As they say here north of the border: Time to drop the puck on the 2022 Toronto Film Festival. The weather is beautiful, and they’ve cordoned off King Street from the Lightbox to Roy Thomson Hall. People are getting their bearings, most not wearing masks in the open air. This is a sight better than last year, when the streetcars were not rerouted from King Street because so few came for the festivities. Not surprisingly, not a single major deal happened on the ground as the festivals and specialty theatrical business were still feeling the fallout from Covid. Toronto Film Festival: Deadline’s Complete Coverage Will this year be any better? Some believe it certainly can’t get worse. Buyers and sellers expect the pace to be on the slow side, with some possible exceptions. I hear that the hot title is one that isn’t officially on the for-sale lists, but I expect it to be a big deal. That is The Holdovers , a Christmas-themed film that reteams Alexander Payne with … [Read more...] about Toronto Hot Titles: There’s Optimism, But Only Certainty Is You Won’t Get Hit By A Streetcar On King Street