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There’s a whole generation of girls that knows Stephen Dorff best, or perhaps only, from his transformative role as…the guy who rescued Britney Spears from a bathtub in “Everytime.” With Somewhere, the latest tender, plotless, irresistible film by Sofia Coppola (in theatres January 7), that should change. The love story of an adolescent father (pill-popping, bed-hopping movie star Johnny Marco) and his preternaturally wise girl-child (played by Elle Fanning), Somewhere is less Stephen Dorff’s comeback than his redemption. It’s a makeover in which he looks a lot like himself: the wild, damaged wonderboy every unreasonable woman wants to fix.

On a Monday morning at Toronto’s Hazelton Hotel, Dorff sat down to a breakfast of sliced fruit, a Diet Coke, and Camel Lights. He wore old jeans and a T-shirt, like in the film, and didn’t seem particularly showered. “I feel like hell,” he growled; sure, but hell looks good on him. And when the tape rolled, he was gold: talking eagerly and untiredly about everything from Johnny Marco’s “classic look” to Sofia Coppola’s un-Hollywood-ness to Elle Fanning’s new favourite bracelet. Guess who bought it? Yep. Don’t pretend you’re not falling.

By Karen Ashbee

Last night marked the opening of the Calgary International Film Festival and ten days of non-stop movie going and partying. Having attended at least a dozen film fest galas world wide, Jacqueline Dupuis, executive director of CIFF, knows a few things about getting red carpet ready. Luckily she took a few moments out of her over-stressed and over-scheduled life to give me the lowdown on her look for opening night.

If you’re not burned out on films and documentaries, post-TIFF–and can swing a last-minute trip to Paris–A Shaded View On Fashion Film, the world’s first annual fashion, style and beauty film festival, will be kicking off at the Centre Georges Pompidou on September 24.

Matt Damon and Bryce Dallas Howard, in a dress by Elie Saab, for the premiere of Clint Eastwood‘s Hereafter. Click the images below to see pics from the premiere or see all our TIFF 2010 red carpet galleries>>

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This way for the season’s best TV, books, music and more: FILM: Fate, Facebook and finances invade theatres this fall. BOOKS: Our fall book club from the cream of the crop of Canadian fiction femmes. MUSIC: The most fashionable bands, the most intriguing artists and the releases simply too big to ignore. TV: There’s plenty […]

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The Guardian said that no one dressed well this week, but we here at FASHION will have to respectfully disagree. Drew Barrymore has been looking like a doll on her London jaunt to promote her new flick, Going The Distance, with co-star etc., Justin Long. Nothing’s over-styled–it’s all just the right side of quirky. See […]

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The Toronto International Film Festival announced the 2010 line-up this morning. At the top of the fashion-watchers list is Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, which is making its North American premiere at TIFF. The “psychological thriller set in the world of New York City ballet” stars Natalie Portman and features costumes by Rodarte. (Check out this stunner above.) Portman plays a ballerina who develops a twisted friendship with a rival dancer, played by Mila Kunis.

No more nights at the multiplex. This month, feel the art and soul of movies with a coast-to-coast host of film festivities: