TIFF 2008
Ben Kingsley (Fifty Dead Men Walking) interview
September 11, 2008Tribute talks to Ben Kingsley, star of Fifty Dead Men Walking. In the 1980s, when the Irish civil conflict was at its most treacherous, 22-year-old Martin McGartland (Jim Sturgess) was recruited by the British police to infiltrate and spy on the IRA. He lived his life under the constant threat of exposure and subsequent torture [...]
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire interview
September 11, 2008Tribute talks to Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle. A penniless, eighteen year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, he's one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, suddenly, he is arrested on suspicion of cheating. After all, [...]
Tonight's "don't miss" parties and screenings
September 10, 2008Roy Thomson Hall Gala Screening: The Lucky Ones at 6:30 p.m. followed by Fifty Dead Men Walking at 9:30 p.m. Visa Screening Room at the Elgin Theatre: A Woman in Berlin (Eine frau in Berlin) followed by Che (Part 2) at 9 p.m. After parties: Fifty Dead Men Walking at Casa Loma; Control Alt Delte [...]
Scott Speedman (Adoration) interview
September 10, 2008Tribute talks to Scott Speedman about his new film Adoration. Adoration speaks to our connections—with each other, with our family history, with technology and with the modern world. High school student Simon (Devon Bostick) is caught up in family history, technology and a shocking and explosive lie that intertwines the lives of his uncle (Scott [...]
Larry Charles & Bill Maher (Religulous) interview
September 10, 2008Director Larry Charles and Bill Maher explain that Religulous is a fun buddy comedy, even though it’s about religion.
Viggo Mortensen tickles the ivories at Sutton Place
September 9, 2008Viggo Mortensen, wearing a red t-shirt, dark pants and bare feet, played piano yesterday in the Sutton Place Hotel lobby. He went unnoticed until a Reuters photographer spotted him and began snapping pictures. A crowd of fans began to gather, and one asked what he was playing. He answered, "I don't know, I just made [...]
Paris in town for documentary about herself
September 9, 2008Paris Hilton arrived in town last night and caused quite a stir during a scheduled appearance at Ultra Supper Club with her boyfriend, Benji Madden. Attendees rushed to snap photographs of the couple and many more outside clamored to get in. Tonight, she'll attend the premiere of Paris, Not France -- a documentary about the [...]
