Thursday, September 17, 2009

Festival highlights writers, filmmakers


If you're in New York, head over to the Walter Reade Theater, where the Daily News reminds us today that the Latinbeat Film Festival is in motion.

Films include "The Ballroom" from Brazil, "A Boyfriend for My Wife" from Argentina and "The General" from Mexico, which is its New York premiere.

Many of the films are showing for the first time in the city.

The event also includes special events, like a tribute to Julio Cortázar and a panel discussion with up-and-coming New York filmmakers.

Tonight, for example, you can catch a screening of "Canal (A) On Cortázar," three documentaries about the life of the Argentine writer.

The festival is in its twelfth year.

Tickets are $7 for members, students or children, $8 for seniors and $11 for the public. Buy online or save the $1.25 service
charge at the box office (it's cash only). A five-film pass is also available for $45 to the public.

If you've been, leave suggestions on what to see.

Source: Film Society of Lincoln Center, NY Daily News

Photo: "The General," Film Society of Lincoln Center

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