Day 2: I Heart the Pop Ups

The takeover is in full effect: with popup lounges and clubs abound, the Toronto cityscape is a whole new playground for nocturnal festival goers to traverse. Getting to be a landmark of
TIFF, Grey Goose SoHo House — a home away from home for visiting celebs — has expanded to 2 floors this year. I checked out the dinner and intimate drinks level Friday at the
Broken Cities party hosted by Inferno Films Production, also behind festival gala, Killer Elite. In the early stages of pre-production, Broken Cities is a noir-feature set to be directed by Allen Hughes (The Book of Eli) with actors, Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe cast in lead roles. The highlight:
Mark Wahlberg mixing Grey Goose cocktails behind the bar.
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