Weekend fests and events.

"The Jewish East End attracted curious, censorious and sentimental writers almost as soon as the Jews started arriving in the 1880s, but Carol Reed's 1955 film A Kid for Two Farthings - showing this weekend at the NFT - is one of the few movies set in the area," writes Matthew Reisz in the Guardian.

The Mill Valley Film Festival (October 5 through 15) has announced its lineup; Brian Darr makes his lists.

Grace Glueck reviews the "wonderfully engrossing" exhibition Moving Pictures: American Art and Early Film, 1880 - 1910 in the New York Times. At the Grey Art Gallery through December 9.

The LA Femme Film Festival: October 5 through 8 in Beverly Hills.

"Fifteen entries made it into competition for the second year of The Stranger's amateur-porn festival," reports Christopher Frizzelle. Capsule reviews follow.

"The European Film Academy (EFA) announced the selection of the European Film Awards." Cineuropa opens its special section.

Posted by dwhudson at September 16, 2006 2:49 PM