Bloor Street and Yonge Street brimming with limos. The fanciest restaurants all reserved. Obsessed fans camping out at Roy Thompson Hall. The daily papers having big pictures of stars on their front pages. Such are the facts of life while being "on the street" in downtown Toronto during the Toronto International Film Festival.

It's impossible to appreciate the "feel" of being in the midst of a festival of this size unless you are actually in it. And in a few days time, the chaos will be upon us once more. It's almost frightening. And it's certainly exciting.