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1. Harrison Ford, Cher and Others Step Out for AFI's Night at the Movies

   2:15 PM PDT 4/25/2013

   The star-studded event returned after its five-year hiatus. Read More
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   Germany's New Cinema Hope: 'Oh Boy' Director Jan Ole Gerster

   6:23 am 4/25/2013

   • by Scott Roxborough

   Critics hail Gerster's b&w debut, tipped to beat "Cloud Atlas" at Germany's Lolas awards on Friday, as the film of his generation. Read more

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3. AFI Fest Sets Dates For 2013 Edition

   10:20 am 3/5/2013

   • by Gregg Kilday

   The American Film Institute's film festival, which will run from Nov. 7-14, is now accepting submissions.Read more

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   Nairobi Half Life: AFI Fest Review

   3:22 pm 11/18/2012

   • by Todd McCarthy

   This dynamic crime drama, director David Tosh Gitonga's first film and Kenya's official entry for the foreign-language film Oscar, comes across as fundamentally honest and vividly realistic.Read more

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   Sun Don't Shine: AFI Fest Review

   12:04 am 11/14/2012

   • by Justin Lowe

   Intense performances characterize Amy Seimetz’s directorial debut about a married mom and her boyfriend on the run.Read more

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6. Greatest Hits: AFI Fest Review

   11:24 pm 11/11/2012

   • by Justin Lowe

   Mixing together documentary and fiction elements does little to raise the interest level of Nicolas Pereda’s Mexico-set feature.Read more

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   Electrick Children: AFI Fest Review

   3:51 pm 11/11/2012

   • by Justin Lowe

   Rebecca Thomas’s indie feature, set in a traditional Mormon community, features a standout performance by young Julia Garner.Read more

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   Ape: Film Review

   11:23 am 11/9/2012

   • by Michael Rechtshaffen

   Director-screenwriter Joel Potrykus' first feature centers on the life of Trevor Newandyke, a loner slacker.Read more

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   Steven Spielberg Receives Standing Ovation at 'Lincoln' L.A. Premiere

   9:16 am 11/9/2012

   • by Stephanie Chan

   Stars Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field and Joseph Gordon-Levitt attended Thursday night's red carpet event at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, which closed AFI Fest.Read more

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    Only the Young: AFI Fest Review

    5:16 pm 11/8/2012

    • by Sheri Linden

    Set in recession-wilted SoCal suburbia, Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims’ nonfiction feature focuses on an endearing trio of teenage Christian punks.Read more

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