Fests and events, 5/30.

"If watching the stars at Cannes has made you long for a red-carpet experience of your own, you don't have to fly to the South of France." For Time, Lisa McLaughlin briefs you on ten festivals in the US. Via Movie City News. In a similar vein, New York's Logan Hill.

"Once again this week, New York hosts multiple film festivals, each touting a variety of independent and international movies," writes Ed Halter. "But quantity does not always mean quality, and with increased competition for audiences, press, and sponsorship, it's a question that festival directors would do well to ask themselves: Does this festival need to exist?" Also in the Voice, Elliott Stein previews Open Roads: New Italian Cinema, a series opening tomorrow at the Walter Reade and running through June 8.

Film Forum's B Noir series updates: Ed Gonzalez at Slant and Ryan Stewart at Cinematical.

The New York Asian Film Festival opens the day B Noir closes and runs to July 1. Cinematical's Martha Fischer reviews Linda Linda Linda and A Bittersweet Life.

Meanwhile, Cinematical's Kim Voynar reviews Neil Burger's "darkly magical fairy tale," The Illusionist, which opened the Seattle International Film Festival, and keeps 'em coming: The Proposition and Expiration Date.

Also in Seattle, KJ Doughton reviews A/K/A Tommy Chong for Film Threat. Christopher Frizzelle, part of the Stranger's ongoing coverage of the fest. And of course, the Siffblog is thriving, too.

In you're in LA and enjoy seeing bodies move, you might check the Dance Camera West Film Festival (June 2 through 30).

David Walsh wraps WSWS's extensive coverage of the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Posted by dwhudson at May 30, 2006 2:23 PM