Movie #2: Tribute to Roger Corman
I never like the idea of starting a day of movies with a tribute. Tributes can be very boring. Short clips that are meant to explicate a body of work. Yawn.
This tribute was a documentary rather than a series of clips and it turned out to be one of our favorite films of the entire festival. Never heard of Roger Corman? See it anyway! Or be decapitated by a giant shark and dunked in goopy blood!
Movie #3: The Sapphires
A film festival favorite, and for a while our favorite. This film will certainly have broad appeal. It is about an Aboriginal girl group (of singers) that entertained the troops in Vietnam. Based on a true story.
Movie #4: Amour
Although this movie was shown early in the festival, there was significant buzz, right from the get-go. The word was that it was a great but terribly sad film. It's about an elderly couple struggling after the wife has a stroke. Tanya could not bear to watch it, stayed home, and doesn't regret it. I went, cried and don't regret it. The film feels as though it was shot in real time. In other words it is a film that takes its time. No car chases. Beautiful film.
Movie #5: Argo
This was our sneak peek of the festival. A sneak peek is a film that has its world premiere here, but opens "officially" somewhere else (and later). My guess is that many people came to the film just to see Ben Affleck run down the aisle to introduce the film. This is the story of the Iran hostage crisis. It was a well done, exciting thriller, based on fact, of course. Great entertainment. We both thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Monday, September 3, 2012
Telluride at the movies Saturday
Saturday is our first full day at the movies and generally we see three or four movies. Most of the time we are attached at the waist and we see everything together. This time I decided to be social and visit with a friend while Twila went and got cultured. It was okay with me because I really really didn't want to see the movie that was showing.
But I thoroughly enjoyed all three movies I saw, and I decided that when I was 86 I was going to be just like Roger Corman. What an amazing man, and how alert and vibrant he was for being 86. However, I have to say I do not want to see a single one of his movies - ever. Okay okay I admit to seeing the Little Shop of Horrors, but truthfully I hated it, though my favorite phrase was "feed me".
Then we saw two "real life" stories Sapphires and Argo. I found both entertaining and when we left Sapphires I thought that was the best of the festival so far, but then I had a surprise - Argo was absolutely on the edge of the seat wonderful. So if I had to choose between the two I probably would go with Argo, but Sapphires is not far behind.
We got done and home by 8 pm and I headed straight to bed - Sunday is a big big day.
Telluride FF day one
I think I just quickly need to set the record straight. We are on a gondola going down 2000 feet and Twila says oh wouldn't that be a fun hike, instead of taking the gondola lets hike up to Sophia Station.
Not now, not ever. Panic kicked in, and I knew I had to find a hike that would appease her. What is the easiest hike in Telluride? It was the Bear Creek hike. Yes it was all up hill on the way out, but it was not a 2000 foot climb. It was a bit harder then I had expected. We did ask a native Telluridian what a fairly easy hike was and this is the one he suggested. I am guessing these Telluride peoples easy hike is not exactly the same as what I consider easy. So on a scale of 1-10 it definitely closer to a 6 rather then a 1, but all is well that ends well.
The movie, well I just wanted to add a few thoughts. This film was suppose to take place over a five year period and so they would show the scenery as to let us know the passage of time. Problem was I couldn't really tell - we would see wheat and I guess that would be fall and then we would see wheat and a green tree and I would guess that would be spring and then we would see wheat and a tree with no leaves and I would guess that was winter and then we would see wheat and no tree and I guessed maybe that was a year? Yes I found it interesting, but I did find myself wondering a few times has it been five years yet?
Not now, not ever. Panic kicked in, and I knew I had to find a hike that would appease her. What is the easiest hike in Telluride? It was the Bear Creek hike. Yes it was all up hill on the way out, but it was not a 2000 foot climb. It was a bit harder then I had expected. We did ask a native Telluridian what a fairly easy hike was and this is the one he suggested. I am guessing these Telluride peoples easy hike is not exactly the same as what I consider easy. So on a scale of 1-10 it definitely closer to a 6 rather then a 1, but all is well that ends well.
