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Based on last night alone, we’d have to attest that it doesn’t get more beautiful than Keira Knightley. At the Can a Song Save Your Life premiere at TIFF 2013, the actress was 100% forest nymph in her strapless printed Mary Katrantzou dress. The Brit star paired the look with nude Christian Louboutin heels, an artfully disheveled bun and a deep purple smoky eye. Now that is what fairy-tales are made of, folks.

Also looking mighty fine was Maroon 5-er Adam Levine who, after a small role in American Horror Story, seems to be taking a dive into film. The singer wore a sharp, fitted navy suit with a white shirt and striped tie. Levine shared the red carpet with fellow cast member Shannon Maree Walsh who looked ravishing in a black lace gown.

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If you’ve ever wanted an excuse to be pushed up against Jason Bateman‘s chest, last night’s party for Bad Words was the place to be. Held in the James Perse Boutique, the minimalist Yorkville shop reached maximum capacity to celebrate the film’s TIFF premiere—which, based on the tweets of fans and critics alike, is sure to be the next big dark comedic hit. (And also the reason why the film’s producers spent just as much time outside the party closing deals as they did inside enjoying the Mexican-themed drinks and treats.)

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The pantsuit, the women’s tux, Le smoking, as Yves Saint Laurent famously called it—there’s no doubt this menswear-inspired get-up is perfect for work and even more perfect for the red carpet. We love when the A-listers leave frothy gowns back home in favour of this riskier look, so when we saw Nicole Kidman doing just that at TIFF 2013 yesterday, we couldn’t help compare her to a recent pantsuit-wearer, Olivia Wilde.

See Prisoners red carpet at TIFF 2013 »

It was all grey, black and blue on the Prisoners’ TIFF 2013 red carpet last night as the oh so colour coordinated cast showed up to promote the film. Stars Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal were all bromance, smiles, and plenty o’ scruff, both sporting slim suits and ties in tonal greys and blues. Co-star Terrence Howard followed suit (get it?) in a striped silk blue jacket and navy pants.

But blue wasn’t just for the boys. Melissa Leo wore a floor length velvet gown that had us dreaming of royalty, while co-star Maria Bello went for separates in an almost-navy mini skirt that showed off her hundred-mile-long gams. Paired with pointy-toe pumps, a crystal bracelet, and a crimson lip she was on total fire. No easy feat considering she was wearing a turtleneck—a turtleneck!—on the red carpet!

See the photos from Grey Goose Soho House »

Adolescent fantasy worlds nearly collided last night when Daniel Radcliffe aka Mr. Harry Potter himself and High School Musical’s Zac Efron attended back-to-back TIFF 2013 parties at Grey Goose Soho House. Radcliffe was there first to celebrate Horns, his Kafka-esque new film about a young man who starts growing horns after his girlfriend’s death; earlier in the day the star hammed it up on the red carpet in a devil headband. Grey Goose cocktails with festival-ready names like Torontini were passed around as Radcliffe and his beautiful blonde co-star Juno Temple posed for chummy photos by the fireplace before heading out into the night.

Efron arrived shortly after, looking dapper as ever in a slim-cut grey suit. The Disney heartthrob held court on a plush leather sofa in one corner with his Parkland co-stars Tom Welling, Paul Giamatti and Colin Hanks, the spitting image of his father Tom (seriously, it was like watching Big). It was clearly boys’ night out as the posse chatted and chowed down on quinoa salad together. Hanks was easiest to spot as he worked the room, basically towering over his costars who, like most actors, were all much smaller in real life.

See the Hateship/Loveship party photos »

All eyes were on Kristen Wiig at the C Lounge Goodnight Gansevoort pop up last night, where the post-premiere party for her new film Hateship/Loveship was held. The comedian celebrated her dramatic acting debut in a Fritz Bernaise Vena Cava black silk blouse complete with crochet detailing and matching black and white printed shorts (very on trend).

Wiig posed for a few photos with fans—and as you can see from our gallery, you can take the girl out of SNL but you can’t take the SNL skit-worthy facial expressions out of the girl— before hiding away in her security-protected, back-corner tent. She was later overheard saying, “I just want to hang out tonight,” which was totally fair but mostly sad since most of the party had hoped for a chance to become her BFF.

