Yikes! It's been a fast, crazy year and TIFF is finally upon us. While you'll soon hear about the goings-on behind the scenes and my take on some of the films playing at Midnight, I'll spare you for now. Instead, I'm curious to know what everyone else is excited about. Over the next ten days I'll be checking in with local writers and genre industry folk to see what kind of midnight snacks they plan on cooking up.

Jason Anderson writes for EYE Weekly (among numerous other outlets), where his review of Polytechnique accounts for one of the best things I read this year. Word on the street is that he once got into a fist-fight with Lee Marvin and lived to tell the tale. That story intimidates me so I've never asked him to confirm or deny. Instead, I asked for his Top Three Picks:

1. George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead: I'm hoping George's zombie epic no. 6 is like Temptation Island... except the contestants eat each other!

2. Symbol: Looks set to be a combination of Dai Nipponjin and Beckett's Endgame -- and they said it couldn't be done!

3. [REC] 2: I demand the very shakiest of shaky-cams!

What films are you most looking forward to?