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Article: Oscar gets eyeful in Toronto.(Toronto Film Festival)

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The Toronto Film Festival--the unofficial launchpad for fall pics with Oscar potential--rounded out its lineup Tuesday, adding films by established auteurs and edgy indie helmers alike.

Pics by Stephen Frears ("Mrs. Henderson Presents"), Roman Polanski ("Oliver Twist") and Martin Scorsese ("No Direction Home: Bob Dylan") will be heading to Toronto, rubbing shoulders with new fare from Guy Ritchie ("Revolver") and Michel Gondry ("Dave Chappelle's Block Party").

Both the Scorsese and Gondry pics are documentaries, bolstering Toronto's rep as a hotbed of nonfiction films by high-profile helmers. (Sydney Pollack has his own passion-project docu in the fest, ...

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