With over 120 films screening and two films opening the festival, Mill Valley's 29th annual run will offer some memorable gems to its audiences, regardless of their cinema selectiveness. Opening night (October 5) is a night of options, with Kevin Macdonald's THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND (10/5 7pm) playing opposite two separate screenings of the fest's gala film, Anthony Minghella's BREAKING AND ENTERING (10/5 7pm). Both films see wide theatrical release and, as is the benefit of big fests, you can see them even before America even hears about a QuickTime teaser trailer. Additionally, Forest Whitaker from KING and both Sydney Pollack and Robin Wright-Penn from BREAKING will be in attendance.

World premiering at DocFest was Ilko Davidov's UNAUTHORIZED AND PROUD OF IT: TODD LOREN'S ROCK N' ROLL COMICS. An ironic documentary about Loren and his line of faux historical comic books about the lives of rock and roll celebrities, the film emulates the anx and sacrilege of Loren's Revolutionary Comics while simultaneously showing it's early MTV roots.  Part VHS, part digital video, part animation, the film uses interviews with Loren's co-workers to flesh out a story of the controversial personality who was loved as much by his friends as he was hated by his enemies.

Beginning June 8, IndieFest's third annual HoleHead Fest, serves up sardonic performance art, mind altering Japanese film, fantastic American fair, and more puns about gore and dread than you can shake a stick at. Though the film's opening night is not the traditional opening, (no film or following party), HeadFest shows off their interest in breaking traditions with the Rock and Roll Horror Show [Annie's, 6/8]. A musical stage production of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, the show is a genre bender, and promises fun, especially for the set that relish in their irony.

DocFest, one of San Francisco IndieFest's genre based programs, begins this Friday, May12th and runs to the 21st with screenings at the Roxie and the Women's Building. Featuring some honest to goodness good films, the programming for this year's fest is nothing short of fantastic. This year's DocFest looks into the current world of Documentary art and shows symptoms of curiosity about animal survival, party animal survival, youth culture, consumer culture, counter-culture and life beyond the fringe. With lots to see and so many audiences to please, some screenings suggestions follow to make the decisions (hopefully) a touch easier.