Some of the mostly hotly anticipated titles, all world or North American premieres, include:
* "Burn After Reading" - Joel and Ethan Coen's follow-up to the Oscar-winning "No Country for Old Men" is a spy comedy starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton and Frances McDormand.
* "Religulous" - Scaldingly funny documentary about organized religion, which Bill Maher treats with the same respect that Michael Moore showed for President Bush in "Fahrenheit 9/11." Directed by Larry Charles ("Borat").
* "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" - Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks in a title-described comedy from Kevin Smith.* "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" -
Michael Cera, who became a Canuck sex symbol in Toronto with "Juno" a year ago, returns in a quirky romantic comedy with the up-and-coming Kat Dennings.* "Miracle at St. Anna" - Spike Lee's answer to "Flags of Our Fathers" is a World War II drama set in Italy starring Derek Luke.
* "Rachel Getting Married" -Jonathan Demme directs a dark
comedy about a woman (played by Anne Hathaway) who leaves rehab for the nuptials of her sister.* "The Duchess" - Keira Knightley dons period garb again as the extravagant 18th century Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, with Ralph Fiennes as the philandering duke.
* "The Secret Life of Bees" -Dakota Fanning as a 14-year-old in 1964 North Carolina who finds solace in beekeeping after the death of her mother.
* "Pride and Glory" - NYPD family saga stars Colin Farrell and Edward Norton as brothers-in-law caught up in a corruption scandal.
* "New York, I Love You" -
12-part film whose directors include Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson and Brett Ratner. Among the stars: Shia LaBeouf, Ethan Hawke, Julie Christie, Kevin Bacon and Orlando Bloom.* "The Lucky Ones" - Rachel McAdams, Tim Robbins and Michael Pena as Iraq war vets on a road trip across America.
* "Flash of Genius" - Greg Kinnear as the inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper who battled Detroit for years.
Source: www.nypost.com
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