It’s time to tuck another TIFF into bed (actually, the festival continues for two more days but the social circuit is thinning out so I’m hanging up my party dress today).

The Social got a sound, lighting and TIFF makeover Tuesday night for a private Metric concert, attended by a mix of die hard fans and visiting glitterati.

“So tell me about Patti Smith,” I asked my date to last night’s party for Dream of Life, Steven Sebring’s film about the singer.

The Italians are coming!

Where was the TIFF spirit last night?

It was fashion night at TIFF on Sunday as Fashion Television hosted Canada’s favourite designing duo (sorry Steven and Chris) DSquared2’s Dean and Dan Caten at the CTV building. Last year’s Valentino show was a good first try of the fashion-tainment party format but this year’s event was a spectacular bash celebrating two of our own.

What would Hollywood be without its hot couples? The lack of baby bumps, who’s-dating-who speculation and amalgamated star names (Brangelina, etc.) would certainly make flipping through a celebrity rag way less juicy.

“Excuse me. We came here to see some Diddy,” snarked one confused party guest at eTalk’s massive Festival Party as co-hosts Ben Mulroney and Tanya Kim repeatedly introduced the headlining hip hopper only to have dead silence and screens of colour bars appear in his place.

Forget the stars (though I will tell you that Paul Gross and his Passchendaele company were partying at the Drake post-opening gala last night if that’s what you’re after). The beginning of TIFF is all about the swag suites 

NOW's Morning After TIFF coverage of the film festival scene kicks off tomorrow with our annual celebrity gift lounge tour. You don't have to wait for our party reports to get in on the action though.

Do you hear that buzz? Turn your ears toward Yorkville and listen closely. It sounds like a manic mashup of a thousand film journalists hyperventilating, a fleet of shiny Town Cars idling in …