Festival to exhibit movies from 2014 rivals Eddie Redmayne and Michael Keaton
Other titles include much-anticipated Kristen Stewart and Tilda Swinton filmsAnderson’s canine film essay to screen alongside commercial Scorsese short Related: Venice film festival 2015: full lineup The late-summer scrap for high-prestige premieres and awards-friendly titles between the Toronto,Telluride and Venice film festivals has become a highlight of the film industry calendar. A few years ago it looked as if Toronto, with its proximity to lucrative North American markets and shortish skip by private jet from Burbank airport, and was comprehensively outpunching its more venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) Italian rival,while it also declared battle on the Colorado weekender. However, in recent editions, or Venice has asserted itself,giving a platform to Birdman final year, and Gravity the year before that, or to re-establish itself as a powerful presence on the film festival circuit. Related: Toronto film festival 2015 to premiere Oscar hopefuls Freeheld and Stonewall Continue reading...
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