New works by Ken Jacobs, Ernie Gehr, Jim Trainor, and others at the 21st Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival. Also this week: the Dave Eggers-scripted “Away We Go,” the eye-opening documentary “Afghan Star,” and the Human Rights Watch Film Festival.
Tag: Film Festivals
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Coming soon to a monitor near you
Nina Paley’s head-turning animation “Sita Sings the Blues” emerges from copyright battle bent but not broken.
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Anvil rocks the Box
The Canadian speed-metal band, fresh from its Wednesday gig at Metro, drops in for Friday screenings of the critically acclaimed “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” at Music Box. Also this week: “The Informers,” final weeks of the Latino and Palestine film festivals, and new reviews by Cliff Doerksen, Andrea Gronvall, Josh Katzman, and Michael Wilmington.
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Spend this lovely day in a darkened room
This week: the Latino and Palestine film festivals, the latest from the writer-directors of “Half Nelson,” a pair of political prison dramas, and lawyers gathering at 9 AM to talk “12 Angry Men.”
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The year’s best movie (so far)
Olivier Assayas’s Summer Hours lights up the European Union Film Festival. Also this week: Frederick Wiseman’s epic documentary State Legislature, the latest from Chop Shop director Rahmin Bahrani, and a Russian remake of Twelve Angry Men.
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This week’s movie action
New films by Carlos Reygadas (Battle in Heaven), Francois Ozon (Under the Sand), Christian Petzold (Yella), Peter Greenaway (The Pillow Book), and Max Farberbock (Aimee & Jaguar).
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Pardon me, but your teeth are in my paper’s neck
Schedule changes (already) for the Chicago International Movies and Music Festival.
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one
At the Toronto festival, the same stories do double duty.
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A girl and her dog
At the Toronto film festival, Kelly Reichardt presents her heart-rending indie drama Wendy and Lucy.