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Caught up!Cristina's going to kill me, but I slept through "Silent Light". Not like, I went to the theatre and slept through the movie because it sucked. Like, I fell asleep in my bed when I was supposed to be heading down to the theatre. When it's released, I hereby swear to go see it and report back with my thoughts. I slept through "The Exodus" in the same way, yesterday. I figured that HK flics have a pretty quick turnaround from theatrical release to DVD, so I'd be able to see it in a few months. Back to Tuesday though. "Margot at the Wedding" is an incredible film, and Noah Baumbach should take a break from making films be my therapist. Seems like we have many similar issues. Aaron will tell you more about it soon, because he's seeing it today. I would have watched it again right away had I been able to. The midnight movie was the new Takashi Miike film, "Sukiyaki Western Django", and after years of not being wholy impressed, he's back on track. The script is strong, and he's spent enough time on it to polish it to a fine fine film. Maybe his best. His episode of Masters of Horror was his first attempt to make an English language film, and was plagued by horrible performances. "Django" is in English, but since the film is mostly a comedy filled with old Western dialogue, Miike's played up the fact that his actors can't speak English very well, and used it to heighten the comedy. English subtitles are also present for those who need them. I found it to be a lot more fun to just stumble through it, missing a line here and there, but knowing that it didn't really matter. If you like Miike for his playfulness, and not just his shock value, you'll love this. Yesterday. Movies again that Aaron will write about at greater length later, I saw "The Savages" and "Mister Lonely", which were both really good. "The Savages" I'd say is great. It made my heart hurt a fair bit. "Mister Lonely" is surprisingly a beautiful, beautiful film. Midniiiiiiiiiiight again, and the movie was a UK independent horror film called "The Devil's Chair". I'm a bit at a loss for what to say about it, but it's a great little horror film. It's got a bit of a rocky section, in the middle, but stick with it and you won't regret it. The small surprise films at the festival (especially in the midnight program) are always the most enjoyable. I hope people get a chance to see "The Devil's Chair" because it is good times. Blood. Demon. Axe. Brits. -Jeff. Posted on 09/13/07 by: Jeff. Post a Comment
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