Day 2 - How Blue Am I?

Death seemed to be the over-riding theme in today's film choices. We started out the morning with Robert Duvall, Bill Murray and Sissy Spacek in GET LOW, where Duvall plays a small town feared creature who decides to throw a 'funeral party' so the town folk can tell stories about him while he's alive. The acting is wonderful, with some really nice cinematography. With SHOCK DOCTRINE, Naomi Klein takes a scary but eye-opening look at how for the last 50 years the US has been taking Milton Friedman's fiscal theories to dizzying heights of political manipulation. The snow beat down heavy this afternoon and I shot back to our cozy condo to meet with Rob Thomas, who writes for the Wisconsin State Journal and their arts section, 77 Square. We had a nice visit over Martha and Brothers coffee and compared notes. The snow is making for some extreme slush and it seems like Park City is doing a pretty awful job of clearing the walkways, so getting to and from the screenings has been a real challenge. Tonights main feature was HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE a real 20-something film - but with a surprising amount of heart. The last film was HESHER, with a good and surprising cast. No caramel apples - and only one star siting: Michael Moore. Not bad.