Best of the New York Film Festival
By Lisa Collins, Hollywood.com Staff
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Friday, October 10, 2008
From missing children to toppled regimes to jittery driver's ed, this year's 46th New York Film Festival pulled out the big guns, in its very "New York" way, blending American and foreign, mainstream and indie into one tasty smorgasboard.
But let's face it, the main dish steals the show when the likes of a beaming Angelina Jolie and beau Brad Pitt walk the red carpet to join the festivities--with Angie making her first public outing since birthing the twins. Go gurl!
While cameras flashed off the hook for Mlle Jolie--who headlines Clint Eastwood's buzz drama the Changeling--NYFF screenings, premieres and events have also continued to usher in the riveting talents of: Benicio Del Toro, Michelle Williams, Mickey Rourke, Amy Ryan, Marisa Tomei, Steven Soderbergh, to name a few.
Hollywood.com's been workin' it at the ongoing Fest which promises, again, to deliver a sneak peek at the hottest upcoming fall releases and Oscar hopefuls. Come, partake--here are a few standouts that caught our eye:
Changeling
Landing in Theaters: October 31
Who's in It: Angelina Jolie, Amy Ryan, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Donovan
Who Directed It: Clint Eastwood
What's It about: Los Angeles,1928: A true story about a single mother, telephone operator (Angelina Jolie), who descends into a nightmare, when her son vanishes from their suburban home. An exhaustive, fruitless search ensues, entangling her in a swirl of LAPD corruption, when officials insist on passing-off another boy as her still M.I.A. son.
What You'll Love: Jolie's quiet, simmering anger that builds into a crescendo over the police corruption that she confronts is matched by Eastwood's slow, confident build in presenting a period-specific, provocative story.
Clint Eastwood Says: "I didn't know too much about the [kidnapping] incident and I was surprised that I hadn't heard about it because it was such an unusual event in L.A., which historically has had a lot of crazy situations; but this one--I didn't know anything until I read the script."
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KEEP READING: The Wrestler
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