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June 22, 2011

"Impossibly adult"

Our LAFF Pioneer screenings have wrapped up, our Texas Filmmaker Showcase screening at the DGA Theater is coming up, and through our stay here various events of escalating degrees of merit have transpired. We also got accepted into another festival, which in a unique turn provided for filmmakers feedback from the selection committee. This one was particularly interesting:

"This film felt extremely creative and the high resolution picture (filming in red) combined with close-ups made it almost impossible to look away. The young male actor has a rare beauty that is realized fully in close-up. The “bedtime story” that begins during the taming of the old west is very intriguing—lines like “let’s not worry about the science” and “You have to find out why you’re still alive” point to a strong writer combined with a highly visual thinker. However, the clarity and close-ups that make the film fascinating also contribute to a certain “creepy” factor when applied to the adult male actor. His handlebar moustache and narration of impossibly adult graphic details to a small child made me uncomfortable as I waited anxiously for the end. Though it has some great qualities, I cannot recommend it be considered further for the (name of festival redacted)."

That's the kind of pan that would make me want to see a movie! Luckily, we still got in.

Posted by David Lowery at June 22, 2011 9:16 PM