The Toronto International Film Festival madness began today with this year’s Canadian press conference—whereas last year we were unprepared for the experience, this year we were ready. We didn’t eat lunch, instead eating our fill of the finger food on offer. Result! No one was prepared for the appearance of Viggo Mortensen on stage however, discussing perhaps the biggest announcement of the day: Eastern Promises. It makes sense, of course. Last year they had......

Contemporary World Cinema 9:00pm - Red Road (Varsity 8) Short Cuts Canada 9:30am - Programme 3 (ROM Theatre) - See our review. Featuring The Saddest Boy in the World! Special Presentations 9:30am - Exiled (Ryerson Theatre) - See our Day 7 coverage. Midnight Madness 12:15pm - Princess (Cumberland 2) - See our Day 9 coverage. 3:30pm - Severance (Paramount 3) Gala 12:00pm - The Banquet (Visa Screening Room (Elgin)) 3:00pm - After The Wedding (Visa......

Real to Reel 9:30am - This Filthy World (Cumberland 3) - See our review. 8:00pm - Manufactured Landscapes (Varsity 1, 7) Visions 2:35pm – Time (Paramount 1) 2:45pm Bugmaster (Paramount 4) - See our Day 6 coverage. 3:45pm - Zidane: Un Portrait du XXIe Siècle (Varsity 4) - See our Day 7 coverage. Midnight Madness 3:45pm - S&Man (ROM Theatre) 11:59pm - Princess (Ryerson Theatre) Canadian Open Vault 4:45pm - Paperback Hero (Isabel Bader Theatre)......