Fests and events, 5/9.

Cahiers du cinéma has begun its coverage of the Cannes Film Festival, though the fest doesn't actually get underway until about a week from now (May 17 through 28). Still, here's an online browsing tip: Past onscreen incarnations of Marie-Antoinette. And for those who read French, Emmanuel Burdeau reviews Almodóvar's Volver.

IndieWIRE announces it'll be covering Cannes daily, naturally - but not only online: "13,000 copies of the English-language Cannes Market News print daily will again be distributed this year in all festival venues, hotels and throughout Cannes."

The Bicycle Film Festival opens tomorrow in New York and runs through Sunday.

The Voice's Dennis Lim previews the Sundance Institute at BAM series (May 11 through 21). Also: Michael Atkinson on the Cartoons: No Laughing Matter? series (tomorrow through May 23).

Via Acquarello, the schedule for the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York (June 8 through 22).

The Reeler has the schedule for the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival (Mondays, June 19 through August 21).

During an hour-long Q&A at the San Francisco International Film Festival, Werner Herzog was "a fragrant garden of raised-finger pronouncements, self-effacing demurrals, and unsolicited rebuttals well worth a replay." Robert Avila passes along the best bits at SF360.

More Hot Docs reviews from Mathew at Twitch: 37 Uses for a Dead Sheep, Black Gold and An Unreasonable Man.

Somehow I missed the fact that Nerve was all over the Tribeca Film Festival the whole time. Still good scrolling.

Cinematical's Christopher Campbell reviews the winner of the narrative feature award at Tribeca, Blessed by Fire. In a word: "Stunnning." More from Aaron Hillis at Premiere, where he also wraps up his coverage with an overview.

Why weren't there more Asian films, wonders Filmbrain. "Still, the few East Asian films I did catch were interesting, with one of them (Hanging Garden) turning out to be a highlight of the festival."

Josh Ralske begins his look back at Tribeca, noting that the most "important" film he caught was The Road to Guantanamo.

"The message is clear, that there is growing demand for explicit sex that empowers individuals to make their own decisions and choices free of social stigma." The 1st PORNfilmfestivalBERLIN runs from October 18 through 22. Via filmtagebuch.

Posted by dwhudson at May 9, 2006 2:37 PM