Each year, Toronto Star movie critic Pete Howell takes a poll of critics, programmers and regular film buffs to see what they’re most looking forward to at this year’s Film Festival. And for the third year, I’ve been lucky enough to participate in this! Check it out. Also on the panel is Ray Yick, host of the ever-useful tiffreviews.com, which I’ve been able to help contribute to a little bit this year. Be sure to check out that site for lots of TIFF info, and also the forums for discussion and ticket trading/buying/selling.
As for the buzz … surprisingly Che received the most mentions, but I have a feeling it won’t be the most talked about film once the festival is over. It was nice to see that one of my picks, Pontypool, received the second most votes. I had Bruce McDonald’s The Tracey Fragments on my list last year, which ended up being somewhat disappointing. Hopefully this year he has a stronger showing. My other two picks — Nick & Norah and New York, I Love You — also got multiple votes.
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