Fests and events: 10-8

"When Indian director Satyajit Ray died in 1992, Akira Kurosawa praised him as 'the greatest social realist filmmaker who ever lived.' But when Kurosawa saw Abbas Kiarostami's Through the Olive Trees (1994), he said of the Iranian writer-director that 'God has found the right person to take Satyajit Ray's place.'" In the Los Angeles Times, Kevin Thomas previews Life and So Much More: The Films of Abbas Kiarostami, a series running at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art from Friday through October 27.

At Bad Lit, Mike Everleth has the lineup for the Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival, running Wednesday through Sunday. Posted by: dwhudson    Source