The 36th annual edition, scheduled for Jan. 2-13, will screen 158 films from 71 countries including 68 premieres and a special spotlight on international films and the works of Pedro Almodóvar.
Any attempt to recreate the magic of Ridley Scott’s Academy Award-winning Best Picture Film “Gladiator” (2000) was going to face high expectations. Whether or not the film would be able to live up to ...