Here we go! Black Tie Awards Gala, Student Screening Day, Opening Night -- bam! bam! bam!
Now the fest kicks into full swing, and it's time to use your blogging power to tell your fellow festgoers what's hot amongst the 209 films offered.
Give and take advice RIGHT HERE, at your very own PSIFF blog. Dish it!
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Put"Kabei" on your must-see list...a perfect snapshot of Japan, 1940-45, reflected in a small, extended family. The acting is brilliant, as it should be, since the cast is filled with some of Japan's finest. The cinematography is small but well-toned, the music a good match and the story is filled with universal values.
It is well known by now, but it is clear why "Cherry Blossoms" won at Seattle...while hardly a tour of Tokyo, we have seldom seen such lush vegetation, and the casting of the young woman is perfect. People were in tears all around us. "The Drummer", with a shaky start, a pitch-perfect middle and end, but a questionable final scene, is still woth 100 minutes. "Gommora" was the 4th of four, and late in the day, so perhaps our judgement iscloude, but several people walked out, and it did seem overhyped.
"The Witch of the West is Dead" was sublime, while "The CLass" was worth the work it takes to watch it
"The Black Balloon" was very well done, excellent story - the music was a bit off but otherwise a 4 for sure. "The Witch of the West is Dead" was magic - and my only 5 so far. "The Class" to disagree with Dan - was disappointing - it just did not serve much of a purpose. Not that movies have to serve a purpose - but I was left with a feeling that we wasted our time.
EUGENE was incredibly intense and absolutely gorgeous-looking. Actor Stuart G. Bennett was sympathetic while playing a lonely, possibly antisocial person on the edge of society trying and failing to fit in and make a connection. It reminded me of MAY, in that it was a character study of a fringe person who was relatable to the audience and made us root for him...right up until the bloody end where the movie felt a lot like A SIMPLE PLAN. A high-quality content freshman effort; well-worth your time and money and not at all like the typical cheap American indy film.
SKIN was amazing - so well acted it was a 5 for sure on the chill factor! A very very good true story told with an outstanding cast - not set for release in the US yet - so try and see this gem before it disappears forever.
Sadly, "Passchendaele" did not live up to expectations, but "Everlasting Moments" more than made up for it, even though the topic is dark, the acting and lighting are superb. "Visual Acoustics..." is a delight, especially if you saw the Julius Shulman exhibit at the Annenberg Museum last year. "El Dorado" is quirky, funny and poignant, a real surprise for a Sunday morning. People in line are buzzing about "Necessities of Life" and "Delta"and "Patrick, Age 1.5". If you haven't seen it, the Sundau LATimes has a list of the films due out this year...many, many festival films are on the list.
"Kautekeino Rebellion" gets a B+ for historical significance from me, and "Small Crimes" is a small movie, but heartwarming and humorous in the Greek style of life. "Revanche" is a "big" movie and worth wading through the longer-than-necessary beginning. Really looking forward to "Captain Abu Raed" and "Stone of Destiny", today.
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