Got up early as we were really psyched to see SAL at the Paramount. A film about Sal Mineo (a fellow Bronxite) directed by James Franco who would be in attendance. The lines were enormous around the block but we got in. What a disappointment. SLOW moving film of the last day of Mineo's life. Think watching teeth getting brushed and working out in the gym and kissing your neighbors dog (adorable) for a whole film. The camera shots are close up and painfully slow and boring. The music throughout was sung by a jazz singer who made me want to pull my hair out. It seems James is studying film and this was a project for class. You could tell. But his comments before and the Q&A were very good.
This evening we saw a Texas made film that was Texas through and through: DEEP IN THE HEART. A true story of a horrible alcoholic who abuses his family and after 16 years of his low life rises up to become a self made businessman and rancher. A philanthropist who sends many rural Texan teens to college on scholarships. Marco Parella, my acting teacher is in the opening scene as a hard nosed angry father who punishes his kid with a strap. While Abe and I both enjoyed this Texas story neither of us thought it would distribute to a mainstream audience.
A highlight of this evening was spending more than an hour on line with the director and producers of GIN AND DRY, our favorite Welsh filmmakers. Who once again gave us another DVD! So while the movies weren't over the moon great today the entire experience was very enjoyable. Discussing films with foreign filmmakers who love American films cannot be beat.
The director must have had so much fun speaking with you Abe!
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