Everything is politics. And in the glamorous industry of filmmaking, sometimes it’s not just what you do or how well you do it; it’s mainly who you know. Read more...

For writer and director Quentin Lee, the reason for screening his film’s world premiere at AFI FEST was simple. “Once you launch a film in Los Angeles, that’s it,” said Lee. Read more...

Niels Mueller had nothing to do with his film being screened at AFI FEST. After premiering at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and securing nationwide release in January in addition to a Los Angeles release in late December (just in time for Oscar eligibility), “The Assassination of Richard Nixon” has bigger fish to fry. Read more...

It’s not every day you see effeminate goth rockers in leather pants open for The Flaming Lips. But such was the vibe at All Tomorrow’s Parties, a two-day rock festival on Nov. Read more...

Against all odds, they didn’t muck it up ““ not entirely at least. In the doomed world of sequels and their accompanying unrealistically high expectations, “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,” proves to be a distant second to the 2001 classic. Read more...

The first AFI FEST (then known as Filmex) began on Nov. 4, 1971, with the premiere of Peter Bogdanovich’s “The Last Picture Show.” The film went on to be nominated for eight Oscars, winning two. Read more...

For unconventional classical music ensemble Bang on a Can, the context of the works it selects to perform holds nearly the same importance as the quality of the works themselves. Read more...