Jason Statham, Robert De Niro, Clive Owen at TIFF (I Was There!) PHOTOS

As I am typing this it is 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2011. I am SO freaking tired but I want to get these out there because some very wonderful friends, and viewers have been so excited for me to have this experience I feel like they were with me.  I want to thank them for making the experience extra-special to share with them. Mostly I have to thank my husband who would have stepped on heads to get shots for me if that’s what he needed to do.

Killer Elite with Jason Statham, Robert De Niro, Clive Owen and Yvonne Strahovski was the first movie we saw for the 2011 TIFF. It was held at the Roy Thomson Hall and believe it or not, I’ve never been there (despite living in Toronto my entire life).

Because my email said pick up the tickets at the venue I went right there only to be told it’s in another building! They sent me far, when all I had to do was go down the stairs behind the f*ckernuts who sent me on a wild goose chase. It was so chaotic you have no idea. No one knew where to go and where they were going. Then the tickets were assigned to a section which was new to me with TIFF as I’ve always thought it’s wherever you can park it fastest.

We were in a balcony. Pretty much at the back of the venue. This is Jason Statham we are talking about. A man who’s almost-bald head I want to use as a loofah. I didn’t need to get close enough to touch him, but perhaps close enough to smell him.

So by this time I’m thinking f*ck you TIFF. I’m not happy. Until the jumbotron on the stage (which was showing the red carpet) showed the stars outside greeting fans. That was very cool. You’ll see some of those pics here.

Then the stars came out including the director, Gary McKendry who was talking but I was just staring at Jason Statham and mentally undressing him with my angry eyes.

I thought for sure that Jason Statham, Robert DeNiro, Clive Owen, Yvonne Strahovski would go to the podium and speak but they didn’t. Just the director. No offence Gary McKendry but at this point I was hoping you would trip backstage.

Then the movie came on. I had to pee at the very beginning. It seemed to go on FOREVER. I liked it but at times it was very difficult to understand what people were saying with the accents. I heard from others that they felt the same way. Robert De Niro was very funny in the movie.

Jason Statham’s girlfriend in the movie, played by Yvonne Strahovski was named Anne. With an ‘e’ at the end. You have no idea the feelings I got in my loins when I heard Jason Statham say the name Anne. With an ‘e’.  And it wasn’t preceded by ‘that crazy stalker-bitch’ either. It was in a loving way. I felt that was a sign from Mr. Statham and that perhaps all prior restraining orders would be forgiven.Hehe.

The pictures aren’t the best, but I was in the same room as Jason Statham and that is probably the closest I will ever get to him in this lifetime where I am not whisked away to jail or slapped with another restraining order.

If you want to read an intelligent post about this movie, my esteemed writer, Sheri has covered many posts. If you search “killer elite” on our site they’ll all pop up. It’s based on a true story and that is pretty harrowing.

Okay seriously now. In the main photo at the top of this post, doesn’t it look like Robert De Niro is looking right into our camera saying ‘you looking at me?’. I’m almost afraid to post this! Please don’t hurt me Mr. De Niro.

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Photos: D.W.D.