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New movies from directors Clint Eastwood, Darren Aronofsky and Steven Soderbergh highlight the line-up of the 46th New York Film Festival, which begins September 26. Seventeen of the 28 foreign-language-heavy titles appeared at the Cannes Film Festival in May, including Soderbergh’s four-hour-plus Spanish-language biopic Che and Eastwood’s Changeling, which stars Angelina Jolie. French Palme d’Or winner The Class was previously announced as the festival’s opening selection.
Eastwood’s Changeling, an Oscar-hyped kidnap thriller, will screen in the prestigious Centerpiece spot on October 4.
Aronofsky’s Mickey Rourke drama The Wrestler,which the director expects will make its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival on September 5, will close New York on October 12. All screenings will be held at the Ziegfeld Theatre. Universal will release Changeling domestically on October 24 and Sony Pictures Classics The Class on December 12.
Toronto film festival finds its Destiny
The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a slew of world premieres Wednesday, including its closing-night selection, Charles Martin Smith’s action-comedy Stone of Destiny.
Among the newly announced premieres are Rian Johnson’s The Brothers Bloom, which stars Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo; Stephen Elliot’s U.S.-British co-production Easy Virtue, starring Colin Firth, Jessica Biel and Kristin Scott Thomas; and Michael Winterbottom’s Genova, toplined by Firth and Hope Davis. Other world bows headed for Toronto include Richard Linklater’s Me and Orson Welles, French helmer Francois Dupeyron’s Aide-toi et le ciel t’aidera and Rithy Panh’s Un Barrage center le pacifique.
Additional high-profile entries are Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, John Crowley’s Michael Caine-starring Is There Anybody There?, Bruno Barreto’s Brazilian entry Last Stop 174, Stephen Belber’s romantic comedy Management, German director Max Farberbock’s A Woman in Berlin and Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno, which stars Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks.
Martin Smith’s Destiny, which stars Robert Carlyle, closes the festival on September 13.
