Wonderful Town has nothing to do with the 1953 Broadway musical of the same name, although a few songs would liven it up. Allegedly, this Thai drama examines the long-term psychological aftereffects of the devastating 2004 tsunami. The story concerns a young architect who comes to a small coastal town on a job involving the … Continue reading SFIFF: Wonderful Town
Day: May 4, 2008
SFIFF: The Art of Negative Thinking
I started this afternoon with State of Kevin Kelly’s State of Cinema Address, but I’ll tell you about that later. Right now I want to talk about The Art of Negative Thinking, a Norwegian comedy/drama that’s just surpassed Forbidden Lie$ as the best film I’ve seen at the festival. The picture is brutal, terrifying, and … Continue reading SFIFF: The Art of Negative Thinking
SFIFF: Robert Towne
I spend much of Saturday afternoon and evening with screenwriter Robert Towne and several hundred of his fans. Towne won this year’s Kanbar Award for excellence in screenwriting. After clips from films he’d written (and in some cases directed), Towne sat down with Eddie Muller of the Film Noir foundation. Their talk went on so … Continue reading SFIFF: Robert Towne
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