the red carpet gets rolled out in Toronto on Thursday for the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. I will be covering as much as possible while i’m juggling my two jobs and my three kids. i’ll be stalking celebs down in Yorkville (Ed Norton! Michael Cera! Adrian Brody! Rachael Weisz! Brad Pitt!), and i’ll be reviewing several of the movie premieres (Pride and Glory! The Lucky Ones! New York, I Love You!).
Tonight, though, i’m here to tell you about THE PARTIES!
Passchendaele post-screening party
WHO Paul Gross, Martha Burns
WHERE Drake Hotel, 1142 Queen St. W.
WHEN Sept. 4
Rock n Rolla after party
WHO Guy Ritchie, Gerard Butler
WHERE The Boiler House, 55 Mill St.
WHEN Sept. 4
Tribute to Marco Kreuzpainter, director of Krabat
WHO Bavaria Film Group
WHERE Pangea, 1221 Bay St.
WHEN Sept. 5
WHAT eTalk festival party
WHO Diddy, Samantha Ronson
WHERE This is London, 364 Richmond St. W.
WHEN Sept. 5
Launch of designer John Varvatos’s new line for Converse with GQ magazine
WHO Last year included Sienna Miller, k-os, Karen O of Yeah Yeah Yeahs
WHERE Holt Renfrew, 50 Bloor St. W.
WHEN Sept. 5
Burn After Reading after party
WHO Brad Pitt, the Coen Brothers, Tilda Swinton
WHERE Spice Route, 499 KingSt. W.
WHEN Sept. 5
Blindness pre-screening party
WHO: Julianne Moore, Marc Ruffalo, Don McKellar
WHERE Swarovski, 2 BloorSt. W.
WHEN Sept. 6
Variety magazine party
WHO Last year included Regina King, Joely Fisher
WHERE CTV Building, 299 Queen St. W.
WHEN Sept. 6
George Christy luncheon
WHO Last year included Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cillian Murphy, Catherine Keener
WHERE Avenue Bar, Four Seasons, 21 Avenue Rd.
WHEN Sept. 6
Canadian Film Centre annual barbecue
WHO Norman Jewison, Atom Egoyan
WHERE Canadian Film Centre, 2489 Bayview Ave.
WHEN Sept. 7
The Other Man after party
WHO Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas, Laura Linney
WHERE Casa Loma, 1 Austin Ter.
WHEN Sept. 7
Zach & Miri Make a Porno after party
WHO Kevin Smith, Harvey Weinstein
WHERE W Studio, 146 Dupont St.
WHEN Sept. 7
One X One Gala
WHO Matt Damon, John Legend
WHERE Maple Leaf Gardens, 60 Carlton St.
WHEN Sept. 8
Adoration after party
WHO Atom Egoyan, Arsinee Khanjin, Scott Speedman
WHERE Casa Loma, 1 Austin Ter.
WHEN Sept. 8
InStyle magazine party
WHO Last year included Jude Law, Jessica Alba, Joaquin Phoenix
WHERE Windsor Arms Hotel, 18St. Thomas St.
WHEN Sept. 9
WHAT ET Canada’s birthday gala
WHO David Usher
WHERE Casa Loma, 1 Austin Ter.
WHEN Sept. 9
WHAT Fifty Dead Men Walking after party
WHO Ben Kingsley, Jim Sturgess, Rose McGowan
WHERE Casa Loma, 1 Austin Ter.
WHEN Sept. 10
(Source: National Post)
Liam Neeson and Antonio Banderas at one party??!! My head would explode.
Whoa, lots to choose from eh (LOL)?