Fests and events, 10/14.

"In all seriousness, Of All the Things is a spectacularly strange ride," writes Michael Tully at Hammer to Nail, "a story so preposterous that it can't be anything but true. Or, to put it another way: if you tried to make a fictional feature out of this material, no one would believe it. It screens tonight as part of the IFC Center's Stranger Than Fiction series, hosted by Thom Powers, and though Powers has always chosen interesting work, when placed directly underneath the series' title, Of All the Things might be his most appropriate selection of all."

Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell post a Vancouver wrap-up - a "long-play version."

"The award-giving began early at this year's Pusan International Film Festival, which closed on Friday with a gala screening of Yoon Jong-Chan's I Am Happy and the announcement of jury and audience awards." At indieWIRE, Doug Jones has the list and quick takes on several of the films he caught there.

For the Evening Class, Michael Hawley previews the San Francisco Bay Area's Arab Film Festival, running Thursday through October 28.

Chicagoist Rob Christopher has begun posting reviews of films to be screened at the Chicago International Film Festival, running Thursday through October 29.

Saturday, November 1, will see a special pre-election screening of Jesus Politics: The Bible and the Ballot at the Cantor Film Center in New York.

The first Brazilian Film Festival of Vancouver runs October 22 through 26.

Posted by dwhudson at October 14, 2008 2:47 PM