Reese Witherspoon drama "Wild" to open San Diego Film Festival August 30, 2014 - 12:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Reese Witherspoon's new drama "Wild" will take part at the 13th San Diego Film Festival as the opening film on September 24. Meanwhile, Hilary Swank's "You're Not You" will close the festival on September 27, AceShowbiz reported. "Wild" had its premiere on Friday, August 29 at the 41st Telluride Film Festival. Witherspoon, co-star Laura Dern and director Jean-Marc Vallee attended the event with surprise guest Oprah Winfrey. However, it is yet clear whether Witherspoon will also attend the San Diego Film Festival. "Wild" is a story of a woman who tries to rebuild her shattered life by taking on a mission not seen in film since Forrest Gump ran across the country. Traumatized by the death of her mother and then the breakup of her marriage, she made the impulsive decision to try regaining her mojo by taking on an 1100-mile solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail. The pic will be released on theaters December 5. The closing film "You're Not You" follows a pianist named Kate whose orderly life is suddenly turned upside when she is diagnosed with a debilitating and life-threatening disease. Kate and her husband hire college student Bec, who is struggling to keep her own life together, to be her caregiver. According to Variety, Josh Duhamel is scheduled to attend the San Diego Film Festival as part of "You're Not You" cast. The film will have its limited theatrical release on October 10.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back  A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |
