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Josh Brolin strolled into the Dobie Saturday around 2 p.m., just as the lights were dimming for his short film, X. He looked like a man who didn't really want to be noticed and didn't want to take any attention away from the feature attraction, an excellent and socially illuminating documentary called Tulia, Texas But once both films were done, he shuffled up to the front of the theater and took some questions. When the theater manager said we would do X questions before Tulia, Brolin murmured, "Oh, let's not." But he's got nothing to hang his head over. X is a dark, minimalist father-and-daughter road tale (starring Brolin's own daughter, Eden) about the search for a gravesite and some grisly goings-on afterward. Though the arid landscape and quiet foreboding bring to mind No Country For Old Men, the Oscar-decorated feature Brolin starred in last year, the film was actually shot in Palmdale, California, for about $15,000 (not much for a good short). Brolin recently screened it for some friends in his backyard (before The Shining). Wearing jeans and a brown leather jacket, Brolin came off as quite the regular dude, which made him look right at home at this ever-casual festival. Among those backyard viewers was Paul Haggis, who directed Brolin in In the Valley of Elah. Haggis has suggested that Brolin adapt X into a feature. Stay tuned. |
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