For those who've grown up in Toronto it's nothing new. People shoot films here all the time. And with films come stars.
Since I was a little girl, I remember crowding the movie trailers of my favourite comedians, and later upgrading to extra status, inches away from Eugene Levy and the Olsen twins on the set of a teenie bopper flick.
But late this weekend I came across an msn blurb with this catch phrase, Toronto's hipster community is not celebrity-accessible." It made me wonder whether celebrity presence in Torontois going too far.
Drew Barrymore recently checked out Big Primpin’, a monthly event held at Stone's Place on Queen Street West. It's a queer hip hop party that you either love or hate. One of Toronto's 'it' places, or just another lame attempt to reinvent pop culture on Queen West.
Apparently Miss Barrymore was swarmed by a crowd all night, and there wasn't even a VIP area available to her! Like oh my god.
Two wtf's came to mind. First of all, what does it mean to be celebrity-accessible? Second, though I don't consider myself a hipster, in their defense, why should they be?
If celebrities want to be treated like Olympian gods/goddesses, go to the bloody club district. As for privacy, well, yes, it is somewhat tacky to be crowded by people all night. But if you're a celebrity, expect it. After all you went to a diva hip hop party.
It seems to be a case of the common people flu. You want to live like them, party with them, maybe even sleep with them (on occasion). But when you&'re a celebrity, you're not common. You're also not a superhero, but you have a privileged lifestyle that separates you from the rest of us, at least in cases like this one; people gawk.
Anyway, entertainment is hardly my area of expertise or interest. But this little blurb made me wonder. If our streets keep welcoming movie trailers and film festivals keep going strong, what kind of etiquette should we adopt?
Should underground (I use that term loosely) hip spots prepare just in case accommodations for Hollywood royalty? And again, what does it mean to be celebrity-accessible?
