First day
This has been my first chance to log on since arriving in Park City.
We've seen three films so far. We've gotten shafted by both wait list and most-admired actresses.
Friends With Money (Nicole Holofcener) - LOVED IT. I laughed a lot. I believed the characters 100%. Frances McDormand was hilarious. Everyone else was good, too, including Jennifer Aniston.
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints - This was pretty good. The performances were stunning, particularly Robert Downey Jr. It had Melonie Diaz in it (from Raising Victor Vargas) and lots other people. What I liked about it was that it was a true story, and that it was not the slightest bit cheesy or sentimental, when it very well could have been. What left me with a bad taste was the Q&A. The director avoided nearly every question, by making a joke and not answering it at all, particularly the ones that innocently addressed the level of trueness of the story.
Solo Dios Sabe (Carlos Borado) - Eh - it was okay. It was fine. Diego Luna and Alice Braga are gorgeous and were lovely as the two romantic leads. There was just something I didn't quite believe about the story. I liked, but didn't love it.
Little Miss Sunshine - Hit or miss. It's a comedy, with Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell and more. I laughed maybe three times. The audience seemed to love it, but you can never tell at those world premieres when like half the audience is somehow related to the film. The premise was funny but it was just a little too silly for my tastes.
Lucky Number Slevin - Great movie! SO entertaining - I didn't look at my watch ONCE. I'm usually bored and annoyed by mob/ganster/gambling type of movies but this one drew me in and kept me there. Josh Hartnett was very un-Josh Hartnett like (which is great) and Lucy Liu's character was very cutesy and witty and funny which I enjoyed. Shiri disagrees, but I can see this doing well when it's released in theaters.
As for NON movie stuff....
It's frozen fucking solid here. And tickets are proving VERY difficult to procure. It's depressing! But I walked by my Lili Taylor on the street today, which makes me excited about seeing her movie and saying hi in a few days.
Tomorrow, my only ticket is for DeNADIE, a foreign doc, at 8:30 AM. I better get to sleeeeeep.
We've seen three films so far. We've gotten shafted by both wait list and most-admired actresses.
Friends With Money (Nicole Holofcener) - LOVED IT. I laughed a lot. I believed the characters 100%. Frances McDormand was hilarious. Everyone else was good, too, including Jennifer Aniston.
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints - This was pretty good. The performances were stunning, particularly Robert Downey Jr. It had Melonie Diaz in it (from Raising Victor Vargas) and lots other people. What I liked about it was that it was a true story, and that it was not the slightest bit cheesy or sentimental, when it very well could have been. What left me with a bad taste was the Q&A. The director avoided nearly every question, by making a joke and not answering it at all, particularly the ones that innocently addressed the level of trueness of the story.
Solo Dios Sabe (Carlos Borado) - Eh - it was okay. It was fine. Diego Luna and Alice Braga are gorgeous and were lovely as the two romantic leads. There was just something I didn't quite believe about the story. I liked, but didn't love it.
Little Miss Sunshine - Hit or miss. It's a comedy, with Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell and more. I laughed maybe three times. The audience seemed to love it, but you can never tell at those world premieres when like half the audience is somehow related to the film. The premise was funny but it was just a little too silly for my tastes.
Lucky Number Slevin - Great movie! SO entertaining - I didn't look at my watch ONCE. I'm usually bored and annoyed by mob/ganster/gambling type of movies but this one drew me in and kept me there. Josh Hartnett was very un-Josh Hartnett like (which is great) and Lucy Liu's character was very cutesy and witty and funny which I enjoyed. Shiri disagrees, but I can see this doing well when it's released in theaters.
As for NON movie stuff....
It's frozen fucking solid here. And tickets are proving VERY difficult to procure. It's depressing! But I walked by my Lili Taylor on the street today, which makes me excited about seeing her movie and saying hi in a few days.
Tomorrow, my only ticket is for DeNADIE, a foreign doc, at 8:30 AM. I better get to sleeeeeep.
posted by Dor at 8:26 PM
1 Comments:
How was Melonie Diaz (Raising Victor Vargas') performance? Were there enough scenes with her in them to see her acting potential?
Thanks!
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