ollywood's heavy hitters were out in full force over the summer. Harrison Ford was in town for a whirlwind visit promoting his latest film K-19: The Widowmaker. Fans spotted the hunky actor at the Toronto Four Seasons Hotel. Jean-Claude Van Damme hung around the Four Seasons, too, as did music man David Foster. Cher on the other hand opted for the Windsor Arms Hotel when she passed through town to perform at the Air Canada Centre. Ashley Judd and Paul Newman kept the paparazzi busy at the Molson Indy. Judd was here to support her husband Dario Franchitti. Newman was cheering on his very own racing team - which won the coveted title. Newman took to the podium with his winning driver, Christiano daMatta. Was that Harvey Keitel strolling down Yorkville Ave.? It probably was. The actor was in town to shoot the film Crime Spree. Actor Tony Shalhoub is also here for the long haul shooting his new TV series Monk. Yancy Butler is also making Toronto home while filming her series Witchblade. Also in town the last few months: Singer/actor Mandy Moore starred in the romantic comedy How To Deal. Rob Lowe spent his hiatus from West Wing to film The Christmas Shoes with co-star Maria Del Mar. Hume Cronyn was here working on the TV movie A Separate Peace. Will & Grace star Sean Hayes portrayed Jerry |
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Lewis in the CBS TV movie Martin
and Lewis, while Jeremy
Northam took on the role of crooner Dean Martin.
Canada's own Sarah Polley was busy this summer starring in the feature film Luck and William Hurt arrived in August to start shooting the CBS mini series The Robert Hanssen Story about FBI agent and convicted spy Robert Hanssen. - Ola Sturik oor
Mandy Moore. The teenage pop star-turned-actress is in Vancouver
shooting the romantic comedy Try Seventeen. But the experience has
been anything but romantic for her. Moore has been nursing a broken heart
ever since co-star and boyfriend Elijah
Wood turned his attentions to another co-star, Franka
Potente (The
Bourne Identity and Run
Lola Run). Moore has been moping around the set while Wood and
Potente bill and coo, a sight that has the crew and other actors firmly in
Moore's camp. Word is, though, Wood is smitten enough to consider marrying
the 27-year-old German actor and was spotted looking at rings in a swank
jewelry store. |