The third version of the Movie Festival was another success!
Saturday started by partaking in leftover Super Bowl brews from Stef's party (or Oregon pinot with organic chocolate truffles if you're me). We then sat down to watch the wild, trippy and visually mesmerizing Waking Life. That was the perfect starter as it left us with a lot of questions and pondering many philosophical points. After the film, we headed off to Fatt Matt's Rib Shack where we feasted on some great southern barbecue. Pulled pork sandwiches, ribs, brunswick stew, you name, we had it. And it was wonderful. To end the first evening, we headed off to The Tara to catch The Savages. Brilliant acting and an honest portrail of two adults going through some trying times and forced to make some very difficult decisions. I think we all enjoyed it, and it was a perfect nightcap for our first evening.
The second day of the Movie Festival started with watching Mysterious Skin at Stef's. It was intense and had some very brave and incredible performances. I think we all agreed that it was a very tough movie to watch, but we got a lot out of it and we all ended up liking it. We closed the festival by going out for brunch at the Flying Biscuit.
All in all, the 3rd Annual Movie Festival was a success. We enjoyed some good food and got to spend a lot of time with each other n- something of a premium these days. And we also got to sit down and watch some movies that perhaps we wouldn't have watched on our own if it wasn't for this festival. And for that I'm very glad.
Look forward to doing this again next year, when hopefully we'll have an even bigger turnout.
PS - I'd like to thank Thomas, Paul and Donna for traveling such great distances for the festival (Chad and I didn't really have an excuse for not coming, but props to those guys for making the long road trip). And many thanks to Stef for doing another great job of hosting.this event. And lastly the Kovacs for providing a warm place to sleep in Saturday night!
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
3rd Annual Movie Festival Selections
The three movies have been selected by the panel for 3rd Annual Movie Festival.
At Stef's place:
Mysterious Skin
Gregg Araki's riveting drama, based on a novel by Scott Heim, brings together two unlikely heroes (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady Corbet): a young man who makes a living by selling his body on the streets and another who's convinced he was once abducted by aliens. It seems they have unspeakable tragedy in common as both of them discover they were abused as children. What results is a friendship built on despair but rife with hope.
Waking Life
Director Richard Linklater's mesmerizing animated film follows a young man (Wiley Wiggins) as he floats in and out of philosophical discussions with a succession of eccentrics and passionate thinkers, all the while uncertain whether he's conscious or dreaming. Thanks to each character's oddball charm, the ethereal conversation is as dynamic as the animation, resulting in an innovative film that is by turns droll, disturbing and provocative.
At the movies:
The Savages
Carrying the emotional scars of an abusive childhood, siblings Wendy Savage (Laura Linney, in an Oscar-nominated role), a long-aspiring playwright, and Jon Savage (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a professor of drama, now face the challenge of caring for their ailing elderly father, Lenny (Philip Bosco), despite their emotional disconnect from him and each other. Tamara Jenkins (Slums of Beverly Hills) wrote and directed this indie drama.
The movie festival will take place next weekend, February 16-17, in Atlanta. Specific movie times will be announced later.
At Stef's place:
Mysterious Skin
Gregg Araki's riveting drama, based on a novel by Scott Heim, brings together two unlikely heroes (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady Corbet): a young man who makes a living by selling his body on the streets and another who's convinced he was once abducted by aliens. It seems they have unspeakable tragedy in common as both of them discover they were abused as children. What results is a friendship built on despair but rife with hope.
Waking Life
Director Richard Linklater's mesmerizing animated film follows a young man (Wiley Wiggins) as he floats in and out of philosophical discussions with a succession of eccentrics and passionate thinkers, all the while uncertain whether he's conscious or dreaming. Thanks to each character's oddball charm, the ethereal conversation is as dynamic as the animation, resulting in an innovative film that is by turns droll, disturbing and provocative.
At the movies:
The Savages
Carrying the emotional scars of an abusive childhood, siblings Wendy Savage (Laura Linney, in an Oscar-nominated role), a long-aspiring playwright, and Jon Savage (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a professor of drama, now face the challenge of caring for their ailing elderly father, Lenny (Philip Bosco), despite their emotional disconnect from him and each other. Tamara Jenkins (Slums of Beverly Hills) wrote and directed this indie drama.
The movie festival will take place next weekend, February 16-17, in Atlanta. Specific movie times will be announced later.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
And The Nominees Are...
...well, can't quite give out the nominees yet. But the panel has received the list of movies and we are in the process of voting for them.
This year's list of nominees includes at least one movie from the 70s, 1 documentary, a few foreign flicks, an Oscar nominee, etc. They're little known to most people, but they look like gems to me. Interesting, good actors and for the most part critics have been kind to them.
We'll have the votes in by Friday...so this Saturday we'll know the movie lineup for the 3rd Annual Movie Festival.
This year's list of nominees includes at least one movie from the 70s, 1 documentary, a few foreign flicks, an Oscar nominee, etc. They're little known to most people, but they look like gems to me. Interesting, good actors and for the most part critics have been kind to them.
We'll have the votes in by Friday...so this Saturday we'll know the movie lineup for the 3rd Annual Movie Festival.
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