MIFF Day 15
Brando
Over two and a half hours of the life and times of Marlon Brando. And it's awesome. You really come to understand how important he was to the craft of acting, how he changed the landscape of how actors approach performance. And you get to see him across the full span of his career, his activism, his family life, it's a big portrait. And even so, you get the distinct feeling it could have been a lot longer, and looked at a lot more. It's a great film about an important actor.
One Night in a City
This was a really cool stop-motion animation. A series of vignettes telling the stories of a bunch of different people. My favourite bit was the story of a tree and a fish who are neighbours with adjoining apartments. There needs to be more stories about the close friendship shared by trees and fish. It was bizarre, and completely sweet and wonderful. I had such a grin on my face, I loved it.
It's Tough Being Loved By Jerks
Interesting, though extremely one-sided documentary about a court case in France against a magazine sued by the French Islamic Council for publishing caricatures of Muhammad. Interestingly, in this case the objection was not the actual depiction of the prophet, but specifically two cartoons they believed made a causal link between Islam and terrorism. Passions get raised, and the politics of it all is very interesting, especially once it becomes clear that a lot of Muslims would prefer the council didn't sue. But overall, it's just a bunch of French people narrating a court case and talking about the freedom of the press. An insight into French society that we rarely get to see.
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
I've been waiting for this one all festival. And I deliberately kept my expectations low, since it's a low budget horror flick. Geez it's fun. Holds up with the first Evil Dead film quite easily. Jack may not be Ash, but he's a likeable guy with an intense rage problem, fuelled by seeing his sister and parents killed and eaten by a Forest Troll when he was a kid. Naturally enough, the solution to his rage issues is to slaughter monsters. And once he figures that out, well... I really want to see a sequel to this, coz while it's not all it could have been, it was bloody good fun.
Over two and a half hours of the life and times of Marlon Brando. And it's awesome. You really come to understand how important he was to the craft of acting, how he changed the landscape of how actors approach performance. And you get to see him across the full span of his career, his activism, his family life, it's a big portrait. And even so, you get the distinct feeling it could have been a lot longer, and looked at a lot more. It's a great film about an important actor.
One Night in a City
This was a really cool stop-motion animation. A series of vignettes telling the stories of a bunch of different people. My favourite bit was the story of a tree and a fish who are neighbours with adjoining apartments. There needs to be more stories about the close friendship shared by trees and fish. It was bizarre, and completely sweet and wonderful. I had such a grin on my face, I loved it.
It's Tough Being Loved By Jerks
Interesting, though extremely one-sided documentary about a court case in France against a magazine sued by the French Islamic Council for publishing caricatures of Muhammad. Interestingly, in this case the objection was not the actual depiction of the prophet, but specifically two cartoons they believed made a causal link between Islam and terrorism. Passions get raised, and the politics of it all is very interesting, especially once it becomes clear that a lot of Muslims would prefer the council didn't sue. But overall, it's just a bunch of French people narrating a court case and talking about the freedom of the press. An insight into French society that we rarely get to see.
Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
I've been waiting for this one all festival. And I deliberately kept my expectations low, since it's a low budget horror flick. Geez it's fun. Holds up with the first Evil Dead film quite easily. Jack may not be Ash, but he's a likeable guy with an intense rage problem, fuelled by seeing his sister and parents killed and eaten by a Forest Troll when he was a kid. Naturally enough, the solution to his rage issues is to slaughter monsters. And once he figures that out, well... I really want to see a sequel to this, coz while it's not all it could have been, it was bloody good fun.
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