Summary: The annual film festivals in Venice, Telluride and Toronto overlap not only in their timing but often in their official selections and this year was no exception. As usual, titles that begin their festival tour as anticipated awards season contenders sometimes wind up as afterthoughts while unexpected discoveries gain wide recognition. The movie that took home the top prize in Toronto comes from a distinguished filmmaker who might be headed for a close encounter with an Oscar come Academy Awards time.<br> Speaking of filmmakers, and despite widespread reports to the contrary, Woody Allen says he’s not retiring after his next film, which is being shot in Paris entirely in French. He just said he was thinking of not making movies since most of them go straight to streaming services these days, which for a filmmaker, is kind of like… you know, retiring.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences plans to get its act together, big changes at CNN and The Phantom of the Opera winds up its historic Broadway run.<br> <br> <br> ‘Ticket To Paradise’ Leads Offshore Chart On Quiet Weekend<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/09/ticket-to-paradise-brahmastra-top-gun-maverick-global-international-box-office-1235121627/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2022/09/ticket-to-paradise-brahmastra-top-gun-maverick-global-international-box-office-1235121627/</a><br> ‘The Woman King’ Leads Box Office With $19 Million Debut<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/the-woman-king-leads-box-office-viola-davis-1235375956/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2022/film/box-office/the-woman-king-leads-box-office-viola-davis-1235375956/</a><br> Expect an Encore for $3 Movie Ticket Day<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/3-dollar-movie-tickets-box-office-encore-1235221818/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/3-dollar-movie-tickets-box-office-encore-1235221818/</a><br> Warner Bros. Discovery Has Bigger Problems Than Its DC Search<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-discovery-has-bigger-problems-than-its-dc-search-1235221804/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/warner-bros-discovery-has-bigger-problems-than-its-dc-search-1235221804/</a><br> Toronto International Film Festival Announces 2022 Award Winners<br> <a href="https://celluloidjunkie.com/wire/toronto-international-film-festival-announces-2022-award-winners/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://celluloidjunkie.com/wire/toronto-international-film-festival-announces-2022-award-winners/</a><br> IndieWire’s 2022 Film Festival Acquisitions Guide: All This Season’s Buys<br> <a href="https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/2022-film-festival-acquisition-movies-fall-1234754538/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.indiewire.com/2022/09/2022-film-festival-acquisition-movies-fall-1234754538/</a><br> TIFF: Focus Features Nabs Worldwide Rights to Alexander Payne’s ‘The Holdovers’ for $30 Million<br> <a href="https://variety.com/2022/film/festivals/tiff-focus-features-alexander-payne-the-holdovers-1235369498/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://variety.com/2022/film/festivals/tiff-focus-features-alexander-payne-the-holdovers-1235369498/</a><br> Will the Spiraling Publicity Harm ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ at the Box Office?<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/movies/olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/movies/olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling.html</a><br> ‘Gran Turismo’: Orlando Bloom Joins David Harbour in Sony’s Racing Movie<br> https://www.hollywoodreporter.
