Tribeca still unpredictable

April 21, 2009 Toppers at the Tribeca Film Festival kicked off the springtime rite Tuesday with a news conference that featured a little De Niro, a little Spike -- and at least the possibility that down the road, all this might happen at another time of year. The news conference set the stage for the unspooling of 85 features over the coming 12 days, with about half of those world premieres. In showcasing only those personalities, Tribeca continues to strike a careful tone in how it represents its most boldfaced hire, former Sundance director Geoff Gilmore, who recently was brought on to helm Tribeca Enterprises but is not directly involved with this year's festival.

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