moriarty@tc.fluke.com (Jeff Meyer) (04/25/89)
Seattle International Film Festival (Update)
Comments by Jeff Meyer
Copyright 1989 Jeff Meyer
Just got a new update sheet from the SIFF committee, and thought others
might be interested in more details about what the Festival would be showing:
First, for the locals: All individual tickets will be sold in advance at
the Egyptian Theatre only; they go on sale May 5th, the same day the hallowed
schedule appears in the Seattle Times, giving Times film critic John Hartl a
chance to spoil as many movies as possible in one place. Tickets (if the show
hasn't sold out) will be available at the door of each show at the Capitol Hill
Cinemas and the Harvard Exit 1/2 hour before showtime.
OK, other confirmed films:
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Yeah, Ken Russell's film RAINBOW will be the opening night film, gala-style at
the 5th Ave. Theater. Fine by me, as this is the only film not covered by my
Full Series Pass, and it's $22 bucks to attend; it's nice to know that I
probably won't be missing anything. (For $22 bucks, I can by a bottle of
champagne, some crackers and bleu cheese and rent THE PHILADELPHIA STORY for
the VCR.)
BINGO BRIDESMAIDS & BRACES: A new comedy from Australian Gillian Armstrong (MY
BRILLIANT CAREER, HIGH TIDE), described as "an Australian 28 UP."
ANGELS OF THE NIGHT: A film set in the sordid underworld of San Paulo. From
Brazil.
A RUSTLING OF LEAVES: A documentary filmed by a group who followed the
revolutionary New People's Army for three months in their campaign against the
government in the Phillipines.
EVENING BELLS: A film from China that apparently got very good reviews at the
Berlin Festival.
DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES: Another film with big word-of-mouth, it's the
latest film from Terance Davies (whose previous films I forget at the moment).
From Great Britain.
GETTING IT RIGHT: In the "well, the cast looks interesting," a new British
comedy with Helena Bonham Carter, Petter Cook, John Gielgud and Lynn Redgrave.
(What, no Maggie Smith?)
KATINKA: From Denmark, and starring Max Von Sydow, a film set in the 1880's
which deals with the love affair of a young married woman.
EARTH GIRLS ARE EASY: This got *excellent* reviews from Thom Billings at the SF
Film Festival, and I'm not missing it for the world. A Julian Temple musical
comedy about horny aliens from outer space, starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena
Davis. It says "Expect some surprise guests at the screening"; I'd bet heavily
on Goldblum, since he's the lead in the closing film of the festival. He's
also one of my favorite character actors, so this should be a treat all around.
HEATHERS: Put this under "Film to see *very* carefully," it's described as a
black comedy which starts out as a dark humor version of RIVER'S EDGE (talk
about implicit oxymorons), but ends like SOMETHING WILD. From that
description, I'd recommend avoiding taking narcotics before seeing this one.
CLOSING FILM: The world premiere of THE TALL GUY, a comedy with Jeff Goldblum.
That's all I know about it...
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Other guests: The Producer symposium will have the producer of several Barry
Levinson films (RAIN MAN, DINER, and TIN MAN), Mark Johnson. The screenwriting
symposiums will have Alvin Sargent (PAPER MOON, JULIA, ORDINARY PEOPLE,
DOMINIQUE AND EUGENE, and NUTS) and Darryl Ponicsan (CINDERELLA LIBERTY, TAPS,
NUTS and THE BOOST).
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Anyway, they're certainly keeping me well-informed....
Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
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