More is more in best picture race
For big Variety, I describe how the Telluride-Venice-Toronto triangle of festivals hasn't really delivered much clarity to the best picture race, with arguably more contenders coming in than dropping out. Read the entire piece here.
Meanwhile, Variety senior film critics Justin Chang and Peter Debruge discuss their impressions so far of Toronto films here.


A native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.
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