"That is certainly true this year, as the event starts out this Thurs/2 with Hamnet, the adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel-a historical fiction about Shakespeare (played by Paul Mescal)-that is already considered a front-runner in the Oscar race. Director Chloe Zhao ( Nomadland) and co-star Jessie Buckley will be present both that night and at a matinee the following day."
"That's just the first of many gala occasions, which will also include another acclaimed literary translation, of Denis Johnson's Train Dreams; Old Boy director Park Chan-Wook's No Other Choice; Bill Condon's latest Broadway musical adaptation Kiss of the Spider Woman; a spotlight on Australian actress Rose Byrne, with her new vehicle If I Had Legs I'd Kick You; Richard Linklater's fictionalized salute to the early 1960s French Nouvelle Vague;"
"The official closing night selection on Sun/12, Hikari's Japan-US coproduction Rental Family, offers Brendan Fraser-considerably downsized from his Oscar-winning turn in 2023's The Whale -as an American actor who finds surprising employment in Tokyo. Other big titles include Luca Guadagnino's After the Hunt, a "cancel culture' drama with Julia Roberts; Poor Thing visionary Yorgos Lanthimos' latest provocation Bugonia; acclaimed Danes Joaquim Trier and Renate Reinsve's new collaboration Sentimental Value;"
A major Bay Area fall film festival opens the awards-campaign season with Hamnet, starring Paul Mescal, with Chloe Zhao and Jessie Buckley attending. The lineup features gala premieres including Denis Johnson's Train Dreams, Park Chan-Wook's No Other Choice, Bill Condon's Kiss of the Spider Woman, and a Rose Byrne spotlight with If I Had Legs I'd Kick You. Richard Linklater contributes a fictionalized salute to the early 1960s French Nouvelle Vague. In-person tributes honor Spike Lee, Eva Victor, and Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident). The official closer is Hikari's Rental Family starring Brendan Fraser. Additional major selections include Luca Guadagnino's After the Hunt, Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia, Joaquim Trier and Renate Reinsve's Sentimental Value, an animated Animal Farm, and Bradley Cooper's Is This Thing On?
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