From Christopher Nolan to Charlie Kaufman and Miranda July there is no shortage of highly anticipated films in September, following a rather slow summer season. With fall festivals pressing on, it will be interesting to see where the film discourse takes us in the coming months, especially as some films begin to tiptoe back into theaters.

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Streaming services will still dominate for the foreseeable future though, with studios as enormous as Disney even releasing a new film through that format with the upcoming “Mulan.” It’s crazy times still to love movies but there will be plenty of offerings incoming in the near future. 

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Remember the action thriller ‘Eve,” now “Ava”? The film was embroiled in controversy out of the gate before production even started. Filmmaker Matthew Newton dropped out of helming the picture when past domestic violence incidents resurfaced. Determined to get the film made, lead actor and producer on the film, Jessica Chastain—her Freckle Films production company was behind the project—recruited Tate Taylor, director of Chastain’s hit film “The Help” to take over the movie in the summer of 2018.

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If the purpose of festivals is to showcase groundbreaking creators and their ideas, it’s no wonder Iranian debut “Ava“ has garnered awards and praise on its journey through North America. The assured feature from director Sadaf Foroughi impressed at TIFF, picking up the FIPRESCI Discovery Prize, and now it’s poised for even more success after its New York debut at New Directors/New Films.

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