The end of the year is fast approaching and Hollywood celebrates by releasing its heavyweight productions. There are various strategic reasons for those seasonal releases, but for us moviegoers, the reasons are unimportant. Rather, the end of the year evokes nirvana, where deliciously entertaining, thought-provoking material fills the theaters like overflowing presents underneath a Christmas tree. Comedic, dramatic, honoring past or the present, these films celebrate our time and our current obsessions.
Tales of the Grim Sleeper at the NYFF
Victor Ginzburg director of "Generation P"
Ron Davis and Harry deLeyer of "Harry & Snowman" at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Eloisa James at the Library of Congress National Book Festival