Clooney, Cruz and Damon, Oh My!

Last year, the possibility of an awkward Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston encounter during the Toronto International Film Festival had everyone buzzing like a sleep deprived college student after a vente mocha cappuccino with a triple shot of Red Bull.

So what could possibly score bigger headlines this time around?

Oh, just Oprah "queen of all fricking media" Winfrey. You might have heard of her. She'll be attending the filmfest as the producer of the awkwardly titled Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. Oprah will be easy to spot. Just look for the hordes of adoring housewives basking in the glow of their daytime BFF.

The list of the more than 500 bold-face names expected to attend the 10 day celluloid soiree is chock full of star power, so all you celeb stalkers, make sure your cell-phone cameras are charged up to four bars and be ready to snap such notables as George Clooney, Penelope Cruz, Megan Fox and Demi Moore. Uh, feel free to crop Ashton Kutcher out of that one.

Here's an amuse bouche of who'll be traipsing down the red carpet and line jumping with their entourages at just about every hotspot in town:

• Ally Sheedy
• Chris Rock
• Clive Owen
• Colin Farrell
• Colin Firth
  
• Danny DeVito
• Danny Glover
• David Duchovny
• Drew Barrymore
• Edward Norton
• Ellen Page
• Emily Blunt
• Ethan Coen
• Eva Green
• Eve
• Ewan McGregor
• Isabella Rosselini
• Jason Reitman
• Jeff Bridges
• Jennifer Connelly
• Jennifer Garner
• Jimmy Smits
• Joel Coen
• Julianne Moore
• Juliette Lewis
• Keanu Reeves
• Kerry Washington
• Kevin Spacey
• kristin Scott Thomas
• Liam Neeson
• Lisa Kudrow
• Marcia Gay Harden
• Mariah Carey
• Matt Damon
• Michael Caine
• Michael Cera
• Michael Douglas
• Michael Moore
• Miranda Richardson
• Naomi Watts
• Natalie Portman
• Neil Diamond
• Nicolas Cage
• Peter Sarsgaard
• Phil Hoffman
• Ricky Gervais
• Rob Lowe
• Robert Duvall
• Robin Wright Penn
• Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York
• Sherri Shepard
• Sir Ridley Scott
• Sissy Spacek
• Snoop Dogg
• Steven Soderberg
• Tilda Swinton
• Tom Ford
• Tyler Perry
• Viggo Mortensen
• William Dafoe
• Woody Harrelson

There will be a test, so start Google imaging those celeb names or it might turn out that the guy standing next to you at Starbucks who you mistook for someone you went to high school with was really noted actor Aidan Quinn. Man, how dumb would you feel then?

The festival runs from Sept. 10 - 19 in Toronto with 335 films screening. For more information, call TIFF at 416-968-FILM or visit tiff.net/thefestival.

By Paige Muller

Paige Muller, Gossip & Hollywood Hijinx
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		Paige Muller is a gossip gal with an appreciation – some would say obsession – for Hollywood hijinx, celebrity style and the latest fashion trends.  From who hooked up, who's knocked up and "WTF are they wearing?", Paige offers all the dish, with a side of snark. When not pondering Jennifer Aniston's perplexing post-breakup PR strategy, Paige is a published writer and communications professional who has worked with brands like Dove, L'Oreal, More magazine, Gap and WE: Woman's Entertainment.
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