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“Making Trouble” was interesting more than funny. “West Bank Story” is just plain funny.
Sadly, I have to report that the venue for on-campus screenings was sub-optimal. It was in a lecture hall in Garrison with streetlights shining in through exterior window. Since it’s a lecture hall, the show was projected on two screens, one on either side of the lectern, just like a PowerPoint presentation.
This is one case where I think you’d be better off seeing the material at home, so I skipped “Silver Jew” last night. That’s twice now. Someday, though, I’ll see it.
Since I’ve got other plans for tonight, I’ll miss seeing “Arranged” a second time, and I’m skipping Thursday’s offerings entirely. So that’s that, AJFF-wise!
Someone who read about my New Year’s Eve and how much I enjoyed Oliver Steck sent me a list of up-coming dates:
Every Monday with Bob at Saxon
Every Thursday (except VD and 2/21) 10:30pm at Flipnotics with Aunt Ruby’s Sweet Jazz Babies (traditional jazz)
| Tues | 2/5 | 10pm | Ruta Maya | Austin Knights (New Orleans brass band) |
| Thurs | 2/7 | 6-8 | Elephant Room | with Mark Rubin |
| Fri | 2/8 | 8-11 | McCormick & Schmick’s downtown | with George Carver |
| Fri | 2/8 | 11:30 | Antone’s | with Bob Schneider |
| Sat | 2/9 | 7:30-10 | Treehouse Italian Grill | Aunt Ruby’s Sweet Jazz Babies |
| Sun | 2/10 | noon-3 | Mother Egan’s | with the Polkasonics |
| Fri | 2/15 | 7:30-10 | Treehouse Italian Grill | Aunt Ruby’s Sweet Jazz Babies |
| Fri | 2/15 | 10-mid | Sam’s Town Point | with John Emory |
| Sat | 2/16 | 6:30-9 | Central Market North | Son Y No Son |
| Sun | 2/17 | 12:30-3 | Central Market South | with Mark Rubin |
Matt the Electrician has returned to Mondays at Saxon as well, making Mondays at the Saxon Pub your best bet for regular musical entertainment.
“Jellyfish” had some interesting moments, but didn’t really hang together. The surreal bits, the coincidences, the acting, the characters–all good. It’s a shame that the plot didn’t hold them together better, although I’m not sure whether it was the writing or the editing that could have made the difference.
“Sixty Six” is one of those gems that you go to film festivals to have the chance to see. Everything perfect, nothing wasted, totally charming. I can’t recommend it highly enough; I don’t know how you’ll find it, but do keep an eye out.
It’ll be the comedy choices tonight for me!
It’s tragic that “Steal a Pencil for Me” is only showing at noon on Wednesday. It was one of my favorites during SxSW 2007.
my AJFF schedule
- “Jellyfish” (9:30 Saturday, so after ice skating) http://www.wejew.com/media/1005/Jellyfish_Movie_Trailer/
- “Sixty-Six” (2:30 Sunday, if brunch doesn’t go too long) http://www.workingtitlefilms.com/trailers/sixtysix_trailer_small.htm
- “My Father, My Lord” (7pm Monday @ Arbor) no trailer available, has won lots of awards, sounds intense
or
“Making Trouble” (7pm Monday @ UT) Jewish comediennes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6qnpWNO8GI - “Three Mothers” (7pm Tuesday @ Arbor) http://www.3mothers.co.il/default_en.html, but I hope the movies has subtitles, because the trailer sure doesn’t.
or
“Silver Jew” (7pm Tuesday @ UT) This one got good buzz during SxSW 2007, but I missed it.
Wednesday night, I have an invitation to the 30th anniversary party for the Omelettry, so I won’t be seeing “Arranged” again. I did see it during SxSW 2007, and strongly recommend it.
Thursday night sounds a bit grim. We’ll see.
So there’s still no queue at Alamo Village. I’m able to get a parking spot right at the head of where my show’s queue will begin, and I see others in cars waiting to see if anyone will get the line started. I pull out an uncompleted sudoku and hope that we can all stay in our cars for a good while longer. But, alas, a couple gets out of the next CR-V over and starts the line, even after I plead with them not to. So they say I can sit in the car and wait and they will let me come in with them, which I take them up on, until I see that there are a couple dozen people lined up, so I join the queue. Most of the folks are not dressed anymore warmly for standing in line than I was for sitting in an office, so I almost feel like peeling off layers and sharing, but I’m only so kind.
The five people I end up chatting with are very fun, and we have a lot in common in terms of movies. Except that they know why too much about video games and movies based on video games, and they are all 20-30 years younger than me. But anyway, it’s a good group to stand with, as everyone is intelligent, able to contribute to conversation, and adverse to spoilers. Read the rest of this entry »
