Woo hoo! They've put up their calendar of films. Since I'm no longer going to be out-of-town opening week, I hope to see these selections:
Friday, March 7th, 7:30 pm, Older Than America Introduced by director Georgina Lightning, producer Christine Walker, and special guest actress Tantoo Cardinal, Filmed in Minnesota, 102 minutes
Saturday, March 8th, 2 pm, Short Films, Program 1, Misc. 70 minutes
Saturday, March 8th, 4 pm, Women in Film & Television Shorts Program Honoring Interantional Women's Day, Misc. 110 minutes
Saturday, March 8th, 7:30 pm, Madonnas (Madonnen), Belgium/Switzerland/Germany, 125 minutes
Sunday, March 9th, 7 pm, Making Trouble, US, 85 minutes
Friday, March 14th, 7:30 pm, Parting Shot (Pas Douce), France/Switzerland, 81 minutes
Saturday, March 15th, 7:30 pm, Faces of a Fig Tree (Ichijiku No Kao), Japan, 94 minutes
Sunday, March 16th, 2 pm, It Happened Just Before (Kurz davor ist es passiert), Germany,72 minutes
Thursday, March 20th, 7 pm, Operation Filmmaker, US, Video, 92 minutes FREE
Wednesday, March 26th, 7:30 pm, Shara (Sharasojyu), Japan, 100 minutes
Thursday, March 27th, 7 pm, The Mourning Forest (Mogari No Mori), Japan, 92 minutes
Friday, March 28th, 7:30 pm, Mutum, Portugal, 95 minutes
Saturday, March 29th, 2 pm, Short Films, Program 2, Misc. 77 minutes
Closing Night: Saturday, March 29th, 7:30 pm, Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame (Buda as sharm foru rikht), Iran/France, 81 minutes
MSPIFF POST SCRIPT: New Dates, April 17-May 3rd. But don't count on it; MFA could change the dates once again!
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Film Reminisces and Lust
It was -9 this morning, without the wind chill (some reports put that at -30) and it makes me want to sit in a dark theater and watch a screen with actors speaking a language I don't understand. Today, like many days in the dark winter, I checked the Minnesota Film Arts website to see if they've posted any news about the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival.
MFA has done no such thing but they have finally paid their bills to their URL licencer so their festival website is up once again. This just means I can look over last year's films and lust for the time when I can once again stand in long lines and sit in poorly cushioned seats and stop at Bruegger's for a bagel because I've only got fifteen minutes to get across town before the next film starts.
So here's a list of my 2007 Best-o-Fest. Some of these films never had an American release and some aren't yet available on DVD. The films are in no particular order.
Chariton's Choir
The Chinese Botanist's Daughter
Eagle vs. Shark
Four Minutes This one was my favorite of the fest. It received the Audience Favorite award and sadly isn't yet available in the United States on DVD.
The Great Match
Madeinusa is not for the faint of heart.http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
The Magician (a quirky tale that you probably haven't seen about a Turkish magician)
Milk & Opium
Once Okay, this was my favorite film of the fest. It's been nominated for an Academy Award for one of the songs.
Paprika
Schnitzel Paradise
The Seagull Diner Also my favorite of the fest. By the director of another of my fest favorites from a previous year, Yoshino's Barber Shop.http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
Snow Cake
Ten Canoes It's a slow film, so don't watch when you're sleepy. I did and I fell asleep. But it is beautiful and meditative.
Made in Korea
Firefly I loved this locally-made sci-fi flick. But it isn't for everyone.
August the First
Waitress My favorite. Okay, I know, I can't have ten favorites but I do. And I won't rank them for you.
Sami This was shown after the fest because customs held it up. VERY interesting film about white indigenous people of the Arctic circle. I didn't know there were still white people who could be considered indigenous.
MFA has done no such thing but they have finally paid their bills to their URL licencer so their festival website is up once again. This just means I can look over last year's films and lust for the time when I can once again stand in long lines and sit in poorly cushioned seats and stop at Bruegger's for a bagel because I've only got fifteen minutes to get across town before the next film starts.
So here's a list of my 2007 Best-o-Fest. Some of these films never had an American release and some aren't yet available on DVD. The films are in no particular order.
Chariton's Choir
The Chinese Botanist's Daughter
Eagle vs. Shark
Four Minutes This one was my favorite of the fest. It received the Audience Favorite award and sadly isn't yet available in the United States on DVD.
The Great Match
Madeinusa is not for the faint of heart.http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
The Magician (a quirky tale that you probably haven't seen about a Turkish magician)
Milk & Opium
Once Okay, this was my favorite film of the fest. It's been nominated for an Academy Award for one of the songs.
Paprika
Schnitzel Paradise
The Seagull Diner Also my favorite of the fest. By the director of another of my fest favorites from a previous year, Yoshino's Barber Shop.http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
Snow Cake
Ten Canoes It's a slow film, so don't watch when you're sleepy. I did and I fell asleep. But it is beautiful and meditative.
Made in Korea
Firefly I loved this locally-made sci-fi flick. But it isn't for everyone.
August the First
Waitress My favorite. Okay, I know, I can't have ten favorites but I do. And I won't rank them for you.
Sami This was shown after the fest because customs held it up. VERY interesting film about white indigenous people of the Arctic circle. I didn't know there were still white people who could be considered indigenous.
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