—there’s nothing wrong with slumming it a little bit, but we think this kind of easy dressing is perfect for a 4 a.m. last call and not a red carpet for an Artists for Peace and Justice-sponsored party. We like actor Jamie Campbell Bower’s blousy dotted top, but the tongue-out shoes and wild hair are begging for attention, and we’re not willing to acknowledge either as effortless. As for Robert De Niro, he may be one of the biggest actors of our time, but that doesn’t mean wearing a golf shirt under a blazer with dad jeans and sneakers is any more appealing. Who do you think dressed the worst at TIFF 2011?

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(Images: Jason Reitman, George Pimentel/WireImage; Jamie Campbell Bower, Ernesto Di Stefano/Getty Images Entertainment; Robert De Niro, Jason Merritt/Getty Images Entertainment)

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September 20, 2011 | 2:15 pm

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TIFF 2011 Roundup: The winners, and the losers, from this year’s installment of the Toronto International Film Festival

(Images: Christopher Drost)

Well, it’s a wrap. Some might suggest that there are no winners and losers at TIFF, and that the festival is a harmonious celebration of filmmaking and the artistic spirit. For our part, we say these people are wrong. Life is a competition, and we’ve got the goods on the stars, the parties, the neighbourhoods, the red carpet galas and the films that came out on top—and on the bottom—this year, after the jump.

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September 20, 2011 | 12:57 pm

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TIFF 2011 Roundup: Hugh Dancy, Bill Nighy and Ryan Gosling are among TIFF’s best dressed

The men of TIFF didn’t take many risks, since most of our photos are of celebrities wearing black suits with white shirts and no ties (and on occasion, foregoing a button up shirt for a v-neck t-shirt, which should be stopped), but we managed to find some highlights: Hugh Dancy sporting a nicely fitted single-button tweed jacket and an open collar (which was the trend for nearly every male in attendance at TIFF this year) at the Vanity Fair party, Bill Nighy wearing bold glasses and a very trim navy suit at the Page Eight premiere, and Ryan Gosling in a tailored tan suit with contrasting studded footwear (which, frankly, we could do without) at The Ides of March premiere. Which gentleman takes top honours at this year’s TIFF?

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(Images: Ryan Gosling, Jason Merritt/Getty Images Entertainment; Bill Nighy, George Pimentel/WireImage; Toby Canham, Getty Images Entertainment)

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September 19, 2011 | 4:54 pm

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TIFF 2011 Roundup: Olivia Wilde, Rachel Weisz and Sarah Gadon are among TIFF’s best dressed

When the celebs got it right, they really got it right on the red carpet at TIFF 2011—although Olivia Wilde was spotted in a scarf and motorcycle jacket at Grey Goose Soho House, she showed up to the premiere of Butter in a beautiful Marchesa gown with great shoulders and a long flowing skirt (we worried it would be dirtied by the concrete). Jason Wu dressed Rachel Weisz and Sarah Gadon was dressed in Wu by the Bay for TIFF 2011—Weisz at The Deep Blue Sea premiere and dinner wearing a belted floral print dress, and Gadon going for broke with a long slit and small train. We think they all deserve top marks, but who made all of the right choices at this year’s TIFF?

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(Images: Olivia Wilde, Lia Grainger; Rachel Weisz, Alexandra Wyman; Sarah Gadon, Chris Drost)

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September 19, 2011 | 4:20 pm

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TIFF 2011 Roundup: Emily Blunt, Juliette Lewis and Vanessa Paradis are among TIFF’s worst dressed

During TIFF, we’re lucky enough to see a lot of celebrities, and because it is a festival, they usually pull out all the stops. But sometimes there’s a noticeable lack of commitment to dressing to the nines, and sometimes we just don’t understand why celebrities choose to dress the way they do, like Emily Blunt who proved to us that even gorgeous women can’t pull off a wide-legged, sleeveless, could-be jumpsuit with bodice detailing at the Salmon Fishing in the Yemen premiere. We think Juliette Lewis decided to phone it for the premiere of Hick with ripped jeans, aviator sunglasses, a fedora and a cotton tee (and perhaps scarf), while the typically-stunning Vanessa Paradis looked like she may have slept in her velvet pants, bustier (complete with a peplum) and draped jacket at the premiere of her film Café de flore. Who do you think was worst dressed at TIFF 2011?

