10 essential films at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival for red carpet celebrity spotting – get your cameras ready!

INSIDE JOB - Thursday, Sept 9th @ Ryerson 9pm. Matt Damon is narrator of this documentary and should make a surprise appearance.

STONE – Friday, Sept 10th @ Elgin 9pm. The legend himself Robert De Niro, with Milla Jovovich and Edward Norton.

SUPER – Friday, Sept 10th @ Ryerson midnight. Rainn Wilson, Liv Tyler, Canada’s own Ellen Page. and maybe even Kevin Bacon.

NEVER LET ME GO – Saturday, Sept 11th @ Ryerson 6pm. Great chance to see A-lister Keira Knightly and two up-and-coming stars; Andrew Garfield (The Social Network, New Spiderman), and Carey Mulligan (An Education, Wallstreet 2)

THE TOWN – Saturday, Sept 11th @ Roy Thomson Hall 9:30pm. Blake Lively, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, and director Ben Affleck (might we see Ben’s wife Jennifer Garner join him on The Town’s big night)

HEREAFTER – Sunday, Sept 12th @ Elgin 9pm. The icon Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon. Don’t be surprised if Matt’s good friend Ben Affleck shows up too.

YOU WILL MEET A TALL DARK STRANGER – Sunday, Sept 12th @ Elgin 6pm. The directing icon Woody Allen brings a cast that includes Josh Brolin, Freida Pinto, and possibly Antonio Banderas.

BLACK SWAN – Monday, Sept 13th @ Roy Thomson Hall 9:30pm. One of the most buzzed films at TIFF brings Natalie Portman and (we think) Mila Kunis too for a red carpet pair too beautiful for words.

HENRY’S CRIME - Tuesday, Sept 14th @ Elgin 9pm. Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan. Need we say more?

THE MAKING OF DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN – Tuesday, Sept 14th @ Roy Thomson Hall 9:30pm. There doesn’t get bigger superstars then Bruce Springsteen and his red carpet entrance promises a sight to be seen (and you never know what friends Bruce will surely bring to his rare film festival appearance. Count on Ed Norton for one.)

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The Toronto Film Festival Galas at Roy Thomson Hall was a great place for TIFF celebrity sightings

(festivalinsider.ca) If there was one change that proved popular this TIFF – it was the new red carpet set-up at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall. In years previous, The red carpet was on one side of the tight Simcoe St. and fans were stuck waiting on the OTHER side of the street. For 2009, the red carpet Cadillac drop-off of TIFF guests was brought into a park on the east side of the theatre, allowing the fans wanting a glimpse of their favorite TIFF stars a much closer look, and an excellent chance for a photo or autograph.

IVAN and JASON REITMAN had a very busy TIFF 2009 with Up In The Air, Jennifer’s Body, and Chloe all having Toronto premieres

(festivalinsider.ca) There could not have been a more active father-son duo in the filmmaking business then what Ivan and Jason Reitman put on display during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. Put simply, the Reitmans owned TIFF’09. Jason Reitman was in Toronto as producer on Jennifer’s Body and director on the already highly acclaimed UP IN THE AIR. After the recent film festival reviews for Up In The Air, many think the George Clooney starring vehicle will be well represented come awards time. During the press conference, Jason was sure to point out a key producer on the film, his father, Ivan Reitman proudly sitting in the first row with the assembled media. It wasn’t the only business at TIFF for Ivan – he was also there to support another Gala premiering film he produced – the Atom Egoyan directed CHLOE. From press, to red carpet premieres and receptions, there was no shortage of Reitman sightings during the 2009 TIFF week.

IT LOUNGE gifting suite at Windsor Arms Hotel plays host to TIFF celebrities and contributes to a roster of charities

The IT Lounge, hosted by NKPR at The Windsor Arms Hotel during TIFF week is proud to have broken new ground as the first gifting suite in North America to have had each participating brand contribute to a charity or cause.

A who’s who of celebrities visited the IT Lounge during the week to lend their support. For each of those visits, a special donation was made to the 12 charities. Brooks, Fila, Goody , Sharpie, Universal Music, were just some of the gifting companies contributing to the program.

Some of the many celebrity guests that visited IT Lounge: Paul Haggis, Olivia Wilde, the entire crew from So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Sissy Spacek, Saukrates, James Purefoy, Divine Brown, Kat Dennings, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jennifer Garner, Russell Peters, Kyle MacLaghlan, Ivana Santilli, Marci Playground, Edward Norton, Ricky Gervais, Kardinal Offishal, Samantha Morton, Kristin Booth, Colin Mochrie, Deb McGrath, Eva Avilla, Lyriq Bent, Monika Schnarre, Caitlin Cronenberg, Lisa Ray, Verne “Mini-Me” Troyer, Terry Gilliam and many, many more!

rising star Amber HEARD at TIFF’09 with THE JONESES – Next up is THE RUM DIARY with Johnny Depp

Rising star AMBER HEARD was in Toronto for the world premiere of The Joneses. The film also stars Demi Moore and David Duchovny. Heard was channeling old-school Hollywood glamour during her stop at the after-party at AME on Mercer St. for the TIFF premiering film which has been earning strong reviews. Next up for Amber is a movie based on Hunter S. Thompson’s The Rum Diary, opposite Johnny Depp.

Nicolas Cage at 2009 TIFF press conference ON the importance of acting awards and where he keeps his Oscar

NICOLAS CAGE has come to Toronto this year in support of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. It was an especially reflective Cage in the press conference for the film accompanied by director Werner Herzog. “You can’t make movies thinking about awards…You make movies just coming from the heart.” – NICOLAS CAGE

Kerry Washington and Naomi Watts celebrate Mother and Child with a few TIFF party stops

(festivalinsider.ca) KERRY WASHINGTON and NAOMI WATTS attended the party for Mother And Child at Swarovski crystal store on Bloor Street prior to their Gala TIFF screening. Watts and Washington continued the celebrating after their premiere stopping by a party at The Gardiner Museum for designer turned director Tom Ford’s A Single Man

A Gorgeous George Clooney, Jeff Bridges and cast of Men Who Stare At Goats arrival at Roy Thompson Hall Red Carpet

(festivalinsider.ca) One of the most anticipated guests of the Toronto International Film Festival – Mr. George Clooney made his first (of two!) red carpet appearances on the first Friday of TIFF for The Men Who Stare At Goats.
Even with a banged up and bandaged hand, Clooney still spent a good fifteen minutes taking pictures with fans and signing autographs.

Movie reviewer Richard Crouse on THE ROAD, THE TROTSKY, DAYBREAKERS, and who he most wants to interview at TIFF – Part 3/3

Here is the final part of our video chat with movie reviewer and author Richard Crouse who will be all over TIFF this year. Crouse shares his feelings on Viggo Mortensen’s THE ROAD, Jay Baruchel’s THE TROTSKY, and DAYBREAKERS. Richard also tells the insider about one particular celebrity he would most love to interview during TIFF (It’s Oprah.)

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Movie reviewer Richard Crouse talks PRECIOUS, YOUNG VICTORIA, & IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS in-between press screenings on the eve of #tiff09 – Part 2/3

In-between press screenings the week before the 2009 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival opens – movie reviewer and author Richard Crouse shared his early thoughts on some of the main tiff’09 premiering films.

Crouse called the Oprah Winfrey produced buzz-film Precious Oscar worthy and “the best movie at the festival this year you’ll only want to sit through once.”

Richard also shared his thoughts on the Toronto festival’s closing night film, Young Victoria featuring Emily Blunt in the title role. Crouse felt this would be the Blunt performance that would “make her a BIG star.” (even more so then the stand-out Devil Wears Prada role.)
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Tarantino loves Jane Campion’s TIFF bound Bright Star

Director and Writer Quentin Tarantino was first in Cannes this year with box-office smash Inglourious Basterds. Tarantino was recently asked by L.A. Weekly what some of the better films he saw at the Cannes Film Festival, “I was a big fan of Jane Campion’s Bright Star, I think it’s her best movie. I got caught up in the seriousness of the poetry, and I don’t mind the chaste stuff,” he said.

Campion brings Bright Star to Toronto next. TIFF should be a good week for Campion’s films, besides Bright Star, Canadian actress and filmmaker Sook-Yin Lee will present a screening of Jane Campion’s first theatrical and groundbreaking feature, Sweetie.

Welcome to the Cadillac TIFFinsider for movie and celebrity news at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival

Welcome to the Cadillac TIFFinsider! We’ll be featuring on this site the latest celebrity news and movie buzz from the 2009 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival.

We will bring you inside TIFF – providing a sneak peek on the red carpet and into the Gala parties. And there will be lots to talk about – over 300 films and hundreds of TIFF celebrity guests.

This years film festival is shaping up to be one of the greatest ever – with A-list acting talent, marquee filmmakers, and a few pop-culture icons all planning appearances in Toronto.

So, who can we expect to see?

Some of Hollywood’s finest leading men we could bump into include George Clooney, Nicolas Cage, Sir Michael Caine, Bill Murray, Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Michael Douglas.

Leading ladies who will grace the festival with their style and beauty are Penelope Cruz, Demi Moore, Megan Fox, Jennifer Garner, Vera Farmiga, and Ellen Page to just name a few.

We may talk a little filmmaking with celebrated directors Terry Gilliam, Neil Jordan, Todd Solondz, Pedro Almodóvar, Jason Reitman, Atom Egoyan, & Steven Soderbergh – all bringing films to Toronto for 2009.

There are even a few non-traditional festival names visiting Toronto as Oprah Winfrey, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, and the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson all have films at TIFF to support.

And of course, the insider will be sure to throw in a few juicy details on where the stars will be wining, dining, and celebrating during the festival.

So stay tuned. We’re about to go inside TIFF.