'Stars' Shine on Toronto

By Stephen M. Silverman

11/03/1997 at 12:00 AM EST

Nick Sutcliffe, who operates Trailervision, a Toronto-based Web site that features phony movie trailers (for releases that don't exist), is having fun revving up for the 25th annual Toronto International Film Festival, which kicks off tomorrow. Sutcliffe tells Reuters that he and his cohorts plan to have imposters posing as Hollywood stars walk down the fest's red carpets, wave to the crowds and sign autographs, all as a hoax -- and an easy one, at that. "We figure that stars dress pretty badly," says Sutcliffe, "so all you really need is a pair of sunglasses."