TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Hugh Dillon, a Bono lookalike and Canada’s pretty young things in waiting on the red carpet for the official TIFF opening night party
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Hugh Dillon, a Bono lookalike and Canada’s pretty young things in waiting on the red carpet for the official TIFF opening night party
By Lia Grainger | September 9, 2011
By Lia Grainger | 09/09/2011
A dead ringer for U2’s lead singer (with a little more chest hair on display)
Whispers of “Bono” filled the air at the red carpet outside the TIFF opening night bash at a spotlit Liberty Grand. Would he show? A hunky cop in the know told us yes. In the meantime, Flashpoint star Hugh Dillon arrived in a T-shirt and blazer, in sharp contrast to crooner Matt Dusk, who couldn’t have been more done up in head-to-toe white. Caroline Rhea and former Dragon’s Den dragon Brett Wilson took their time hamming it up for the cameras (they even kissed—on the lips!). Then it was time for the contingent of TIFF rising stars, Canada’s pretty young things in waiting: Sarah Allen, Katie Boland, Sarah Gadon and Keon Mohajeri . Can they act? Who knows, but they sure as heck looked fabulous. Click through to see the gallery.
It was Scarborough-born rapper Kardinal Offishall who had to have been best dressed in an ash-grey suit with eye-popping orange highlights. The lady on Canadian director Robert Lieberman’s arm was wearing a very, uh, distracting dress, and artist Mr. Brainwash of Exit Through the Gift Shop fame made an unexplained yet thoroughly amusing appearance. French director Michel Hazanavicius looked hot as a beardo, with actor and countryman Jean Dujardin by his side. Republic of Doyle ’s Allan Hawco rocked the jeans and blazer look, and fellow CBCer Erin Karpluk of Being Erica showed some very toned leg. Of course, Jian Gomeshi was also there (as if you had to ask). Elisabeth Shue and director Davis Guggenheim breezed past the cameras in a matter of seconds, likely burned out from their turn on the carpet at the opening of From the Sky Down earlier that evening. And where was Bono? “They brought him in the back,” whispered our beefy cop friend with an apologetic sigh. “He’s on the balcony.” We scampered off to take a look.
88468 (Image: Lia Grainger) From the Sky Down director Davis Guggenheim and his wife Elisabeth Shue TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-guggenheim-shue-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-guggenheim-shue.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-guggenheim-shue.jpg 418 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-guggenheim-shue/ opening-guggenheim-shue 0 0
From the Sky Down director Davis Guggenheim and his wife Elisabeth Shue
88477 (Image: Lia Grainger) Breakaway director Robert Lieberman TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Robert-Lieberman-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Robert-Lieberman.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Robert-Lieberman.jpg 418 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-robert-lieberman/ opening-robert-lieberman 0 0
Breakaway director Robert Lieberman
88470 (Image: Lia Grainger) Flashpoint’s Hugh Dillon TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-hugh-dillon-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-hugh-dillon.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-hugh-dillon.jpg 656 439 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-hugh-dillon/ opening-hugh-dillon 0 0
Flashpoint’s Hugh Dillon
88469 (Image: Lia Grainger) Flashpoint’s Hugh Dillon TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-hugh-dillon-2-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-hugh-dillon-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-hugh-dillon-2.jpg 418 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-hugh-dillon-2/ opening-hugh-dillon-2 0 0
Flashpoint’s Hugh Dillon
88462 (Image: Lia Grainger) A dead ringer for U2’s lead singer (with a little more chest hair on display) TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-bono-lookalike-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-bono-lookalike.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-bono-lookalike.jpg 624 418 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-bono-lookalike/ opening-bono-lookalike 0 0
A dead ringer for U2’s lead singer (with a little more chest hair on display)
88465 (Image: Lia Grainger) Caroline Rhea TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-caroline-rhea-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-caroline-rhea.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-caroline-rhea.jpg 656 439 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-caroline-rhea/ opening-caroline-rhea 0 0
Caroline Rhea
88464 (Image: Lia Grainger) Dragon’s Den’s Brett Wilson TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-brettwilson-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-brettwilson.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-brettwilson.jpg 418 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-brettwilson/ opening-brettwilson 0 0
Dragon’s Den’s Brett Wilson
88476 (Image: Lia Grainger) Rhea and Wilson embrace TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-rhea-wilson-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-rhea-wilson.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-rhea-wilson.jpg 418 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-rhea-wilson/ opening-rhea-wilson 0 0
Rhea and Wilson embrace
88463 (Image: Lia Grainger) Mr. Brainwash, Thierry Guetta TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-brainwash-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-brainwash.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-brainwash.jpg 656 439 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-brainwash/ opening-brainwash 0 0
Mr. Brainwash, Thierry Guetta
88475 (Image: Lia Grainger) Sarah Allen, Katie Boland, Sarah Gadon and Keon Mohajeri TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-prettyyoungthings-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-prettyyoungthings.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-prettyyoungthings.jpg 656 439 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-prettyyoungthings/ opening-prettyyoungthings 0 0
Sarah Allen, Katie Boland, Sarah Gadon and Keon Mohajeri
88474 (Image: Lia Grainger) Singer-songwriter Matt Dusk TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-mattdusk-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-mattdusk.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-mattdusk.jpg 418 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-mattdusk/ opening-mattdusk 0 0
Singer-songwriter Matt Dusk
88473 (Image: Lia Grainger) Kardinal Offishall rockin’ the party TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-kardi-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-kardi.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-kardi.jpg 418 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-kardi/ opening-kardi 0 0
Kardinal Offishall rockin’ the party
88472 (Image: Lia Grainger) Jian Ghomeshi and his date TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-jian-ghomeshi-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-jian-ghomeshi.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-jian-ghomeshi.jpg 418 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-jian-ghomeshi/ opening-jian-ghomeshi 0 0
Jian Ghomeshi and his date
88467 (Image: Lia Grainger) Being Erica’s Erin Karpluk TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Erin-Karpluk-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Erin-Karpluk.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Erin-Karpluk.jpg 418 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-erin-karpluk/ opening-erin-karpluk 0 0
Being Erica’s Erin Karpluk
88466 (Image: Lia Grainger) Chantal Kreviazuk TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-chantel-kreviazuk-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-chantel-kreviazuk.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-chantel-kreviazuk.jpg 418 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-chantel-kreviazuk/ opening-chantel-kreviazuk 0 0
Chantal Kreviazuk
88471 (Image: Lia Grainger) The inimitable Jeanne Beker TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Jeanne-Beker-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Jeanne-Beker.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Jeanne-Beker.jpg 418 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-jeanne-beker/ opening-jeanne-beker 0 0
The inimitable Jeanne Beker
88461 (Image: Lia Grainger) Republic of Doyle’s Jake Doyle (a.k.a. Allan Hawco) TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Allan-Hawco-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Allan-Hawco.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Allan-Hawco.jpg 624 418 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-allan-hawco/ opening-allan-hawco 0 0
Republic of Doyle’s Jake Doyle (a.k.a. Allan Hawco)
88460 (Image: Lia Grainger) Allan Hawco TIFF Opening Night Party https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Allan-Hawco-2-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Allan-Hawco-2.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/opening-Allan-Hawco-2.jpg 418 624 [] https://torontolife.com/culture/red-carpet-tiff-opening/slide/opening-allan-hawco-2/ opening-allan-hawco-2 0 0
Allan Hawco