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(Images: Emily Blunt and Juliette Lewis, Lia Grainger; Vanessa Paradis, George Pimentel)

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September 19, 2011 | 4:10 pm

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A TIFF closing party with Jeff Branson from Young and the Restless (we thought it was strange too)

Young and restless, just like us

On Saturday night, the Roosevelt Room and Young and the Restless heartthrob Jeff Branson hosted the TIFF closing party, A Hollywood Romance. We’re not quite sure why Branson was in town, since he’s not currently promoting any films, or what his relationship is to TIFF, but never one to pass up a party, we crowded into the Art Deco-themed night club with the usual Saturday night club kids and a few film-types who looked just as out of place as we did.

Perhaps there’s some truth to critics who believe that TIFF ends on Tuesday after many of the boldface names have headed back to their respective hideaways (or New York Fashion Week). After four hours of old-school remixes and house beats, we had yet to distinguish the Y&R star from the other party-goers packed in like sardines grinding to a remix of Adele’s “Someone Like You.” TIFF was officially over and it was time to catch up on some much-needed sleep. We crossed the velvet ropes and bid farewell to TIFF 2011, until next year.

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September 19, 2011 | 2:49 pm

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TIFF 2011 Roundup: We present the yearbook for TIFF’s class of 2011

TIFF 2011 has been packed full of stars, red carpets, exclusive parties, and various quips and jokes, and to celebrate the many achievements of this year’s festival, we present to you a yearbook for the TIFF class of 2011: Keira Knightley, Ryan Gosling, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Steve McQueen, Sarah Silverman, Seth Rogen, Whit Stillman, Jennifer Garner and Johnny Rotten. Find out what they had to say, and who was “voted” most likely to be beautiful forever in our just-arrived-from-the-printer class album.

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(Images: Matt Carr/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images)

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September 19, 2011 | 10:33 am

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The Swag Series: CANFAR and TDot TV celebrate celebrity and philanthropy at the Bata Shoe Museum

Brendan Fletcher and Julie Maxwell (Image: TDotTV.com)

What it is: Hosted by the Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research (CANFAR) and lifestyle website TDot TV, this lounge paired philanthropy with a touch of glamour. The goal was to create awareness for CANFAR while pampering celebs with goodies and offering a makeover or two before a night on the town. Check out the swag, 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 | 8:00 am

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Today at TIFF: Hysteria gala presentation, The Day midnight madness screening and more

Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties and screenings.

• 10 a.m. The Story of Film: An Odyssey free screening at the AGO

• 6:30 p.m. A Happy Event gala presentation at Roy Thomson Hall

• 8 p.m. Hysteria official cast dinner with Maggie Gyllenhaal at the Roosevelt Room

• 9 p.m. The Day official cast party with Dominic Monaghan at FStop

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

• 11:59 p.m. The Day midnight madness presentation at Ryerson Theatre

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September 14, 2011 | 4:56 pm

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ET Canada’s sixth birthday party is the least TIFF-y of all TIFF parties

Natalie Brown (Image: Lia Parsley)

As the Hollywood set celebrated last night with parties for Butter, Interview magazine and InStyle, our homegrown Canadian talent came out for ET Canada’s sixth birthday bash at Spice Route. The cast of Rookie Blue and Lost Girl, everyone’s favourite contractor Mike Holmes, Call Me Fitz’s affable Tracy Dawson, Molly Parker, Natalie Brown, the Trailer Park Boys, Alexandra Holden (we know her best as anorexic beauty queen Mary Johanson from Drop Dead Gorgeous), ET Canada hosts and L.A. transplant Matte Babel all walked the red carpet—some better than others (namely, Natalie Brown and her impressive at-camera eye squints)—in honour of the entertainment news source’s special day. Check out the red carpet after the jump.

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September 14, 2011 | 3:16 pm

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Interview magazine and Joe Fresh host a rooftop party for Like Crazy’s Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin

Anton Yelchin (Image: Sam Santos/Wireimage)

Interview magazine, Joe Fresh and Paramount Productions hosted an invite-only soiree last night at the Spoke Club rooftop, where the Joe Fresh–orange cocktails were flowing and everyone was loose, including Like Crazy cast members Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin. It was a party without George Clooney and Ryan Gosling, or other faces we’ve grown tired of this week, yet it grew larger by the second and saw Jason Reitman and Jessica Chastain pass through—even Kimberley Newport-Mimran, fresh off a plane after a Pink Tartan show at New York Fashion Week, was seen laughing with husband Joe (or Mr. Fresh to his closest friends). Newport-Mimran gave us the scoop on her menswear line Black Tartan, which will be debuting in her Yorkville store very soon. That’s an actual fact— something there aren’t many of in the typical “Toronto is so much friendlier than New York” responses that journalists usually get from interviews during TIFF. Pics of the party guests and their thoughts about Toronto after the jump.

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