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

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...

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

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

Jane Campion' s TIFF offering, Bright Star, premiered last night at the Visa Screening Room. The film tells the story of the...

Party time: our exclusive video of the TIFF opening party at the Liberty grand

More from the party on the Bridle Path with Clooney, Bateman and a pack of goats

More from the party on the Bridle Path with Clooney, Bateman and a pack of goats

One of the most exclusive parties at TIFF was nowhere near downtown. Instead it was in a mansion on the Bridle Path known as The...

Mena Suvari spent most of the Vitamin Water party playing with goats

Mena Suvari spent most of the Vitamin Water party playing with goats

While the men may stare at goats, we were staring at them last night in the Bridle Path glass mansion that beamed Vitamin Water...

Today at TIFF: September 12, 2009

Our daily roundup of the most buzz-worthy opening galas, parties and screenings. • The Harder They Com e free public...

Inside the Latest Issue

The June issue of Toronto Life features our annual ranking of the best new restaurants. Plus, our obsessive coverage of everything that matters now in the city.

John Riley apologizes to Jennifer Connelly; original remarks were “in jest”

It didn't take long for Astral Media to respond to Jennifer Connelly 's press-conference message to John Riley , which was this:...

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 .•

The IT Lounge is where media go to swig back hangover juice and chase with vodka

The IT Lounge is where media go to swig back hangover juice and chase with vodka

Please mum, can I have a sweater? The objective of a gifting lounge is to connect George Clooney with a Sharpie marker, Woody...

The long-distance love of Lars von Trier and Willem Dafoe

The long-distance love of Lars von Trier and Willem Dafoe

The Scotiabank Theatre screen used to project Antichrist director Lars von Trier (he refuses to fly, so he appeared at this...

Traipsing through Yorkville without an iPod, we can finally hear the passersby

After an unsuccessful afternoon of celeb hunting, we decided the best thing to do would be to hang out in Yorkville and hope for...

Jennifer Connelly is torn apart by bigwig exec but exacts her revenge flawlessly

Jennifer Connelly is torn apart by bigwig exec but exacts her revenge flawlessly

Jennifer Connelly was literally ripped apart by Astral Media bigwig John Riley for failing to show at his gala yesterday—when...

Sook-Yin Lee demands party guests share an orgasm story

Sook-Yin Lee demands party guests share an orgasm story

“Who is going to share a story of their first orgasm?” belted director Sook-Yin Lee from a mic at the back of Rolly’s Garage...

Willem Dafoe, blueberry cocktails and Salt ’n’ Pepa at W Studio

Not being on the guest list, we were a touch worried that we wouldn’t get in to the W Studio party, so we arrived early. Far too...

PHOTO GALLERY: Jennifer's Body premiere at Ryerson Theatre with Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried and Diablo Cody

PHOTO GALLERY: Jennifer’s Body premiere at Ryerson Theatre with Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried and Diablo Cody

TIFF 's Midnight Madness program launched last night in full sexy style, with Megan Fox , Amanda Seyfried and Diablo Cody all...

Miss Universe Canada is the most interesting thing about the official TIFF opening party

Miss Universe Canada is the most interesting thing about the official TIFF opening party

Beyond shiny naked people wearing fig leaves over their junk, the official TIFF opening night party at Liberty Grand was the usual...

Midnight dance party with Sook-Yin Lee and Buck 65 on Ossington

Midnight dance party with Sook-Yin Lee and Buck 65 on Ossington

Maybe it's lack of hoops to jump through or three-hour waiting period to secure a viewing location, but parties thrown by Toronto...

Harry Rosen party turns into an electro mash-up extravaganza with Steve Nash

When we arrived at the Harry Rosen party last night (the event’s special guest was Steve Nash ) we knew exactly what we were...

Smiths bassist Andy Rourke is a blowhard

Smiths bassist Andy Rourke is a blowhard

The Drake threw the least official—ergo, most fun—opening party last night. Hired to spin can’t-go-wrong songs like “Stuck...

Jennifer Connelly hits the Rosewater Supper Club, where no one cares about the movies

Jennifer Connelly hits the Rosewater Supper Club, where no one cares about the movies

Lesson learned on festival Day One: stop trying to make film discussion happen. It’s not going to happen! Shut up and down your...

Missing links at Creation premiere

Missing links at Creation premiere

The opening night gala of TIFF comes with a disproportionate amount of giddy journos and fans, all bending over the metal...

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

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

The red carpet at the Visa Screening Room on Yonge Street was hotter than ever last night with the arrival of Pedro

In lieu of Megan Fox, a rock star shows up at Cheval

In lieu of Megan Fox, a rock star shows up at Cheval

Megan Fox’ s expected arrival at Cheval last night was kept on the down low, as eTalk was the only other reporting team at the...

Jay Baruchel: Commie hero in film, capitalist burger devourer in life

Jay Baruchel: Commie hero in film, capitalist burger devourer in life

Should you find yourself in love with the nerd-hero Jay Baruchel, in town for The Trotsky, there are two things to know:...

Celebrity Q&As

"As a young man, there were times when I loved this city and times when I hated it": A Q&A with hometown boy Kiefer Sutherland

“As a young man, there were times when I loved this city and times when I hated it”: A Q&A with hometown boy Kiefer Sutherland

With his new Toronto-shot series set to premiere, the veteran actor dishes on doing stunts at 56, his love affair with Bloor Street, taking on Doug Ford and what it means to be a nepo baby

“The first time I put on that X-wing helmet, I started crying”: A Q&A with The Mandalorian star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

“The first time I put on that X-wing helmet, I started crying”: A Q&A with The Mandalorian star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

The veteran actor from East York dishes on his starfighter technique, receiving a Governor General's Award and where to get a sci-fi cocktail in Toronto

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