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Friday, September 06, 2002
Starting Today : Boston Film Fest
Time for a little movie madness, as Amie and I aim to take in a movie a day for the next few days at the 2002 Boston Film Festival. Tonight brings us the premiere of XX/XY, with both first-time director Austin Chick and star Mark Ruffalo in attendance. I've been a fan of Ruffalo's since I saw him in You Can Count On Me, but haven't seen him in anything since. Hopefully this movie will measure up. It was a tough choice between this and a showing of the Grey Zone next door, which will be hosted by director Tim Blake Nelson and Harvey frikkin' Keitel... but I'm so not in the mood for a drama about life and death in the ovens of german concentration camps. Sorry, just can't deal. I mean, I'm sure it's a finely crafted film and all, and I'd love to see Delmar and Mr. White in person, but I crave something a little on the lighter side at the moment. Tomorrow is the Knockaround Guys, hosted by the co-directors and starring Seth 'Oz' Green, Dennis Hopper, John Malkovich, Vin Diesel, and Barry Pepper. Solid cast. The next day we counteract that overload of testosterone with White Oleander, based on the best seller and starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Renee Zellweger, Robin Wright, Patrick (Almost Famous) Fugit, and Noah Wyle. Monday is the main event, with the festival's Film Excellence Award being presented to William H. Macy, who will then show his latest film Welcome to Collinwood. We saw Steve Martin get the same award last year, and we'll see if Macy's acceptance speech brings as many laughs at Navin Johnson's did. Even though the festival lasts through the week, that may be all we can handle ... at least until a screening of Secretary on the final day, Sunday the 15th. Gotta get us a dose of that James Spader. I'd love to catch Auto-Focus on Friday, but we'll be chillin' in Provincetown. Ah well... it'll be released soon enough. File Under: Duh. Hey, didja know that you'd be better off eating less fat and exercising more? Oh, those wacky 'experts' and their outlandish claims. I'm stunned, I say! Stunned! Ain't That America... This is exactly how I feel about SUVs.  |
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