Reuters - The Toronto film festival will provide the unofficial kick start to Oscar season this week, with distributors keen to give an early look at possible awards contenders and perhaps uncover this year's sleeper hit.

AP - Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the now loved-catch phrase, "in a world where..." and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68.

E! Online - The last $100 million is the hardest.

AP - Jude Law is visiting Afghanistan to promote peace in the war-ravaged country.

Reuters - MySpace plans to launch a contest on Tuesday to market the latest in Walt Disney Co's blockbuster franchise "High School Musical 3" in what the News Corp Internet social network called its biggest film campaign to date.

Reuters - As the Venice Film Festival reached its halfway point Monday, critics were, for once, unanimous: The lineup has been underwhelming.

Reuters - So you've got a new movie to release. Be advised: Someone, somewhere, is laying in wait, preparing to launch a protest.

Reuters - German actress Diane Kruger, best known for her work in "Troy" and the "National Treasure" movies, has joined the cast of Quentin Tarantino's World War II movie "Inglorious Bastards."

Reuters - An amateur film of Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Some Like It Hot" has surfaced in Australia almost 50 years after it was shot and is being put up for auction.

E! Online - The last $100 million is the hardest.