November 15, 2008
Schrader
I saw 'Adam Resurrected' last night. It was a solid film with great acting from Jeff Goldblum. I would not have expected him to have it in him. After all, he's been so schmaltzy in his previous films.
Mr. Schrader mentioned before the film that it would play on the coasts for a week this year before openng in wide release around March of next year.
I am a serious fan of two of his films, Raging Bull and Taxi Driver. I saw saw The Walker at the SLIFF last year and found it funny as well. I guess what I like about his films is that they are very different from each other but taken as a body of work they are all very rich and colorful.
One of the great things about Film Festivals is that they have provide an opportunity to interact with the creative folks behind the films. This gives the film watcher a chance to see what makes them tick which is pretty cool. For this film Paul Schrader was on hand to intro the film and do a Q&A afterwards. He seemed cordial and happy to be in town.
The Festival was indeed in full swing. the Tivoli lobby was busy and active and people seemed buzzed and energetic about the Festival.
-Rob Levy