Fests and events, 4/23.

Film by film, Peter Sobczynski previews Ebertfest (Wednesday through Sunday) at Hollywood Bitchslap.

Darren Hughes lists the films he's looking forward to catching at the San Francisco International Film Festival, which opens Thursday and runs through May 10. Cathleen Rountree previews The Old Garden and Flandres.

Acquarello carries on filing from the Commitment and Grace: The Films of Carlos Saura series, running through May 3, with reviews of Mama Turns 100 Years Old and Elisa, My Love. Related: Reverse Shot's robbiefreeling recommends Cria cuervos, " certainly one of the best Spanish films of its era."

"Odd couple Henry Rollins and Janeane Garofalo bonded last summer over their shared disaffection with the Bush administration and have now teamed up with comedian Marc Maron for an evening of impassioned storytelling titled It's Not a Play and There's No Music," writes Hugh Hart in the Los Angeles Times. "The triple bill played this month in New York and opens Tuesday at the Silent Movie Theatre with a straight-ahead format: three expert talkers performing three solo monologues."

The VES Festival of Visual Effects takes place in Beverly Hills from June 7 through 10.

At indieWIRE, Charlie Olsky files at dispatch from the recently wrapped Wisconsin Film Festival.

Posted by dwhudson at April 23, 2007 8:31 AM