The Grand Cinema opens “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers,” Friday – a documentary on the publication of the Pentagon Papers. And of the directors of the recently Academy Award nominated film will be on hand to speak about it Saturday.

Rick Goldsmith, co-producer and co-director (along with Judith Ehrlich), will appear following the 4:45 p.m. and 6:50 p.m. screenings on Saturday. The nationally known documentary filmmakers’ films deal with the themes of personal risk, conscience, dissent and commitment to ideals.

Ellsberg, a former U.S. military analyst, leaked the classified account of the Vietnam …

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The Tacoma Film Festival wrapped up last night in a big way.

The closing night film (with a party catered by Adriatic Grill) sold out. Director David Russo, the Seattle filmmaker behind “The Immaculate Conception of Little Dizzle,” was on hand to answer questions after the screening.

After seeing more than one dud in the past week I went in to the theater with more than a little trepidation. I came out blown away.

“Dizzle” is one of those movies that film festivals were invented for. Too bizarre to ever see wide distribution it’s a gem of a film that expands minds even as it wallows in, well, the toilet.
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The Tacoma Film Festival wraps up tomorrow but you’ll have a chance to see the winners next week.

Here’s the schedule:

6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12
Best Feature Film: “White on Rice”
Best Short: “Sebastian’s Voodoo”
Best Regional Film: “Otis v. Monster”

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13
Best Documentary”Freeing Silvia Baraldini”
Best Short: “Sebastian’s Voodoo”
Best Regional Film: “Otis v. Monster”
(the last two repeat because they are very short)

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14
A selection of some of the best and most popular local films:
“It Don’t Rain …

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