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Actor Johnny Depp poses with a fan during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival. (Serena Tung/MyBreakingNews)

TIFF celeb sightings

IN PICTURES CP24 viewers share their TIFF star encounters

Actress Winona Ryder speaks during the press conference for the film "The Iceman" during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. (The Canadian Press/Aaron Vincent Elkaim)

Chatting with media

IN PICTURES A daily photo gallery from inside the TIFF press conferences.

People leave the box office prior to the beginning of the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto Wednesday, September 7, 2011. TIFF officially runs from Thursday, September 8 through to Sunday, September 18. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

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A full list of links to TIFF tickets, schedules, maps etc.

Actress Rachel McAdams gets out of a car before walking the red carpet to promote the new movie "To the Wonder" at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. (The Canadian Press/Michelle Siu)

Red carpet glitz

IN PICTURES The best looks from the TIFF red carpet.

Kristen Stewart poses for a photograph on the red carpet at the gala for the movie "On The Road" during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (The Canadian Press/Chris Young)

K-Stew steps out

IN PICTURES Kristen Stewart stepped out at TIFF for the first time since news broke of her affair.

Ryan Gosling was a naughty, naughty child and he regrets it. (AP/ Matt Sayles)

Celebs at TIFF 2012

Ryan Gosling, Kristen Stewart, Johnny Depp are just some of the stars expected at TIFF.

'Rebelle' selected for best foreign-language Oscar

Montreal-born filmmaker Kim Nguyen's child-soldier drama "Rebelle" ("War Witch") will be Canada's entry in this year's foreign-language Oscar race.
'Silver Linings Playbook' wins TIFF fan's choice award

"Silver Linings Playbook" has won a key boost in the race for Oscar glory.
Terence Stamp gets chance to sing in TIFF closer

Acclaimed British actor Terence Stamp says he's always wanted to sing in a movie and jumped at the chance to do so in the Toronto International Film Festival closer "A Song For Marion."
Actors say working with new directors is a wildcard

A lot of first-time directors nervously unveiled their cinematic creations over the last 10 days at the Toronto International Film Festival, and the actors who worked with them say that while taking a job with a rookie helmer can be a risk -- it can also have a big payoff.
Spike Lee calls media treatment of MJ 'shameful'

Spike Lee's new documentary "Bad 25" captures Michael Jackson in the turbulent time before he crafted 1987's "Bad," a period when the notoriously meticulous King of Pop worked with feverish obsession on trying to top his own megahit "Thriller" while the tabloids vigorously devoured the remnants of his personal life.
Celine Dion sings in TIFF closer 'A Song For Marion'

The voice of Montreal chanteuse Celine Dion will help wrap up the Toronto International Film Festival tonight.
Daniels says 'The Paperboy' is 'not a feel-good movie'

The last time movie maker Lee Daniels was at the Toronto International Film Festival, in 2009, he won the People's Choice Award for the distressing drama "Precious."
'Inescapable' probes gender inequality in Middle East

"Inescapable" director Ruba Nadda, born in Montreal but raised for a time in Syria, is wracked with nerves each time she returns to the Middle East, worried she could be detained indefinitely or forced back to the unstable country in which she spent her teenage years.
'Rebelle' star not living a fairytale, says director

"Rebelle (War Witch)" star Rachel Mwanza has gone from living on the streets in the capital of Congo to winning best-actress trophies at the 2012 Tribeca and Berlin film festivals.
British director tells story of Seoul 100-metre final

Filmmaker Daniel Gordon was wrapping up a final visit to Ben Johnson's home when, on a whim, he asked the disgraced sprinter one last question.
Moon-obsessed dreamers the focus in 'Lunarcy!'

Moon-obsessed dreamers provide the unlikely anchor for Simon Ennis's comic documentary "Lunarcy!"
Stars talk about seeing films for first time

Filmgoers attending one of the final red carpet gala screenings at this year's Toronto International Film Festival may want to keep an eye on the stars in attendance while they watch the movie.
Stritch wants to leave NYC and do a show in Michigan

Tony Award-winning stage and screen star Elaine Stritch has been a fixture in New York City for many decades, with a slew of roles on Broadway, her own cabaret show, and most recently a scene-stealing part as Jack Donaghy's mom on TV's "30 Rock."
Walken plays against type in 'A Late Quartet'

Christopher Walken is well known for playing sinister characters, and relished the chance to take on a "more human" role as a kindly cellist struggling with Parkinson's in "A Late Quartet."
Roth: tough for actors to see movies during TIFF

By the time most celebrities are done striding down red carpets, posing at parties and chatting up press at the Toronto International Film Festival, there isn't much time left for, well, actual movies -- and horror buff Eli Roth can't stand it.
Jackson says he's sad, excited about end of 'Fringe'

The fifth and final season of the cult series "Fringe" kicks off Sept. 28 and Vancouver-raised star Joshua Jackson has found a silver lining to the beloved show reaching its end.
De Palma knows erotic thriller 'Passion' is divisive

Famed director Brian De Palma says his latest project "Passion" -- which is inspiring both walk-outs and applause at the Toronto International Film Festival -- is Rachel McAdams' grown-up version of "Mean Girls."
Chernick hopes 'My Awkward Sexual Adventure' stands out amid serious TIFF fare

Writer-star Jonas Chernick wants to make sure he's clear on one point about his new film, "My Awkward Sexual Adventure."
Brosnan fits right in on set of buzzy Danish film

As an Irishman in the Danish film "Love is All You Need" -- directed by Oscar winner Susanne Bier -- you might think Pierce Brosnan felt like the odd man out.
'Wallflower' gives Emma Watson a new fantasy role

Emma Watson is living out another fantasy -- the life of a high school kid that she missed out on growing up in the Harry Potter fold.