Why should you still care now that the fest is over? Because many current and future Oscar hopefuls were involved. Here’s the breakdown of blogs; click on the red dates to read:

Nov. 6 – Heartbeats, Blank City, Precious Life, Abel, Nothing’s All Bad, The Housemaid

Nov 6 – The King’s Speech, including description of Q&A with [...]

Following the Thursday closing night of AFI Fest in Hollywood – and let me give them major props for keeping the free booze lounge going on that day, when normally one expects it to shut off completely on the final stretch – I stayed home all day Friday, recouping and forgetting what day it was. [...]

Initially, I was a little disappointed not to make the cut for the “closing night” (held two days before the technical actual closing date) screening of A SINGLE MAN. I was also surprised…are people that enthused for A SINGLE MAN? More so than the stuff at the other galas that I did get into? I’m [...]

Wednesday began with a look at Argentina’s submission for this year’s Oscars, THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES (El secreto de sus ojos). Courtesy once again of our emcee, R-to-tha-Koehl, we learn that the director of this film, Juan Jose Campanella, has actually directed several episodes of Law & Order, and that this informs his film [...]

On Tuesday, left to my own devices, I might have gone to Harmony Korine’s TRASH HUMPERS, because I think he’s an exciting filmmaker even when he fails. But then I got offered a chance to attend a cocktail party for THE MESSENGER with Woody Harrelson, so of course I signed up for that and the [...]

IMDB lists six movies with the title PERPETUUM MOBILE. Who knew?

Oh, that’s right: Robert Koehler. The man knows stuff. Certainly more than IMDB when it comes to this movie. IMDB doesn’t mention that composer Michael Nyman makes a cameo (a relatively pointless one, but who cares) while wearing an outfit much like the one Bob [...]