'Hurt Locker' to open Mar Festival

The Mar del Plata Film Festival opens Nov. 6 with 16 films in international competition and Tommy Lee Jones in attendance, plus a mart to drum up production coin and sales for local output.

Goals flow as Coed-Y-Gores sink Pathetico

ON Monday AFC Coed-Y-Gores were division one's most impressive victors as they beat Athletico Pathetico 10-7. The goals flowed in the other games, as Cardiff Rangers beat We're Special 7-4 and FC Papa Shango ...

Foreign-language Oscar entries unveiled

The race for the 2009 best foreign-language film Oscar is the most crowded one yet, with a record 67 countries submitting a film to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

67 Foreign Language Oscar Submissions Tops Last Year, Sets New Record

A whopping 67 countries have submitted films for consideration in the Foreign Language Film category at the 81st Oscars, topping last year's record of 63 countries.

'O'Horten' kicks off Reykjavik

The delightful deadpan comedy "O'Horten" from Norwegian helmer-scribe Bent Hamer will open the fifth Reykjavik Intl.

Lev Leaves Toronto. And Stays.

Our young festival-going correspondent Lev actually lives in Toronto. So, he's not going anywhere now that TIFF has wrapped.

Zift

A Miramar Film, National Film Center, Bulgarian National Television, Multifilm, Bg Art Studio production.

Lev All Over. By Way of Toronto

Our young proxy TIFF sampler Lev is resting up today in the midst of the film festival before a four and half hour guerilla journey with Benicio Del Toro tomorrow morning.

Toronto 2008 Day 4 - Day 6: Parties, Interviews, and Films Galore

I'm sitting here in a Starbucks on Bloor Street in Toronto, trying to catch up on some writing before heading over to catch a screening of an indie film called Gigantic .

Toronto Dispatch. 2.

We last heard from Michael Sicinski a few days ago, when he previewed the Wavelengths program.