Sending some love your way in advance of the big show. And the kind that isn't nauseating. Duana just used this word on the phone with me a few minutes ago to describe Natalie Portman. More on this later. Right now, there's nothing revolting about Colin Firth and the beautiful Livia at Tom Ford's party last night - so elegant, so genuinely into each other, so ready for a motherf-cking win on Sunday. Full Story

This is your weekend assignment. Because who has the time during the week to spend an hour on this, even though it’s 60 minutes of pure amazingness? The Hollywood Reporter Actors’ Roundtable is embedded below. Enjoy it, maybe over breakfast on Sunday, really savour the experience. I broke it up into two parts on Wednesday night during my playlist making, loved it, but wonder if I would have even more if I hadn’t paused. Full Story

Director Lisa Chodolenko and stars Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo were in London tonight to promote the film at the UK premiere. Love the movie. Love them. Love Julianne. Love Julianne’s fuchsia lipstick. I’ve been obsessed with my fuchsia lipstick since summer and have worn it every single day since and still am not sick of it. Full Story

It was playing at ONE theatre for only ONE showing on Sunday. 10am. Made me crazy. But I dragged my sick ass out of bed last weekend because I wanted to see it so badly. Jacek came with me. And it was SO worth it. You already know about the Oscar buzz coming right out of Sundance. And given its reviews so far, the Oscar buzz is still building. Full Story

Mark Harris wrote a great article in the last issue of Entertainment Weekly about the piss poor offering at the movies this year. As in quality. This is not about the box office, this is about good films. And there haven’t been many. So few that How to Train Your Dragon is one of the only ones that’s top of mind. Full Story

Mark Ruffalo arrived in Berlin today presumably to promote Shutter Island with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio. He’s gradually edging back into the public eye following the death of his brother. Last year Mark went ahead on production of his Sympathy for Delicious which recently screened at Sundance. Full Story

Mark Ruffalo. He’s kept a very low profile this year but can be seen briefly in Where The Wild Things Are and was spotted running errands yesterday in Beverly Hills. Looks good, non? Everyone likes Mark Ruffalo. Have never heard anything against him, all journalists enjoy him, he is delightful and sweet and funny and smart and really hot in The Brothers Bloom which is available on DVD now and you should watch it, and three years ago at TIFF, when Joaquin Phoenix was a f-cking mess, it was Mark who kept telling him to go home, to take it easy, who kept his arm around him and held him up, who affectionately protected him and teased him and lightened his mood. Full Story

It’s been a long, long time. And he owes Mark Ruffalo. Mark is directing a new film called Sympathy for Delicious and because he’s the sweetest guy ever has charitably offered Orlando Bloom a part. But can Orly keep up? Delicious also stars the underrated Laura Linney who, obviously, can act circles around Orly’s pretty (but useless) little ass. Full Story

Ethan Hawke was at the roof lounge at the Hyatt two nights ago, possibly last night too but my toes refused to cooperate. Michelle, who has been in love with Troy Dyer since 1994 lost her sh*t a little bit. He did look good. Gaunt…but good. And not even smarmy. Wasn’t working on an erotic poem scribbled hastily on a bar napkin. Full Story

Mark Ruffalo has like 8,000 movies in the festival this year! Seriously…he’s a busy dude. But so underrated. By all accounts he is delightful in The Brothers Bloom which premiered last night at TIFF. Haven’t had a chance to screen it but I can’t imagine that Mark and Adrien Brody together for 2 hours will be terribly tough to endure. Full Story

There are few actors who are liked by EVERYONE. And there is no journalist or publicist I’ve talked to in two years at TIFF who has anything negative to say about Mark Ruffalo. He’s a doll. So nice and so kind and so considerate and so normal and SO in love with his wife. eTalk hosted the official Blindness after party on Saturday at our headquarters at 299 Queen. Full Story

I was greatly disappointed not to have seen Cate Blanchett at TIFF and sadly wasn’t able to attend the screening either. However, early reviews for The Golden Age have been decidedly mixed and while her repeat performance at Elizabeth is undoubtedly strong, it is actually her portrayal of Bob Dylan in I’m Not There that is garnering the most attention, not to mention the inspiration behind Mark Ruffalo’s hilarious outburst Full Story

Mark Ruffalo –I apologise for sucking. For being late on the bandwagon. For taking so long to figure it out. But now that I have… I love him. He is divine. One of the most engaging, most endearing, loveliest celebrities out there, maybe because fame came late. Maybe because he was allowed to be an actor instead of a star like George Clooney, who told my colleague Ben Mulroney that if he had hit it big before his 30s, he would be shooting crack into his head. Full Story

Am in my room at the Intercon looking out the window. There’s a terrace one floor below. Jaoquin Poenix and Mark Ruffalo – I can almost touch them. Like literally open the window and speak without raising my voice and he could hear me. Should I ask him why he’s so bloated and tell him that he looks rough? Truthfully though, even still, he’s still pretty f*&in’ sexy. Full Story