• Jeffrey Wells digs “Nothing But the Truth” (again), but wasn’t so much for the Toronto debut’s after party. [Hollywood Elsewhere]
• Lou Lumenick, meanwhile, calls the film “silly” and “an endless mopefest.” [Lumenick on Film]
• Nancy Kriparos catches up with a few more flicks in Toronto, including the awards sneaker “Dean Spanley.” [Awards Daily]
• Peter Bart talks to Bill Maher about the comedians new documentary “Religulous.” [Peter Bart]
• James Rocchi is on board for “The Wrestler,” calling it a reflection of “poisonous” American entertainment culture. [Cinematical]
• Peter Sciretta also reviews the film… [/Film]
• …after fumbling to produce an incoherent initial reaction IMMEDIATELY after seeing the film. [/Film]
• Bob Tourtellotte reports a toned-down, hype-controlled festival. [Reuters]
• Stephanie Zacharek gets some face time with Ed Harris. [Salon]
• Presumably trying to beat Variety’s list of 10 to the punch, Karen Durbin picks five actors to watch (including the overreaching “Miracle at St. Anna” star Omar Benson Miller). [New York Times]
• Anne Thompson hands MTV’s credit over to /Film for yesterday’s Depp/Hoffman/Batman “news.” Nothing confirmed yet on that, of course. [Thompson on Hollywood]
• And about that…Devin Faraci is holier than thou. [CHUD]
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The inclusion of Miller regardless, I’d put more stock in NYT than Variety — and their description of Sally Hawkins is spot-on.