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Fight Breaks Out at Atlanta Film Fest Screening

At last night’s Atlanta Film Festival screening of Snow on Tha Bluff, a melee broke out between the stars of the film and a number of audience members. The film purports to be a fictional story but feels very real in parts, and the filmmakers themselves have blurred the lines between the two, noting in their press kit that they “have been advised by legal counsel that in order to protect ourselves and everyone in the film, we should not divulge this information” [on what is real in the film vs. what is fictional]. During a particularly troubling scene in...  read more

Atlanta Film Festival 2010 Kicks Off Today

Look alive, ATL film buffs. The 2010 Atlanta Film Festival kicks off today (April 15) at the Carter Center Landmark with a showing of Stanley Nelson’s Freedom Riders. The seven-day festival, with additional showings at Landmark Midtown Arts Cinema, includes over 160 films of varying genres: international short, independent, animated short, classic and documentary. Some highlights include a Ludacris-presented screening of Crash and a 50th anniversary screening of Psycho. The festival closes on Friday, April 23, with the Southeastern premiere of Barr Weissman’s Secret to a Happy Ending at the14th Street Playhouse....  read more

Atlanta Film Festival 2009: Red Carpet Video Interviews with Josh Brolin, Chris Moore, Karin Hayes and More

Paste worked the red carpet on opening night of the Atlanta Film Festival, talking to Josh Brolin, Chris Moore and more. Watch the interviews in the embedded videos below: ...  read more

The Top Five Movies to See at the Atlanta Film Festival 2009

A film festival is an unpredictable affair. Most of the time, you don’t really get a sense of what’s buzzy until you’re on the ground talking to fellow festivalgoers. Or, often, some of your favorite films end up being ones you just stumbled into. Maybe you have a gap between two preferred choices and a film just happens to fit the slot, so you go see it on a whim. Or maybe you can’t get into the film you wanted to see, but another one is showing in the next theater over. The serendipitous nature is part of what makes...  read more