TORONTO '08 | Day Five Roundup

indieWIRE offers a select take of Toronto 2008 news around the world.

TIFFG CEO Is Not Too Happy...
Piers Handling fires back at the Toronto Sun for calling the festival "elitist". [Toronto Sun]

TIFF Goers Turn a Blind Eye to 'Blindness'
The opening film at Cannes gets an unwelcome reaction from North American audiences. [E Online]

Who Does TIFF Cater To?
New York Times' A.O. Scott ponders the films at this year's festival and what film festivals in general are for. [NYT]

Hathaway Loves the Abuse
Star of "Rachel Getting Married" discusses how much she loved playing her character Kym, a substance abuser. [Vancouver Sun]

Gift This
The controversy continues - can gifting lounges really be considered charitable? [VA]

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Festivals

Clooney & Payne talk Oscars competition with Anne Thompson

Roger Ebert Gives Thumbs Up to Watch It: "Makes sense to me." http://t.co/3JGBmMpb RT @indiewire
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RT @indiewire: Join Indiewire at Lincoln Center to See What Inspired Sundance Breakout 'Martha Marcy May Marlene' and Meet the Film... http://t.co/MZxb7Taa
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Watch Now: Viola Davis On Contending With The Scripts She Gets From Black Filmmakers http://t.co/RyBYU8ko via @indiewire
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#Superman #HenryCavill Will Climb 'The Great Wall' For Director Ed Zwick http://t.co/g8lgwgjE via @indiewire #ManofSteel
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