Telluride, Venice and Toronto have come and gone. Gerard wraps some things up today with thoughts on Toronto's movers and shakers as well as a personal look back.

It looks like "Bella" was the recipient of the People's Choice Award, which means nothing in the awards season scheme of things. Beyond that, no other award given really is worth talking about and Toronto has proven, once again, to be a buzz-starting (or killing) machine for a Hollywood community looking to gear up its Oscar campaigns. More people will continue talking about the buzz on Peter O'Toole, Penelope Cruz and Forest Whitaker than will be chatting up "Bella." Sad but true, this festival has been taken over by those with ulterior motives. I mean, a few sales took place, people. And no...one...seems...to...care. What a business.

Back tomorrow with a frsh Oscar column taking it all into account. In the meantime, here's a quick recap of the festival films we've looked at over the last couple of weeks:

"All the King's Men" (Kennedy **)

"All the King's Men" (Tapley **1/2)

"Babel" (Tapley ****)

"Bella" (Kennedy ***)

"Black Book" (Kennedy **1/2)

"Bobby" (Kennedy **1/2)

"Bobby" (Tapley ***1/2)

"Breaking and Entering" (Kennedy ***1/2)

"Breaking and Entering" (Tapley ***1/2)

"Catch a Fire" (Kennedy **1/2)

"Catch a Fire" (Tapley **)

"For Your Consideration" Part 1 and Part 2 (Kennedy ***1/2)

"The Fountain" (Kennedy **)

"A Good Year" (Kennedy **)

"Hollywoodland" (Tapley ***)

"Infamous" (Kennedy ***)

"The Last King of Scotland" (Kennedy ****)

"The Last King of Scotland" (Tapley ****)

"Little Children" (Kennedy ***1/2)

"Little Children"(Tapley **1/2)

"The Queen" (Tapley ***1/2)

"Shortbus" (Tapley ****)

"Stranger Than Fiction" (Tapley ****)

"Venus" (Kennedy **1/2)

"Volver" (Kennedy ***)

"Volver" (Tapley ***)

"The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (Kennedy ***)