Day Three Done...Day Four: TBAs / And Departure / The People's Telluride

DAY THREE DONE ...

Saw both Motherless Brooklyn and Marriage Story as well as catching part of the Netflix Documentary Brunch...shout out to Gary Shapiro who I met and is a funny, warm individual.

MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN...

Edward Norton's dream project is realized and generally well executed.  Minor quibbles with length and pacing.  Production design is gorgeous.  Acting...Norton is the standout.  Alec Baldwin also quite good.

MARRIAGE STORY

For my money the best of the fest so far (and I admit that I haven't caught Ford v. Ferrari or Two Popes both of which are generating great buzz in Telluride lines).  Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver are ridiculously good as the couple whose marriage has disintegrated.  Laura Dern also makes waves in a flashy performance but let me get a word in for Julie Hagerty as Johansson's mother.


DAY FOUR: TBAs

Palm
• 7:30 PM: MARRIAGE STORY, program number 7a, Cinephile

Galaxy
• 4:30 PM: TELL ME WHO I AM, 10, Cinephile

Herzog
• 4:15 PM: WAVES, 6, Cinephile
• 7:30 PM: THE REPORT, 7b, Cinephile

SOH
1:15 PM: THE ASSISTANT, 3, Cinephile
3:15 PM: FIRST COW, 20, Cinephile
8:30 PM: PAIN AND GLORY, 22, Cinephile

Nugget
• 1:00 PM: AUSTRALIAN DREAM plus Q&A with Adam Goodes, 28, Cinephile
• 3:45 PM: HUMAN FACTOR, 17, Cinephile
• 6:00 PM: BRAVE SOULS: THREE SHORTS, 34, Cinephile, FREE
• 7:45 PM: BEANPOLE, 29, Cinephile

Masons
• 4:15 PM: OLIVER SACKS: HIS OWN LIFE, 31, Cinephile
• 6:30 PM: GREAT EXPECTATIONS with Q&A, 43, Cinephile, FREE
• 8:30 PM: THOSE WHO REMAINED, 30, Cinephile

Pierre
• 1:00 PM: WOMEN MAKE FILM: A NEW ROAD MOVIE THROUGH CINEMA with Q&A, 2, Cinephile
• 6:45 PM: THE KINGMAKER, 25, Cinephile

Backlot
• 9:00 AM: LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE, E
• 12:30 PM: SOROS, D
• 2:45 PM: 63 UP, A
• 6:00 PM: THE GIFT: THE JOURNEY OF JOHNNY CASH, F

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AND DEPARTURE

The plan is to catch Parasite this morning, hit the picnic/social and hit the road back to No Man's Land.  Thanks to all of you fine folks who were kind enough to say hello to me on line this weekend.  Now, this space turns to its second function...following the Oscar race and the TFF #46 films and individuals who make an impact in that race over the next six months.

Onward...

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:

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