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Toronto's Most Wanted?

Anticipated flicks from the Toronto film festival -- Films like ''The Duchess'' and ''Rachel Getting Married'' might stir up some Oscar talk

The Duchess
As sparring newlyweds, Ralph Fiennes and Keira Knightley conduct an 18th-century War of the Roses in this feisty soap operatic period piece.

Appaloosa
Ed Harris, who shepherded Marcia Gay Harden to her Oscar for Pollock, directs and stars in a Western featuring Renée Zellweger and Viggo Mortensen.

Rachel Getting Married
Jonathan Demme's intimate family portrait showcases Anne Hathaway, playing against type as an out-of-rehab drama queen at her sister's wedding.

Flash of Genius
He may not play a celeb like Capote or Ray, but Greg Kinnear is impressive in this biopic about the inventor of the intermittent windshield wiper.

Go to EW.com/Oscars to read Dave Karger's Oscar Watch

Originally posted Aug 29, 2008 Published in issue #1009 Sep 05, 2008 Order article reprints
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