Comments on: 2009 AFI Dallas Film Festival: 12 Films I Would Pay To See http://www.iliveindallas.com/2009-afi-dallas-film-festival-12-films-i-would-pay-to-see events, galleries, non-profits, films, and lectures in and around Dallas. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:22:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Jason Edgar http://www.iliveindallas.com/2009-afi-dallas-film-festival-12-films-i-would-pay-to-see/comment-page-1#comment-1371 Jason Edgar Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:31:03 +0000 http://www.iliveindallas.com/?p=1257#comment-1371 So I saw the Brothers Bloom on Opening Night, and it was totally worth it! I'm often skeptical about Opening Night films, because they are often just celebrity vehicles which lack substance. Not this one though... while Brody & Ruffalo were quite good, the two female leads (Rachel Weisz & Rinko Kikuchi) absolutely steal the show. Very funny and very poignant. Hard to get that mix right, but the director succeeded. Only critique is that the film could probably be a bit shorter (10-15 min.) Also saw Whatever It Takes today (Saturday). While the trailer was good, the film is actually EVEN BETTER! The school principal character is simply amazing -- I wish that I had a principal that good when I was in high school. The story centers around this ninth grade girl (Shareefa? not sure i'm spelling that right...) and her struggles to succeed amidst incredibly negative family pressures. Whatever It Takes was so impressive because it had the emotional quality of a fiction film, but all the truth of a documentary. I don't think it's showing anymore at the festival, but definitely keep track of this film -- it's going to go far! So I saw the Brothers Bloom on Opening Night, and it was totally worth it! I'm often skeptical about Opening Night films, because they are often just celebrity vehicles which lack substance. Not this one though... while Brody & Ruffalo were quite good, the two female leads (Rachel Weisz & Rinko Kikuchi) absolutely steal the show. Very funny and very poignant. Hard to get that mix right, but the director succeeded. Only critique is that the film could probably be a bit shorter (10-15 min.)

Also saw Whatever It Takes today (Saturday). While the trailer was good, the film is actually EVEN BETTER! The school principal character is simply amazing -- I wish that I had a principal that good when I was in high school. The story centers around this ninth grade girl (Shareefa? not sure i'm spelling that right...) and her struggles to succeed amidst incredibly negative family pressures. Whatever It Takes was so impressive because it had the emotional quality of a fiction film, but all the truth of a documentary. I don't think it's showing anymore at the festival, but definitely keep track of this film -- it's going to go far!

]]> By: Lydia http://www.iliveindallas.com/2009-afi-dallas-film-festival-12-films-i-would-pay-to-see/comment-page-1#comment-1302 Lydia Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:36:43 +0000 http://www.iliveindallas.com/?p=1257#comment-1302 I also heard about: Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom, Guillermo Arriaga's The Burning Plain, Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker, Big Fan, starring stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt, and Robert Towne will be at a screening of Chinatown, on the movie's 35th anniversary. I also heard about: Rian Johnson's The Brothers Bloom,
Guillermo Arriaga's The Burning Plain, Kathryn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker, Big Fan, starring stand-up comedian Patton Oswalt, and Robert Towne will be at a screening of Chinatown, on the movie's 35th anniversary.

]]> By: Jason Edgar http://www.iliveindallas.com/2009-afi-dallas-film-festival-12-films-i-would-pay-to-see/comment-page-1#comment-1267 Jason Edgar Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:24:33 +0000 http://www.iliveindallas.com/?p=1257#comment-1267 Man, I am so looking forward to AFI Dallas this year. And you gotta check out the trailer for the documentary "Whatever It Takes" -- that looks like an awesome film! I usually am not a huge doc fan, but that movie totally looks engaging and suspenseful. Man, I am so looking forward to AFI Dallas this year. And you gotta check out the trailer for the documentary "Whatever It Takes" -- that looks like an awesome film! I usually am not a huge doc fan, but that movie totally looks engaging and suspenseful.

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