Fests and events, 6/23.

"Karlovy Vary, Central Europe's leading international film festival, announced a competition line up Monday for its 43rd edition rich in world and international premieres." Nick Holdsworth reports for Variety. July 4 through 12.

Tonight at 7 at Seattle's Paramount: The Goucho, with Douglas Fairbanks. David Jeffers has a preview at the Siffblog.

"Undressed, the New Zealand International Film Festivals cut a lean figure in 2008," writes the Lumière Reader's Tim Wong. "Whether or not you approve of the makeover, it's important to note the only real casualty of Telecom's desertion has been the luxurious souvenir tome, with the festival's capacity to import cinema - if ever there was any doubt - unhindered and at full strength." And then, a few reviews.

"The Bryant Park Summer Film Festival doesn't take people away from the skyscrapers, but instead lures them into the heart of Midtown, into a park that is encased within the steel and glass of the surrounding real estate," writes S James Snyder in the New York Sun. "It is, perhaps, the most striking park space in all the city."

Andy Horbal rounds up goings on in Pittsburgh.

Brian Darr posts a big, big roundup of local goings on at Hell on Frisco Bay.

In Chicago? Do check in with the Cine-File.

Posted by dwhudson at June 23, 2008 2:01 PM