Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the cinema, the X FEST tackles you for the 4th round, bludgeoning you into submission of its celluloid & video atrocities!Catch some of the most outrageous Underground, Cult & Extreme movies this side of the asylum across 5-7 August at The Labia Theatre (68 Orange Str, Cape Town, ZA). www.XFEST.orgMovies to expect will include:The ever controversial Harmony Korine's warped & far-out TRASH HUMPERS, defying all movie-making convention....

Presenting 28 feature and documentary productions the 47th edition of the New York Film Festival running from September 25 through October 11, certainly retained its standing as the premier US showcase for the international films and for presenting the best emerging and recognized international film directors. Culled this year mostly from other festivals the NYFF had few films from the United States (THE ART OF THE STEAL, Don Argott; SWEETGRASS, Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaign-Taylor; L...

'What is the cinema, if not dreams?' I heard these words, spoken by a character in The Organization of Dreams, during the last days of selecting our programme, and they couldn't have come at a better time. Head down, mired in the discussion and the decision-making process about which films would make the final cut, they were a timely reminder that the pleasures and pull of cinema can't always be defined in conscious terms. We need films that appeal to our hearts as well as our heads. In...

'What is the cinema, if not dreams?'I heard these words, spoken by a character in The Organization of Dreams, during the last days of selecting our programme, and they couldn't have come at a better time. Head down, mired in the discussion and the decision-making process about which films would make the final cut, they were a timely reminder that the pleasures and pull of cinema can't always be defined in conscious terms. We need films that appeal to our hearts as well as our heads. In which cas...

In its third and final feature film announcement, the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, presented by American Express, today released the line-up for its Spotlight, Showcase and Restored/Rediscovered sections along with its Special Events for the seventh annual Festival. The Festival will take place April 23 – May 4, 2008 in Lower Manhattan. “Our Spotlight section presents a group of films already acquired for U.S. distribution but not yet released, including hotly-anticipated new titles by Jos�...

Ten days told through pictures and videos, faces, venues, meetings, films, directors... Have a look at what the festival has been and start imagining the next edition www.milanofilmfestival.it Which is the best picture? Which one's the most representative of the festival? Do you recognize somebody on the Sagrato? Have you finally found out who's that weird charachter who's been hanging around at the Strehler? Write to info@milanofilmfestival.it What is the role of a film festivalOpposing images ...

Here are the 7 titles included in the 2007 Feature Film Competition:638 Ways to Kill Castro, by Dollan Cannell, Great Britain, 2007, Digi Beta/DV Cam, 77’Alle Alle, by Pepe Planitzer, Germany, 2007, Hdv, 89’California Dreamin’ (endless), by Cristian Nemescu, Romania, 2006, 35mm, 155’Mister Lonely, by Harmony Korine, France / Usa, 2007, 35mm, 112’Quiet City, by Aaron Katz, USA, 2007, HD, 81'Reprise, by Joachim Trier, Norway, 2006, 35mm, 105’Waiting at the Gate, by Rocky Palladino, Gre...