I usually don't explain the truth behind the stills I pick for my "Today, I Feel Like This"...but in case you were curious, yesterday's entry came from me trying to put the finishing touches on my TIFF selections.
What's amusing, is that just two weeks ago, I told Danger Girl that the TIFF selection mantra is "You can't see everything, so don't even try". Of course, it'd be swell if I could follow my own advice. What's holding me back isn't exactly trying to jam more films in than there are hours in the day. No, I'm suffering from cinematic commitment-phobia for fear of a hotter movie coming along the minute after I've offered another movie my class ring.
Before TIFF 2008, I did up this post pointing out some of the gems I'd missed in festivals past. Well in fine form, that year's festival was no exception. See despite seeing a lot of great flicks that year - including a wickedly early glimpse at SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - I still overlooked some awesomeness. What had me kicking myself the most?
Oh, I dunno...
ONE WEEK
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY
WALTZ WITH BASHIR
THE BROTHERS BLOOM
PONTYPOOL
HUNGER
SUGAR
and
THE HURT LOCKER
It all works out in the end of course, but I promise you that when I drop off my order form at the box office this morning...I'll already be thinking of what films will make up the miss-list when I do this post next year.
Sunday, August 29, 2010
I Know It's Gonna Happen
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Acceptance - the fact that no matter how much you think about it, and prepare, you'll always miss something that'll annoy you later on.
The starting point for any movie list. Including lists for Film Festivals.
Oooh. Hunger would have hurt the worst for me. But The Hurt Locker, and Happy-Go-Lucky would have really made me angry too.
Missing Hurt Locker would have sucked knowing it was the eventual best picture winner, but who saw that coming last August?
@ Univarn... I know, it just amuses me.
@ Blake... I still haven't seen HUNGER, but I've heard great things.
@ FITZ... Happened once before too with the lesser-quality CRASH. It got held until the spring and then showed up at the very end of the year in awards races. Ya never know with these things dude!
I'm still holding onto the hope that I won't miss out on too much ... even if there are 34 boxes that get picked before me :(
@ Danger... It tends to work out very well. Happy thoughts!
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