Saturday, October 02, 2004
In the Belly of the Beast
Here I am, smack dab in the middle of Beverly Hills, a place that defies credulity as it continues its merry way toward nihlism. Poor, out of touch dears.
Liberty Film Festival
The opening events today were splendid. Turn out is quite impressive, both of press and crowds. The house was brought down twice by the screenings of "In the Face of Evil" and "Celsius 41.11." So buoyed by the messages of both films, the audience demanded to know how they get into theaters before the election. Most of us thought they were so powerful they could very well help the president and reverse some of Michael Moore's crockumentary.
Typically, it takes far more than 28 days (number of days left till the election) to put together screening deals. But the major problem is lack of money.
Citizens United, www.citizensunited.org, would gladly take donations. Meanwhile, maybe some Soros counterpart will step up with a mill or two.
The Republican Jew
Two shorts were shown before the big films I mention above. The first, "Greg Wolfe: Republican Jew," had the audience howling, guffawing, absolutely knocked out by the film's humor suggesting that the tiniest minorty in America is Republican Jews. Simply, Greg thought he should be given special status. Great fun.
Secondly, a Ben Affleck lookalike interviewed different people outside the NY bookstore where Mr. Clinton signed copies of his book. "The Clinton Legacy" interviews five or six individuals who had been standing in line, some for six or eight hours. Of course, any person who would stand in line to get Bill Clinton's autograph is bound to be material for humor.
Day Two
Tomorrow has another day of excellent film making. More tomorrow.
Thnks for the read.
Liberty Film Festival
The opening events today were splendid. Turn out is quite impressive, both of press and crowds. The house was brought down twice by the screenings of "In the Face of Evil" and "Celsius 41.11." So buoyed by the messages of both films, the audience demanded to know how they get into theaters before the election. Most of us thought they were so powerful they could very well help the president and reverse some of Michael Moore's crockumentary.
Typically, it takes far more than 28 days (number of days left till the election) to put together screening deals. But the major problem is lack of money.
Citizens United, www.citizensunited.org, would gladly take donations. Meanwhile, maybe some Soros counterpart will step up with a mill or two.
The Republican Jew
Two shorts were shown before the big films I mention above. The first, "Greg Wolfe: Republican Jew," had the audience howling, guffawing, absolutely knocked out by the film's humor suggesting that the tiniest minorty in America is Republican Jews. Simply, Greg thought he should be given special status. Great fun.
Secondly, a Ben Affleck lookalike interviewed different people outside the NY bookstore where Mr. Clinton signed copies of his book. "The Clinton Legacy" interviews five or six individuals who had been standing in line, some for six or eight hours. Of course, any person who would stand in line to get Bill Clinton's autograph is bound to be material for humor.
Day Two
Tomorrow has another day of excellent film making. More tomorrow.
Thnks for the read.
