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Toronto International Film Festival 2009

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PHOTO GALLERY: Harry Brown premiere at the Visa Screening Room

Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer and director Daniel Barber on the red carpet for the premiere of Harry Brown at the Visa Screening Room, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday September 12, 2009.

Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer on the red carpet for the premiere of Harry Brown

Harry Brown premiered at the Visa Screening Room last night, and we were on the red carpet to snap pictures of Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer.

Toronto International Film Festival 2009

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PHOTO GALLERY: Gaspard Ulliel and Keisha Castle-Hughes on the red carpet before the Vinter’s Luck premiere

Director Niki Caro and Keisha Castle-Hughes share a laugh on the red carpet on the red carpet for the premiere of The Vintner’s Luck at the Visa Screening Room, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday September 12, 2009.

Director Niki Caro and Keisha Castle-Hughes share a laugh on the red carpet on the red carpet

We caught actors Keisha Castle-Hughes and Gaspard Ulliel, as well as director Niki Caro, as they walk the red carpet at the Visa Screening Room for the premiere of Vinter’s Luck.

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PHOTO GALLERY: on the red carpet at the Visa Screening Room for the premiere of Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel

Hugh Hefner and a Playboy Bunny on the red carpet for the premiere of Hugh Hefner: Playboy Activist and Rebel at the Visa Screening Room, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday September 12, 2009We were on the red carpet at the Visa Screening Room for the world premiere of the Canadian documentary Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel.

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RED CARPET INTERVIEW: We talk to Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson and Ian Fitzgibbon at the premiere of Perrier’s Bounty

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RED CARPET INTERVIEW: We talk to Ben Whishaw and Jane Campion at the premiere of Bright Star at the Visa Screening Room

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RED CARPET INTERVIEW: We talk to Matt Damon, Steven Soderbergh and Scott Bakula about the premiere of The Informant! at the Visa Screening Room

Check out our Informant! photo galleries>>
Check out all red carpet videos>>

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Today at TIFF: September 13, 2009

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

• Woodstock free public screening, Yonge–Dundas Square, noon
My Heart Goes Hadippa (Dil Bole Hadippa) premiere, Roy Thomson Hall, 1:30 p.m.
Agora premire, Roy Thomson Hall, 1:30 p.m.
• Whip It spotlight featuring the Toronto Roller Derby League and stars of the film, Yonge-Dundas Square, 5:30 p.m.
Chloe premiere, Roy Thomson Hall, 6:30 p.m.
• Untouchable Girls showcase featuring a free show by the Topp Twinns, New Zealand’s “top yodelling comedy duo,” Yonge–Dundas Square, 9 p.m.
Capitalism: A Love Story premiere, Visa Screening Room, 9 p.m.
Whip It premiere, Ryerson Theatre, 9 p.m.
Precious world premiere, Roy Thomson Hall, 9:30 p.m.
• Norman Jewison’s annual barbecue for the Canadian Film Centre, Canadian Film Centre
• Edward Rogers’s gala fundraiser for One X One, Roger’s Forest Hill home
Whip It party (guests include Drew Barrymore and Ellen Page), Tattoo Rock Parlour
Cairo Time premiere party (guests include Patricia Clarkson and Alexander Siddig), Spice Route
Good Hair premiere party (guests include Chris Rock), One King West

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PHOTO GALLERY: Cracks premieres at the Visa Screening Room

Eva Green on the red carpet for the premiere of Cracks at the Visa Screening Room, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday September 11, 2009Cracks, a 1930s period film set in a girl’s boarding school, premiered at Visa Screening Room yesterday. We were on the red carpet to snap shots of Eva Green, María Valverde, Ridley Scott and Jordan Scott. (Is it just us, or is Jordan Scott not a shoe-in for a vampire role in the next Twilight movie?)

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PHOTO GALLERY: The Informant! premiere at the Visa Screening Room with Matt Damon

The Informant! premiered last night at the Visa Screening Room. We were there to capture pictures of its star, Matt Damon, as well as Scott Bakula, Scott Burns, Chelsea Field and director Steven Soderberg as they walked the red carpet.

