[SIFF weekend three]
+ Small Town Murder Songs is the rare movie that could have stood to be longer by about 15-20 minutes. I would have very much liked to see some of the subthreads teased out just a little bit more, but … Continue reading
Category Archives: siff 2011
[SIFF week two]
+ Shot on location in Seattle & rural Washington, Late Autumn is a very quiet movie about Anna (the immensely talented Tang Wei), a young woman on two day compassionate leave from prison to attend her mother’s funeral. On the … Continue reading
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[SIFF weekend two]
+ Black Bread was this year’s big Goya winner, a film tackling the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War through the experiences of children. In contrast to the frightful fantasy of Pan’s Labyrinth, Black Bread remains largely realistic. The child … Continue reading
[SIFF week one]
+ I didn’t realize until I got there that The Darkest Matter was actually a student project. It was a feature put together by middle school students in a film camp, and if I had known that ahead of time … Continue reading
[Submarine]
Submarine was a charming coming of age story and a great start to the festival. I’ve only seen Craig Roberts be rather evil before (he was a vampire on “Being Human” & John Reed in the most recent Jane Eyre) … Continue reading
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[SIFF Ewan McGregor Tribute]
Suppose I better start writing about SIFF before I get ridiculously behind. Or, I guess, more ridiculously behind. I am having a good festival, but it has been too full for much reflection, even with my lazy mornings. But I … Continue reading