TIFF, Day 1: Raves, Rants and the Brad Pitt/George Clooney Charisma Competition

The first day of Toronto screenings brings looks at two awards contenders, “Moneyball” and “The Ides of March”

Bono and the Edge may have provided the official launch for the Toronto International Film Festival, but other folks more used to a film festival than a concert stage were also in evidence.

Bryce Dallas HowardWerner Herzog debuted "Into the Abyss"; Gus Van Sant's "Restless" screened with guests that included the director, Mia Wasikowska and a very pregnant Bryce Dallas Howard (left); films from Finland, Tunisia, Japan, Russia and Argentina debuted.

(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

And Wim Wenders' documentary about choreographer Pina Bausch, "Pina," even got a shout-out from Bono at the opening-night screening of the U2 documentary "From the Sky Down."

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