The second annual Asheville Film Festival has come and gone, and in most ways it was a distinct improvement over the first one. This round, the entries were certainly of a higher caliber — at least most of the ones I saw. In many respects, I was glad not to be a judge this time. […]
The Incredibles
There’s a certain irony in the fact that The Incredibles, with its undeniably gay-themed subtext about accepting those who are “different,” should arrive the same week conventional wisdom has it that the gay-rights debate cost John Kerry the presidency. It’s perhaps even more ironic that the film is apt to be welcomed with open arms […]