AFI FEST 2013: Day One

Another year of AFI FEST is over, 83 features and 36 shorts screened across eight days. This year I highlighted 33 films as high priority, set out to see 25 and ended up seeing 17. In order to give a fair amount of coverage to all 17 films viewed, I've decided to break the festival down by day(s) including short reviews for each film. Below you'll find my coverage for the first full day of AFI FEST 2013.

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AFI FEST 2013 Line-up

One of my favorite times of year is here, AFI FEST is back November 7th through the 14th. The 2013 AFI FEST programming includes 119 films (83 features, 36 shorts) with 43 countries represented. The breakdown by section is: Galas/Tributes (8), Special Screenings (7), American Independents (6), New Auteurs (10), World Cinema (32), Midnight (5), Breakthrough (4), Guest Artistic Director (6), Presentations (2), Cinema’s Legacy (3) and Short Films (36). AFI FEST also proudly includes 15 Official Foreign Language Film Oscar® submissions. Check out a more detailed breakdown of what you can see for free during AFI FEST 2013 below.

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To Kickstart, Or Not...

Yesterday Zach Braff launched a Kickstarter campaign for a movie he's been developing with his brother titled "Wish I Was Here." Following the launch came a flash fire of backlash aimed at Braff for using the trending online crowd sourcing tool Kickstarter. Reading some of this backlash left me shell-shocked and fired up with enough opinions on the subject to throw my two cents into the ring. What's all the hub-bub, check it out below...

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