Celebrity Photos of the Week: David Cronenberg's Red Shoe TIFF Diaries
All photos by @captionperson
Welcome to the Toronto International Film Festival, the most wonderful time of the year for movie fans and shawarma street vendors. Here we see Robert Pattinson and John Cusack pretending to be great pals at the premiere of their film Maps to the Stars.
As befits a young and rakish actor atop a billion-dollar movie franchise, Pattinson was mobbed and forced to smile for countless selfies with rabid fans.MARK BLINCH/Reuters
As befits an actor pushing 50 and still trying to reclaim the fame of Say Anything (1989), Cusack was repeatedly mistaken for Emilio Estevez by autograph seekers and was later forced to find his own way back to his hotel. Near the airport.
None of which registered with Maps to the Stars director David Cronenberg, who seemed absurdly proud of his new red sneakers at the premiere.
Meanwhile, Maps star Sarah Gadon showed off her dress perfectly suited for a modern-day red carpet. Or possibly the prom from the first Back to the Future movie.
And here we find teen Maps star Evan Bird sporting what may very well be his first big-boy suit. Adorbs!
‘Wait, how are you guys not getting this? I’m wearing red shoes, people. RED SHOES!’MARK BLINCH/Reuters
In more subtle red fashion choices, English actress Olivia Williams looked both demure and dishy at the Maps to the Stars premiere.
Also in Maps to the Stars is Julianne Moore, who generously broke out her best pursed lips for the premiere.Jason Merritt/Getty Images
And now, a brief featurette on famous people who came all the way to Toronto for TIFF and refused to leave the hotel. Here’s Mark Ruffalo doing his level best to promote his new film Infinitely Polar Bear. He’s a lot more fun as The HulkChris Young/The Canadian Press
Next we have Justin Long, who came to TIFF to hype a film called Tusk. Call us naive, but we never expected the voice of Alvin the Chipmunk to look this sad.Chris Young/The Canadian Press
The shut-in winner: Catherine Keener, who has already collected rave reviews for her work in the TIFF entry Elephant Song but couldn’t tear herself away from the big comfy chair in the hotel. Hey, AMC was showing a Breaking Bad marathon.Chris Young/The Canadian Press
‘Hey, the guy at Footlocker told me they’ve only ever sold one pair of these. Cool, right?’MARK BLINCH/Reuters
As should have been expected, the English actor Benedict Cumberbatch cut a dashing figure at the gala for The Imitation Game.MARK BLINCH/Reuters
And then just like that – snap! – Cumberbatch tossed all that cool cachet away by putting on his eyeglasses from the Nutty Professor collection.Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press
And that cheesy facial expression isn’t making things any better, mate.MARK BLINCH/Reuters
As for legitimate British stars, model-turned-actress Keira Knightley endeared herself to film fans by taking the streetcar to the Imitation Game premiere. Just like the spotty commoners, she is!MARK BLINCH/Reuters
At the TIFF press conference for Escobar: Paradise Lost, tiny actor Josh Hutcherson expressed gushing gratitude for being cast opposite Claudia Traisac instead of his gargantuan Hunger Games co-star Jennifer Lawrence.Jason Merritt/Getty Images
At the same presser, the always-terrifying Benicio del Toro spent less time talking about the movie and more time gesturing hypnotically at the assembled media.Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Over to you, Mr. Conenberg: ‘Red shoes, here! Red shoes! Ah, you guys never understood Videodrome anyway’ …Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press