FILM
Telluride gets Payne; Aspen honors Tucci
The heavy-hitting film festival season begins with Colorado’s own Telluride Film Festival (Sept. 4-7).
True to its tradition, the festival won’t unveil its program until opening day. But some tempting tidbits have been dished out. This year’s guest curator is Alexander Payne, director of “Sideways” and “Election.”
Also gearing up to impress, the Aspen FilmFest (Sept. 30-Oct. 4) last week announced a really big night when it gives actor Stanley Tucci its Independent by Nature Award. Currently, the actor can be seen in “Julie & Julia,” playing Julia Child’s husband, Paul. This fall, he’ll do a darkly different turn as the child-killer in Peter Jackson’s adaptation of “The Lovely Bones.” Lisa Kennedy
