Film Method

After looking at the screening schedule and reading about each film, I decided to create my own schedule based on the films that sound interesting and whether I can make the start times between the two locations. Inevitably, I will miss some films since screenings take place in two theaters, and none of the feature films are repeated, except for Man in the Chair, starring Christopher Plummer and Robert Wagner.

Several films have appealing casts and intriguing storylines that should make for a good time. I'm definetly making time to attend the screenings for Black Irish, Falling, Fido, Jindabyne, Lonely Hearts, Man in the Chair, Mentor, Trade Routes, and Waitress. The good news is that none of these films overlap each other's screenings. Other films in consideration are All the Days Before Tomorrow, LA Blues, and Tomorrow is Today. The bad news is that I will most likely miss films like Charlie, Dead Man's Cards, The Silence, and Steel Toes, among others, because they overlap with screenings of the films above, unless I change my plans at the last minute. With some help from MovieFreak writer George Schmidt, the films Just Like the Son and Divergence will get coverage on this blog as they are being provided as screeners.

The short films are divided into eleven programs or categories, each showing several shorts in one block. A shorts program usually runs between 90 to 120 minutes in length, and more than half of the shorts appear in two different categories. Among the categories are 2 entries for Student Shorts, a Shorts Sampler, and programs with such titles as My America, Heroes & Villains, The Actor's Life, The Way We Were, and My World.

Tonight marks the opening of the festival with the film Waitress, which starts in just a few hours. On that note, I should get ready...