Day 6 for me started in the evening at Roy Thompson again. This time, the premiere of "Inescapable". My goal was Marisa Tomei. Oded Fehr showed up 1st, shockingly, I dont recall him coming over to the fans at all (or for a very short time). Alexander Siddig arrived next, and he was quite good with meeting fans. He signed for several minutes, and was doing his best to make sure everyone got him. Next to show up was "Fringe" star Joshua Jackson, along with his girlfriend Diane Kruger. both of the stars signed autographs along the carpet, of course, I was not in need of Mr. Jackson as I see him all the time in Vancouver. However, I was shocked to learn from those there that he seemed to avoid signing 8x10 photos all together there. A little while after that, Marisa Tomei showed up, and while she did sign some, she didnt sign too much, and I went away shut out by the "My Cousin Vinny" star. As soon as that ended, I rushed across the street to POW to try & Jason Bateman & Paula Patton at the premiere of "Disconnected". I failed with Bateman, as the massive crowds were once again, impossible to navigate, but managed to find a good spot for Patton & got an autograph from her before she went in for her premiere. I went back across the street to wait on In Bruges star Ralph Fiennes at the premiere of "Great expectations". Also there were co-stars Jeremy Irvine & Holliday Grainger. Grainger was 1st to arrive & didnt spend much time interacting with fans, and was booed by many for her lack of interaction despite being the 1st to get there. Jeremy Irvine was a bit better, signing for most of the people who wanted him, I managed 1. Next up was Ralph. I was in a good spot, and just like Will Smith a couple days earlier, I got burned despite having an amazing spot. Ralph signed off to 1 side of me, but never got as far as where I was, he then moved 40 ft in the other direction, completely bypassing me & several others. A group of fans from Venezuela in front of me called out to him several times "Ralph, Ralph" but he didnt acknowledge them. They then yelled at him "Voldemort, Voldemort" (some character he played in a movie I wont watch) and sure enough it got the stars attention and he came over, signed for them, and a couple others, missed me, and moved on. After Fiennes went in, Grainger came back out & signed for most everyone there, the boo birds had again coerced someone into signing. Funny part is, fans scolded those that booed, yet, fact is, it more often than not, works... and at a fest where so many celebs were ignoring the fans, it certainly was not unjust. After my Fiennes disappointment, I went over to Ryerson for Midnight Madness premiere of "Aftershock". Immediately upon his arrival, i got Eli Roth, and a few minutes later I got the last 2 photos I had for him done. I was out, they a guy I had met at previous fests from Hamilton showed up, I told him Eli already had signed for the fairly small crowd but "probably will come over again" and then proceeded in watching eli deny him & 1 other guy, not once, or twice, but 3 or 4 times saying things like "I got to get inside for the movie" despite me reminding him it still didnt start for 11 minutes. Hard to believe a guy went from an A+ to an F attitude in literally 3 minutes. I also snapped a couple pics of his co-star in the movie, the incredibly gorgeous Lorenza Izzo, who I previously had not heard of, but now know of. She happily signed for the few people that had TIFF books. Day 6 total - 7 autographs (51 total) A Alexander Siddig A Paula Patton A Lorenza Izzo A- Holliday Grainger B+ Jeremy Irvine B Joshua Jackson B Diane Kruger C+ Ralph Fiennes C Eli Roth C Marisa Tomei E Oded Fehr Day 7 was a short one.
