What a nice weekend.

Saturday started in the company of ironymaiden attending my final SIFF film for 2008, the Danish fantasy, "Island of Lost Souls." It follows the story of Lulu, whose brother is possessed by the spirit of a 19th century wizard returned from the dead to fight his immortal enemy, a necromancer still striving to take over the world 150 years ( Read more... )

Tonight, I saw Letting Go of God, Julia Sweeney's one-woman show about her spiritual journey from Catholic to atheist. I wasn't sure what to expect with this film as I haven't seen much of Sweeney's other work before. I purchased a ticket for two reasons: 1) it's about one of my favorite subjects, i.e., God and questions about same, and 2) I'd ( Read more... )

Movies seen in a theater: 2
1: Encounters at the End of the World (SIFF): Werner Herzog's documentary about his visit to McMurdough Station in Antarctica, the people he meets, the sights he sees, the things he learns. Good documentary if a bit long. It had more of a sense of humor about it than I expected. Herzog's darker perspective is certainly ( Read more... )

Got to the bus this morning to discover ironymaiden waving to me from her seat at about the midpoint of the vehicle. We rode over to Pacific Place together to see "Nocturna," an animated film from Spain/France, dubbed in English (and the dubbing is excellent ( Read more... )

Saturday evening (May 24), I saw my first SIFF Film, "Chris & Don: A Love Story," on the enthusiastic recommendation of varina8 in the company of ironymaiden and e_bourne. It's a documentary about the writer Christopher Isherwood (who wrote "I Am A Camera," upon which "Caberet" is based) and his decades-spanning romance with artist Don Bachardy. It's a sweet story told ( Read more... )

It's the end of May, which means the Seattle International Film Festival looms before us: weeks and weeks of too many movies for me to see all at once. Given my past experiences, limited funds and limited time, I've narrowed my choices down mercilessly this year. I bought only a 6-ticket package and will attempt to get into other films as I can and ( Read more... )