
The hotel prices are rather exorbitant on the eve of TIFF, so be prepared to make it rain with your wallet. For the celebrity hunters, I'm talking to the bloggers, journalists, and anyone wanting to star gaze until wee hours of the morning, to get the juice on who's with who, and what they're wearing, many bars are extending hours to 4 am Downtown. The Drake Hotel, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Fox & Fiddle, and Soho House to name a few. Yorkville in Toronto is the infamous hot spot for celebs, so add it to your GPS..
Now let's talk what makes TIFF; The Films! My top 5 films are 12 Years a Slave a nineteen century memoir; staring Chiwetel Ehjiofor and Brad Pitt; Gravity with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney; Belle: a true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle; All is By My Side: staring Outkast's Andre Benjamin as Jimi Hendrix; Blue is the Warmest Color: named one of the best films at Cannes. As Toronto Hollywood North kicks off the weekend festivities, I hope the clear skies stay in tune.








