Fests and events, 11/16.

At Cineuropa, Natasha Senjanovic has a preview of the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, "whose particular focus this year is on the digital wave of Greek filmmakers (a competition section with a €15,000 prize), the Balkans (through its Balkan Survey) and Wim Wenders (with a complete retrospective, masterclass, photo exhibit and Golden Alexander Career Award)" - and there's a followup, too. The fest opens tomorrow and runs through November 26.

"This is a filmmaker who might very well show up to a murder if he could still stand his subject." For the San Francisco Bay Guardian, Jason Shamai previews two docs by Kazuo Hara screening at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts tonight and Sunday. Also: "Finally, a horror movie that can be called both subtle (despite gleeful bloodletting) and refreshing." The Hamiltons screens as part of this weekend's After Dark Horrorfest and Cheryl Eddy talks with one of the directors, Mitchell Altieri.

If you're anywhere near the North Carolina Museum of Art tomorrow evening, the Independent Weekly's David Fellerath recommends catching L'Atalante.

In the LA Weekly, Holly Willis previews Saturday's two-part, 16th annual PXL This showcase.

Laura Irvine grew up watching To Kill a Mockingbird about once a year. For SF360, she gets to talk to one of its stars: "Mary Badham, who played the memorable tomboy, Scout, believes as long as racism, bigotry, and intolerance exist, the film and the book provide a starting point for discussion and self-examination." Badham will be at the Castro on Sunday, where she'll be interviewed by Armistead Maupin.

Monte Hellman, superheroes, musicals and more: Susan King covers local goings on in the Los Angeles Times.

Charlotte Cripps previews the London Children's Film Festival (November 18 through 26) for the Independent.

Gabe Klinger: Still dispatching from Torino for Elusive Lucidity.

For the New York Times, Sharon Waxman meets Carrie Fisher to talk about her one-woman show, Wishful Drinking, running through December 23 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. Sample line: "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true. And that would be unacceptable."

Posted by dwhudson at November 16, 2006 10:39 AM