9:15 A.M. Good morning from Telluride! Looks like today is going to be an action-packed day of moviegoing and talking with filmmakers. I had to be up for a discussion at the ripe hour of 7:15 A.M. today, which was just as much fun as a barrel of monkeys!
This morning’s festivities kick off with a screening of Mike Leigh’s “Mr. Turner,” which won the Best Actor prize at Cannes this year. While you wait for my reaction, perhaps you’d like to see some of my pictures that I’ve been taking?!
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- The famous sign for the Festival
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- View from the Gondola
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- Telluride sunset
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- Telluride from above
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- Werner Herzog Theater
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- Werner Herzog Theater
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- Same shot, different angle
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- Opening Day Feed at the Telluride Film Festival
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- Opening Day Feed at the Telluride Film Festival
12:15 P.M.: I’m at a panel right now that includes…
Mike Leigh
Wim Wenders
Werner Herzog
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Francis Ford Coppola
Ethan Hawke
Walter Murch
HOLY CRAP.
Also, “Mr. Turner” was quite good, too.
3:27 P.M.: So, where to begin on the past three hours. Getting to be in conversation with Francis Ford Coppola for an hour was insane. Hearing from the insanely normal and approachable Xavier Dolan was neat, too. Although it’s pretty hard to top getting to meet Leonard Maltin, whose movie guides were always on my bookshelf growing up. I told him how much those meant to me, and he was clearly very humbled to hear those words. Then we got to talk about film criticism for a few minutes … simply incredible.
3:45 P.M.: Not going to lie, I’m not the most excited for our next selection, some 40 year old German film called “Baal.” I should go in with more of an open mind, but knowing that I’m in here and “Foxcatcher” is out there…
9:45 P.M.: So “Baal” was awful and basically a waste of my time, as predicted. Then essentially none of my student group got into “The Imitation Game,” despite the fact that we were supposedly guaranteed seats more or less. Guess I’ll have to catch this flick that’s being hotly tipped for Oscars on Monday … add it to the list with “Foxcatcher.”
Bennett Miller, Channing Tatum, and Steve Carell
So now I’m in line for Ramin Bahrani’s “99 Homes,” a film starring Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon that premiered to acclaim in Venice this week. Of course, there was a free outdoor screening of “Foxcatcher” that just had to overlap with this screening by 15 minutes. But no, I guess I’ll just have to keep hanging…
P.S. – Celebrity sightings today include Laura Linney (just chilling solo outside a theater) as well as Steve Carell and Channing Tatum outside the “Foxcatcher” screening.
10:28 P.M.: Laura Dern spotted at “99 Homes.”
1:13 A.M.: Back in bed still reflecting on and reeling from “99 Homes.” Not that I don’t want to immediately post a review (because I could probably cobble my thoughts together now), but I desperately need some sleep and have a rare chance to get two full cycles. Good evening (though it’s doubtful anyone is reading this live)!
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