Voice. Fall Preview.

"The upcoming fall slate mostly shows signs of distraction lust and nostalgic obsession," yet the overriding theme of Michael Atkinson's opener for the Village Voice's "The Reel Deal: Fall Film Preview" package is hope. There are at least half a dozen films he seems to be genuinely looking forward to this season, and he's got a few words of explanation as to why for each. And there's a list of ten in a sidebar.

Dennis Lim looks ahead to all those series we read about unreeling in New York. Even if those of us outside the city can't catch the films themselves, we know we'll be treated to think pieces on or inspired by each in the NYT, the Voice and probably Film Comment in the weeks to come.

Anthony Kaufmann: "The best argument so far against the box office 'slump' may be that 2005's most potentially lucrative films have yet to arrive." Joy Press is doing her part for movie attendance, too, pointing out that there'll be plenty not to watch on TV.

Also in the Voice:

• Atkinson on The Dawns Here Are Quiet, a 1972 Oscar nominee and a "atient, epic piece of late-Soviet propa-drama."

• Joshua Land on "Technicolor Dreaming," September 2 through 5 at the Walter Reade.

• "Tracking Shots": Mind Game; Margaret Cho: The Assassin Tour; 9/11/03: A Day in the Life of New York; Underclassman; Undiscovered; and The Cave.

Posted by dwhudson at August 31, 2005 4:46 PM