Not only is Laura Poitras’ “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” the Centerpiece selection for the 60th New York Film Festival, but it’s also that rare documentary to actually crack the Venice competition.

A few months ago an Oscar pundit told me “don’t be surprised if “Babylon” goes to 2023. That’s the rumor.”

I’m not entirely sure why writer-director Jeff Baena decided to make a film as misguided as “Spin Me Round.”

I trust most readers of this site have already seen the results of our mid-year critics poll. Unsurprusingly, Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once” topped the poll.

Basing this on all that we know so far, the fall festival circuit is really spreading the wealth of world premieres this year.

Last week I reported that Alexander Payne’s “The Holdovers” was test-screened in Santa Monica. The early reactions were very positive, I was told that it was a return-to-form for the gifted writer-director.

Last week I wrote that Abdelatif Kechiche’s “Mektoub, My Love: Intermezzo” might finally be released in French theaters, more than four years after its Cannes premiere.

Michael Mann is currently shooting “Ferrari” in Italy. There was a slight delay in production, Penelope Cruz was seen completely fatigued and crying on-set.

Peter Farrelly‘s “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” has a trailer. It will have a big splashy premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September.

Many forget just how important and vital a cinematic voice Terry Gilliam was during his peak years, especially when he was battling Universal for the final cut of his 1985 masterpiece “Brazil.”

Telluride has had a tight relationship with Scott Cooper over the years. They’ve premiered films such as “Crazy Heart,” “Hostiles,” and “Out of the Furnace.”

Actually, the source here isn’t anonymous, it’s The Ankler’s Jeff Sneider.

There was a TIFF members preview screening last night of “Women Talking.” There’s only one reaction circulating the net, and here it is:

An Indiewire panel composed of Anne Thompson, Eric Kohn, Kate Erbland and Eric Kohn has decided that Stanley Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut” was the best film of the ‘90s.

Deadline is reporting that Disney is filling the desert that’s left at the fall box office by moving up David O. Russell’s Amsterdam to Oct. 7. The film was originally scheduled to open on Nov. 4.

The above picture is the first one released for Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking,” courtesy of NYFF.

The Venice Film Festival released its schedule a few weeks ago. I’m just reposting this as it’ll most likely come in handy for those who want to follow the post-screening reactions: