mediabistro.com | Thu, Oct 9

AFI Fest 2008 will open Nov. 5 with Joe Wright's "The Soloist" to kick off a two-and-a-half-week run of major indie fare.

This year's selection of international films shows a commitment to cinematic innovation and a renewal of a tradition of realism in cinema," artistic director Rose Kuo s...

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4 mainstream media weighed in on a similar topic

16 Months Ago, Film Festivals says (in AFI Fest tribute: Tilda Swinton) Film Festivals: Combining psychological realism with the esoteric arts -- I'm becoming less sure that identity exists at all, beyond the trick of the light," says Tilda Swinton. "What occurs to me is that identity is a matter of our personal choice, from minute to minute: that we are at lib...

And Film Festivals says (in AFI Fest tribute: Danny Boyle) Film Festivals: Filmmaking as an adrenaline rush -- Slumdog Millionaire" has been hailed as a return to his "Trainspotting" form for helmer Danny Boyle. Yet the 52-year-old Brit has hardly spent the past decade in the wilderness.

17 Months Ago, Variety says (in AFI Fest announces lineup, kudos) Film Festivals: Boyle to be honored after 'Slumdog' screening -- AFI Fest 2008 has announced its full lineup, with honors going to actress Tilda Swinton and helmer Danny Boyle. Boyle will be feted after a screening of his latest film, "Slumdog Millionaire," while Swinton gets a career ac...

And Film Festivals says (in AFI Fest announces lineup, kudos) Film Festivals: Boyle to be honored after 'Slumdog' screening -- AFI Fest 2008 has announced its full lineup, with honors going to actress Tilda Swinton and helmer Danny Boyle. Boyle will be feted after a screening of his latest film, "Slumdog Millionaire," while Swinton gets a career ac...