November 15, 2007
SLIFF DAY 8
Even if "Bill" has sold out there is still quite a LOT to see this evening!
DAM STREET
Not a very cheery film but a great ensemble makes the tension real and relatable. A moving and powerful film. 5pm, Tivoli
ORANGE REVOLUTION
I am quite keen to see "Orange Revolution" by STL's own Steve York. Being a big history dork this documentary about the Ukraine's Orange Revolution is up my alley. Besides, it has a cool movie poster that's been up in the Tivoli lobby. 7:15pm, Tivoli
THE SAVAGES
Philip Seymour Hoffman keeps his clothes on during this film about a family trying to pull itself together in the wake of parental illness. 9:30pm, Tivoli
SHORTS PROGRAM 6-DARK PLACE
Fans of animation can enjoy another great program of Shorts. Very fun!
9:45 pm, Tivoli
NEAL GABLER
Gabler Gabler Hey!
You loved him on "Sneak Previews" back in the day. You've read his critically acclaimed books. Maybe you heard him talk about Walt Disney on NPR. Now you can see him in person with a batch of really cool Disney short films in this exciting program at the St. Louis Art Museum.
It will be hard for me to miss this one, but I figure it'll be crowded. Plus some of those hardcore Disney fans are a little weird to me. Still, Gabler is always a wonderful speaker and any chance to see "Steamboat Willie" is pretty cool.
Personally, I think Disney really screwed over a lot of his animators and creative stuff. As for Gabler, I loved his book on Walt Winchell.
7 pm,Saint Louis Art Museum
RAINBOW SONG
A melancholy film from Naoto Kumazawa. I talked to some people in line the other day who said this was a good film. One of them had a Bruce Campbell t-shirt on so obviously he has the knowledge. 7pm, Plaza Frontenac
FRESH AIR
I love Eastern European films. This Hungarian film about two women looking for something new and different from the world was named Best Film at the 2006 Brussels European Film Festival. 9:30pm, Plaza Frontenac
THE PAPER
Don't forget Webster!
SLIFF 2007 has some great documentaries this year and the word is that this is one of them! "The Paper" looks inside Penn State's Daily Collegian newspaper and highlights the pratfalls its staff has as they struggle to become journalists. 7:30pm, Webster.