
The TIFF Daily: What’s on September 5, 2013
Pop on a pair of shades because Toronto is officially in the spotlight for the next 10 days. The 2013 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), one of the world’s most illustrious film festivals, kicks off today. Each day we’ll bring you a compilation of the swankiest gala premiers, must-see films and posh parties throughout the city.
Gala Presentation: The Fifth Estate
TIFF opens with one of the year’s most anticipated
conversation pieces, a thriller about the rise of WikiLeaks and the
consequences of exposing high-level abuses of power.
Details: VISA
Screening Room (Elgin Theatre), 6:30 pm; Roy Thomson Hall, 8 pm
Star Power: Laura
Linney, Stanley Tucci, Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl.
Throwback: The Big Chill 30th Anniversary
The Big Chill was
like TheBreakfast Club for baby boomers, first exploring an ensemble of
characters that defined (then dashed) a generation’s hopes and dreams. Now 30
years after its festival-defining screening at TIFF 1983, The Big Chill is back – and so are its mega-watt stars.
Details: Princess
of Wales, 6 pm
Star Power: Glenn
Close, Tom Berenger, Meg Tilly, Mary Kay Place, JoBeth Williams
Must-See Film: Only Lovers Left Alive
While ‘tweens are still bleeding love for vampire mania, American
indie filmmaker Jim Jarmusch brings a decidedly more adult tale about an undead
underground musician, his wife and her rambunctious sister.
Details: Ryerson
Theatre, 9 pm to 11 pm
Star Power: Tom
Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin
Tonight’s Best Parties:
TIFF Official Opening
Party
The big kick-off, also an after-party for The Fifth Estate’s gala screening, goes
down tonight at Maple Leaf Square, where jugglers and graffiti set the tone for
thousands of attendees.
Grey Goose Soho House
The members-only club will be shrouding some of the swankest
celebs within its dimly lit walls all week as they unwind between premiers and
interviews. Stars like Keira Knightley and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have sipped
Soho cocktails for years, but the club’s three-storey Adelaide & University
digs are still relatively new.
Down The Line Launch
Party
Keep it casual at The Drake Hotel’s opening bash, a down-and-dirty
hotel-wide event with Keys N Krates on the turntables (plus a surprise guest!)
and a tattoo parlour for more impulsive attendees. Budweiser offers a special
malt brewed on-site, but the Jameson, Beefeater and Stella will also be
flowing.
Nikki Beach Party
There are sure to be fewer yachts on the horizon, but
Saint-Tropez’s Nikki Beach pop-up brings all the swagger of France’s famed
beach club to Toronto for another year. The festival’s finest will be sipping
Avion Tequila and Elyx Vodka on the roof.