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Stephen Sondheim said it best (sort of): You wish to go to the festival?
These are the movies were most curious and excited to see, grouped by festival.
Advance word has been that its very sexy!
The Room Next Door
Look, its Pedro Almodovar first English-language feature.
His latest feature,2073, is an intriguing hybrid.
Though whats really caught my eye is the fact that Kapadia has citedLa Jeteeas an inspiration.
It was a weird time!
You might call it abad romance, or maybestupid love.
Oh, and there are also musical numbers, inspired by films likeOne From the HeartandThe Umbrellas of Cherbourg.
As another Joker might put it:Hes sart of like a singing porson.
He completes this trilogy withMaria, a look at the final years of opera legend Maria Callas.
Shes played by Angelina Jolie, making a grand return to the screen for the first time sinceEternals.
(Though you could be forgiven for forgettingEternals.)
And two, the film would need U.S. distribution, which at the moment it apparently lacks.
(Though there are rumors its already been acquired and is waiting to make a splashy festival announcement.)
(Outer Bankshunk Drew Starkey, no relation to Ringo, plays the sailor.)
Is this Guadagnino making up for not havingArmie Hammer eat the peach?
Level one of this semiotic experiment: a documentary about the band, featuring old concert footage.
Level two: a filmed version ofSlanted!
Enchanted!, ajukebox musicalwritten by Perry that features the groups music.
Stay tuned to see how Perry dramatizes the scene wherethe second drummer drowns.
Longer than you think!
Unless you really feel like making a case forSolo: A Star Wars StoryorHillbilly Elegy(just dont).
And yet …Edenintrigues.
Social satire?Triangle of SadnessmeetsA Perfect Getaway?
Even if its not great, it could still be Howards return to having fun.
As a fan of big Catholic pageantry nonsense, I sure hope so.
The six-times-nominated actress has never made a run at Oscar with this pulpy a character, though.
A werewolf, if you will.
Heller has already directed Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant,and Tom Hanks to Oscar nominations.
Thats what we hear from the myriad recollections of the shows lionized early run.
Jason Reitman is sure hoping its the stuff of a good movie.
Rachel Sennott (Bottoms) plays writer Rosie Shudter.
Theres some static electricity to the idea of one ascendant generation of talent playing another one.
If Reitman can keep from hanging too many lanterns on portentous dialogue, we might be in business.
Sanderss distinctive, rounded character designs have been blended here with a textured animation style that evokes painting brushstrokes.
Its still modern 3-D animation, but that hand-made quality should serve this gentle material well.
His last feature, 2023sCyrano, is one of the great modern musicals.
Now it will be showing up at most of the big fall festivals.
Thats how major it is.
