CAREY MULLIGAN earning rave reviews in Toronto premiering AN EDUCATION – coming to America next in Wall Street 2 with Shia Lebouef

Your going to be hearing a lot more about British up-and-coming actress Carey Mulligan in the next year. Mulligan has a breakout role in AN EDUCATION, playing to rave reviews at TIFF and other film festivals. Mulligan’s stay in Toronto for the films premiere was a brief one. She had to get back to the New York set of Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps acting opposite Shia Lebouef in the Oliver Stone directed sequel to the eighties hit. It will be Carey’s first big role in an American movie. If that doesn’t endear her to North American audiences, Ms. Mulligan is sure to appear in the gossip mags as she is rumored to be dating her Wall Street co-star Lebouef.

Nicolas Cage at 2009 TIFF press conference ON the importance of acting awards and where he keeps his Oscar

NICOLAS CAGE has come to Toronto this year in support of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. It was an especially reflective Cage in the press conference for the film accompanied by director Werner Herzog. “You can’t make movies thinking about awards…You make movies just coming from the heart.” – NICOLAS CAGE

NATALIE PORTMAN wonders what she will be doing 10 years from now during TIFF 2009 LOVE & OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITS press conference

NATALIE PORTMAN was in Toronto for the 2009 TIFF press conference for Love and Other Impossible Pursuits. One journalist asked Ms. Portman what she thinks she will be doing ten years from now? “I don’t know if I will want to work. I don’t if I’ll be able to work?” wondered the 28 year-old actress.

DREW Barrymore on why Roller Derby is empowering for women as her directorial debut WHIP IT makes a TIFF 2009 world premiere

DREW BARRYMORE brought the cast of her directorial debut, WHIP IT to Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas square for a red carpet AND roller derby exhibition. It was all in support of the world premiere of WHIP IT at TIFF. Barrymore talks to the thousands of assembled fans (yes, thousands!) about directing for the first time and why WHIP IT is an empowering story for women.

MARY J. BLIGE talks about her inspiration for PRECIOUS theme song during press conference for PRECIOUS

With a packed press conference of the world’s media in attendance. Producers Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry brought a very buzzed about cast to Toronto for the premiere of PRECIOUS. Mary J. Blige was personally called by Oprah about creating music for the movie. Considering the subject matter of the film, Blige could relate and immediately set out to write songs.

Movie reviewer Richard Crouse on THE ROAD, THE TROTSKY, DAYBREAKERS, and who he most wants to interview at TIFF – Part 3/3

Here is the final part of our video chat with movie reviewer and author Richard Crouse who will be all over TIFF this year. Crouse shares his feelings on Viggo Mortensen’s THE ROAD, Jay Baruchel’s THE TROTSKY, and DAYBREAKERS. Richard also tells the insider about one particular celebrity he would most love to interview during TIFF (It’s Oprah.)

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Movie reviewer Richard Crouse talks PRECIOUS, YOUNG VICTORIA, & IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS in-between press screenings on the eve of #tiff09 – Part 2/3

In-between press screenings the week before the 2009 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival opens – movie reviewer and author Richard Crouse shared his early thoughts on some of the main tiff’09 premiering films.

Crouse called the Oprah Winfrey produced buzz-film Precious Oscar worthy and “the best movie at the festival this year you’ll only want to sit through once.”

Richard also shared his thoughts on the Toronto festival’s closing night film, Young Victoria featuring Emily Blunt in the title role. Crouse felt this would be the Blunt performance that would “make her a BIG star.” (even more so then the stand-out Devil Wears Prada role.)
RELATED: CROUSE TALKS ABOUT HIS FAVORITE TIFF INTERVIEW EVER

Movie Critic Richard Crouse talks TIFF at Varsity Cinemas between press screenings – Part 1/3 – Favorite TIFF interview: Rolling Stones Bill Wyman

Movie reviewer and author Richard Crouse is a busy guy these days gearing up for tiff and his numerous media commitments. Richard sat down with the insider this week at Varsity Cinemas in Toronto where early press screenings are taking place for many of the 2009 festival premiering titles.

We’ll be running a few clips where Crouse shares his feelings on TIFF premiering films; Precious, Young Victoria, Whip It, Defendor, Dorian Gray, and more.