The fledgling Cinema Arts Festival Houston has bagged a big name for the event: Tilda Swinton. (If Tilda Swinton isn't a big-enough name for you, you're probably not the type of movie fan who would appreciate the Cinema Arts Festival Houston.)Swinton, who's starred in Orlando and won an Oscar for Michael Clayton, will make several appearances in town in conjunction with the festival."Tilda Swinton's commitment to working with innovative artists, from Derek Jarmanto Lynn Hershman, and to build
Photo by Sandra KoopThe 2009 Cinema Arts Festival Houston is rolling out the red carpet as we speak, for today's opening night screenings.Over at the Angelika Film Center, the highly anticipated Precious starts at 7 p.m., while over at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the festival's opening night gala starts with a screening of Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, with Mr. Linklater in attendance (hence the red carpet).Richard Herskowitz, curator for the festival, spoke with Hair Balls a