When Martin Scorsese held a press conference at the BFI London Film Festival over the weekend after a screening of “The Irishman,” one of two things was clear. Either the filmmaker is not someone that scours the headlines of entertainment news, where over the last week he caused massive waves after saying that Marvel films are “not cinema,” or he just doesn’t give a shit.

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Venice is kicking off today, with Telluride and Toronto following in its footsteps. We are officially in the thick of fall film festival season. And adding to the already impressive lineup of events happening over the next several months is the BFI London Film Festival, which has just announced its full program for the Official Competition.

This year’s LFF will have a pretty incredible competition, with 10 films vying for the coveted win.

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Rian Johnson’s upcoming murder mystery film, “Knives Out,” is crossing the Atlantic. Today, the people behind the BFI London Film Festival have announced that “Knives Out” is named the American Express Gala and will have its European premiere as part of the event.

“Knives Out” is Johnson’s first film since his 2017 entry in the “Star Wars” canon, ‘The Last Jedi.’ The film features a great cast in a modern twist on the classic Agatha Christie murder-mystery genre, as a detective is brought to a mansion to help investigate the death of the family’s patriarch.

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We knew that Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” would be a player in the fall film festivals this year. However, after the announcement of the World Premiere at the New York Film Festival, there hasn’t been word on where fans might be able to see the film before it makes its inevitable theatrical and Netflix run. That is, until now.

According to ScreenDaily, the BFI London Film Festival will screen “The Irishman” as the event’s closing night film on October 13.

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