Remedies for SIFF 2008 withdrawals
Well, there are plenty of cinematic opportunities this week to lessen any SIFF withdrawal symptoms we may be feeling...my personal doctor (Dr. Strangelove M.D.) has recommended that I watch a couple movies this week to avoid what he calls the "SIFF bends" (which results from rapid cinematic decompression).....Dr. Strangelove provided me with this list......on this list there are films from this years SIFF (we may have missed)....films from SIFF's past (we also may have missed)....there are tasty archivals.....a pair of animated features....an animated shorts package (including a SIFF 2008 short)....and there are two screenings with filmmakers in attendance (for those hankering for a juicy Q&A!)....."no need to go cold turkey" says Dr. Strangelove....."catch a film or two and slowly ease yourself back into a life without press screenings"
Also, if you can only break away this for week for just one film, Dr. Strangelove says.....make it "The Gaucho".
SIFF 2008 MOVIES SCREENING THIS WEEK (June 20 thru June 26)
Kung Fu Panda - IMAX, Metro Cinemas, Majestic Bay Theater, Meridian Theater
2.00 FOOLs Likeability rating (#15 Most Liked Feature Film!)
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* - Varsity Theater
1.93 FOOLs Likeability rating (#7 Most Liked Documentary!)
The Children of Huang Shi - Uptown Cinema, Metro Cinema
1.75 FOOLs Likeability rating (#21 Most Liked Feature Film!)
The Fall - Uptown Cinema, Metro Cinema
1.41 FOOLs Likeability rating
Mongol - Egyptian
1.08 FOOLs Likeability rating
Savage Grace - Harvard Exit
0.62 FOOLs Likeability rating
FILMS FROM SIFF's PAST.......
OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies - Crest Theater
SIFF 2006 Golden Space Needle Award winner for Best Film
Inlaws & Outlaws - Central Cinema (Sunday 4pm and Monday 7pm & 9:30pm ONLY)
From SIFF 2005 - Director Drew Emery in attendance for all three screenings
Son of Rambow - Meridian
SIFF 2007's Opening Night Film
Reprise - Varsity
From SIFF 2007
NON-SIFF CINEMATIC TREATS.....
The Gaucho - Paramount Theater (7pm Monday ONLY)
Douglas Fairbanks silent classic with Dennis James on the mighty Wurlitzer
Vertigo - Grand Illusion (all week long!)
50th anniversary of Hitchcock's classic (beautiful restored 35mm print)
The Animation Show #4 - Varsity Theater (all week long!)
Shorts package includes SIFF 2008 short "Hot Dog" by Bill Plympton
Animator Joel Trussell in attendance Friday night screenings ONLY (7:15pm & 9:45pm)
Nausicca of the Valley of the Wind - NWFF (Tues & Wed ONLY)
Miyazaki's first animated masterpiece (English dubbed Disney version)
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