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  There will be a mix of populist entertainment — anchored by Bradley Cooper's directorial debut A Star is Born, Ryan Gosling's space race drama First Man and Shane Black's Predator sequel — and serious fare like Michael Moore's Donald Trump-skewering Fahrenheit 11/9.
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  The after-effects of the war in the Balkans following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia are still being felt there. Igor Drljaca's new film, his first feature-length documentary, looks at recent attempts to reinvigorate the economy through tourism. Full of breathtaking vistas, the area has plenty of natural beauty to offer, but Drljaca focuses on the more recherché, idiosyncratic projects. There's a Catholic site where a small group of locals claim they spoke directly to the Virgin Mary which now hosts thousands of devout, ecstatic pilgrims every year; a set of caverns which supposedly provide a conduit to Mars; abandoned factories now serving as monuments to the heyday of mass production. And more. Shot with a serene calmness which allows us to wallow in the beauty of the landscape — and marvel at the more fantastic and often comic elements of the sites — The Stone Speakers offers ample proof why