• Mark Olsen counts down Toronto’s must sees. It’s an indie dominated list (and fest, really) with more than a few surprises. [The Envelope]
• Pete Hammond talks to Tom O’Neil about the Telluride success of “Slumdog Millionaire” and “I’ve Loved You So Long,” as well as the whole “Button” footage dust-up from yesterday. [Gold Derby]
• Regarding the dust-up, Jeffrey Wells defends himself. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Then he slams Anne Thompson’s cinematographical skills. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• But Brad Brevet, in nicely rounding up the whole mess for your reading pleasure, wonders whether the damage has already been done. [Rope of Silicon]
• Which, digging through all of that, is there more to the Paramount/Fincher friction than we might know? [The Playlist]
• In happier news, Nancy Kriparos introduces herself as Sasha Stone’s Toronto correspondent this year. [Awards Daily]
• Michael Cieply previews Toronto from the angle of ’70s New York nostalgia dominating a number of films playing the fest. [New York Times]