Fests and events, 3/24.

For the New York Sun, Steve Dollar talks with Ross Lipman about "his evolving road show, Report from the Ghost City, which brings together like-minded artists in different cities to explore themes of urban phenomenology in a mixed-media context. Previously staged in Los Angeles and San Francisco, Ghost City arrives at Anthology Film Archives [today] as a collaboration between Mr Lipman's Disembodied Theater Corporation and the New York-based Ars Subterranea - fellow travelers in the ambiguous realms of contemporary civic ruins."

"Tian Zhuangzhuang is an elusive figure at the heart of Chinese cinema," writes Tania Branigan in the Guardian. "With Zhang Yimou and his childhood friend Chen Kaige, Tian forms the core of the 'Fifth Generation' which electrified the industry in the 1980s and won an audience worldwide. But while Zhang and Chen's most recent offerings have been glossy, action-packed blockbusters, Tian's latest, The Go Master, is a sombre, grainy biopic of a man famed for his brilliance at an ancient board game, Go." The China in London: Spotlight Beijing season runs at the ICA through April 20. More from Sheila Cornelius at cinemattraction.

"Johnnie To gave another of his legendary dinners, this time to a crowd of filmmakers, distributors, festival directors and programmers, and hangers-on like me." David Bordwell's still in Hong Kong.

"Finally! I'm in the New York Underground Film Fest!" exclaims Jennifer Macmillan. Meanwhile, Mike Everleth comments on the end of the NYUFF and on what might take its place. April 2 through 8.

Chuck Tryon looks ahead to the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, running April 3 through 6 in Durham.

Bob Turnbull previews Hot Docs. April 17 through 27 in Toronto.

Fish Kill Flea heads to Florida and California.

Dennis Cozzalio looks back on the American Cinematheque's recent Mario Bava retrospective.

Online listening tip #1. Movie Geeks United! interview Sarasota Film Festival programmer Tom Hall. April 4 through 13.

Online listening tip #2. SXSW panel podcasts.

Posted by dwhudson at March 24, 2008 2:31 PM