October 2008

October 31, 2008

BARS horrifies Argentina

Convention memories

AFI FEST opens with "Doubt"


October 30, 2008

Mar del Plata picks lineup, Jenkins suits up

"Man On Wire": 100% good

Hope on the fest circuit


October 29, 2008

Fest Bits | We still love NY.

"The Pool" found at South Asian fest

Peter Bart on Lindsay Anderson

"Lake Tahoe" goes to Film Movement

"Adam" resurrected for Oscar run

Janus picks up "Revanche"


October 28, 2008

Beware the children


October 27, 2008

Revenge of the single-screen fest

Virgina | Spacek vs. aliens

Dispatch from Rome

SXSW announces first round speakers


October 24, 2008

Market Madness

Denver awards Italians


October 23, 2008

"Doubt" will open AFI FEST 2008

The Cinetic Channel

Berlin hikes badge price

Fest exec shuffles

Fests get AMPAS coin


October 22, 2008

"The Soloist" pulled from AFI FEST

"Numbered" wins Slamdance script comp

Heartland looks for a brand

Miramax looks for Joe Six-Pack


October 21, 2008

The art of "Synecdoche"

LA Femme Fest puts women on their feet

Bel Air gets a fest

AFM announces panels, Mark Gill to co-star


October 20, 2008

Financial crisis hitting U.S. fests

Hamptons wraps with Frances, Weber, and Dunne

Mar del Plata gets "Hurt"

LA Femme fest closes with "America Betrayed"

"Captain Abu Raed" wins Heartland


October 19, 2008

MEIFF | Night of $1 million


October 17, 2008

Hamptons kicks off with style amid change

AFI FEST loses an awards contender


October 16, 2008

Fest Bits | Bad Biology, Bad Lieutenant


October 15, 2008

MEIFF | Duran Duran rocks while the Palace mystifies


October 14, 2008

MEIFF | Ferrari, Fonda, or Nashwa?

AFI FEST adds "Last Chance Harvey" and others

New fest book tells all!


October 13, 2008

NYFF | "The Wrestler" closes big

Mill Valley closes with "Violet" and fire

More for Cruz

Screen Media gets "Lymelife"

Nantucket gets new captain


October 12, 2008

MEIFF kicks off with celebs and deals


October 10, 2008

Mill Valley pics | Schrader, Fanning, "Touching Home"


October 9, 2008

Fest Bits | "Shining" party, W in Austin, hurtful video games

Sundance announces Storytelling Fellows

MEIFF opens with news of deals

Mill Valley pics | Glover, Lucas, and West


October 8, 2008

AFI FEST gives full lineup

Mumble-weekend

LA Femme fest sets dates

Rio | Celebs and youth keep fest fresh

IFC gets "Let it Rain"

Rio | Favela brings the funk


October 7, 2008

"Shameless Oscar bait"

Asian Film Market ends with a whimper

Eyes without a Facebook?

Eurasia fest grows

Rio | Porn popular there, too


October 6, 2008

Indies look for love in Woodstock

Babelgum expands with new hire

"Fireproof," brought you by God


October 5, 2008

Reeler returns?

Woodstock awards


October 3, 2008

Rio | SPC nabs "Easy Virtue"

Rio | A grand Conspiracao


October 2, 2008

In Rio, Gilberto sounds off

Jackson Hole closes

Ghent lights "The Burning Plain"

Pusan | Korea's big fest opens

AFI FEST picks "The Wrestler" and "Che"


October 1, 2008

NYFF | Rourke: "I realized I had to change."

Online fests with deep pockets



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