Day 8 of the festival and I’m not terribly worse for wear. But…as I have been dozing off a bit (during movies) I could probably use just a little caffeine…maybe. I’ve stopped reading the festival catalog and I’m just walking blindly into documentaries. So…I stumbled into Desire. The film follows a group of young girls […]

There’s just something funny about people saying, “Have you seen FUCK?” “Last night I saw FUCK and I liked it!” “I really…uh…wanted to see…excuse my language…uhhh…FUCK yesterday…sorry again, but I couldn’t make it.” And really, that’s the point of the movie. What is so bad about a word? Who says it’s bad? What makes a […]

Movies that start late: Part 2 Films should not start late due to: Bosnian Standard Time Jewish Standard Time Insert your favorite ethinicity/race/gender/religion here Standard Time That is not an excuse to start a movie late – it is just bad taste.

Day 6 is the halfway point of the festival and I’ve seen 10 films so far. Tuesday I squeezed in 3 docs. I started with Buckle Brothers. It’s the story of African American Southland cowboys who bullride. It was okay. (Not exactly a review you can put on a poster.) I wanted a little more […]

Answering your cell phone during a movie is not appropriate behavior.

Seat kickers!

Well…I missed Pablo – the Poet’s Lives. That means it will win something. It happens every festival I cover for IDA magazine, whatever film I miss that is IN competition is the one that will win making in nearly (but not totally) impossible to write about. Day 6, tomorrow the halfway point, I’ll get up […]

People who check their mobile phones to get the time during the movie! You’re watching the movie, you’re into it, in the zone and then out of the corner of your eye two rows up and to the left there is a bright green light that pops out of nowhere for a second and then […]

After the impressive turnout of Burning Man-ites at the Friday night screening of Burning Man: Beyond Black Rock I thought I should arrive early on Saturday to ensure myself a seat. Saturday’s show didn’t sell out – but looked close to full. Producer Mike Wilson introduced the film saying, “We made the movie for the […]

There were lines and people trying to get in. The thing was hoppin’! I managed to see Pelé Forever, a documentary about Pelé and his career in professional futbol AKA soccer. The 3 million dollar film was 5 years in the making and has been released in Brazil but is till seeking distribution in the […]