Fans mourn Rivers' death

A day after the death of sassy and sharp-tongued comedy legend Joan Rivers, memorial flowers, notes and cards piled up outside her New York apartment.

Rivers, 81, passed away "peacefully" on Thursday (September 4) at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, surrounded by family and friends.

Her funeral will be invitation-only on Sunday at Temple Emanu-El in New York..

The New York Medical Examiner's Office said the cause and manner of death are pending further studies.

Actors Ethan Hawke and January Jones on Friday (September 5) walked the red carpet for the world premiere of their Venice film festival competition entry "Good Kill".

In the movie Hawke stars as a drone pilot near Las Vegas who has a mental breakdown while killing targets "7,000 miles away" (11,000 km).

"Good Kill" is one of the 20 films in competition in Venice.

The 39th Toronto International Film Festival kicked off on Thursday (September 4) with Robert Downey Jr. hitting the red car