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SUMMER INTO FALL

With the lineups for the Venice and Toronto fillm festivals all but set now, the fall season — or, as some of us like to think of it, the “but seriously…” season — is beginning to take shape. Keep an eye on The Daily Notebook for the latest on films such as Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan, which’ll be screening at both festivals. More goings on at MUBI and The Auteurs…

FREE VIEWING AROUND THE WORLD

No matter what the season, there’s nearly always some festival on somewhere and, more and more now, we’ve been offering you an opportunity to sample the best of their offerings. If you’re in Australia, for example, three films featured in the Melbourne International Film Festival are freely viewable to the first 300 comers, including the justly lauded Sweetgrass (see a roundup of raves here). Check out our Cinemas frequently for more free home viewing in your country.

DIRECTORS CUP

Even if you’re not actively participating in the voting, the discussions and cases made for which director ought to beat out which other director in the next round make for terrific reading — as well as a fine introduction to your fellow MUBI members. Here’s the latest schedule for the current match-ups.

IF YOU ONLY SEE ONE MOVIE THIS WEEK

The first run features this weekend are, to put it kindly, uninspiring, so let us recommend that you check your local repertory schedule. New Yorkers, for example, can choose between Chaplin, Ken Russell and the late cinematographer William Lubtchansky. Los Angelenos might opt for Kim Novak — in person!

QUICK VIEWS

Octogenarian Kenneth Anger has a new film. Granted, it’s an ad, but it’s also an Anger. Here’s a lovely little making-of reel for Raúl Ruiz’s Memories of Lisbon, headed for a premiere in Toronto. And Creative Review has gathered a collection of, well, creative shorts.

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