Screenings Begin at Morelia Film Festival in Mexico

Morelia Film Festival, the most important in Mexico, began on Friday with the screening of the new movie from Mexican Alejandro González Iñarritu: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).

Birdman has been highly acclaimed by critics from the various festivals in which it has already been screened, and is a strong favorite for winning the 2014 Oscar. Iñarritus' film premiered during Venice Film Festival, in September.

The movie tells the story of Riggan Thomson, a once successful actor who is struggling to overcome the fame of his most well-known character: the superhero Birdman . . .