The movie, well I just wanted to add a few thoughts. This film was suppose to take place over a five year period and so they would show the scenery as to let us know the passage of time. Problem was I couldn't really tell - we would see wheat and I guess that would be fall and then we would see wheat and a green tree and I would guess that would be spring and then we would see wheat and a tree with no leaves and I would guess that was winter and then we would see wheat and no tree and I guessed maybe that was a year? Yes I found it interesting, but I did find myself wondering a few times has it been five years yet?
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Telluride: Day 1 Movies
Traditionally, our first movie is at 5 pm on Friday. That gives us time to relish Telluride itself. We eat a light breakfast in the plaza in Mtn Village, go down to the farmer's market and finally hang out a bit at the festival headquarters. AND this year, learning that I had a broken toe, Tanya decided we needed to go for a five mile hike UP to a waterfall and back. Having gotten herself in amazing shape, it is now payback time for all the years of exertion I've pressed upon her. Ah, sisterly schadenfreude, alive and well.
Movie #1: Everyday
Moaning Myrtle of Harry Potter fame and John Simm of Life on Mars star in this film about a woman and her four children trying to keep their lives together while the husband does jail time for theft. The film is essentially shot in real time (over 5 years) and the behaviors of the kids are real, not acted. That's the hook. We found it interesting, altho, I mean....have you hear Moaning Myrtle's voice? Now that takes some getting used to.
MS1 rating: 3.5
MS2 rating: 2.5
Movie #1: Everyday
Moaning Myrtle of Harry Potter fame and John Simm of Life on Mars star in this film about a woman and her four children trying to keep their lives together while the husband does jail time for theft. The film is essentially shot in real time (over 5 years) and the behaviors of the kids are real, not acted. That's the hook. We found it interesting, altho, I mean....have you hear Moaning Myrtle's voice? Now that takes some getting used to.
MS1 rating: 3.5
MS2 rating: 2.5
Telluride - on the road
The Rockies have come calling and I have answered. I didn't get packed until 9:30 and I had to get up at 4, and I always worry that I won't wake up so I wake up every hour on the hour. So by 4 am I was ready to go. However, I did not get to the airport until 4:45 and then I had to rush to get to the plane. They now have this rule that if you are checking baggage you have to get it checked in 45 minutes before departure. If the lines are long that can pose a problem. Lucky for me I made it in time. But by the time I got to the gate they were in the final boarding (it took 45 minutes to get through security)
I slept most of the way to Denver, and though not a morning person by the time Twila picked me up I figured I could get my voice working - sort of.
I was excited to see the other middle sister, and was excited to tell her all my news, but as I was getting in the car I jokingly said I have some bad news - and she said about mom. Huh? Well I have learned my lesson never lead off with I have some bad news, that is just bad luck. But all ended well.
So I spent the first two hours on the dreaded phone, first playing phone tag with the doctors office then calling everyone else to give them updates. I know that Twila loves to push and she knows how much I hate the phone so it was call this person call that person call the doctor again and again.
I finally said I am not going to call the doctor again. I was hoping she would say okay I will do it for you, but no all I got was do it. So I did make those calls, but really I wasn't happy about it.
I slept most of the way to Denver, and though not a morning person by the time Twila picked me up I figured I could get my voice working - sort of.
I was excited to see the other middle sister, and was excited to tell her all my news, but as I was getting in the car I jokingly said I have some bad news - and she said about mom. Huh? Well I have learned my lesson never lead off with I have some bad news, that is just bad luck. But all ended well.
So I spent the first two hours on the dreaded phone, first playing phone tag with the doctors office then calling everyone else to give them updates. I know that Twila loves to push and she knows how much I hate the phone so it was call this person call that person call the doctor again and again.
I finally said I am not going to call the doctor again. I was hoping she would say okay I will do it for you, but no all I got was do it. So I did make those calls, but really I wasn't happy about it.
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