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Good Sunday Ladies and Germs...the 44th Telluride Film Festival has moved past its half way point.  Hope it has been as good for you as it has been for me...

SUNDAY TBAs

Sunday TBAs

9:15am, Le Pierre, HOSTAGES with Q&A, 16 (program number), Cinephile

9:30am, Masons Hall Cinema, WORMWOOD, 21, Cinephile

4:15pm, Werner Herzog Theatre, BATTLE OF THE SEXES, 6, Cinephile

10:00pm, Nugget Theatre, A FANTASTIC WOMAN, 23, Cinephile

10:15pm, Le Pierre, STUDENT PRINTS WITH Q&A, 41, Cinephile

Noon, Elks Park, FREE
Sunday Seminar
How can movies be weapons of the spirit?
Moderated by Annette Insdorf
With panelists Paul Schrader, Ziad Doueiri, Mohammad Rasoulof

SOMETIMES DREAMS COME TRUE

Many of you folks who are faithful readers of this space know that I have been in dogged pursuit of trying to engineer a meeting this weekend between my wife and writer/director Guillermo Del Toro. Without flogging the whole story again, suffice it to say that my wife is an incredible woman and teacher within a set of circumstances that I thought might resonant with Del Toro.

To remind everyone, Guillermo is truly a personal hero to her and to her students.

So, I posted this week an explanation of her circumstance and my hope that she might be able to come face to face with Del Toro and express how important a place he had in her heart.

And so many MTFB followers responded with advice and solid, concrete steps to take to make a meeting happen this weekend during the festival including faithful reader Jack Wertzberger and others who prefer to keep anonymous.  I want to say thanks to you folks for your kindness and generosity in trying to make this happen.

And ultimately, it did happen on Saturday night thanks to the very generous invitation to MTFB from Fox Searchlight to attend their Telluride party.

We accepted and Senor Del Toro and many others were in attendance.  And let me mention that Guillermo Del Toro is a magnanimous individual.

As a matter of fact, Del Toro took this selfie:

The evening also included a Del Toro autograph of his book Cabinet of Curiosities.

Suffice it to say that Senor Del Toro could not have been any more gracious.

Finally, we plan to see The Shape of Water in the morning.  What a night!


SUNDAY PLANNED FILMS

The Shape of Water
Battle of the Sexes
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool or Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Loving Vincent


NOTES FROM SATURDAY'S FILMS

Lean on Pete: Charlie Plummer is fantastic in a film that seems especially evocative of a specific culture.  Steve Buscemi is also awesome.

Lady Bird: Greta Gerwig's directing debut is honest and sweet and true.  Saoirse Ronan, Lukas Hedges. Tracy Letts and Laurie Metcalf shine.

Wonderstruck: Seemed to me that the second act meandered and some threads introduced at the beginning got lost along the way.

Ate next to Alexander Payne's table at a restaurant.  We exchanged pleasantries.  Was cool.


That's your Saturday.  I'll be back for more as Sunday concludes.  For now, remember this...

Don't forget, my friends, I want your ratings of the films you see next weekend.  Use a 0-5 scale with 0 being "putrid" and 5 being "best film since..."

I will publish The People's Telluride film ratings a week to ten days after the festival concludes.  Join in!

That's all for now.  More tomorrow and on Wednesday I'll post a special edition of MTFB with the final "Bets" for TFF #44.

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