Toronto sets De Palma pic

Another gala screening is the world premiere of "The Four Feathers," the latest from helmer Shekhar Kapur ("Elizabeth"). Curtis Hanson's Eminem starrer "8 Mile" will screen in Toronto as a work-in-progress.

"Femme Fatale," a Warner Bros. release, stars Antonio Banderas and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos in a film noir written and directed by De Palma. Story is of an alluring seductress (Romijn-Stamos) and a voyeuristic photog (Banderas) who becomes ensnared in her bizarre quest for revenge. Cast includes Peter Coyote, Gregg Henry, Rie Rasmussen and Eriq Ebouaney.

Helmer Julie Taymor's "Frida" is based on the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and her husband, Diego Rivera. Pic stars Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Ashley Judd, Geoffrey Rush, Banderas and Edward Norton. The Miramax pic will screen as part of the Gala series.

Heath Ledger, Wes Bentley, Kate Hudson, Djimon Hounsou and Michael Sheen star in "The Four Feathers," adapted from the A.E.W. Mason novel by Michael Schiffer and Hossein Amini. The Paramount/Miramax pic, set in 1875, follows Harry Feversham (Ledger), a young British officer who resigns his post just before his regiment is sent off to fight in Africa. When his friends accuse him of cowardice, he dons a disguise to secretly aid them and refute the charge.

Hip-hop star Eminem's feature film debut as an actor, "8 Mile" co-stars Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer and Brittany Murphy. Semi-autobiographical story is about a young man trying to transcend his boundaries; it's set against the backdrop of the mid-'90s Detroit rap scene that spawned Eminem.

The Discovery section, devoted to up-and-coming helmers, includes 16 features from 16 countries, including the world preem of "Try Seventeen," starring Elijah Wood as a 17-year-old who embarks on a journey of self-discovery when he goes off to college. Thesp Peter Mullan directed "The Magdalene Sisters," about four young women locked up in an asylum in Ireland in 1964.

The Wavelengths program at Toronto focuses on avant-garde and experimental film and features 25 films from five countries, including Janie Geiser's "Ultima Thule" and Lewis Klahr's "Daylight Moon."