As we enter the final months of 2019, and with the festival season bringing with it waves of Oscar hype and talk, what are the films to look out for at this year’s fall fests? We got you covered with this shortlist of the 20 must-see titles playing at this year’s fall festivals. It all starts off this Wednesday with the Venice Film Festival screening its opening night film and the Telluride Film Festival announcing its lineup and screening schedule on Friday. Meanwhile, the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off next Thursday September 5th with a screening of Armando Iannucci’s “The Personal Life of David Copperfield.”
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