Drifting by David Lowery: Ephemera 3

April 9, 2009

Great waves of congratulations to Clay Liford for wrapping the first week of his new feature film, Earthling, and for also getting his short film My Mom Smokes Weed into [redacted until the lineup is announced]! I'm getting the impression that this film is developing a groundswell of well-deserved support in certain circles. It's taking a while, but it'll get out there. And as for Earthling, I can't wait to see more footage - the tiny bit I've glimpsed looks beautiful. It's strange and exciting to know that close friends are off making a movie right now, and going through that entire rush of experience as I sit here chained to my computer halfway across the country. The sense of disconnect is giving way to anticipation.

Speaking of anticipation, the intense head-scratching that accompanied the discovery of the After Last Season trailer has been carried over into deep analysis. I hope the director, whoever he is, is googling himself.

Jody Hill's Observe And Report opens today. I saw it at SXSW last month and had a blast with it, but the fact that I passed up a secret screening of a print of Todd Haynes' Superstar has been weighing on my conscience as of late. Oh well.

Posted by David Lowery at April 9, 2009 12:52 PM

I need you to help me shoot effects when you're back! We need more spacey crap shot Lowery-style!

Posted by: clay Liford at April 10, 2009 2:12 PM

i went with superstar myself, I had never heard of it, and well, it was really great.

Posted by: daniel at April 10, 2009 9:16 PM

I've seen it before, but a big screen experience always trumps a little Quicktime window.

Posted by: David Lowery at April 10, 2009 10:08 PM