Richard with film legend Shirley MacLaine at the Best Buddies Gala at Muzik during the Toronto International Film Festival.

Photo by Leib Kopman. Check out his website at www.LK1.ca!

Richard with film legend Shirley MacLaine at the Best Buddies Gala at Muzik during the Toronto International Film Festival.

Photo by Leib Kopman. Check out his website at www.LK1.ca!

Richard with film legend Shirley MacLaine at the Best Buddies Gala at Muzik during the Toronto International Film Festival.

Richard at the Best Buddies Gala with Shirley MacLaine at Muzik Nightclub in Toronto.

Photo by Leib Kopman. Check out his website at www.LK1.ca!

Richard reading his speech notes before the Best Buddies Gala with Shirley MacLaine at Muzik Nightclub in Toronto.

Photo by Leib Kopman. Check out his website at www.LK1.ca!

Richard relaxing before the Best Buddies Gala with Shirley MacLaine at Muzik Nightclub in Toronto.

Photo by Leib Kopman. Check out his website at www.LK1.ca!

Richard (far right) moderates the What Doesn't Kill You press conference with (from left) Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Goodman and Amanda Peet at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Richard (far right) moderates the What Doesn't Kill You press conference with (from left) Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Goodman and Amanda Peet at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Richard (far right) takes a question from the audience during the What Doesn't Kill You press conference with (from left) Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Goodman and Amanda Peet at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Richard (far right) moderates the What Doesn't Kill You press conference with (from left) Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Goodman and Amanda Peet at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Richard (far right) moderates the What Doesn't Kill You press conference with (from left) Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo, Brian Goodman and Amanda Peet at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Richard hosting the Toronto International Film Festival press conference for Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna.

Miracle at St. Anna director Spike Lee at the Toronto International Film Festival for his film.

Richard (far right) hosting the Toronto International Film Festival press conference for Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna. The panelists are from left: Laz Alonso, Michael Ealy, Omar Benson Miller, Derek Luke, Spike Lee (Director), James McBride (screenplay), Spike Lee (director), Valentina Cervi, Pierfrancesco Favino and Terance Blanchard (Musician).

Richard (far right) hosting the Toronto International Film Festival press conference for Spike Lee's Miracle at St. Anna. The panelists are from left: Laz Alonso, Michael Ealy, Omar Benson Miller, Derek Luke, Spike Lee (Director), James McBride (screenplay), Spike Lee (director), Valentina Cervi, Pierfrancesco Favino and Terance Blanchard (Musician).

Richard with e-talk correspondent Suzy Wall on a special Toronto International Film Festival edition of Canada AM on-location at the Four Seasons in Toronto .

Richard with e-talk correspondent Suzy Wall and Seamus O'Regan on a special Toronto International Film Festival edition of Canada AM on-location at the Four Seasons in Toronto.

Seamus O'Regan on the Canada AM set at the Four Seasons during the Toronto International Film Festival.

The delightfully downscale Imperial Pub and Library, home to the party from Bruce McDonald's Pontypool, a psychological thriller in which a deadly virus infects a small Ontario town.

The delightfully downscale Imperial Pub and Library, home to the party from Bruce McDonald's Pontypool, a psychological thriller in which a deadly virus infects a small Ontario town. (That's the city's best jazz jukebox BTW...)

Bruce McDonald being interviewed at the  Pontypool, party at the Imperial Pub and Library.

Miracle of St. Anna director Spike Lee at the Bablegum Online Film Festival press conference on Day Two of the Toronto International Film Festival. Mr. Lee is the Honorary Judge of the Festival Jury. For more info check out bablegum.com.

Miracle of St. Anna director Spike Lee (middle) at the Bablegum Online Film Festival press conference on Day Two of the Toronto International Film Festival. Mr. Lee is the Honorary Judge of the Festival Jury. For more info check out bablegum.com.

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