My day started with the press conference for "Rhino Season" with Monica Bellucci. I managed 1 autograph from her going in, and another leaving the press junket. I headed over then to the premiere at Ryerson for "Smashed" featuring Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul & Nick Offerman. Unfortunately the latter 2 did not show, only Winstead showed of the 3 I wanted, along with Oscar award winning actress Octavia Spencer. Mary signed up a storm, despite the fact some of her autographs looked more like random short road maps, I still managed 5 or 6 decent enough autographs from the Death Proof star. My very short day ended with me getting a photo with the star. Day 7 total - 10 autographs (61 total) A+ Mary Elizabeth Winstead B- Monica Bellucci My final day of the fest started with the early afternoon premiere of "Son Of The Clouds" with Javier Bardem. The Oscar winning actor started off signing several out on the street before he got moderately annoyed by the same several people asking him over & over again. I did manage to get 1 from the star later on the carpet, but he really did seem disinterested in signing for awhile & was not terribly generous with his autographs. After a long lunch break, I spent a little time around the Ritz Carlton Hotel. I wasnt expecting autographs there, but was more there just to kill time. While I was there I saw Robert Duvall, Billy Bob Thornton & Javier Bardem returning from various places. Next up was "Jayne Mansfields Car" premiere at RTH. I was hoping Kevin Bacon & his wife Kyra Sedgwick might come, but instead it was Robert Duvall & Billy Bob Thornton were the only stars to come. I managed 1 autograph from each of the stars, as well as a quite unjust accusation of "pushing" from the very rude fans who all too often make these claims simply based on whether or not you have an 8x10 or not. In this particular instance, the visually impaired idiot was telling the TIFF security "we got 5 of them right here" and felt the need to lump me in with others who may or may not have pushed. Since I wasnt pushing & frankly, cant even recall the others he fingered for being excessively pushy, I didnt take his claim seriously.... this didnt stop the TIFF people however from deciding to take it seriously. Later on after Mr. Thornton finished his press, 1 of the security people came over to talk to me, and we both discussed each others points of view, and I felt that he at least listened with an open mind to my point of view...even if if walked away going "whatever" in his head, he at least was professional enough to listen & acknowledge that the person making the claim may have been wrong. EVERY TIFF it seems theres at least 1 person who over reacts to the seemingly over aggressive hounds there, and somehow I get lumped in by association with them for no other reason than having 8x10s & a binder. Unfortunately, thats just part of TIFF that isnt ever going to change...dealing with the inexperienced public who are under some impression if you have a binder or a photo, you must be the 1 who pushed you. The amount of times I am pushed by NON-pros grossly outweighs being pushed by pros, but you dont hear me whining about it. The entitlement that some fans feel they have at these things is absurd. After that idiocy, I went and met up for dinner with my buddy from www.outlaw-autographs.com and another Vancouver hound. I ended my TIFF with 1 last autograph, again with an over reaction from the bored TIFF security people, as Zac Efron came thru & signed 1 each for the whopping 3 of us that the 6+ security & volunteers encircled. making a calm enough situation, into a mildly annoying & hectic situation of course. Day 8 total - 4 autographs (65 total) B- Billy Bob Thornton C+ Robert Duvall C+ Javier Bardem C Zac Efron
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"Kick Ass" star Chloe Moretz stops on the red carpet of her 2011 Toronto International Film Festival Premiere for "Hick" It is time for the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival!!