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PHOTO GALLERY: Bright Star premiere at the Visa Screening Room with Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw on the red carpet for the premiere of Bright Star at the Visa Screening Room, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday September 11, 2009Jane Campion’s TIFF offering, Bright Star, premiered last night at the Visa Screening Room. The film tells the story of the relationship between the poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw) and Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish). Take a peek at our red carpet photos below.

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Today at TIFF: September 12, 2009

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

The Harder They Come free public screening, Yonge–Dundas Square, noon
Precious: Based on the Novel “Push” by Sapphire showcase hosted by director Lee Daniels with a reading by the author, Yonge–Dundas Square, 4 p.m.
Up in the Air premiere, Ryerson Theatre, 6 p.m.
Get Low premiere, Roy Thomson Hall, 6:30 p.m.
Triage premiere, Winter Garden Theatre, 8:30 p.m.
A Serious Man premiere, Visa Screening Room, 9 p.m.
Solitary Man premiere, Varsity 8, 9 p.m.
I Don Giovanni premiere, Roy Thomson Hall, 9:30 p.m.
Harry Brown premiere party (guests include Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer), Lower Bay Station, 8 p.m.
Solitary Man post screening party (guests include Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, Danny Glover, Edward Norton, Susan Sarandon, Mary Louise Parker and Jenna Fischer), Brant House, 10 p.m.
Down for Life (guests include Danny Glover) post screening party, Maro, 10:30 p.m.
• Hello! Hollywood cocktail reception (guests may include Michael Douglas, Mary Louise Parker and Woody Harrelson), Birks on Bloor Street, 7 p.m.
• One X One concert (guests include Matt Damon and a performance by Mary J. Blige), Koolhaus
• Holt Renfrew party (guests include models Coco Rocha and Behati Prinsloo and a performance by The Stills), Burroughes Building

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RED CARPET INTERVIEW: We talk to Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany on the red carpet

We talk to Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany and other figures as they make their way to TIFF’s opening gala, Creation.•

See our photo gallery of the Creation premiere>>
See all our exclusive interviews on the TIFF.TO video page>>

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PHOTO GALLERY: Broken Embraces North American premiere at the Visa Screening Room with Penélope Cruz and Lluís Homar

Penelope Cruz on the red carpet for the premiere of Broken Embraces at the Visa Screening Room, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday September 10, 2009.

The red carpet at the Visa Screening Room on Yonge Street was hotter than ever last night with the arrival of Penélope Cruz, star of Pedro Almodovar‘s latest offering, Broken Embraces. Her co-star Lluís Homar was also there to introduce the movie’s first North American audience to the story of a young actress trying to make it big.


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Today at TIFF: September 11, 2009

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

Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing free public screening, Yonge–Dundas Square, noon
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea free public screening, Yonge–Dundas Square, 3 p.m.
• The Informant! premiere, Visa Screening Room, 6 p.m.
• OMDC party (guests include Hugh Hefner), Manyata Courtyard Café, 6 p.m.
• Suck showcase, featuring a free concert with the stars of the film, Yonge–Dundas Square, 6:30 p.m.
• The Men Who Stare at Goats premiere, Roy Thomson Hall, 6:30 p.m.
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars free public screening, Yonge–Dundas Square, 9 p.m.
The Trotsky premiere, Ryerson Theatre, 9 p.m.
Bright Star premiere, Visa Screening Room, 9 p.m.
Suck world premiere, Varsity, 9:30 p.m.
Dorian Gray premiere, Roy Thomson Hall, 9:30 p.m.
• Fang Bang party for Suck, Phoenix Concert Theatre, 10 p.m.
The Trotsky premiere party (guests include Jay Baruchel, Colm Feore and Jessica Paré), Pravda Vodka House
• Artists for Peace and Justice 10th anniversary celebration (guests include Demi Moore, Naomi Watts, Peter Sarsgaard and Paul Haggis), Windsor Arms
TChad Magazine party (hosted by Kim D’Eon, Cheryl Hickey and Rosey Eden), Rosewater Supper Club, 10 p.m.
Biko Beauttah’s 4 Toronto by Toronto party, Lo’la, 9 p.m.

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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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