Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2009 1:03 pm
Okri, thanks for compiling this. I tried to glean the contenders from the list, but my eyes kind of glazed over.
It seems less a state-of-the-season line-up than in previous years; alot, as you indicate, were previously screened, and a number of hottish Fall titles are missing. One omission I'd call attention to: isn't Up in the Air being shown? We're justifiably dubious about a Reitman film, but, as Sabin notes elsewhere, the buzz on the film is high even by current debased standards.
I'm at this point counting on Venice/Toronto for some surprise entries. The name-brand schedule between now and Christmas underwhelms me.
It seems less a state-of-the-season line-up than in previous years; alot, as you indicate, were previously screened, and a number of hottish Fall titles are missing. One omission I'd call attention to: isn't Up in the Air being shown? We're justifiably dubious about a Reitman film, but, as Sabin notes elsewhere, the buzz on the film is high even by current debased standards.
I'm at this point counting on Venice/Toronto for some surprise entries. The name-brand schedule between now and Christmas underwhelms me.