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Fantastic Fest Brings In 'Arrival,' New Park Chan-Wook, Paul Verhoeven and More


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Arrival has long been one of our most anticipated movies of the year. Fantastic Fest is also one of our most anticipated film festivals every year. So, imagine our ridiculous, over-the-top excitement to learn that Arrival is officially the opening night film of Fantastic Fest 2016. It's kind of a big deal. The first wave of Fantastic Fest titles was announced a few weeks ago, revealing a wild card bunch whose relative anonymity is its greatest strength. The second wave, however, is bringing out the big guns. Not only does it have Arrival, it includes The Handmaiden (with Park Chan-Wook attending), Paul Verhoeven's Elle, Ana Lily Amirpour's The Bad Batch, and Toni Erdmann, which you may recognize as the only 2016 film to have appeared on the BBC's recent list...
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