#TIFF15: DAY 5 SPOTTINGS – JOHNNY DEPP, DAKOTA JOHNSON, KEVIN BACON, JULIANNE NICHOLSON, JOEL EDGERTON, CARY ELWES, COMMON, NICK ROBINSON, ROB REINER, AP MCCOY, JOHN SLATTERY + MORE
Although we're at the half-way mark at TIFF '15, we're nowhere near done! Â The Town is set to be electrified at Princess of Wales Theatre as the eagerly-awaited Premiere for BLACK MASS shuts down a portion of Entertainment District with Johnny Depp making his way to the Red Carpet.
See some of the stars we spotted today!
Kevin Bacon. Â The veteran actor was amazing today at the Press Conference for Black Mass, quite literally stopping for every single Fan in-waiting. Â There's a reason why ...
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#TIFF15: “HYENA ROAD”
Review by David Baldwin for Mr. Will Wong
Writer/Director Paul Gross went great lengths to make his World War I Film Passchendaele stack up next to its American counterparts. He takes what he learned and extends it to the modern and significantly more intense Hyena Road â chronicling a group of soldiers trying to construct a highway link in Afghanistan. The Film dazzles with fierce and near breathless action scenes, punctuated by surprisingly extreme violence.
But the Film gets bogged down ...
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#TIFF15: “LOLO”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
Julie Deply consistently has been force on-screen and behind the scenes, and on her newest outing Lolo, she proves once again magnificence. The Movie focuses on the dynamic of a struggling workaholic and her attention-seeking, manipulative son. With some truly hysterical and genuinely affecting moments as well, Lolo certainly will lift you up.
Violette (Julie Delpy) is on a spa retreat with her friend, Ariane (Karen Viard) who convinces her to ...
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#HORSERACING: MONDIALISTE WINS THE 2015 WOODBINE MILE
It was a thrilling day of racing at Woodbine today as the Toronto Racetrack hosted the Rock N' Racing Festival on Woodbine Mile Day.  With one-day-only food trucks and musical acts on-site today including local talent like Rynheart, The Honest Heart Collective, Aukland, Highs and JJ and The Pillars, racing fans new and old got to experience the historic track in a way like never before!  Above this, The Edge 102.1 Hosts Melani Mariani and Wade MacNeil. Â
Sunglasses were given away and ...
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#TIFF15: “FREEHELD”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Based on a true story, FREEHELD tells the story of New Jersey police officer Laurel Hesterâs legal battles to ensure that her pension is left to her registered domestic partner, Stacie Andree, when she is diagnosed with stage four terminal cancer. Before meeting Stacie (Ellen Page in her best screen performance since Juno), Laurel (the always astonishing Julianne Moore) is a tough-as-nails cop busting drug dealers, all the while hiding the fact that ...
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#TIFF15: DAY 4 SPOTTINGS: TOM HARDY, KRISTEN STEWART, EDDIE REDMAYNE, DREW BARRYMORE, NICHOLAS HOULT, TONI COLLETTE, ALICIA VIKANDER, LUKE EVANS, TOM HIDDLESTON + SHARLTO COPLEY
Rain continues to literally put a damper on TIFF '15 Festivities, but hopefully this is the end of it! Â Cloudy skies aside, Toronto continues to light-up on star power alone and here's some stars we spotted today!
Kristen Stewart at TIFF '15 for Equals looking amazing. Unfortunately due to lateness and the weather she didn't' come by to greet fans but she certainly was a vision!
#KristenStewart stunning on #TIFF15 carpet for #EqualsMovie. #TIFF #Tiff40 #TorontoFilmFestival
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#TIFF15: “BORN TO BE BLUE”
Chet Baker for many of this generation might not ring a bell, but Robert Budreau-directed Biopic Born to be Blue soon will have something to say about that. Filmed in Sudbury, the Drama starring Ethan Hawke showcases the actor at his best, for the first time showcasing his own musical abilities.
Set just as Baker is about to embark on an against-the-odds-comeback and told partly through a series of flashbacks, we learn about the iconic trumpeter/singer's rise and fall as a result of his heroin ...
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#TIFF15: “BEEBA BOYS”
Review by George Kozera for Mr. Will Wong
Touted as the first gangster movie directed by a woman in 40 years, BEEBA BOYS, from acclaimed, Oscar-nominated Deepa Metha, mixes guns, bhangra beats, cocaine, interracial romance and traditional family values with brutal violence and culture clashes. Set in Vancouver, it tells the story of Indo-Canadian, Jeet Johar (played by Bollywood star Randeep Hooda) and his gang of foul-mouth, outrageously-flashy and colourfully-dressed frat boyish friends who ...
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#TIFF15: “LEGEND”
Review by Jonathan Godfrey for Mr. Will Wong
Legend is sure to be beloved by both critics and audiences alike, and the reason is simple: Tom Hardy.
Tom Hardy plays brothers Ronnie & Reggie Kray, England's notorious twin gangsters. In the 1950/60's the Kray Twins operated a criminal empire known as "The Firm." Throughout their criminal career their notoriety was often coupled with adoration, and this Film about their rise and fall gives us insight into the fascination.
Well constructed, ...
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#TIFF15: “I SMILE BACK”
Review by Justin Waldman for Mr. Will Wong
From director Adam Salky comes I Smile Back which brings a powerhouse performance from the brilliant Sarah Silverman, but unfortunately lacks conviction in all other categories.
The Movie focuses on Laney (Sarah Silverman) and her completely destructive life style, whether it be in the form of drugs or adultery, Laney finds something to throw her into trouble. Well her husband, Bruce (Josh Charles) is either blissfully ignorant or indifferent to ...
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