Tinseltown in the T-dot: TIFF opens

The Toronto International Film Festival begins tonight with a gala screening of a movie described as Glee on ice.

Cinephiles and celebrities alike are flocking to Toronto today for the opening of the country’s most prestigious film festival. Clint Eastwood, Werner Hertzog, and Danny Boyle are just a few of the lauded filmmakers attending the 11-day festival, which will see 300 films from 60 countries screened. Things never quite go smoothly at TIFF, and organizers have already taken some flack for their choice of the opening night film. Score: the Hockey Musical doesn’t quite embody the glitz associated with a major international film festival, but it certainly couldn’t get more Canadian. Festival director Cameron Bailey said it's "like Glee, but on a hockey rink."