Photo courtesy of Scottsdale International Film Festival

In our cinematically-challenged Valley, we look at the weekly smattering of new indie flicks at the Harkins Camelview and consider ourselves lucky. Well, why not send your fortunes into overdrive at the Scottsdale International Film Festival? Now in its 12th season, this annual goodie-bag of art-house-filmmaking looks to be Arizona’s top fall film festival, featuring more than 30 films including The Eye of the Storm, starring Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush (Shine) and other buzzed-about films such as Denmark’s Teddy Bear, starring bodybuilder Kim Kold, and the British-Irish IRA drama Shadow Dancer, starring Clive Owen. Sounds like a lucky star to us. Runs October 5 through October 9 at Harkins Shea 14. Visit scottsdalefilmfestival.com for more information.