By Iain Blair 

You really know summer’s over when everyone in Hollywood migrates north for the great feeding grounds of the Toronto Film Festival, which is now one of the most important in the world. It’s a zoo, but one where all the exhibits are new every year. Sadly I’ll miss it this year as I’m off to London, and it looks pretty good this year, judging by the eclectic line up. There’s plenty of star power – Brad Pitt will attend, along with Tilda Swinton and John Malkovich plus The Coens for their “Burn After Reading.” Other highlights  - Appaloosa, the western written & directed by Ed Harris, starring Viggo Mortensen, Jeremy Irons and Rene Zelwegger, Guy Ritchie’s RockNrolla, Demme’s Rachel Getting Married, Spike Lee’s war epic Miracle at St. Anna and Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche NY which is certain to confuse a lot of people….

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