Fall Festivals 2022

[malcolm1980]

Venice has announced their lineup:

Opening Night
“White Noise,” Noah Baumbach (in competition)

Competition/Venezia 79
“Il Signore delle Formiche,” Gianni Amelio
“The Whale,” Darren Aronofsky
“L’Immensita,” Emanuele Crialese
“Saint Omer,” Alice Diop
“Blonde,” Andrew Dominik
“Tár,” Todd Field
“Love Life,” Koji Fukada
“Bardo,” Alejandro González Iñárritu
“Athena,” Romain Gavras
“Bones and All,” Luca Guadagnino
“The Eternal Daughter,” Joanna Hogg
“Beyond the Wall,” Vahid Jalilvand
“The Banshees of Inisherin,” Martin McDonagh
“Argentina, 1985,” Santiago Mitre
“Chiara,” Susanna Nicchiarelli
“Monica,” Andrea Pallaoro
“No Bears,” Jafar Panahi
“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Laura Poitras
“A Couple,” Frederick Wiseman
“The Son,” Florian Zeller
“Our Ties,” Roschdy Zem
“Other People’s Children,” Rebecca Zlotowski


Out of Competition (Fiction)
Closing Film: “The Hanging Sun,” Francesco Carrozzini
“When the Waves Are Gone,” Lav Diaz
“Living,” Oliver Hermanus
“Dead for a Dollar,” Walter Hill
“Call of God,” Kim Ki-duk
“Dreamin’ Wild,” Bill Pohlad
“Master Gardener,” Paul Schrader
“Siccita,” Paolo Virzi
“Pearl,” Ti West
“Don’t Worry Darling,” Olivia Wilde

Out of Competition (Non Fiction)
“Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom,” Evgeny Afineevsky
“The Matchmaker,” Benedetta Argentieri
“Gli Ultima Giorni Dell’Umanita,” Enrico Ghezzi, Alessandro Gagliardo
“A Compassionate Spy,” Steve James
“Music for Black Pigeons,” Jorgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed
“The Kiev Trial,” Sergei Loznitsa
“In Viaggio,” Gianfranco Rosi
“Bobby White Ghetto President,” Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo
“Nuclear,” Oliver Stone

Out of Competition (Series)
“The Kingdom Exodus,” Lars von Trier
“Copenhagen Cowboy,” Nicolas Winding Refn

Horizons/Orizzonti
“Princess,” Roberto de Paolis
“Victim,” Michal Blanko
“On the Fringe,” Juan Diego Botto
“Trenque Lauquen,” Laura Citarella
“Vera,” Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel
“Innocence,” Guy Davidi
“Blanquita,” Fernando Guzzoni
“Pour La France (For My Country,” Rachid Hami
“A Man,” Kei Ishikawa
“Bread and Salt,” Damian Kocur
“Luxembourg, Luxembourg,” Antonio Lukich
“Ti Mangio IL Cuore,” Pippo Mezzapesa
“To the North,” Mihai Mincan
“Autobiography,” Makbul Mubarak
“La Syndicaliste (The Sitting Duck),” Jean-Paul Salomé
“World War III,” Houman Seyedi
“The Happiest Man in the World,” Teona Strugar Mitevska
“The Bride,” Sérgio Tréfaut

Horizons/Orizzonti Extra
“Origin of Evil,” Sébastien Marnier
“Hanging Gardens,” Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji
“Amanda,” Carolina Cavalli
“Red Shoes,” Carlos Eichelmann Kaiser
“Nezouh,” Soudade Kaadan
“Notte Fantasma,” Fulvio Risuleo
“Without Her,” Arian Vazirdaftari
“Valeria Is Getting Married,” Michal Vinik
“Goliath,” Adilkhan Yerzhanov

[malcolm1980]

Toronto Line-up:

GALA PRESENTATIONS 2022
*Previously announced

Alice, Darling, Mary Nighy | Canada, USA

Black Ice, Hubert Davis | Canada

The Greatest Beer Run Ever, Peter Farrelly | USA
World Premiere

Butcher’s Crossing, Gabe Polsky | USA
World Premiere

The Hummingbird, Francesca Archibugi | Italy, France
World Premiere

Hunt, Lee Jung-jae | South Korea
North American Premiere

A Jazzman’s Blues, Tyler Perry | USA
World Premiere

Kacchey Limbu, Shubham Yogi | India
World Premiere

Moving On, Paul Weitz | USA
World Premiere

Paris Memories, Alice Winocour | France
North American Premiere

Prisoner’s Daughter, Catherine Hardwicke | USA
World Premiere

Raymond & Ray, Rodrigo García | USA
World Premiere

Roost, Amy Redford | USA
World Premiere

Sidney, Reginald Hudlin | USA
World Premiere

The Son, Florian Zeller | United Kingdom
North American Premiere

Opening Night Film
*The Swimmers, Sally El Hosaini | United Kingdom
World Premiere

