This year, the 35th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs from Sept. 9-19. Confirmed screenings, so far include:Robert Redford's "The Conspirator" Guillaume Canet's "Little White Lies" Barry Blaustein's "Peep World" Andy De Emmony's "West Is West" Emilio Estevez' "The Way" Steven Silver's "The Bang Bang Club" George Hickenlooper's "Casino Jack" David M. Rosenthal's "Janie Jones." Richard J. Lewis' "Barney's Version" Darren Aronofsky's "Black Swan" John Madden's "The Debt" Im Sang-Soo's "The Housemaid" Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech" Francois Ozon's "Potiche" Ben Affleck's "The Town." Raul Ruiz' "Mysteries of Lisbon" Mike Leigh's "Another Year" Woody Allen's "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Biutiful" Julian Schnabel's "Miral" Stephen Frears' "Tamara Drewe" Sylvain Chomet's "The Illusionist" Kim Jee-woon's "I Saw the Devil" Andrew Lau's "The Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen" Tran Anh Hung's "Norwegian Wood" Rachid Bouchareb's "Outside the Law" Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's "A Screaming Man" Anurag Kashyap's "That Girl in Yellow Boots" Mark Romanek's "Never Let Me Go" Mike Mills' "Beginners" John Cameron Mitchell's "Rabbit Hole" John Curran's "Stone" Richard Ayoade's "Submarine" Michael Winterbottom's "The Trip" Nigel Cole's "Made In Dagenham" Eric Lartigau's "The Big Picture" Rowan Joffe's "Brighton Rock" Tony Goldwyn's "Conviction" Kiran Rao's "Dhobi Ghat" Will Gluck's "Easy A" Malcolm Venville's "Henry's Crime" Ryan Fleck's/Anna Bolden's "It's Kind Of A Funny Story" Pierre Thoretton's "L'Amour Fou" Andrucha Waddington's "Lope" David Schwimmer's "Trust." Philip Seymour Hoffman's "Jack Goes Boating" Danis Tanovic's "Cirkus Columbia" Susanne Bier's "In a Better World" Alain Corneau's ...

Take a look @ the new poster supporting the CW's Vancouver-lensed TV series, Hellcats, executive produced by Smallville star Tom Welling for Bonanza Productions Inc. in association with Tom Welling Productions, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios."...'Hellcats' is a coming-of-age story about 'Marti Perkins', a pre-law student at 'Lancer University' in Memphis, Tennessee. Marti is cool, hip and 'alt', but her world flips upside down, literally and figuratively, when she loses her scholarship, and realizes the only way she can stay in school is by reigniting her dormant teen gymnastic skills to win a place on Lancer's legendary cheerleading team, 'The Hellcats'."Against her every instinct, Marti goes for it and makes the squad, and is thrust into a world of camaraderie, backstabbing and the intersection of sports, backroom academia and big money. Marti's new roommate, 'Savannah Monroe', a petite, peppy Texan, is among the diverse cast of athletes, undergrads, family and friends, all set on the sprawling campus of a powerhouse college football program in the deep South..."Hellcats debuts September 8, starring Ashley Tisdale as 'Savannah Monroe', Heather Hemmens as 'Alice Verdura', Robbie Jones as 'Lewis Flynn', Matt Barr as 'Dan Patch', Sharon Leal as 'Vanessa ...

Take a look @ the latest posters supporting the CW network's Toronto-lensed TV series update of Nikita.Scheduled to debut Thursday September 9 on the CW, Nikita stars Hong Kong action movie star Maggie Q as 'Nikita', Lyndsy Fonseca as 'Alex', Shane West as 'Michael', Aaron Stanford as 'Birkhoff', Ashton Holmes as 'Thom', Tiffany Hines as 'Jaden', Melinda Clarke as 'Amanda' and Xander Berkeley as 'Percy'.Nikita is produced by Warner Bros. Television in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision, for executive producers Craig Silverstein, Danny Cannon, McG and Peter Johnson."...When she was a deeply troubled teenager, 'Nikita' was rescued from death row by a secret US agency known only as 'Division', who faked her execution and told her she was being given a second chance to start a new life and serve her country. What they didn't tell her was that she was being trained as a spy and assassin. Ultimately, Nikita was betrayed and her dreams shattered by the only people she thought she could trust. Now, after three years in hiding, Nikita is seeking retribution and making it clear to her former bosses that she will stop at nothing to expose and destroy their covert operation."For the time ...

Sneak Peek the Sucker Punch female character dolls, currently showcased at San Diego's Comic-Con 2010.The dolls are based on the Vancouver-lensed feature from director Zack Snyder (Watchmen).Also take a look at a series of sexy, new posters for the R-rated feature, showcasing the characters 'Babydoll', 'Blondie', 'Amber', 'Rocket', 'Sweet Pea' and 'Madam Gorski'.Snyder co-wrote the Sucker Punch screenplay with Steve Sibuya, referring to the film as "...'Alice in Wonderland' with machine guns..." following a girl confined to a mental institution by her 'evil' stepfather.As a coping strategy, the girl retreats into an alternative, imaginative reality with "...dragons, B-52 bombers and brothels...", according to Snyder, who also co-produced the film with his wife Debra.Sucker Punch, started shooting in Vancouver, September 10 2009, wrapping January 22, 2010. The film is currently in post and will be released March 2011.Sucker Punch cast includes Emily Browning as 'Babydoll', Carla Gugino as 'Mrs. Schulz', Abbie Cornish as 'Sweet Pea', Vanessa Hudgens as 'Blondie' and Jamie Chung as 'Amber'.Click the images to enlarge...

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip brought their Royal Tour to Toronto to take in a Sunday service @ St. James Cathedral July 4.July 5, The Royals visited the 11-acre Pinewood Toronto Studios, hosted by Chairman Paul Bronfman.Her Majesty watched the filming of a 3D sequence from Canadian director Deepa Mehta's new mini-series 1812, lensed by DP Doug Koch, then was given a pair of 3D glasses, to view a 3D playback of the sequence on a large projection screen.The Pinewood tour and presentation included over 100 hundred local film/TV industry personnel as well as Pinewood UK CEO Ivan Dunleavy.Click the images to enlarge and take a look at our exclusive video of "Queen Elizabeth" in Toronto...

Night Of The Living Dead: Reanimated Shambles Across North AmericaWild Eye Releasing and MVD Visual report that the North American DVD release of Night Of The Living Dead: Reanimated will be July 27.The film is a collaborative artistic mash-up of director George Romero's cult classic, with nearly 150 international artists/animators 'envisioning' sequences from the original 1968 Night Of The Living Dead feature, through their artwork, with no restrictions on style, media or process - resulting in an 'art show' interpretation placed over the original's audio track."...With work ranging from oil paintings to comic illustrations and sock puppets to CGI and stop-motion - "NOTLD:R" not only pays the respect due to this most important work in horror history, but encourages viewers to experience the film in a brand new light that bursts with the humor and horror of a new generation of artists...""This DVD is like a portable horror or zombie convention," said Wild Eye's Rob Hauschild. "We wanted to recreate the experience that fans have had around the country, where they've enjoyed NOTLD:R at film fests, on horror host TV shows, at zombie-themed events, and pop culture gatherings like the upcoming screening during Comic-Con's opening night (Thursday, July 22)."Following ...

