Toronto Notebook: White Stripes Get Their Kanye On
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Even as the Toronto Film Fest winds down, there are still a few celeb sightings—not to mention the splendor and spectacle of the Cadillac People's Choice Awards. And did we mention the Kanye West weirdness?
Friday's highlight—a moment bridging the gap between music fans and movie fans—wasn't just the premiere screening of the rock 'n' roll concert documentary The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights at the Visa Elgin Theatre. The real capper came in the postscreening Q&A, as director Emmet Malloy answered a question from the audience about the inspiration behind the doc.
As Malloy talked about the genesis of the project, White Stripes frontman Jack White rushed the stage, snatched away the microphone and said, "Ima let you finish—but Orson Welles made the greatest movie of all time!"…even closing his "tribute" to Kanye with a perfectly matched shrug as the crowd roared.
Kevin Jonas Revolts, Sneaks Into Toronto Premiere
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It's not all work and no play for Kevin Jonas as he and his famous brothers shoot the sequel to Camp Rock up in Canada.
The oldest JoBro was able to slip away from the set for a bit to hit the Toronto Film Festival.
Keep reading to find out where he went and what he did…
Toronto Notebook: Of Keanu and Karaoke
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Some stars are clearing out of the Toronto Film Festival midway through, but there's still plenty of films and action left, from heartful to ho-hum to simply weird.
Speaking of which, look—Keanu Reeves! And a two-time Oscar nominee going nuts in a karaoke bar!
Toronto Notebook: Oprah Mania + Obama Shocker!
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Recent events at the Toronto Film Fest ran from high-power star sightings to high-minded public policy. Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry brought eyes—and surprise guests—to their gritty flick Precious, while fiery filmmaker Michael Moore dropped hints that he might be eyeing a doc about...Barack Obama?
Here's how it all went down:
Ben Affleck Tells Jennifer Garner When She's Too Fat for Her Jeans
Jennifer Garner is up at the Toronto Film Festival promoting her new movie, The Invention of Lying. With a title like that, one question is obvious: Do you ever tell lies?
And imagine that! She does.
Especially to her children, although Violet is beginning to suspect mermaids aren't real...
But Garner's husband, Ben Affleck, does not abide by little white lies. Sure, they might speed up his wife's getting-ready process, but if that means Jen looking fat in her jeans, he will intervene.
What a nice husband.
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Toronto Notebook: George Clooney's Rectal Exam on Facebook?
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The first weekend of the Toronto Film Fest is always a whirl. Because many press take the back end of the festival off, the first weekend is loaded with TV junkets, interviews and high-wattage bashes. True to form on Saturday night, events pulled potential attendees in several different directions.
After the black-tie gala premiere of Get Low, where Bill Murray, Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek earned a standing ovation for their story of redemption and salvation in 1930s America, the afterparty moved down King Street. The tight-packed crowd included Terry Gilliam, here in Toronto with Heath Ledger's last film, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus—which earned mixed reviews after its press screening today.
Down the block, a super-secret dinner was taking place for a few carefully selected press and the cast and crew of Up in the Air, the George Clooney comedy-drama that's been earning raves here in Toronto...
Update
Penélope Cruz in a Baggy Dress so She's Pregnant
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Sorry, Penélope Cruz, we have to talk about your uterus.
So rumors have been going around for a while now that the Spanish star is pregnant with Javier Bardem's child.
It hasn't helped her case that she's been lying low this summer and wearing normal clothes (gasp!).
No official confirmation or denial has been issued. Otherwise, we wouldn't be here speculating about some dress she wore last night to the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of her new film Broken Embraces...
Toronto Notebook: Megan's Body Kicks Off Film Fest
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The 34th Toronto International Film Festival kicked off last night with two very different premiere events: Jennifer Connelly's biopic about a dead scientist, and Megan Fox's horror flick about a smoking-hot demon.
Here's how it went down:
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