That time of year agin. The time where my anticipation turns itself up to eleven and I let my movie geek flag fly: TIFF 2011.

Titles of some galas and special presentations were announced today, and for the first time in a long time, the opening night selection is right in my wheelhouse.

Amoung the highlights…

FROM THE SKY DOWN by Davis Guggenheim, a doc about U2
A DANGEROUS METHOD by David Cronenberg starring Viggo Mortensen & Michael Fassbender
THE LADY directed by Luc Besson starring Michelle Yeoh & David Thewlis
TRISHNA directed by Michael Winterbottom starring Freida Pinto & Riz Ahmed
MONEYBALL starring Brad Pitt
PEARL JAM TWENTY by Cameron Crowe
50/50 starring Joseph Gordon Levitt & Seth Rogen
DRIVE by Nicholas Windig starring Ryan Gosling

All the films announced today can be found here.