Atlanta is blessed with an amazing array of festivals and fairs that happen all year round. Below is our coverage of the big Festivals in Atlanta in 2009.
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Every year since 2000, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival has reliably presented the diversity of movies by Jewish artists or otherwise reflecting the Jewish experience. This year, films relevant to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict range from Alan Dershowitz's legalistic documentary The Case for Israel to the family-friendly drama The Little Traitor, starring Alfred Molina.
Reports of a late-night streaker throw a small town into a tizzy in the doggedly quirky comedy Just Like Home, the final film of the High Museum's Danish Film Festival. The scandalized gossips repeat the words, "You could see everything," which proves particularly funny given that practically no one did see the unclad pedestrian. Plus, the refrain hints at the villagers' reflexive panic that... |
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Grab your umbrella and a BLT because when it rains, it pours... The weather didn't scare away devoted bacon lovers from attending the annual Bacon Fest, which took place March 28 at Dad's Garage Theatre. People of all ages came out to enjoy the event's festivities, which included games, live music, beer, and plenty of bacon.
Something wicked lurks in the dark corners of the Atlanta Film Festival.
??For 32 years, Atlanta’s cinematic celebration has sought out promising new stars and compelling stories from the realm of American and global independent film. This year’s festival presents 166 features and shorts, bookended by the opening night’s The People Speak, a star-studded dramatization of the work of...
Two films that delve deeply into the dark, often unseen fringes of Georgia music play back-to-back at this year's Atlanta Film Festival. We Fun is the Atlanta rock ’n’ roll doc the local rock scene doesn't want you to see. Nashville director Matthew Robison and producers Christopher Dortch and Bill Cody (Athens, GA – Inside/Out) spent 10 months in the trenches, behind the scenes and hanging out... |
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