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See the Ruth & Alex party photos » Diane Keaton is a dream. My dream. And everyone else’s too. Tomboy style icon of the ages, Woody Allen heroine and single gal role model 4eva, Keaton graced the city with her presence last night for the TIFF 2014 premiere of Ruth and Alex, in which she […]

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See the Soho House party photos » Grey Goose’s annual TIFF takeover of Soho House kicked off last night in typically buzzy fashion, with a pre-premiere party of Nightcrawler, the crime drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a Ray Ban-wearing journo in 1950s L.A. Keeping track of an actor’s current look is all in the art […]

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It’s impossible to talk about Joseph Gordon-Levitt without compromising myself as an even slightly serious journalist. He’s hot. I’m crushing. Das it. At Grey Goose Soho House’s last TIFF 2013 bash, I creeped JGL heavily for the second year in a row. And by that I mean stared longingly, then went home and YouTube’d his makeout scenes like a boss.

Arriving just after 9PM, Levitt settled into a corner on the first floor with co-star Scarlett Johansson and several well-suited gents. He looked pretty composed, given the mad dash he’d made earlier that evening, but why would he not. He’s JGL, and these girls feel me. Holding court with said group for most of the night snacking on pizza and toasting with the House’s signature TIFF vodka cocktails, the co-stars looked pretty chillaxed, and stayed till around midnight. Till next TIFF, BB!

See the Filthy Gorgeous party photos »

I’ve always wanted to travel back in time, and last night at the Filthy Gorgeous after party it felt like I’d gone back some forty years. Taking in the music, decor and ambiance at Cube nightclub on Queen Street West was like falling into the decadent disco era of the 1970s. Shiny gold Bourgie lamps, leather banquets covered in animal-print cushions and lingerie models posing on a bed made for a virtual Penthouse party, perfect for celebrating Barry Avrich’s new documentary on the skin mag’s late founder Bob Guccione.

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In some cosmic switcheroo, Taylor Swift may just have been the perfect megawatt replacement for Meryl Streep last night at Grey Goose Soho House. Streep had been the most anticipated guest of TIFF 2013 in connection with her latest sure-to-be Oscar nominated leading role in August: Osage County, but bowed out at the last minute due to illness. There were tears for many, especially one pint sized fan who wore a “Meryl in training” T-shirt to the film’s screening at Roy Thompson Hall earlier that evening. Not for the film’s cast and Gucci and Holt Renfrew’s hosted after-party guests however—they all seemed thrilled by the surprise appearance by Swift, who showed up in a wowza Calvin Klein Collection number after walking the red carpet of One Chance. Flanked by Harvey Weinstein and a dapper Brenton Thwaites who I’m sure will be the talk of the blogs all day long (he’s about to be a Disney prince!), Swift held court on the second floor for most of the night, that is, while she wasn’t busy hanging with the film’s star studded cast, aka. the fixtures of the rip-roarious festivities.

See The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby dinner party photos »

Jessica Chastain wiped away tears of joy following the premiere of The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, explaining to the TIFF audience how happy she was to finally make a film with her friend of 10 years, director Ned Benson.

The 3-hour+ epic is actually two films back to back, and unspools the same story twice: first from a husband’s point of view, then from his wife’s. Demanding? Yes. Emotionally draining? Perhaps.

Still, the mood at the after-dinner for the cast, hosted by the Hudson’s Bay Co. at The Chase, was buoyant. And how could it not be? Stars James McAvoy, Jess Weixler, Ciaran Hinds and the luminous Chastain, in a chiffony aqua Versace, chatted up the crowd which included designer Wayne Clark, The Bay’s Nicholas Mellamphy and Suzanne Timmins and Barbara Amiel, pretty in pink and white Erdem from The Room.

