Film Festival geekery
Right, okay. So I broke down and only bought 10 tickets to Melbn’s film festival. Running them down from the 30 or so that I’d originally picked was really difficult. A couple of films were sold out, which helped the decision-making process, but I managed to get it down to these ten: [One Missed Call](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0366292/)
I’m writing this entry line for this film. It’ll be a good start to the festival for me. I’m a fan of Miike’s films, ever since I saw The Bird People of China at the Vancouver Film Festival a few years ago. This is a man who never makes the same film twice, and is exceptionally good at packing several genres into one film. (The people sitting next to me are currently arguing about what a beret is. The person wearing the beret insists it’s not a beret, but she’s completely wrong. This is the quality of the eavesdropping here).
I’m looking forward to this one. Apparently, the Largest Pipe Organ in the Southern Hemisphere is in Melbn’s Town Hall. I hope it’s more impressive than the Largest Ikea in the Southern Hemisphere, which is in Richmond, and frankly, doesn’t have much to say for it. Anyway, The Man From Kangaroo is one of the first films made in Australia, about, well, a Man. He’s from Kangaroo. It’s silent, which is why they need the big honkin’ organ. Its such an old film they lost the music to it, so the person playing the organ’s going to have to make it up as he goes along. I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
Clive Owen is in it! I haven’t seen him in anything since the brilliant Croupier. This is by the same director, so I’ve got high hopes here.
I know nothing about this film except that Robert Lepage wrote and directed it. That’s all I need. Also token Canadian content. Lagos/Koolhaas
Lagos, Nigeria is really crowded and hectic. No really . Rem Koolhaas, the architect with the coolest name in the world, hung out there a while and made some observations. Eric visited Koolhaas’s Seattle Public Library a few weeks ago.
This sounds like silly Japanese campy stuff. It’s on right after “Lagos/Koolhaas”, so I think it will be a nice refreshing change. The Cat Returns
Studio Ghibli! Something about a cat. That’s all I need to know. This same studio gave us Grave of the Fireflies, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbour Totoro, and many others.
Some guy gets locked in prison. Why? We don’t know and neither does he. Interesting premise. Dead End Run
Ishii Sogo directed the best boring film I’ve ever seen. I could barely stay awake through it. I don’t remember what it was called, but it was fantastic. It was the most enjoyable kind of boredom too. The next one I saw was a fiery mess with swords and evil things everywhere. Darn good. This is his film too. I can’t wait to see what he’ll do this time.
Ending the festival how I started, with another film by Miike. This is a based-on-a-true-story film about a gangster. Hmm.