This year’s Toronto International Film Festival was touted the biggest in years, as far as pure star power goes, with the trifecta of Clooney, Pitt, and Gosling topping most people’s to-stalk list. If last year was any indication, Grey Goose Soho House would again be ground zero for all things A-list, and it was, with The Ides of March duo and a host of others descending on the members only club’s weekend pop-up on Saturday night. The venue--3 levels of typical Toronto loft, exposed brick walls and floor-to-ceiling windows--was retrofitted to suit Soho House’s sophisticated but comfortable palette: pillowy, velvet couches, rustic lamps and table sets, and tribal rugs strewn across the hardwood floors. The party, which was officially the post-game for David Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method, quickly achieved shit-show status when Clooney arrived with his ex-girlfriend-to-be Stacey Kiebler, as lesser stars lined up to greet the couple.

We're big fans of both Seth Rogen and Michel Gondry, so it pained us to admit yesterday that The Green Hornet did not live up its potential. A superhero movie written by and starring Seth Rogen, and directed by the madcap mind of Michel Gondry, could have, should have, been great. But if we thought we were being hard on the film, it was nothing compared to the onslaught of negative reviews the movie is getting today. Everything - the direction, the performances, the script, the 3-D - is getting torn to shreds by the country's top critics. But if you're not involved in the production, reading bad reviews can actually be pretty enjoyable, as critics try to one-up each other with inventive expressions of a movie's terribleness. We didn't think it was that bad. After the jump, some highlights of the lowlights.

At this point in our movie-going careers, we've come to expect a certain something from a Seth Rogen movie, especially when the movie was co-written by Rogen and his writing partner, Evan Goldberg, the duo that gave us Superbad and Pineapple Express. The Green Hornet, which opens this weekend, is one of those movies - except that it isn't. It just wants to be. A Rogen/Goldberg production is defined by the freedom to say whatever it likes, which often results in outrageous and unpredictable humor. After delivering hit after unlikely hit to his studio, Rogen has become one of the more autonomous filmmakers in Hollywood. Along with the rest of Judd Apatow's comedy clique, he's almost solely responsible for the wave of R-rated-ness that's dominated Hollywood of late. But, when it comes to a $120 million budget, even Seth Rogen has to play by the rules. Unfortunately - and almost certainly because of Sony's crippling need to market it to 12 year olds - The Green Hornet tries to follow the Rogen/Goldberg playbook without ever really committing to it. And that's a problem.

January 3—Lindsay Lohan is released from rehab, no joke. (Because aren’t Lindsay jokes played out by now?) 5—Cirque Du Soleil hopes to un-stiffen those upper lips when its limber show, Totem, premieres at London’s Royal Albert Hall. 10—Although we wouldn’t really call Matt LeBlanc an actor, he plays one on TV! Showtime’s Episodes premieres tonight, in which Joey portrays a version of himself.

● Lindsay Lohan has checked into a Southern California rehab facility, where she will await her next court date. Rinse, repeat, repeat, sad face, repeat. [TMZ] ● Beginning in 2012, one Star Wars film will be released in 3D every year, starting with episode one, The Phantom Menace, and assuring that all original fans are dead before George Lucas gets to the good ones. [THR] ● One of the Real Housewives of Miami will be a famous local drag queen, just to make sure everyone looks bad. [E! Online]

So they’re making a John Belushi biopic. Again. The last time out was 1989’s Wired, wherein a not-yet-bald Michael Chiklis handled the role. Based on Bob Woodward’s controversial biography, the film was publicly boycotted by Belushi’s friends and family, and did only meager business at the box office. This new attempt, however, is distinguished by the imprimatur of Belushi’s widow, the since remarried Judith Belushi Pisano. It also has the backing of director/producer Todd Phillips, who, in the wake of The Hangover could probably mount a Laraine Newman biopic if he wanted. So who’re the likely candidates for the Belushi role?

● Is Courtney Love angling to be Mrs. Hugo Chavez? The singer was certainly impressed by the charm he turned on at the premiere for Oliver Stone's documentary about the Venezuelan president. [NYDailyNews] ● The helicopters present at Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom’s wedding disrupted actor Danny DeVito’s quiet Sunday night, and he let everyone in the Twitterverse know. [Twitter] ● Speaking of: It should come as no surprise that there was a “Hollywood nightclub” theme to Khloe and Lamar’s wedding reception. No word on if Lindsay Lohan was there to give it an "authentic" club feel. [People]

● Jon Gosselin’s new girlfriend Hailey Glassman is enjoying her 15 minutes of fame, gushing that Jon is “so strong” and the couple are “always laughing and joking” together. [People] ● Everyone’s least favorite Baldwin -- that would be Stephen -- has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing he owes the state of New York more than $2.3 million. [Reuters] ● Sony Pictures has won the bidding war over Michael Jackson’s rehearsal footage; the studio paid $60 million and will release the concert film in October. [EW]

● Sam Lutfi won’t leave Britney Spears alone. Now he’s suing her for defamation of character, claiming her mother Lynn’s book has ruined his life. [TMZ] ● What does a fashion icon like Kate Moss fear most? A fashion faux-pas, of course. God forbid someone wear the same dress as her. [DigitalSpy] ● Michael Jackson’s memorial was watched by a staggering 31 million people; however it fell behind Ronald Regan's and Princess Diana’s in terms of audience. [JustJared]

● Take a look at Seth Rogen, age 13, doing stand-up in Canada before the fame, before his balls dropped, and from the looks of it, before he found a bong. [Youtube] ● We Americans may be blasé about Katy Perry’s girl-kissing antics, but Saudi Arabia finds the singer too sexy, censoring her album cover by adding clothes. [The Insider] ● Real housewife of NYC Kelly Bensimon has more legal troubles on the way, as if allegedly beating up your boyfriend wasn’t bad enough; a former Elle Accessories editor is accusing her of lifting a jewelry line idea. Hell hath no fury like an editor scorned. [P6]