Sunday June 6 @ Toronto's Berkeley Church on Queen Street East, 'The Family Association For Mental Health Everywhere '('F.A.M.E.'), presented their 5th year of simply divas , organized by Christine Cooper, F.A.M.E.'s executive director.Showcasing singers and dancers from the Etobicoke School Of Arts, tributes were performed to "the most enduring and endearing divas of our time..." including Billie Holiday, Barbra Streisand, Beyonce, Sarah McLachlan, Donna Summer, Tammy Wynette, Natalie Cole, Sheryl Crow and Aretha Franklin.The Sunday afternoon event was in support of F.A.M.E., providers of services/education on the challenges of mental illness for families across the Greater Toronto Area."It's so much fun," said Cooper. "It's very much an experiential event - the calibre of talent, the magnificent backdrop of this two-level church. It's a big, giant cocktail party."Guests were also treated to a silent auction and offered swag bags with jewellery."It's all about the diva decadence!", said Cooper, "including our diva inspired canapes created by a crew of George Brown Culinary grads, the Diva Dessert bar, a Hot Diva Latte bar, Chef Jose Hadad of Frida serving up a Saucy Salsa tasting Station, Buster Rhino's donating his famous smoked brisket & pulled pork for the mini sliders, CakeStarGirlz & ...

Sunday June 6 @ Toronto's Berkeley Church on Queen Street East, 'The Family Association For Mental Health Everywhere '('F.A.M.E.'), presented their 5th year of simply divas , organized by Christine Cooper, F.A.M.E.'s executive director.Showcasing singers and dancers from the Etobicoke School Of Arts, tributes were performed to "the most enduring and endearing divas of our time..." including Billie Holiday, Barbra Streisand, Beyonce, Sarah McLachlan, Donna Summer, Tammy Wynette, Natalie Cole, Sheryl Crow and Aretha Franklin.The Sunday afternoon event was in support of F.A.M.E., providers of services/education on the challenges of mental illness for families across the Greater Toronto Area."It's so much fun," said Cooper. "It's very much an experiential event - the calibre of talent, the magnificent backdrop of this two-level church. It's a big, giant cocktail party."Guests were also treated to a silent auction and offered swag bags with jewellery."It's all about the diva decadence!", said Cooper, "including our diva inspired canapes created by a crew of George Brown Culinary grads, the Diva Dessert bar, a Hot Diva Latte bar, Chef Jose Hadad of Frida serving up a Saucy Salsa tasting Station, Buster Rhino's donating his famous smoked brisket & pulled pork for the mini sliders, CakeStarGirlz & ...

62 contestants continue to compete for the title of Miss Universe Canada 2010, held for the 3rd year @ the Metro Toronto Convention Centre's John Basset Theatre, with preliminaries June 12 and the finale June 14.Created in 2002, the “Beauties of Canada” Organization has the exclusive rights to send a Canadian representative to the Miss Universe Pageant, with National Delegates competing for the title of 'Miss Universe Canada 2010' and the rights to represent Canada at the 'Miss Universe 2010' competition, later this summer.Canada is one of only four countries (including France, Germany, and the USA) competing in the 'Miss Universe' pageant since its inception in 1952."This is an exciting year, where we have brilliant, ambitious Canadian women from all walks of life competing to represent our country on the world stage," said Denis Davila, National Director of Miss Universe Canada. "Not only are this year's delegates multicultural diverse, but all have different academic, humanitarian, intellectual and other goals that they work to shed a spotlight on through this competition...The winner of the competition is not just the smartest or most beautiful woman, but someone who has the whole package, someone Canadians can fall ...

Take a look at the latest poster supporting Sony's Toronto-lensed video game adaptation, Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D.The Screen Gems science fiction action horror feature, written/directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, stars Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Spencer Locke, Wentworth Miller, Boris Kodjoe and Shawn Roberts.The fourth installment in the series of film adaptations based on Capcom's survival horror video game series Resident Evil, is also the first film in the series to be released in 3D.Filming took place in Toronto September to December 2009 using director James Cameron's 3D Fusion Camera System, previously used in Avatar.In the film, the remaining survivors in Los Angeles of the 'T-virus' outbreak, team up against 'Albert Wesker', the head of the 'Umbrella Corporation'.'Chris Redfield', a character from the video games is showcased for the first time in the film franchise. Other characters from the games and films who return include 'Claire Redfield' and'Jill Valentine'.Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D picks up where the third film ended. Since the events of Resident Evil: Extinction, 'Alice' (Jovovitch) has been roaming the world searching for any remaining survivors. She comes face to face with her arch-nemesis, Albert Wesker, for the first time in the series. ...