CBC.ca,  Canada - Eight new films featuring main characters caught at crossroads of their lives will join the previously announced films on this year's Toronto International Film Festival lineup.

Movies starring George Clooney, Reese Witherspoon, Jodie Foster, Joaquin Phoenix and Canadian Marie-Josée Croze are among the newly announced additions. Joining the ever-growing list of gala presentations are:

• Michael Clayton - a legal drama and directorial debut of The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy screenwriter Tony Gilroy. Clooney stars as a corporate lawyer who must preside over a crisis when another lawyer tries to sabotage a multimillion-dollar case, all while his own personal life is falling apart. Sydney Pollack, Tom Wilkinson and Tilda Swinton also star.
• Rendition - an ensemble drama featuring Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Meryl Streep, Peter Sarsgaard and Alan Arkin. Helmed by Gavin Hood, the Oscar-winning director behind South Africa's Tsotsi, the drama revolves around an Egyptian-born engineer who disappears mid-flight and his U.S.-born wife's attempt to track him down... [Full Story]

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Toronto Star,  Canada - Add hot Canadian actor Ryan Gosling to the list of stars who will have movies at the Toronto International Film Festival Sept. 6-15. He will play a geek who falls in love with a blow-up doll in Lars and the Real Girl.

Big names are attached to other movies announced yesterday:

Sigourney Weaver, Kate Bosworth, Elias Koteas and Keri Russell star in The Girl In The Park. It explores the different ways people cope with loss... [Full Story]

mediacaster, Canada - A new mobile film competition designed to celebrate film, creative expression and innovative talent has been announced by MTV, Motorola and the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).

"For The Reel" invites aspiring directors to create a two-minute film on a Motorola mobile phone for prizes including an all-expense-paid trip to the Toronto International Film Festival, Motorola mobile devices and the premiere of the winning film on "MTV Live," MTV's flagship series. Integrating promotional elements on television and online, "For the Reel" submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges with the winning film determined by public votes on MTV.ca... [Full Story]

Marketwire (press release), Canada - When the curtain rises at the 32nd Toronto International Film Festival this September, Visa cardholders will be among the first to see the most anticipated movies and hottest stars. As the exclusive credit card of the Toronto International Film Festival, Visa is thrilled to offer Visa cardholders the opportunity to purchase coveted passes and packages from July 9 to 15 - one week before they go on sale to the general public.

"Visa is delighted to offer cardholders exclusive benefits to one of the most important film festivals in the world," said Brenda Woods, Vice President, Marketing, Visa Canada. "And as a committed supporter of arts, culture and tourism, Visa is excited to continue our support of the Toronto International Film Festival as an official, year-round sponsor."... [Full Story]

CBC Toronto, Canada - New projects from celebrated indie film director John Sayles, Canadian actor Ryan Gosling and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Auburn are among the latest additions to the Toronto International Film Festival's upcoming lineup.

Festival organizers announced on Thursday five additions to this year's special presentations program, which showcases "major films, major stars and major filmmakers."

• Honeydripper: The Sayles-directed film revolves around a down-on-his-luck Southern juke joint owner who recruits a talented drifter to help revive his club.
• The Girl in the Park: An exploration of family and loss by Tony and Pulitzer winner Auburn, the film is his feature directorial debut and stars Sigourney Weaver and Kate Bosworth.
• Lars and the Real Girl: The film by up-and-coming director Craig Gillespie stars the Oscar nominated Gosling as a socially inept man living a boring existence until he meets the girl of his dreams: a made-to-order, life-size doll.
• Then She found Me: Actress Helen Hunt makes her feature directorial debut and stars in this film about an adopted woman's attempt to have a child of her own while dealing with marital breakdown, the surprise appearance of her birth mother and a budding relationship.
• Romulus, My Father: Based on philosopher Raimond Gaita's acclaimed memoir and adapted for screen by poet and playwright Nick Drake, the film is a portrait of Gaita's European immigrant parents and the struggles they faced in Australia and in raising him

Contactmusic.com, UK - Actress HELEN HUNT's filmmaking career has been given a big boost - her directorial debut has been chosen to open the Toronto International Film Festival in September (07). The Oscar-winning As Good As It Gets is the director of new movie Then She Found Me, in which she also stars as a New York teacher struggling to cope after her husband leaves her. The film also features Matthew Broderick, Colin Firth and Bette Midler. Meanwhile, Moulin Rouge! star Richard Roxburgh's directorial debut, Romulus, My Father, will also feature at the world-renowned Canadian film festival... [Full Story]

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The movie sequel revolves around the Virgin Queen's rule during a time when she was faced with extreme challenges from the Spanish.

Shekhar Kapur, who directed "Elizabeth," will sit in the director's chair again and famed actor, Geoffrey Rush, will return as Sir Francis Walsingham, the queen's close advisor.

Clive Owen will play the character Sir Walter Raleigh as the queen's love interest... [Full Story]

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