It was a stormy night on day two of TIFF, but that didn’t keep anyone away from the parties. Although, perhaps, there were fewer casual onlookers and screaming girls holding “Tom Hiddleston have my baby!!” signs than usual outside the velvet rope.
At Spanish King West hotspot Patria, Cointreau hosted the after party for Helen Mirren and Aaron Paul’s new film Eye in the Sky. No Paul in sight to the disappointment of many still reeling from binge watching Breaking Bad, but Mirren showed up looking absolutely regal in a floor-length, flowing floral gown. The Dame was quick to relax, kicking off her high heels and going barefoot in the party. Mirren also kindly indulged anyone with a smartphone who wanted a photo with her.
Across the street and down an alley, Tom Hiddleston was a true British gentleman at F-Stop. When I arrived at the party, he was dutifully standing in the rain on the steps, making sure the gaggle of photographers outside didn’t go home hungry. This on a night where many an A-lister skipped film and party red carpets, possibly due to the weather. Inside the bash, Hiddleston was immediately surrounded by a flock of women who migrated with his every move. Impressively, the high-cheekboned heartthrob took photos and the time to talk with just about everyone. One proud mother encouragingly screamed “whooo!” and “you go girls!’ at her daughters as they posed with the actor. How embarrassing, mom!
Around the corner, Hiddleston’s rumoured love interest and costar appeared at the second after party for their film, I Saw the Light, at The Addisons Residence. Yes, sometimes films have not one, but two or more after parties. Unlike her other half, Olsen was not in the mood to make nice with party guests, instead keeping to herself in a booth.
Rachel McAdams
Up at Mongrel Media’s “Mongrel House” Campbell Museum takeover, Geoffrey Rush sat in intimate conversation with blonde co-star Odessa Young. Rachel McAdams, Michael Shannon and Sarah Polley also mingled throughout the boisterous crowd.
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