The 30th Annual Mill Valley Film Festival kicks off Thursday, and Dennis Harvey offers a detailed look at what's to come. Tributes to Ang Lee, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Terry George, as well as double-header opening night of Tamara Jenkins' The Savages and Lee's Lust, Caution are among the highlights...
Read More »The American Film Institute has announced that Warren Beatty has been selected by their Board of Trustees as the recipient of the 36th AFI Life Achievement Award. The award will be presented to Beatty at a gala tribute in Los Angeles on June 12, 2008. "Warren Beatty has charmed movie-goers as a dynamic leading man from his first moment on screen and continues to do so today," said AFI chair Sir Howard Stringer. "He is also a master filmmake - a writer, producer and director of such artistry and influence that his movies - from "Bonnie and Clyde to Reds - have left an indelible mark on the cultural legacy of American film. AFI is proud to pr...
Read More »"Let's hear it for the girl...Let's give the girl a hand..." These could be signature lyrics (with apologies to Denise Williams) for a number of pics in the second half of the NYFF. Many are about women; four (all foreign) are directed by females. Odd, given that most of the films in the first batch...
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