AFI FEST DAILY NEWS, DAY 9

It’s the final day of AFI FEST, and we have a full slate of films at the American Film Market’s Laemmle Monica 4-Plex (1332 Second St. in Santa Monica).

Note: We’ve released more tickets! Reserve your tickets online and bring the printout confirmation to the theater.

AFI FEST DAILY NEWS, DAY 8

AFI FEST continues today—not at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, but at the Laemmle Monica 4-Plex (1332 Second St. in Santa Monica), joining the American Film Market (AFM) for two days. In addition to providing you with a rare second chance to see some of the Festival’s important titles (KANIKOSEN, POLICE, ADJECTIVE, IN THE ATTIC and THE LAST STATION) the AFM screenings offer new titles as well.

For more details, continue reading.

Note: Rush Lines are still getting into screenings. So come on down!

AFI FEST DAILY NEWS, DAY 7

Don’t be confused by the fact that this evening’s Closing Night Gala at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Tom Ford’s A SINGLE MAN, occurs two days before the Festival ends. We’re simply moving from Hollywood to Santa Monica on Friday and Saturday to join the American Film Market, previously inaccessible to the public—one more bold initiative for this year’s AFI FEST.

More information and the day’s highlights below.

Note: We are still having success getting Rush Lines into screenings. So come on down!

AFI FEST DAILY NEWS, DAY 6

Moviegoers are smitten with Viggo Mortensen’s iconic performances—dating from Peter Weir’s WITNESS (1985) to tonight’s Tribute Gala, THE ROAD—which have equally garnered critical acclaim. But this thoughtful actor also works as a poet, photographer and painter, and in 2002 founded Perceval Press to publish the works of underrepresented artists and writers.

For more information about Mortensen’s Tribute, along with other highlights of today’s lineup, keep reading.

Note: We are having great success getting Rush Lines into screenings. Reserve tickets online and bring the printout confirmation to the theater.

AFI FEST DAILY NEWS, DAY 5

After his title role in yesterday’s THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS and his role in today’s THE LAST STATION (in which he plays Leo Tolstoy), Christopher Plummer is certainly the man of the hour. Look for info on his Tribute and other highlights from today’s lineup below.

Note: We are having great success getting Rush Lines into screenings, and more tickets have been released. Reserve your tickets online and bring the printout confirmation to the theater.

AFI FEST DAILY NEWS, DAY 4

The opening weekend of AFI FEST offered Galas, thrills and contemplative masterpieces, and we’re not slowing down as the workweek begins. Artistic Director Rose Kuo says the Festival’s FREE survey of the year’s most significant films is a gift to moviegoers and a direct response to the global economic meltdown. So take a break from this week’s pressures and come see a film … on us!

Note: We are having great success getting Rush Lines into screenings, and more tickets have been released. Reserve your tickets online and bring the printout confirmation to the theater.

After a rousing Opening Night (congratulations to everyone in the THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX Rush Line–you got in!) and a super-scary Halloween lineup, AFI FEST digs deeper into world cinema with a number of ambitious art films today.

NEWS FLASH: We’ve released more tickets online. Visit the tickets page to snag yours. Films include today’s screenings, plus films throughout the week. And don’t forget about the Rush Lines for tonight’s Gala, PRECIOUS.

It’s Halloween, and the AFI FEST lineup offers diverse opportunities to celebrate the occasion before (or after) you watch the annual parade of ghouls saunter down Hollywood Boulevard (searching for fresh meat and great cinema).

Check out today’s horror lineup. You’ll find many ways to frighten yourself.

And if horror isn’t your thing, we have plenty of other award-winning films to watch.

NEWS FLASH: We’ve released more tickets online today. Visit the tickets page to snag yours. Films include today’s screenings — the RED RIDING trilogy, MOTHER, BEST WORST MOVIE and WAKE IN FRIGHT—plus films throughout the week.

Nine days of world-class films hit Hollywood with our Opening Night Gala, THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX.

Heralded as “A movie that deserves to be called groundbreaking” by Peter Travers of Rolling Stone Magazine, FANTASTIC MR. FOX is visionary director Wes Anderson’s first animated film, utilizing classic handmade stop-motion techniques to tell the story of the best-selling children’s book by Roald Dahl (author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach). The film features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarsky, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, and Jarvis Cocker.

Here’s what you need to know, who’s on the Red Carpet, how to pick up tickets, and more . . .

It’s the final day of AFI FEST, but we’re not slacking.

We have our Closing Night Gala, DEFIANCE by director and AFI alum Edward Zwick and starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell and Alexa Davalos.

Our 16 other screenings today include must-see films from the Festival’s Showcase on Kazakhstan, a Special Screening of ADAM RESURRECTED, the Alt_ Cinema Section and the Narrative, Documentary and Shorts Competitions.

And we have Awards. Check the Daily News today to find out which films received laurels from the jurors and the audience.