Hey folks, it's Harry here... Having survived waaaaay too much partying with the 'Penis Bait Brigade' (Annette Kellerman, The Swinger, Corky Forrest, Matty Walker, Jessica Rabbit, G.I.Jane and the Good Girl) down on Sixth Street this Labor Day Weekend. It is my profound wish that all of you had as much fun as I did this weekend, with none of the recovery symptoms... (Total Body Soreness) Meanwhile it seems Scum spent a great weekend up at Telluride catching some winners on the silver screen. I'm dying to hear more about the Woody Allen film and GIRL ON THE BRIDGE! They really have a hook for me.
hello sir. sorry to bother you once again.
i just got back from the telluride film festival. i'll try to keep this brief out of respect to you. i'm sure you've already recieved many reports from telluride (and i bet they're all much better written than mine - but then again, i suck). anyways i'll try and just stick to the highlights and not mention everything i saw, because i'm sure that will bore you silly.
THE STRAIGHT STORY
david lynch's "the straight story" was alot of fun. just a nice, simple movie told smartly and letting the images speak whereas a lesser film would try to hit you over the head with stuff. richard farnsworth was remarkable here. sissy spacek was very believable in her role. and i don't wish to give anything away about the cameo appearance of a great indie actor playing the brother of richard farnsworth; but i will say, he was great in his small role. good movie here. should get at least one academy award nomination (for farnsworth).
PRINCESS MONONOKE
"princess mononoke" was well done (but a little long, but that's a minor complaint). very reminiscient of "akira". i'm glad there are no singing animals in this film (and they had plenty of opportunities here).
JESUS'S SON
"jesus's son" by allison mcclean was enjoyable because of billy crudup's performance; otherwise this film was a lesser, americanzied take on "trainspotting".
BLACK AND WHITE
james toback's "black and white" was an ambitious look at the hip-hop scene and many famous folk had parts in it: brooke shields, wu tang clan, mike tyson, robert downey, jr., ben stiller, claudia schiffer, elijah wood, and joe pantaliano. this movie was kinda unfocused, but still funny. i wasn't a big fan of james toback's earlier film "two girls and a guy". so maybe i'm not the right guy to talk about this. however, it is pretty funny to watch robert downey, jr. try to pick up mike tyson.
WOODY ALLEN'S SWEET AND LOWDOWN
woody allen's "sweet and lowdown" starring sean penn was a surprise tba at the festival. it was a cute take on a fictional jazz guitarist's time at the near top of his profession. nothing exceptional here 'cept a great performance by sean penn and samantha morton (who's also great in the above mentioned "jesus's son"). this movie was fun - not great, but fun.
GIRL ON A BRIDGE
i also really enjoyed patrice leconte's "girl on a bridge". this is about a knife-thrower who recruits the girls he throws at by hanging out at bridges and stopping female suicide victims from jumping. this is a charming romance with hint of tragedy (i'm not giving anything away). anyways, it has a very similar feel to his earlier "the hairdresser's husband".
i could go on and talk to you about my own personal experiences at telluride and tell you how much fun i had. but remember, i am scum and i suck; so i'm sure anything i would mention would just be a waste of your time to read.
thank you so much for reading this much of it (if you even got this far).
sincerely,
scum
