TIFF Line-Up

Another September, another Toronto International Film Festival.

With what seems like an extrodinary amount of “must-see” films- from Canadian shorts to Hollywood Oscar contenders- the TIFF line-up is as impressive as it gets. Stars on hand left and right to support their films and eachother, with Brad Pitt, Cat Blanchett, Keira Knightley, Jodie Foster, George Clooney, Jude Law, Matt Damon, and a slew of other celebrity directors and stars are slated to appear.

How does one narrow their choices down, carefully selecting which films to see? With lots of time, headaches, and heartaches for the films that simply won’t fit into a time table. TIFF is a stressful and chaotic 10 days, but worth it.

TIFF comes with convenient packages of tickets at discount prices (versus buying tickets individually for $25 a pop) but it still costs an arm and a leg. After pouring over the film schedule, I narrowed it down to my 10 must-see films, with some spare tickets picked up on the side:
The Brave One
Then She Found Me
Control
Rendition
Juno
Bill
Atonement
Stuck
Margot at the Wedding
Romulus, My Father
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
Rails & Ties
A l’interieur

There’s always more last minute additions as tickets come my way, but it’s shaping up to be a great TIFF.