On the Road

Sometimes, books just don't translate well onto the big screen. Want proof? Look no further than this week's release, On the Road. While you've got to give director Walter Salles (The Motorcycle Diaries) credit for tackling such an ambitious project, his adaptation of Jack Kerouac's beloved classic just doesn't work.

Do I know Kristen Stewart? No, I can never claim that. But in the past 24 hours I've seen her three times, and spoken to her once -- not for an interview, but candidly, in a hallway at the InterContinental Hotel in Toronto. In that brief five minutes I learned more about Stewart than I ever could have from any interview or gossip mag.

The TIFF lineup for 2012 is probably one of the best I've seen. There are blockbusters, action films, romances, emotional dramas, comedies, documentaries, and literary masterpieces brought to life. Here are the movies you've got to see.