Thank God for our Local Connections

Dede didn't have as much luck on the first day of on-line ticket sales, but still managed to get us some great movies. Our schedule is basically complete with a total of 13 movies over four days. I will still log on at 1:00 PM today to see if there's anything left.

Here are the movies Dede got tickets for:

Shorts Program II - Friday at 11:15 AM
Five 10-17 minute films whose titles are: Acting for the Camera, Asshole, The Dirty Ones, Jerrycan, Miracle Fish, Predisposed, and The Young and The Evil. Make of that what you may.

Lulu and Jimi - Sunday at 9:00 AM
In the World Cinema Dramatic Competition, this German film is about an interracial couple in the 1950's.

Toe to Toe - Sunday at 2:15
In the U.S. Dramatic Competition, this is another film dealing with issues of race. This time it's between two senior girls who are lacrosse teammates at a competitive D.C. prep school.

Every year, we notice a common theme in many of the films we see. One year we saw a bunch of films, both dramatic and comedic, that addressed homosexuality. One year there were a lot of films about climate change. Last year there were many about war and/or politics. This year, there seem to be a lot of films dealing with race and bigotry. In fact, our entire Sunday schedule is dedicated to films with this theme. This could be a heavy day. I may look into breaking it up with something else if I can get tickets.

Adam - Monday at 12:15 PM
Also in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, Adam tells the story of a somewhat awkward burgeoning relationship. (I love it when the nerd gets the girl.) While I don't recognize the two young stars who play the couple, it also stars Peter Gallagher (who I find somewhat creepy -- what's up with those eyebrows?) and Amy Irving (haven't seen her for a while.)

The Messenger - Monday at 9:30 PM
Starring Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster as Army soldiers, the film guide promises that this is not a story about politics or even the military. Instead it sounds like it's about life after war and putting the pieces back together in the real world.

Talk about ending the trip on a bang. Our Monday schedule gives us four movies back-to-back at Eccles Theatre (basically from noon to midnight.) I only have one question. When do we eat? If I give up my ticket to Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, I could pop over to the burrito joint across the street. Hmmm, burrito vs. seeing John Krasinski ... that's a toughie.