TFF #50 Day Four / TBAs for Sunday, Sept. 3rd. / For Those Counting... / The People's Telluride

 TFF #50 DAY FOUR

Two challenging films today and one other a bit more conventional

 *The Zone of Interest...you have to invest yourself in the first 90-95 minutes for the last 10-15 to land.  and it lands hard.  A brilliant conclusion makes the investment worth it.  It's breathtaking film making.

*Rustin-Domingo Coleman is awe-inspiring as the titular character in this biopic of the organizer behind the 1963 March on Washington.  Expect his name to be called on Oscar Nomination morning.  Jeffrey Wright shines in support as Congressman Adam Clayton Powell.

*Poor Things-So much to chew on. Emma Stone-great.  Mark Ruffalo-great.  Willem Dafoe-great.  Inventive visually and conceptually.  

Tomorrow will start for me with Pablo Larrain's El Conde and then we'll vamp from that point on.

TBA'S FOR SUNDAY, SEPT. 3RD

Palm Theater• 7PM - POOR THINGS

Chuck Jones' Cinema• 1PM - Sneak Preview: THREE SONGS ABOUT TOM LUDDY + THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER with Q&A

Nugget Theater• 3PM - TEHACHAPI

• 5:45PM - Sneak Preview: THE TASTE OF THINGS with Q&A 

Masons Hall Cinema• 9PM - STUDENT PRINTS

Le Pierre• 9:30PM BEYOND UTOPIA

FOR THOSE COUNTING...

It appears that I will go 24/25 on the Final Bets accuracy.  It also looks like MTFB had 6 of 10 correct from the very first "Ten Bets" from back in June.

THE PEOPLE'S TELLURIDE FOR TFF #50

For the 11th non-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 to: mpgort@gmail.com 

The deadline for this year to turn in your ratings will be Sept. 15th.

I'll compile all of your responses and post those a few days after the festival.