Archive for the ‘Cinequest 2009’ Category
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
A laurel and a hearty-handshake to three Twitterati who kept the conversation going during (literally during, if they were posting in dark theaters) Cinequest, 2009:First Prize:"Puppymeat", whose tweets are sampled below:puppymeat#cqrvw JOHNNY MAD DOG: Awesomely brutal, brutally awesome--on crack.puppymeat#cqff19 Rumor/scandal?! RAGING GRANNIES should be RAGING OLD LADIES. At least one ...
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
The Nature of Existence crew at the premier and closing night of Cinequest (from left to right) editor/producer Paul Tarantino, director/producer/cinematographer/composer Roger Nygard andcComposer/cinematographer Billy Sullivan (photo by Felipe Buitrago)
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Saturday, March 7th, 2009
Tonight's best bet at Cinequest is The Last Lullaby, showing at 7 pm at the California Theatre.
ONE OF THE most promising films at Cinequest plays at the very end of the festival. Tom Sizemore stars in The Last Lullaby, Based on the Max Allan Collins' short story "A Matter of ...
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Lou Gossett Jr. talks to the Cinequest audience at his Maverick Spirit event. (Photo by Felipe Buitrago)
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Kevin Pollak plays to the crowd Wednesday as Cinequest honors him with a Maverick Spirit Award. (Photo by Felipe Buitrago)
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Thursday, March 5th, 2009
Hung out at the lounge on the second floor of San Jose Rep and met Corpse Run's director John-Michael Thomas, who is proceeding onward to the Phoenix Film Festival; this self-taught filmmaker was talking about how he cast star Brea Grant right before she went up to the big time ...
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Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Tonight's best bet is definitely Fallen Angel: The Outlaw Larry Norman, a documentary about the religious rocker. It shows at 9:30pm at Camera 12.
Read Richard von Busack's review at Metroactive.com
Tonight is also Kevin Pollak night, 7pm at the California Theatre. In a Metroactive.com interview, Pollak reminisces about his early stand-up ...
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Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
Two good documentaries to choose from today at Cinequest according to Metro's critics. Garrison Keillor: The Man on the Radio in the Red Shoes(U.S.) Gently guiding an eclectic, eccentric ensemble of singers and performers through the down-home radio variety show A Prairie Home Companion for more than 30 years, Garrison Keillor ...
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Sweet LouCinequest Maverick Spirit Award winnerLou Gossett Jr. brings new film to festivalThe actor Louis Gossett Jr. co-wrote one memorable antiwar song, “Handsome Johnny”; as played by Richie Havens, it was a celebrated moment at Woodstock, a 1969 outdoor concert full of “people listenin’ to Mick Jagger and badmouthing our ...
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Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Cinequest Monday:Canary's Alejandro Adams got interviewed by Karina Longworth, and she did a fine job of it.Meanwhile, Monday's screenings include some that might have been missed first time around, including the highly-recommended Rocaterrania (see Michael Gant's review below), Bitter and Twisted (5pm, C12), and Necessities of Life (4:15pm, C12). We're in touch ...
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