Jennifer Aniston reinvigorates tired TIFF crowds at the Cake premiere
Jennifer Aniston reinvigorates tired TIFF crowds at the Cake premiere
By Chris Hampton | September 8, 2014
By Chris Hampton | 09/08/2014
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Just when you start to think the inevitable TIFF fatigue has gone airborne, Jennifer Aniston shows up. The actress walked the red carpet at the world premiere of Cake at the Elgin Theatre on Monday afternoon, and suddenly Yonge Street was once again full of shrieking fans, autograph hunters and scads of bewildered onlookers. The film, directed by Daniel Barnz , is about Aniston’s character, Claire, a woman who becomes obsessed with the suicide of a member of her chronic-pain support group, played by Anna Kendrick . Critics have praised Aniston’s performance, tossing around words like “fearless,” “breakthrough,” and “career-defining”—which suggests a departure from the box-office comedian we’ve seen in titles like Wanderlust or We’re the Millers . Despite the hubbub outside, Aniston, Kendrick and costar Sam Worthington made quick work of the carpet. They were shepherded inside along with Aniston’s fiancé, Justin Theroux . Introducing the film, Barnz organized a cheer from the roughly 1,500 viewers in attendance, for his daughter’s 13th birthday.
290304 Jennifer Aniston bids you hello. (Image: Giordano Ciampini) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Cake https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-2749-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-2749.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-2749.jpg 1024 683 {"aperture":10,"camera":"Canon EOS 5D","created_timestamp":1410182171,"focal_length":"200","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.003125"} https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-cake/slide/gciampini_cake-2749/ gciampini_cake-2749 0 0
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290300 Sam Worthington and Jennifer Aniston. (Image: Giordano Ciampini) GCiampini_Cake-1446 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-1446-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-1446.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-1446.jpg 683 1024 {"aperture":8,"camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark II","created_timestamp":1410181594,"focal_length":"58","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.005"} https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-cake/slide/gciampini_cake-1446/ gciampini_cake-1446 0 0
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290305 Sam Worthington doesn't care what she's pointing at. He's here to work. (Image: Giordano Ciampini) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Cake https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-2867-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-2867.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-2867.jpg 1024 683 {"aperture":4,"camera":"Canon EOS 5D","created_timestamp":1410182404,"focal_length":"130","iso":"250","shutter_speed":"0.00625"} https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-cake/slide/gciampini_cake-2867/ gciampini_cake-2867 0 0
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290298 Anna Kendrick. (Image: Giordano Ciampini) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Cake https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-1385-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-1385.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-1385.jpg 683 1024 {"aperture":8,"camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark II","created_timestamp":1410181075,"focal_length":"85","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.005"} https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-cake/slide/gciampini_cake-1385/ gciampini_cake-1385 0 0
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290303 This spiky-haired gentleman is Justin Theroux. (Image: Giordano Ciampini) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Cake https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-2730-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-2730.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-2730.jpg 1024 683 {"aperture":10,"camera":"Canon EOS 5D","created_timestamp":1410182159,"focal_length":"185","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.003125"} https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-cake/slide/gciampini_cake-2730/ gciampini_cake-2730 0 0
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290302 This is what it's like to be a celebrity at a film festival. There is nobody who doesn't want a picture of/with you. (Image: Giordano Ciampini) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Cake https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-2668-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-2668.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-2668.jpg 1024 683 {"aperture":8,"camera":"Canon EOS 5D","created_timestamp":1410181741,"focal_length":"200","iso":"500","shutter_speed":"0.0025"} https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-cake/slide/gciampini_cake-2668/ gciampini_cake-2668 0 0
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290301 And here's what Jennifer Aniston looks like from this side. (Image: Giordano Ciampini) TIFF 2014 Red Carpet: Cake https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-1465-200x200.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-1465.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/GCiampini_Cake-1465.jpg 1024 683 {"aperture":8,"camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark II","created_timestamp":1410184162,"focal_length":"24","iso":"1250","shutter_speed":"0.005"} https://torontolife.com/culture/tiff-red-carpet-cake/slide/gciampini_cake-1465/ gciampini_cake-1465 0 0
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