March 17, 2006
Another Rough Draft Of A Post I'm Too Tired To Finish
We didn't make it into the not-so-secret screening of an unfinished cut of A Scanner Darkly yesterday; the line wrapped around the block, and while we were pretty close to the front of it, our position was trumped by the 400 or so VIP guests who were admitted first. Oh well. It'll come out eventually and probably won't be as good as the book. In its stead, we caught Heather Courtney's wonderful documentary Letters From The Other Side. The film is about the wives who are left behind in Mexico when their husbands cross the border; it was a new perspective on a familiar problem, and it would make an excellent companion piece to Tommy Davis' Mojados: Through The Night, which played here last year.
As usual, there have been an overwhelming number of great documentaries. Out of all the polticial turmoil and transgendered tragedy and wayward medievalism, though, my favorite nonfiction film was the one I saw this morning: Summercamp, directed by Bradley Beesley and Sarah Price. It may lack the so-called 'importance' of most docs, but it's as relevant and moving as anything else I've seen.
Another (fake) birthday has rolled around; I'm never officially my legal age until March 17th.
Posted by David Lowery at March 17, 2006 03:38 AM
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Happy fake or real birthday Dvd! How about The True/False Birthday as a concept ? :)
Sujewa
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Posted by: Sujewa "El Corazon" Ekanayake at March 17, 2006 02:19 PM
ditto....happy belated/early/fake/authentic birthday, david...:)
let me know when you're free, and i'll treat you to a movie that we both have not seen...
speaking of BIRTHDAY, auditions start tomorrow...
i got a much longer list of names now, so i'm feeling much better....should be good.
Posted by: frank at March 17, 2006 03:45 PM
Hey Frank,
I'll gladly take you up on that offer; after two months of scant moviegoing, suddenly the theaters are filling up with things I want to see.
And I got your message earlier today - I'm glad Kelly had the chance to audition! I meant to tell you that she might be getting in touch with you. I remember how much she impressed us when we first saw her read two years ago...
Posted by: Ghostboy at March 19, 2006 03:55 AM
Oh wait! That's Pat Seals, bassist for Flyleaf. Seriously though, he looks a lot like you dude.
Oh yeah, and I think you meant your legal birthday was in Decemeber... *wink*
Posted by: Adam Donaghey at March 19, 2006 01:55 PM
Hmmm. I suppose that's what I would look like after being artfully hit in the face with a shovel. And I haven't worn eyeliner in a long time. Nor do I have enough hair (on my head at least).
But, surprising as it may seem, I really don't mind not being mistaken for a bassist in a metal band. : )
Posted by: Ghostboy at March 19, 2006 10:26 PM