By Greig Dymond, CBC News

Well, that weekend was a bit of a whirlwind, wasn't it? Woody Allen, Marion Cotillard, Clint Eastwood, Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Colin Firth, Jon Hamm, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin, Will Ferrell, Mickey Rourke, Bill Murray and Megan Fox all made their way to the T-dot, were feted by us, then returned from whence they came. Rodeo Drive can now return to normal.

TIFF isn't over by any means, but the celebrity parade has to slow down eventually, and today's the day that it starts to happen.The onslaught of quality films continues -- just with the star wattage turned down. And who knows? Joaquin Phoenix could still pop up at a local hip-hop show when you least expect it.

Some of today's highlights:

Director Darren Aronofsky had great success at TIFF a couple of years ago with his sublime Mickey Rourke comeback vehicle, The Wrestler. His new film, Black Swan, gets the gala treatment at Roy Thomson Hall tonight. It's been described as a Roman Polanski-style psychological thriller set against the backdrop of a production of Swan Lake. Ballet, intrigue, Natalie Portman...sounds like something that might appeal to Oscar voters. The film enjoyed a rapturous response at the Venice Film Festival last week.

Director Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) is at Ryerson tonight to launch Miral, a decade-spanning drama set in Israel and the occupied territories. Of course, Schnabel is also a renowned painter, and the Art Gallery of Ontario has an exhibit of his work running until Jan. 2. Both the film and the exhibit are definitely worth checking out.

Mike Leigh is a great English director who relies heavily on improvisation to spin his empathetic and often humorous tales. Tonight, he unveils his latest bittersweet gem, Another Year.

Rabbit Hole is an unexpected but intriguing collaboration between Nicole Kidman and the director of the controversial Shortbus, John Cameron Mitchell. Kidman plays a woman dealing with the death of her son, and the always-solid Aaron Eckhart co-stars.

OK guys, I'm off to do some web video interviews with some Canadian actors and directors; they'll appear on the TIFF site throughout this week. I'm looking forward to it.

Happy viewing. Talk tomorrow.

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