The 37th TIFF is rolling out another star studded line up for its event. With legitimate A Listers like Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro & Will Smith coming, as well as up & comers like Jennifer Lawrence, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Emma Watson & Marion Cotillard, as well as notable TV stars like Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, John Goodman & Keifer Sutherland, this festival will be full of star sightings around Toronto for the next week & 1/2. The festival is starting off with a roar as "Looper" starring The Dark Knight Rises star Joseph Gordon Levitt & Die Hard legend Bruce Willis opens the festival. Other notable titles are -"Spring Breakers" featuring a trio of the next generations "in" names James Franco, Selena Gomez & Vanessa Hudgens. -"Anna Karenina" with Keira Knightley & Kick Ass star Aaron Taylor Johnson. -"Argo" The Ben Affleck directed & starred in thriller featuring John Goodman & Bryan Cranston. - "Cloud Atlas" featuring Tom Hanks, Hugo Weaving & Halle Berry. -"Silver Linings Playbook" featuring Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Lawrence. & -"The Company You Keep" directed by Robert Redford & starring Shia LaBeouf & Mr. Redford himself. Thats only a 1/2 dozen of the 100s of films featured at the festival. Of course, most of Hollywoods star power will be on hand promoting their projects. Every year I have a top list of who I want to get. Here is my 2012 crop (list was made before some late additions to the list of attendees was known) My top 25 list 1- Johnny Depp - Its Johnny freaking depp. You know, Officer Hanson. How could I NOT put him 1st? 2- Will Smith - The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air, Men In Black 1 & 2, Independence Day. MOST years, he probably would have been #1 with a resume like that. 3- Colin Farrell - In Bruges is 1 of my favorite movies ever. The main 3 from the film are all apparently coming...but he was the only confirmed 1 when I made the list. 4- Tom Hanks - You heard of that film Toy Story? No? How about Toy Story 2? Toy Story 3? A League Of Their Own? Forrest Gump? I knew you woulda heard of something hes done if I named enough. 2 Academy Awards. Nuff said. 5- Robert De Niro - My hope to get him is waning. 2 years in a row I have been within inches of getting him, only to go away shut put. Is 3rd time the charm? 6- Bryan Cranston - Walter Fucking White. Do I need to say more? 7- Aaron Paul - Cant get 1 member of Breaking Bad without getting the other, right? 8- Hugh Laurie - Gregory House is 1 of my favorite TV characters ever. Got snubbed by him last year. Trying to right that wrong this year. 9- Jason Bateman - In the last year or so I became an Arrested development fan. I got Jason in 2007, but didnt care much as I had not seen a second of AD yet. Now, different story. 10- Aaron Taylor Johnson - I got Hit Girl Llast year, this year, gotta get KICK ASS. 11- Hugo Weaving - Loved V For Vendetta. 12- Saoirse Ronan - Although I got her last year, this year, I wanna get 1 that isnt sign in a gawdawful dying silver marker. 13- Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges star. 14- Eli Roth - Loved Grindhouse & Inglourious Basterds. Dont love ALL his work, but the ones I do, are pretty awesome. 15- Ralph Fiennes - In Bruges star. That is all. 16- Mary Elizabeth Winsted - As the actress playing a cheerleader in a movie in Death Proof she was automatically on my list. Her role in Live Free Or Die Hard solidified it) 17- Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games. Enuff said. 18- Saskia Rosendahl - Every TIFF I find 1 "dont know much about her" name that intrigues me. This year, Saskia caught my attention. 19- Selena Gomez - Even though I got her several times in the past, I havent got her in awhile. 20- Pierce Brosnan - James Bond should always make any list. 21- Helen Hunt - got her before. But would like to get again. 22- Christina Hendricks - just too hot not to want to get. 23- Viggo Mortensen - got him before...but now, theres even MORE films of his I like. So I want him again. 24- Ray Liotta - Wild Hogs, Goodfellas...and he has his own honey. 25- Keira Knightley - Hmmm'ed & hawwed about who gets 25tyh. In the end, decided the POTC star trumped Marisa Tomei being in My Cousin Vinny. Honourable mention - Gwynyth Paltrow, Bruce Willis, Olga Kurylenko Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta, Christopher Walken, Kate Hudson, Javier Bardem, Marisa Tomei, Jude Law, Lena Headey, In 2010 I managed only 8/20 (but managed my #1 Michael C. Hall) http://canadagraphs.weebly.com/1/post/2010/09/my-top-20-wants-at-tiff-2010.html In 2011 I managed only 9/30 (but managed my #1 Chloe Moretz & 4 of my top 5 INCLUDING Madonna) http://canadagraphs.weebly.com/1/post/2011/09/the-2011-toronto-international-film-festival-starts-this-week-here-is-my-top-30-want-list-for-tiff-11.html How will I do in 2012? Who will I get? Who will I miss? Will Mr. Depp keep the #1 streak alive? TODAY TIFF KICKS OFF!! I will try to update my blog with reports of my daily ventures when time permits. I will certainly cover every day...eventually, just might be a couple days late sometimes. |
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