Los Angeles Film Festival Starts Tonight

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The Los Angeles Film Festival officially kicks off tonight with the premiere of the awful-looking Angelina Jolie action flick, Wanted. It's something about assassins, tattoos, curving bullets and explosions--you know, standard indie fare. Starting tomorrow, the festival begins in earnest with films and events rolling at 18 locations all around Los Angeles. Most, however, are relegated to Westwood and the surrounding neighborhoods. While parking will certainly be tight and pricey, any cinema lover will find an over-abundance of things to do.

The festival's centerpiece film is the Sundance sensation, Anvil which plays on June 26. The band documented in the film will play their special brand of heavy metal after the screening. Closing the festival this year on June 28 is Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. Everyone is back for another joust with evil. In between these big tent poles, though, are dozens and dozens of smaller pictures--all of which will almost certainly be better than Wanted. Tickets will typically be scarce in the first few days, but demand should ease up later in the festival.

A short list of intriguing films and events after the jump!