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By: W. Andrew PowellThe 32nd Toronto International Film Festival made its big announcement today, revealing all of the over 500 international guests, stars, and filmmakers who are expected to make an appearance this year. Every year the list seems to grow and grow, and Hollywood seems to make an ever-increasing rush to be in town during the event.Whether you’re in Toronto to see films at the festival, just want to catch sight of a few celebrities, or you just live here, September is always a good time star gaze.Once again there are also a multitude of stars who will be returning to the festival after visiting in the past (It’s actually harder these days to figure out who hasn’t been at the festival before). Some of our personal favorites expected to return this year are: Brad Pitt, Ewan McGregor, Clive Owen, Charlize Theron, George Clooney, Sigourney Weaver, and Samuel L. Jackson… just to name a few.Source: www.thegate.ca

By Adam ForrestIT WAS a trek featuring some of the most inhospitable terrain on earth, but two men on motorbikes have finally reached their journey’s end.After spending three months travelling through Europe and Africa, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman concluded their 15,000-mile adventure from Scotland to South Africa, celebrating in Cape Town yesterday against the spectacular backdrop of Table mountain.Since they began in May in John O’Groats, the intrepid duo have ridden through 18 countries, including Libya, Ethiopia, Sudan and Rwanda. Along the way they encountered blinding sandstorms, searing temperatures, dodgy border crossings and armies of ants.advertisementBut, despite the extreme riding conditions, McGregor insisted the trip, the successor to their BBC series Long Way Round, had been well worthwhile. “Long Way Down has been an amazing journey and it has been a real privilege to be able to experience these diverse and beautiful places,” he said.”We’ve had the opportunity to see such different ways of life to ours and have travelled to remote places very few people have access to. The sense of freedom and exploration has been incredible.”Boorman admitted the gruelling odyssey had involved some difficult moments. “There have been times when it has been unbelievably hard-going,” he said. “But that has been countered by amazing riding and extraordinary people.Source: www.sundayherald.com

THEY have faced blinding sandstorms, flash floods, rampaging rhinos and even the odd burst tyre, but after 15,000 miles they have finally reached their goal.Ewan McGregor and his friend and fellow actor Charley Boorman have completed an attempt to motorbike from John O’Groats to Cape Town.Yesterday, after the gruelling trip which spanned three months and took the pair through 18 countries, they reached the finishing line.The epic journey – dubbed the Long Way Down – will help raise money and awareness for three specially chosen charities; CHAS (Children’s Hospice Association of Scotland), Unicef and Riders For Health, which distributes medical supplies and food to remote parts of Africa by motorbike.Trainspotting and Star Wars star McGregor was euphoric after reaching his South African destination.”It’s been incredible, just incredible,” he said. “Some of the places that we have passed through are almost indescribably beautiful, like something out of an Indiana Jones film. It’s a great feeling and a real privilege to have achieved our goal.”We’ve had the opportunity to see such different ways of life to ours and have travelled to remote places very few people have access to. The sense of freedom and exploration has been incredible.”Boorman added: “We were both up for an adventure and Africa has certainly given us that. There have been times when it has been unbelievably hard going but that has been countered by amazing riding and extraordinary people.”The intrepid pair were followed on every mile of their journey by a documentary camera crew.”From sandstorms to floods, mosquitos to rhinoceroses we’ve encountered everything on Long Way Down,” said film-maker Russ Malkin.The journey will be shown in a BBC2 series this autumn.Source: news.scotsman.com