THE FACES OF FAN EXPO 2012: GILLIAN ANDERSON, CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, LOU FERRIGNO, JAMES MARSTERS, ROSE MCGOWAN & MORE

The Faces of Fan Expo 2012

As many as 80k Fans filled Metro Toronto Convention Centre this weekend for Fan Expo 2012 and with Line-ups queued reportedly running into the Building's Underground Parking Lot, inevitably several were left disappointed when word caught-on that Tickets were sold-out completely.

The likes of Gillian Anderson (The X-Files), Rose McGowan (Charmed), Christopher Lloyd (Back to the Future), Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk), James Marsters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Marvel Comics President/Chairman Stan Lee drew huge crowds.  Meanwhile, high-profile Guests to cancel late included the likes of Sam Trammel (True Blood), Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Jason Priestly and Luke Perry (both of Beverly Hills, 90210).

A special thanks to my dear Friend Catherine for the awesome Photos (above). She tells me with excitement, "Gillian Anderson looks great.  I think she's one of those few People who actually gets better looking with age!".

Film Distributors also got an opportunity to give a Sneak Preview of their upcoming Films including Walt Disney Studios Canada's Frankenweenie - the latest from Tim Burton in theatres October 5, 2012. An elaborate Exhibit featuring The Art of Frankenweenie was said to wow several Onlookers. Alliance Films also highlighted three of their Fall releases with highly-touted Horror, Resident Evil: Retribution (out September 15, 2012), Sinister (out October 5, 2012) and also Antiviral (out October 12, 2012), which is set to premiere at TIFF.

(Photo credit: Catherine Dennis)

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MADDS MIKKELSEN WINS "BEST ACTOR" AT CANNES

Madds Mikkelsen in Toronto - TIFF 2009

Congratulations to Madds Mikkelsen who was awarded Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for his work in Danish Film The Hunt, earlier today.  The Actor last came to Toronto for TIFF 2009 with Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky. This year marks the 65th edition of the Festival, and along with the brilliant Mikkelsen, Actresses Cosmina Stratan and Cristina Flutur both won for their performances in Beyond the Hills.

Director Michael Haneke was most victorious of all winning top honours with his Film Amour, which follows an 80-year-old Couple George (Jean-Louis Trintignant) and Anne (Emanuelle Riva) after the latter suffers a Heart Attack.  The Drama won the prestigious Palme D'Or Award.

Unfortunately, Father and Son directing Duo David and Brandon Cronenberg despite getting a feverish amount of buzz for their Toronto-filmed Entries, Cosmopolis and Antiviral respectively, walked away empty-handed from the Festival.

For a complete list of Winners, click here.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will-W.)

"COSMOPOLIS", "ON THE ROAD", "THE PAPERBOY", "LAWLESS" & MORE TO PREMIERE IN CANNES

Sarah Gadon & Robert Pattinson filming Cosmopolis in Toronto - May 2011

The complete Line-up for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival (May 16-27, 2012) has been announced and it will be a Twilight Cannes-vention for sorts with Megastar Couple  Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart each represented with both Toronto-filmed Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg) and On the Road  (Walter Salles) respectively. Both are listed as being in-competition for the prestigious Palme d'Or.

Also going in with a lot of buzz is Lawless starring Tom Hardy, Shia LeBeouf, Jessica Chastain, Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce and Mia Wasikowska. The Paperboy (Lee Daniels) starring Zac Efron, John Cusack and Matthew McConaughey, also comes highly-touted.

In addition to David Cronenberg being represented this year, his Son Brandon Cronenberg makes his directorial Feature Debut with Toronto-filmed Antiviral which stars Sarah Gadon (who also stars in Cosmopolis) and Malcolm McDowell, whom we interviewed recently.

Director Wes Anderson also is represented with Moonrise Kingdom starring Bill Murray, Edward Norton, Bruce Willis and Tilda Swinton, which is selected as the Festival's Opening Night Film, screening out-of-competition.

Here is the complete Line-up for the 2012 Cannes Film Festival: