There are movies at Bumbershoot ^[1], oh yes–I suggest Dystopia ^[2] on Saturday, and Crime Story ^[3] on Sunday, and Made in Seattle ^[4] on Monday –but for those of you who hate crowds or spending a small fortune to be stuck in them, there are still plenty of great film opportunities this weekend.

• Three Dollar Bill Cinema and FTM 2007: Gender Odyssey present the second annual TRANSLATIONS ^[5]. The festival presents films from all around the world and allows for interaction between tilm makers and the audience, check the site for schedule details.
• The Grand Illusion ^[6] is showing Night of Lust, a potboiler about rival Parisian gangs that was banned in most of the world during its original 1960s release, Noriko’s Dinner Table, a Japanese film about suicide, family dysfunction and society. Also on screen is the world premiere of A Day at the Beach, the “lost” film written and produced by Roman Polanski previously unseen in the US.
• The Last Starfighter is an extremely corny sci-fi movie from the 80s and it’s this week’s Midnight at the Egyptian ^[7]selection.
• The brilliant Jean-Luc Godard made some of my favorite movies; one of them, PIerrot Le Fou ^[8], is playing at the Varsity ^[7] for one week only. Imagine if Bonnie & Clyde (the Hollywood version, of course, not the real people) were existential and French.
• Central Cinema ^[9] is showing GPS, The Movie ^[9], a “fun suspense/thriller based on gps scavenger hunts”.
• Woody Allen’s Manhattan is playing at NWFF ^[9]. Lots of people think Woody Allen is brilliant and one of the best filmmakers ever. I’ll be honest, I”m not one of them. There are only a few of his films I like. Manhattan is not one of them. It is the film that’s gotten him the most praise in his long and storied career, however, so if you’ve never seen it, you might want to go and form your own opinion.