The Venice Film Festival is kicking off the fall cinema season with searing drama, serious glamour and a crop of new movies vying for attention, awards and acclaim. Here's what to watch for at the 74th Venice Film Festival, which runs to Sept. 9:Glamour galoreUnspooling in one of Italy's most ravishing cities, the festival takes style and celebrity very seriously. Festival director Alberto Barbera says this year's red-carpet roster is "the biggest list [of celebrities] we've had in years." An older generation of showbiz royalty will be well represented by stars including Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland and Michael Caine. A changing industryTechnology and economics are transforming the film industry, and festivals like Venice are working hard to keep up.

Source: CBC News August 29, 2017 16:30 UTC