Wednesday, August 28, 2019

SPECIAL POST!!! BREAKING NEWS....25 Bets...the Final Stab! / Tribute Clues / So...What Do I Want to See? / The People's Telluride

SPECIAL POST!!! BREAKING NEWS...


25 BETS- THE FINAL STAB!




Here it is...the final list of 25 films/programs that I expect to play the 46th Telluride Film Festival.  The actual announcement should come sometime tomorrow morning and, of course, I'll have it here for you before I take off for the San Juans myself.  I expect to be in T-ride around 10 MDT tomorrow night.  In alphabetical order...Here we go...



1) The Aeronauts
2) Beanpole
3) The Climb
4) Country Music
5) Family Romance LLC
6) First Cow
7) Ford v Ferrari
8) A Hidden Life
9) Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
10) Judy
11) The Kingmaker
12) Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice
13) Lyrebird
14) Marriage Story
15) Motherless Brooklyn
16) Pain and Glory
17) Parasite
18) Portrait of a Lady on Fire
19) The Report
20) The Truth
21) The Two Popes
22 ) Uncut Gems
23) Varda by Agnes
24) Verdict
25) Waves


Other Possibles: The Assistant, The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash, Dark Waters, Little Women, The Good Liar, Nomadland, Ad Astra, Molly, Matthias and Maxime, 1917, Bombshell, Wasp Network, Chicuarotes, No One Left Behind, Gemini Man, Mr. Jones, Antlers.



TRIBUTE CLUES


                  


I got a number of anonymous tips over the past few days which told me that the pre-fest screenings in Elks Park have been revealed in Telluride.  As many of you know, those films usually offer clues about who is probably being tributed at The SHOW.  The two key films are Bridget Jones' Diary and Star Wars:The Last Jedi.  The informative flyer also confirms that there will be some screening of Ken Burns' Country Music documentary will take place this weekend as well.

The free screenings suggest that two of your tributes this year will go to Renee Zellweger- who's Judy is sure to be screening and also Adam Driver who has both Marriage Story and The Report set to be part of The SHOW.

As to the third probable tribute...I have heard on background conflicting suggestions about that and consequently don't have a good enough handle on it to make any bold prediction.

LATE BREAKING...  It appears the third tribute is for Philip Kaufman according to the Telluride Daily Planet:


Also note the "Special Screening" on Saturday night.



SOOOO....WHAT DO I WANT TO SEE?

The Aeronauts
Ford v. Ferrari
The Climb
Parasite
The Report
Motherless Brooklyn
Marriage Story
A Hidden Life
Waves
The Two Popes


Full lineup revealed tomorrow morning and I'll have it here.


THE PEOPLE'S TELLURIDE




For the eighth consecutive year MTFB is soliciting your input for The People's Telluride.  All you have to do is watch films during the fest and then, when it's all over, report to me your assessment of each film on a 1-5 scale with 1 being "UGH!" and 5 being "GREAT".


Report your ratings with any of the following contact methods:


EMAIL:  mpgort@gmail.com OR michael_speech@hotmail.com

TWITTER @Gort2 (and follow me there as well)

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