See The Railway Man TIFF 2013 red carpet photos »

Last night, two of Hollywood’s biggest accented stars descended upon TIFF 2013 for the world premiere of The Railway Man, a psychological wartime drama starring the ever-dreamy Colin Firth as a World War Two POW, War Horse’s Jeremy Irvine as his younger self and Nicole Kidman as his wife. For the premiere at Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall, Firth and his IRL wife, Livia Firth looked real cute-like as they exchanged glances and posed for a crowd of adoring fans. A sans-Keith Urban Nicole Kidman stunned in a black form-fitting Altuzarra pantsuit with lace detailing, Louis Vuitton pumps and drop silver and black earrings. Accenting her look with a bright raspberry lip, Kidman looked as iconic as ever with her signature milky white skin, pool blue eyes and strawberry blonde hair tied tightly in a low chignon.

And while we’re talking fashion, can we just get a hell yes for Jeremy Irvine? He’s real haute, and by that we mean hot in a fashion-y way. Just look at those chiseled features in this Vogue photo shoot alongside Arizona Muse from 2011. He’s a fragrance front man in the making, if we dare call that first.

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The champagne was flowing at last night’s party for The Last of Robin Hood. Before the cast arrived (A-listers Susan Sarandon, Kevin Kline and Dakota Fanning were all confirmed to attend), a select group of guests indulged in Moët & Chandon from golden, oversized goblets while taking in a stunning sunset view of Toronto’s skyline from the rooftop of the glitzy Park Hyatt hotel in Yorkville (does it get any better than that?). We chatted with Elaine Lui aka. Lainey Gossip and got the lowdown on her new show, The Social, what she’ll be wearing during TIFF and her trendy new accessory, a flavoured e-cigarette (they’ve been seen all over New York Fashion Week).

See the photos from The Railway Man party »

Despite ultra-exclusive guest lists and top notch security teams, it’s sometimes actually very difficult to catch a glimpse of the stars at TIFF parties. So when I made eye contact with Nicole Kidman—Nicole Kidman!—only moments after walking in the door at SodaStream’s The Railway Man party, a few laps around the venue were necessary before I completely recovered. Held at the very spacious Live at the Hive, Kidman stayed at the centre of the action all night long, looking as graceful as ever but even more animated and excited to be there than you’d expect. (And while her Altuzarra suit was impeccable, it was her prim bow-on-the-toe Louis Vuitton heels that really caught my eye.)

See the 12 Years a Slave TIFF 2013 photos »

12 Years a Slave premiered last night at TIFF 2013 and it already has people buzzing about Oscar noms. On the red carpet outside the Princess of Wales theatre, director Steve McQueen chummily posed for photos with star Chiwetel Ejiofor, whilst Michael Fassbender triggered many a sigh in a navy pin dot two-piece Tom Ford suit. Meanwhile, alt-hunk of the moment Benedict Cumberbatch posed with Paul Giamatti in matchy-match relaxed suits with unbuttoned shirts.

See the Blue Is the Warmest Colour party pictures »

We’re just one day into TIFF 2013 and it’s possible we’ve already reached a gossip fever pitch. At last night’s Blue Is the Warmest Color party, the biggest buzz was about a certain Daily Beast article that’s been making the media rounds all week. While the Thompson rooftop filled with partygoers—basically everyone from Toronto Life’s Most Stylish party plus TIFF fans fresh from The Fifth Estate red carpet premiere—the crowd was eager to see how Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos would act around director Abdellatif Kechiche. (There was also many a mention of the infamous prosthetics used in the film, but we won’t get into that.)

See the gallery of Blue Is the Warmest Color red carpet pictures »

Fresh from winning the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, Blue Is the Warmest Color had its red carpet premiere at TIFF last night and the French film’s award-winning buzz and behind-the-scenes gossip followed it to Toronto. (We’ll get to that gossip later on today…)

The film’s leading ladies, Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos, were of course the biggest red carpet draw. Both wore black lace dresses that captured the balance between supremely sexy and totally graceful—a style that French women just pull off so well. Seydoux’s dress was by Prada, which makes sense considering she was the face of their quirky Candy campaign from earlier this year. While Seyboux’s look—complete with smooth curls, a black cat eye and red lip—was more Old Hollywood, Exarchopoulos seemed to channel a page out of Kristen Stewart’s style book, with tousled hair and a sheer lace dress that revealed almost as much skin as is seen in the movie itself. One thing’s for certain: the chemistry seen on screen has certainly translated into a real life bond between the two.