For the dozens of fans who stuck it out till 11:30 last night, it was worth the wait. Jessica Chastain arrived 2.5 hours into the Instyle and Hollywood Foreign Press Association party at the Windsor Arms Hotel. But when she finally pulled up to the red carpet, she eagerly crossed the street to sign autographs […]

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It’s not every day that you find yourself standing in a cabana with Jake Gyllenhaal and Isabella Rossolni but that’s just the sort of magic that TIFF brings to town. My close-proximity to the scruffy-hot actor and international star was all thanks to the after party for Enemy, which is actually Gyllenhaal’s second film to premiere at TIFF 2013. Held on the rooftop patio of Chase, the Hugo Boss-hosted event swelled to max capacity—considering that director Denis Villeneuve shot the film in Toronto there was a lot of local cast and crew on hand to toast the premiere. Sadly, the one local who wasn’t in attendance was Enemy star Sarah Gadon, who had to miss the festival due to scheduling conflicts.

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This weekend’s TIFF parties have been loaded with A-listers, but at the Grey Goose Soho House last night, it was A-list with a capital ‘A’ for the post-premiere party of Night Moves. The film stars Dakota Fanning and Jesse Eisenberg (plus Swedish dreamboat Peter Sarsgaard, though he sadly wasn’t in town) who play environmentalists-turned-eco-terrorists dealing with a major “moral maelstrom.” Both stars were there last night and while we wonder how the notoriously curt Eisenberg held up, we were mainly focused on Fanning’s top knot and super-hunk bf Jamie Strachan. Fanning swapped her Atelier Versace red carpet look in favour of a more relaxed blazer, crop top and pencil skirt combo. Jennifer Morrison was also rocking some amazing hair, with a long, perfectly-messy fishtail braid that started as a French braid at her crown. (That’s definitely going into our Pinterest inspiration folder.)

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On another busy night of TIFF 2013, the Worldview Party presented by SodaStream was home to a batch of celebs in town to celebrate the studio’s films at the festival, including Blood Ties, Devil’s Knot, Joe, The Sacrament, The Green Inferno and The Square. Fresh off Devil’s Knot premiere, Reese Witherspoon was the first A-lister to arrive wearing a black and white Jason Wu dress. Her signature smile was out in full force, especially as she took selfies with friends as pictured above. Cute! Later in the evening, the brother studs—make that Chris and Liam Hemsworth—relaxed on the outdoor patio while Joel Edgerton of The Great Gatsby fame mingled near Harvey Weinstein and Taylor Kitsch. We couldn’t resist ogling till way past our bedtime but failed to spot Cyndi Lauper who showed up much later in the evening. How amazing would that have been?

See all the photos from the TIFF 2013 amfAR gala »

“I have Spanx on top of pantyhose and I’m about to have a hose stroke,” Beth Ditto winced as she took the stage at the TIFF 2013 amfAR gala on Sunday night.

Still the Gossip singer and M.A.C Cosmetics collaborator blew the roof off The Carlu, first with her own set, then in a duet of Dolly Parton’s “Here You Come Again” with emcee Alan Cumming.

Adrien Brody, Maria Bello and Paul Haggis were among those in the crowd which was also treated to a showing of menswear by Marc Jacobs and a rousing auction. Okay, so it may not have been quite as exciting as the amfAR benefit in Cannes in May, when Brody took the Cartier watch off his wrist and auctioned it off for $100,000. Still, two Toronto ladies pushed the bidding up to $22,000 for a night of New York bar-hopping with Cumming.

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How far will Maria Bello go to raise money to build schools in Haiti? We found out on Sunday afternoon when she threw herself into Michael Budman’s pool on a $20,000 dare. The Roots co-founder had offered the donation to Artists for Peace and Justice for anyone who went for a spontaneous swim. And Bello was game, even though her red Marc Jacobs pantsuit was most likely dry clean only.

The bash took place in Budman’s park-like backyard, which has a full-size hockey rink in one corner, and space for a stage in the other. In between, Colin Firth, Olivia Wilde, Jason Sudeikis and Adrien Brody were among the 200 curled on Roots hockey blankets or lounging on white sofas to hear performances by Daniel Lanois, Michael Bolton and Rufus Wainwright.