World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival of Touchstone Pictures' SHOPGIRL

World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival of Touchstone Pictures' SHOPGIRL

WHO: Steve Martin, Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman and director Anand Tucker

WHAT: World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival to celebrate the release of Touchstone Pictures SHOPGIRL.

Based on Steve Martin's bestselling novella, "Shopgirl" is a funny and poignant story of love in the modern age. The film catches a glimpse inside the lives of three very different people on diverse paths, but all in search of the same thing. Mirabelle (Claire Danes) is a "plain jane" overseeing the rarely frequented glove counter at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills. An artist struggling to keep up with even the minimum payment on her credit card and student loans, she keeps to herself until a rich, handsome fifty something named Ray Porter (STEVE MARTIN) sweeps her off her feet. Simultaneously, Mirabelle is being pursued by Jeremy (JASON SCHWARZMAN), a basic bachelor who's not quite as cultured and successful as Ray. When fate steps in, the outcome may not always be a storybook ending, because in the end ... it was life.

WHEN: Friday, September 9, 2005 7:30pm Press Arrivals 8:30 pm Celebrity Arrivals 9:00 pm Screening begins

WHERE: Elgin Theater 189 Yonge Street Toronto, Canada

CONTACTS: Broadcast Derek Del Rossi office: 212-536-6427; cell: 917-434-9106 Print/Radio Ash Curtis office: 212-536-6423; cell: 818-331-9380 Magazines/Online Sue Warde office: 212-536-6430; cell: 914-645-2983 Magazines/Photo Chris Bogusz office: 212-536-6426; cell: 732-208-1722

YOUR COVERAGE IS INVITED -- PLEASE CALL FOR CREDENTIALS YOU MUST HAVE CREDENTIALS TO COVER

SHOPGIRL is rated R and opens in limited markets October 21, 2005

PRNewswire -- Sept. 6

Source: Touchstone Pictures

CONTACT: Broadcast, Derek Del Rossi office, +1-212-536-6427, or cell, +1-917-434-9106, or Print/Radio, Ash Curtis, +1-212-536-6423, or cell, +1-818-331-9380, or Magazines/Online, Sue Warde, +1-212-536-6430, or cell, +1-914-645-2983, or Magazines/Photo, Chris Bogusz, +1-212-536-6426, or cell, +1-732-208-1722

------- Profile: Ent