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The Wright woman for the part

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:22:44 GMT

W hen director Rebecca Miller was casting the lead in her upcoming, independent film, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee , she auditioned every 50-year-old actress she could think of.
Source: Globe and Mail

Viggo Mortensen calls 'The Road' a father-son movie

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:23:15 GMT

In "2012," doomsday is the draw. In "The Road," the post-apocalyptic world is simply the canvas to see how people behave.
Source: GoErie.com

Triple threat tipple

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:48:22 GMT

We drink with our eyes and our nose as well as our taste buds, explains Dimi Lezinska, Global Brand Ambassador for Grey Goose vodka. The London-based mixologist was in town for the Toronto International Film Festival last fall.
Source: Toronto Star

Eclectic Method - Live At The Toronto International Film Festival - Part One

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:20:58 GMT

David Scearce: White collar by day, red carpet by night

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:00:10 GMT

G rowing up in Burlington, Ont. , David Scearce loved Hollywood blockbusters – the Indiana Jones movies in particular. There was something about the nerdy professor turned rugged adventurer that appealed to the young movie fan.
Source: Globe and Mail

BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Michelle Williams mulls over Marilyn Monroe movie part

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:24:54 GMT

Michelle Williams has won the role of Marilyn Monroe in a movie that looks at what went on behind the scenes during the making of The Prince And The Showgirl with Laurence Olivier.
Source: Daily Mail - UK

CELEB INTERVIEWS - Jason Reitman Interview

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:52:07 GMT

Apart from being the son of Hollywood mega-producer Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters, Twins), Jason Reitman has come into his own limelight as a director with his own zeal for high-chatter satire.
Source: AskMen.com

The secrets of a hitmaker

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:39:10 GMT

You don't need much money or a famous father to launch your film career, says a self-made film-maker Jason Reitman (right) whose latest Up in the Air which opens on Friday has received rave reviews.
Source: Rediff

"Up in the Air" Named NBR's Best Film

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 19:52:38 GMT

(AP) "Up In the Air" is the National Board of Review's pick for best film of the year. Jason Reitman's film stars George Clooney as a perpetually jet-set contractor who fires people for a living.
Source: CBS News

Quoted in 'IFCs Road Movie to premiere at Tokyo Intl Film Fest'

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:43:24 GMT

said in Indian Television:

We are delighted that Road, Movie has been selected by the Tokyo International Film Festival, after its success at The Toronto International Film Festival, which is another endorsement of our successful strategy in financing high quality international cinema.

Quoted in '"Precious" snags audience choice award at TIFF (AP)'

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:53:03 GMT

Michael Barker said in Fandango.com | Movie News:

The economic downturn has affected us all. We're all in survival mode ... But the fact is, when you look at the Toronto film festival, its value is the same as it always was, which is to launch films effectively, to get the attention of critics and academy members at the dawn of the so-called awards season, and also for companies like us to look for new films to buy.

Photo from Getty Images

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:48:51 GMT

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 16: TIFF Co-director Cameron Bailey opens the market at the Toronto Stock Exchange in celebration of the 34th Toronto International Film Festival and this evening's gala premiere of 'Cooking With Stella' at Roy Thomson Hall on Se...

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Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:48:32 GMT

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 16: Actor Lisa Ray opens the market at the Toronto Stock Exchange in celebration of the 34th Toronto International Film Festival and this evening's gala premiere of 'Cooking With Stella' at Roy Thomson Hall on September 16, 2009...