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Oliver Platt on 'The Oranges,' Subversive Behavior, and Unconventional Holiday Movies

By Rick Mele (Subscribe to Rick Mele's posts), Posted Sep 19th 2011 11:00AM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Toronto Film Festival, Moviefone Canada
A veteran of film, TV and theater, Oliver Platt is one of the key pieces in the ensemble puzzle of 'The Oranges,' playing opposite his former 'West Wing' co-star Allison Janney as Terry Ostroff. When Terry's daughter (Leighton Meester) starts dating his best friend (Hugh Laurie), it throws all of their lives into disarray. But credit Platt and director Julian Farino's unconventional suburban comedy for not taking the obvious route and instead finding off-beat humor in an otherwise tricky situation. And while Terry may be the most subdued of the bunch, he's also the glue that holds the two families (and the movie) together.
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Leighton Meester Gossips About Her Role in 'The Oranges'

By Rick Mele (Subscribe to Rick Mele's posts), Posted Sep 18th 2011 9:20PM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Toronto Film Festival, Moviefone Canada
Leighton Meester moves from the city to the suburbs in 'The Oranges,' a new ensemble comedy from veteran TV director Julian Farino, but the drama stays the same. In the film, Meester plays Nina Ostroff, who returns home after a five-year absence and upsets the delicate balance of their quiet New Jersey suburb. Despite Nina's parents trying to set her up with their neighbors' and best friends' eligible son (Adam Brody), Nina instead falls for his father David (Hugh Laurie) -- and the feelings are mutual.
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Gandolfini, Gyllenhaal and More at TIFF 2011 Days 7 and 8

By Scaachi Koul (Subscribe to Scaachi Koul's posts), Posted Sep 17th 2011 9:39AM
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Even we reach the last weekend of the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival, there are still plenty of movies to see and celebs to gawk at.

Here's a roundup of what TIFF had to offer on days 7 and 8.
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James Franco Says He's Adapting Cormac McCarthy's 'Child of God'

By Sharon Knolle (Subscribe to Sharon Knolle's posts), Posted Sep 16th 2011 3:40PM
Filed under: Toronto Film Festival, Movie News
At this point, you've probably pretty much given up wondering why James Franco does anything -- whether it's doing a half-assed job of hosting the Oscars, returning to 'General Hospital' or dropping out of his Broadway debut -- but you have to wonder about his next project, which he announced while promoting his documentary about Gus Van Sant. Franco plans to direct the seemingly unfilmable tale of a murdering necrophiliac, 'Child of God' by 'No Country For Old Men' author Cormac McCarthy.
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George Clooney Is Basically the Michael Jackson of Directing, Says Ryan Gosling

By Christopher Rosen (Subscribe to Christopher Rosen's posts), Posted Sep 15th 2011 6:40PM
Filed under: Toronto Film Festival, Movie News

When Ryan Gosling finds a director he enjoys working with, friendship and future collaborations usually follow. The heroic star is already hard at work on follow-up films with 'Drive' director Nicolas Winding Refn and 'Blue Valentine' helmer Derek Cianfrance, and judging from his new comments, don't be surprised if he teams with George Clooney again, too. After all, Gosling thinks Clooney is "like Michael Jackson, basically." Well, then!
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Adam Scott on 'Friends with Kids' and Why He's Not the Sonic Youth of Actors (But He Kind Of Is)

By Mike Ryan (Subscribe to Mike Ryan's posts), Posted Sep 15th 2011 1:30PM
Filed under: Celebrity Interviews, Toronto Film Festival, Movie News

Adam Scott is the Sonic Youth of actors. Now, he doesn't want you to think that he thinks that (though, as you'll see, he comes awfully close to admitting it) -- but it's really a pretty apt comparison. The 'Parks and Recreation' star is in that perfect position of being universally beloved without being overexposed. Have you ever heard one person say, "You know, I don't like Adam Scott"?
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About That Time a Naked Man Eating a Fudgesicle Broke Into Nicolas Cage's Home

By Aiden Redmond (Subscribe to Aiden Redmond's posts), Posted Sep 15th 2011 9:40AM
Filed under: Toronto Film Festival, Movie News, Coming Soon
Nicolas Cage's upcoming film 'Trespass' is a thriller about a wealthy family taken hostage inside their own home by burglars. An unsettling premise in its own right, but for Cage, the scenario hits far closer to home than any of us ever knew.
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