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So I have made it back to my safe Dallas cave (time of journey from Austin: 2 hours, 45 minutes. Speed Racer, baby). Saw lots of good stuff. What were my top five SX movies, you ask? Oh you didn't ask. Too bad. Here they are. 1. Gonzo - I dug Alex Gibney's style before he won the documentary Oscar for Taxi to the Dark Side. This doc on Hunter S.Thompson captures the gonzo spirit of the man and his times without sugarcoating either. 2. The Visitor - Richard Jenkins has long been the best actor you've never heard of. His role here as an emotionally stifled econ professor coming out of his shell in the presence of a Syrian immigrant is a joy to behold. 3. Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay - Like the first one, but more political. And Neil Patrick Harris takes 'shrooms. Our little Doogie. 4. Mongol - Epic portrait of the young Genghis Khan that I didn't get to see all of because the 30 minute delay caused by the theater staff putting the wrong lens on the projector and I had to go to my next interview. But I liked the 3/4 that I watched. 5. Crawford and Tulia, Texas -Two docs about small Texas towns, made by outsiders who take nothing for granted. . |
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Posted by Kip Mooney @ 12:58 PM Mon, Mar 17, 2008
Only managed to see one flick during the 3.5 days I was in Austin, but what a great film I saw. The Assassination of a High School President was one of the best debuts I've ever seen. Think 'Brick' meets 'Superbad.' I really hope this becomes a big crossover hit.