Looks like Brian De Palma’s adaptation of James Ellroy’s THE BLACK DAHLIA will snag the opening night spotlight on August 30th at the Venice International Film Festival. The thriller is based on the true 1947 murder in Los Angeles of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, investigated by two former boxers turned cops.
The premiere will give De Palma a chance to make his fifth trip down the red carpet at the VIFF which I imagine will lead to having a canal named after him. More importantly, we must hope that he’ll attend with his female co-stars Hilary Swank and Scarlett Johansson on each arm, preferably in outfits that have not been checked for sheerness. Male lead Josh Hartnett is welcome to carry their luggage.
And if all that hotness isn’t enough to get you excited, then the fact that David Lynch’s INLAND EMPIRE is also going to show should have you looking for airfare to Italy right about…now.
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