What’s Love Got to Do With It?, Shekhar Kapur | United Kingdom
World Premiere

*The Woman King, Gina Prince-Bythewood | USA
World Premiere

SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS 2022
*Previously announced

Allelujah, Sir Richard Eyre | United Kingdom
World Premiere

All Quiet on the Western Front, Edward Berger | Germany
World Premiere

The Banshees of Inisherin, Martin McDonagh | United Kingdom, Ireland, USA
North American Premiere

Blueback, Robert Connolly | Australia
World Premiere

The Blue Caftan, Maryam Touzani | Morocco, France, Belgium, Denmark
North American Premiere

Broker, Hirokazu Kore-eda | South Korea
Canadian Premiere

*Brother, Clement Virgo | Canada
World Premiere

*Bros, Nicholas Stoller | USA
World Premiere

*Catherine Called Birdy, Lena Dunham | United Kingdom
World Premiere

Causeway, Lila Neugebauer | USA
World Premiere

Chevalier, Stephen Williams | USA
World Premiere

Corsage, Marie Kreutzer | Austria, France, Germany
North American Premiere

Decision to Leave, Park Chan-wook | South Korea
North American Premiere

Devotion, JD Dillard | USA
World Premiere

Driving, Madeleine Christian Carion | France
International Premiere

El Suplente, Diego Lerman | Argentina, Italy, Mexico, Spain, France
World Premiere

Empire of Light, Sam Mendes | United Kingdom, USA
Canadian Premiere

The Eternal Daughter, Joanna Hogg | United Kingdom
North American Premiere

*The Fabelmans, Steven Spielberg | USA
World Premiere

*Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Rian Johnson | USA
World Premiere

Good Night Oppy, Ryan White | USA
International Premiere

The Good Nurse, Tobias Lindholm | USA
World Premiere

Holy Spider, Ali Abbasi | Denmark, Germany, Sweden, France
Canadian Premiere

Joyland, Saim Sadiq | Pakistan
North American Premiere

The King’s Horseman, Biyi Bandele | Nigeria
World Premiere

The Lost King, Stephen Frears | United Kingdom
World Premiere

A Man of Reason, Jung Woo-sung | South Korea
World Premiere

The Menu, Mark Mylod | USA
World Premiere

*On the Come Up, Sanaa Lathan | USA
World Premiere

One Fine Morning, Mia Hansen-Løve | France
Canadian Premiere

Other People’s Children, Rebecca Zlotowski | France
North American Premiere

Moonage Daydream, Brett Morgan | USA
North American Premiere

*My Policeman, Michael Grandage | United Kingdom
World Premiere

Nanny, Nikyatu Jusu | USA
International Premiere

No Bears, Jafar Panahi | Iran
North American Premiere

The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile, Kathlyn Horan | USA
International Premiere

Saint Omer, Alice Diop | France
North American Premiere

Sanctuary, Zachary Wigon | USA
World Premiere

Stories Not to Be Told, Cesc Gay | Spain
World Premiere

Triangle of Sadness, Ruben Östlund | Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America, France, Greece North American Premiere

Walk Up, Hong Sang-soo | South Korea
World Premiere

Wendell & Wild, Henry Selick | USA
World Premiere

Women Talking, Sarah Polley | USA
International Premiere

The Whale, Darren Aronofsky | USA
North American Premiere

The Wonder, Sebastián Lelio | United Kingdom, Ireland
Canadian Premiere

[malcolm1980]

NYFF lineup:

The 60th New York Film Festival Main Slate

Opening Night
White Noise
Dir. Noah Baumbach

Centerpiece
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Dir. Laura Poitras

Closing Night
The Inspection
Dir. Elegance Bratton

NYFF 60th Anniversary Celebration
Armageddon Time
Dir. James Gray

Aftersun
Dir. Charlotte Wells

Alcarràs
Dir. Carla Simón

All That Breathes
Dir. Shaunak Sen

Corsage
Dir. Marie Kreutzer

A Couple
Dir. Frederick Wiseman

De Humani Corporis Fabrica
Dir. Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Decision to Leave
Dir. Park Chan-wook

Descendant
Dir. Margaret Brown

Enys Men
Dir. Mark Jenkin

EO
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski

The Eternal Daughter
Dir. Joanna Hogg

Master Gardener
Dir. Paul Schrader

No Bears
Dir. Jafar Panahi

The Novelist’s Film
Dir. Hong Sangsoo

One Fine Morning
Dir. Mia Hansen-Løve

Pacifiction
Dir. Albert Serra

R.M.N.
Dir. Cristian Mungiu

Return to Seoul
Dir. Davy Chou

Saint Omer
Dir. Alice Diop

Scarlet
Dir. Pietro Marcello

Showing Up
Dir. Kelly Reichardt

Stars at Noon
Dir. Claire Denis

Stonewalling
Dir. Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka

TÁR
Dir. Todd Field

Trenque Lauquen
Dir. Laura Citarella

Triangle of Sadness
Dir. Ruben Östlund

Unrest
Dir. Cyril Schäublin

Walk Up
Dir. Hong Sangsoo

[eurocheese]

Raves for Tar. Sounds like Blanchett is doing top tier work, and glad to have Todd Field back.

[malcolm1980]

Round-up on what's been screened so far based on buzz:

White Noise - Mixed positive. Not enough for a Best Picture play since it's too weird to overcome that. Adam Driver gets excellent notices. Perhaps an outside chance for Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay.

TÁR - Across the board raves. Cate Blanchett seems to be a lock for a nomination, maybe even a third win. Film itself may get Picture, Director and Screenplay too.

Bardo - Mixed negative. The people who hate it REALLY hate it. Some praise the technical elements and ambition. Maybe wins are out of the question but the Academy does love Inarittu and mixed reviews sometimes doesn't stop them from nominating things that they like so don't count this out for nominations yet.

Bones and All - Positive. But not positive enough to overcome genre bias since this is a horror movie about cannibalism so probably not an awards player outside of maybe Adapted Screenplay if the field is weak.

Women Talking - Raves. The entire cast is being praised as well as Sarah Polley's script and direction. Possible Picture, Director, maybe two Supporting Actresses, Supporting Actor for Ben Whishaw. Could even win Adapted Screenplay.

Empire of Light - Positive. Olivia Colman's getting raves again so she's likely getting in. Picture not out of the question. Micheal Ward is also possible as well as the Cinematography and the Score.

The Whale - Positive. Raves for Brendan Fraser. He's most likely in. Will also get in Makeup & Hairstyling. Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay not out of the question. Hong Chau, Sadie Sink and Samantha Morton could all contend for Supporting Actress.

The Banshees of Inisherin - Raves. Some say it's Martin McDonagh's best. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Barry Keoghan and Kerry Condon could all contend for acting nominations. McDonagh's gonna get another screenplay nomination.

Don't Worry Darling - Mixed. Critics praise Florence Pugh and technical ambition but criticizes the script. So count this one out.

The Son - Mixed. Hugh Jackman universally praised....but that's it. He's in but count this out for everything else. They say it's a step back from The Father.

[Dr.ciski77]

I think Fraser is poised for a Mirren-like sweep - starts in Venice and just steamrolls everything in its path. It's already a very baity role + his comeback narrative + legitimately glowing reviews. I expect to have issues with the movie across the board but he truly deserves everything good after all that's happened to him.

[Brad]

I don’t know. I feel like the comeback narrative seems like a great way to land a nomination (Tarantino and Aronofsky, in particular, have a knack for bringing people back to the conversation). But, I always feel like the comeback stories result in, at best, second place.

Travolta, Forster, Rourke/Tomei, Burstyn all come to mind. Rourke and Burstyn felt like they had a real shot, but it all feels like “welcome back, here’s your nomination, now let’s see what you do with this second shot.”

I like Fraser a lot. There’s something about him that seems so amiable. (Without having seen the film/performance, I don’t have much to go off of beyond wanting to like it.) I’ve just grown to think that we overvalue the comeback story when it comes to the actual win.

[Culturegeek]

I suspect that Fraser is also a little more popular in Hollywood then his recent output would suggest. I also don't think anyone else is really going to work harder than he is on the campaign trail.

[Dr.ciski77]

Oh I made a point to single out the role itself and the quality of his work in my original post because fundamentally I agree - a comeback narrative by itself isn't enough (and honestly, neither is an overdue one anymore). I think the difference there is that Rourke and Burstyn were always just a half step behind the people who ended up beating them. If Fraser starts dominating critics awards early on, to me that would signal that he isn't only riding on the strenght of his comeback but that the performance itself is also a major vehicle.

[Culturegeek]

Colin Farrell won the Volpi Cup. Gotta love juries.

Full winners

Golden Lion: “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” Laura Poitras
Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize: “Saint Omer,” Alice Diop
Special Jury Prize: “No Bears,” Jafar Panahi
Best Actor: Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, “TÁR”
Silver Lion for Best Director: “Bones and All,” Luca Guadagnino
Best Screenplay: “The Banshees of Inisherin,” Martin McDonagh
Best Young Actor:“Bones and All,” Taylor Russell