Vanity Fair party
On September 11 at the Thompson Toronto hotel, Vanity Fair magazine in collaboration with Fox Searchlight Pictures and Belvedere Vodka celebrated four TIFF films. Notable guests included James Franco, Aron Ralston and Danny Boyle (127 Hours), Vincent Cassel and Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver and Juliette Lewis (Conviction) and Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield (Never Let Me Go). Text by Laura Serra, photos by Tom Sandler.
Aron Ralston, author of Between a Rock and a Hard Place, with actor James Franco - Franco plays Ralston in Danny Boyle's new film 127 Hours. Ralston used a pocketknife to amputate his arm when an over 800 pound boulder fell and trapped him for five days in a remote desert canyon in eastern Utah.Tom Sandler/Globe and Mail
Actress Hilary SwankTom Sandler/Globe and Mail
Actor Josh Brolin (left), actress Marion Cotillard and actor Guillaume CanetTom Sandler/Globe and Mail
Actress Maria BelloTom Sandler/Globe and Mail
Actor Tony Goldwyn and actress Minnie DriverTom Sandler/Globe and Mail
Moira and Tony Cohen, co-owner of Thompson Toronto hotelTom Sandler/Globe and Mail
Chef Susur Lee (centre) with his sons Levi Bent-Lee (left) and Kai Bent-LeeTom Sandler/Globe and Mail
Christine Bean (left) and Vicki NassiokasTom Sandler/Globe and Mail
(from left) Ashley Melone, Alex Wilson, Ali Mendes and Andy WeisblumTom Sandler/Globe and Mail
Brenda Urban (left), Jen Andrews and Jerry PenacoliTom Sandler/Globe and Mail
Karine and Jean-Philippe HecquetTom Sandler/Globe and Mail
Terrence Charles and Sarah JarvisTom Sandler/Globe and Mail
Naomi Ishiguro and Kazuo Ishiguro, author of Never Let Me GoTom Sandler/Globe and Mail