May 17, 2006

Fests and events, 5/17.

QCinema Christopher Kelly previews Fort Worth's QCinema festival (tomorrow through Sunday) in the Star-Telegram.

SF Docfest: Michael Guillen interviews City of Mermaids director Leah Wolchok and SFist's Rita reviews Punk Like Me.

Brian Darr explains why the awards presentations and the retrospective programs they inspire are among the most vital aspects of the San Francisco International Film Festival.

The San Francisco Bay Guardian's Max Goldberg looks ahead to this weekend's Jazz/Noir Film Festival at the Balboa.

In the Voice, Michael Atkinson previews Farewell: A Tribute to Elem Klimov and Larisa Shepitko (Friday through May 30). Also: Ed Halter on China's Cutting Edge: New Video Art From Shanghai and Beijing (Friday through 21).

Thunder Road B Noir at Film Forum (through June 15): Ongoing coverage from Slant's Ed Gonzalez and Ryan Stewart at Cinematical on Thunder Road.

Self-described "huge Bergman fan" Ang Lee will be on the island of Fårö at the beginning of July to show The Ice Storm and talk about his favorite Bergman film, Wild Strawberries. The Göteborg Film Festival reports.

Thessa Mooij files a Tribeca report for Kamera.



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Posted by dwhudson at May 17, 2006 4:00 PM

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Brian Darr is THE MAN!! I hear he's recuperating from that post.

Posted by: Michael Guillen at May 18, 2006 9:02 AM

Nah, just recuperating from trying to fit everything I want to do into my busy life right now.

Thanks so much for the link, David!

Posted by: Brian at May 18, 2006 6:08 PM