Movies and Film

The Locarno film festival – in a bag (Swissinfo)

20 Aug 2008

Not only can you watch movies on the giant Piazza Grande screen at the Locarno Film Festival – you can now carry around a piece of film history as well.

7-film 'Surf Safari' drops in on big screen (Honolulu Advertiser)

20 Aug 2008

With most surf movies going straight to DVD, it's easy to see why Eric Walden is excited about what he helped create: a three-week film series of wave-riding classics on a bigger screen, at the Doris Duke Theatre.

Toronto film festival promises lighter touch (China Daily)

20 Aug 2008

Brad Pitt in a scene from Joel and Ethan Coen's 'Burn After Reading'. [Agencies] The Toronto International Film Festival is promising a lighter touch this year, both thematically and in the number of movies presented, with domestic dramas and comedies prominent among the 312 features and shorts unveiled on Tuesday.