As usual, it looks like the 45th annual Chicago International Film Festival is shaping up to be one hell of a ride this year. Their official website has just announced over a dozen of this year films and there are some real gems in the mix. Among the released titles thus far are Hirokazu Kore-eda's Air Doll, Lars von Trier's Antichrist, Bellamy the latest from French New Wave director Claude Chabrol, Ti West's The House of the Devil, the fascinating documentary Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno, Diggers' director Katherine Dieckmann's sophomore picture Motherhood, John Woo's Red Cliff, along with two films recently acquired by IFC Films - Police, Adjective and Vincere. The festival gets underway October 8th and runs through the 21st in downtown Chicago at the AMC River East 21. This year will present 150 films from more than 40 countries. Look for a complete schedule of this year's festivities come September 23rd.
Chicago International Film Festival '09 unveils a handful of titles