TIFF ’17 very much continues to be alive and kicking at its halfway point. We admit it, we’re drained but we look forward to the pace calming down tomorrow.
The Birks Diamond Tribute honouring the accomplishments of Canadian Women in Film. Held on the scenic rooftop of the Spoke Club, the gathering brought to us by Maison Birks and Telefilm Canada was a who’s-who and who’s next in the industry. Diverse honourees this year include Ellen Wong, Amanda Brugel, Mina Shum, Shailyn Pierre-Dixon and Sherry White. We are so honoured to have been one of 27 selected jurors across Canada! Hover left and right to navigate the slideshow.
Annette Bening and Jamie Bell are getting praise for their performances in Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. We spotted the pair who play lovers in Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool. We spotted them out earlier doing the rounds and both were gracious to stop for fans! Huge fan of Bening!
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Luke Evans‘ star continues to rise especially with his fantastic work in Beauty and the Beast. He is at TIFF ’17 with Professor Marston and the Wonder Women tonight, a timely Film which comes off the recent Box Office record-setting success of the superhero on which it centers. Australian Actress Bella Heathcote also is here for the Film and looked lovely for her Premiere!
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Javier Bardem continues to be amazing TIFF ’17 with starring roles in mother! and Loving Pablo, plus an In-Conversation slated.
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Lean on Pete is the one Horse Racing Film of TIFF ’17. Buzz came out of Telluride Film Festival for its star Charlie Plummer who finds himself in a quarter horse. Chloë Sevigny plays a jockey in the Drama. Both stars were kind to stop despite Sevigny joking that nobody knew who she was!
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THE ESCAPE stars a talented duo of Gemma Arterton and Dominic Cooper and premiered tonight TIFF ’17!
#TIFF17: #GemmaArterton at #TIFF2017 with #TheEscape. #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival
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We love the international component of TIFF in that we get to see stars who normally aren’t based stateside here. Adele Exarchopoulos (Blue is the Warmest Colour) and Matthias Schoenaerts graced the Red Carpet at Ryerson Theatre tonight for Racer and the Jailbird and despite being late, they introduced their Film and came back out to greet fans one-by-one. Amaze!
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While they weren’t really ones for Selfies, Don Johnson and Vince Vaughn were at Ryerson Theatre tonight for BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99.
#TIFF17: #DonJohnson at #TIFF2017 with #BrawlinCellBlock99. #TIFF #TorontoInternationalFilmFestival
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Fresh off its two Golden Globe nominations this morning for Best Actress, Comedy and Best Picture, Comedy or Musical, Elevation Pictures x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to see 20th CENTURY WOMEN. Screenings take place as follows:
Toronto – Jan. 9th, 2017, 7PM
Cineplex Yonge-Dundas (10 Dundas St E #402, Toronto, ON M5B 2G9)
Vancouver – Jan 9th, 2017, 7PM
International Village (88 West Pender Street, 3rd floor, Vancouver, BC V6B 6N9)
Edmonton – Jan 11th, 2017, 7PM
Scotiabank Edmonton (West Edmonton Mall, 8882 170 St NW #3030, Edmonton, AB T5T 4M2)
Calgary – Jan 11th, 2017, 7PM
Eau Claire (Eau Claire Market, 200 Barclay Parade SW #200, Calgary, AB T2P 4R5)
Winnipeg – Jan 11th, 2017, 7PM
Cineplex McGillvray (2190 McGillivray Blvd, Winnipeg, MB R3Y 1S6)
Halifax – Jan 11th, 2017, 7PM
Park Lane (5657 Spring Garden Rd, Halifax, NS B3J 3R4)
Ottawa – Jan 20th, 2017, 6:50PM
ByTowne Cinema (325 Rideau St, Ottawa, ON K1N 5Y4)
Synopsis:
Starring Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig and Billy Crudup, 20th CENTURY WOMEN is about three women who explore love and freedom in Southern California in the late 1970s.
See the Trailer:
Artwork:
“Having your heart broken is a terrific way to learn about the world.”
We’ve been wondering where four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening‘s been. This new Trailer for 20TH CENTURY WOMEN looks fantastic. Lots of question marks in this brief clip which we wanted to know more about.
Synopsis:
In 1979 Santa Barbara, three women are teaching a boy about men, women, love and freedom when his mother takes in a boarder, shaking his world view.
Trailer:
Elevation Pictures release 20TH CENTURY WOMEN in January 2017.
(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)
Elevation Pictures + Mr. Will want you to see Al Pacino + Annette Bening in DANNY COLLINS! Screenings take place in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Halifax, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Victoria on Monday, March 23 and Thursday, March 26, 2015.
Synopsis:
Aging rocker Danny Collins (Al Pacino) decides to change his hard-living ways after receiving a 40-year-old undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon. He locks himself in a hotel like Lennon did, to try and find out who he once was. He meets woman who turns his world upside down. As Danny tries to make things right with his long-lost family and himself, this will be his shot at a second chance.
Watch the Trailer:
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G’luck Willionaire$!
Elevation Pictures release DANNY COLLINS on Friday, March 27, 2015.
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Mongrel Media and Mr. Will want to give Canadian Readers a chance to win heartbreaking and sweet THE FACE OF LOVE starring amazing Annette Bening and Ed Harris.
Official Synopsis:
Widowed for five years, Nikki (Annette Bening) is still grieving for her husband Garrett, who was the love of her life. One day, she spots a man who could be her husband’s double. Tom (Ed Harris) is an art teacher, and she hires him for private lessons. They soon begin dating, but she keeps the fact that he bears an uncanny resemblance to Garrett a secret.
She tries to hide him from her daughter (Jess Weixler) and from her close neighbour (Robin Williams), but when her daughter finally meets him, she can’t hide her shock. For Tom‘s sake, Nikki has to figure out whether she has feelings for him or whether her feelings are based only on how he looks.
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See some snaps we got of Bening in Toronto at TIFF ’13 last Fall here!
Mongrel Media release THE FACE OF LOVE on Blu-ray, DVD, Digital & Video-on-Demand Tuesday, July 15, 2014.
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This part of the TIFF always is a bit of a Downer as two days’ time all the Starpower will have exited the City and then comes the agonizing year-long wait till it all returns. Day Eight of TIFF ‘13 was generally subdued with several confirmed Talent cancelling their Toronto visits including the likes of Ed Harris, Rebecca Hall, Alan Rickman and Richard Madden.
Still, we managed to capture some of the brightest of Stars still remaining in our City including.
Annette Bening at the World Premiere of Romantic-Drama, The Face of Love, at VISA Screening Room. Bening was gracious to sign some Autographs upon arrival and exit and one lucky Fan was able to get a Photo with her even! The multiple Academy Award Nominee had to brave her Press Day alone as her Co-Star Ed Harris wasn’t able to attend today.
True Blood Star Ryan Kwanten stars in The Right Kind of Wrong, which sees him falling in love with a Bride-to-Be to another Man. The Film received the Gala treatment tonight at Roy Thomson Hall and the Aussie was spotted tonight at Blowfish following the Premiere of the Film.
SCTV Alumni Catherine O’Hara was in great spirits following the celebrations for her Film The Right Kind of Wrong, channelling Coco Chanel with her latest look. Despite zipping past the Press Line at her Premiere, O’Hara was certainly not shy with Fans, generously taking time with them upon returning to her Hotel.
After a week’s stay in the City, Rising Star Daniel Brühl flew out of Toronto earlier today after aggressively promoting Oscar Contenders Rush and The Fifth Estate during his TIFF ’13 visit. The Actor after a bit of nudging from Fans was nice enough to greet them upon exiting his Hotel.
It’s always a delight seeing Emma Thompson and we couldn’t resist another Photo with her all glammed-up tonight. The Oscar Winner was spotted chugging some Grey Goose Vodka straight from the bottle with her The Love Punch Co-Star Pierce Brosnan on the Red Carpet at Roy Thomson Hall!
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*All Photos taken on the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Olympus E-PL5
So damn excited about this! After missing my chance to see it at TIFF last September, Kristen Wiig‘s latest Film Imogene – now re-titled Girl Most Likely – soon gets a release. The Comedy (obviously!) centers around a Playwright Imogene (Wiig) who goes from being potentially huge to yesterday’s news. She must return back home to New Jersey out of financial necessity and come to terms with accepting her roots and embracing her Family in order to get back to New York.
See the Trailer below:
See Photos here from last year’s Premiere of Girl Most Likely (formerly known as Imogene).
Girl Most Likely hits theatres Friday, July 19, 2013.
(Photo/video credit: Lionsgate Films)
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