12/25/09

Decisions, decisions - first cut at films I'm considering for Palm Springs

Wow, it's been a while since I've attended a festival where preparation is a must. With the schedule out several weeks before I arrive in Palm Springs and only the ability to see 4 films a day I feel I really need to put some research in. First off I compiled an initial cut of things that sounded interesting from the festival description and the limited buzz I've heard about some of them. Then I painstakingly tried to find a review on Variety.com for each of them. That certainly wasn't made any easier by the new pay wall Variety thinks is a good idea for them. One can argue about whether it makes sense for them to erect such a barrier or if it's a road to lessened relevance in today's world. But I won't get into that here. Thankfully in short order I figured out a few simple ways to get the info I needed for now. That resulted in the way too big list of 56 films that caught my attention.

With this list of reviews and a few gut feelings (yes, I'm looking at you Artois the Goat) I culled things resulting in a shorter list to try to build my fest plans around. At 22 films it's almost do-able. Though when I look at the actual timing of the schedule I'm sure a good chunk of it won't be possible. Seen any of the films? Would love your insight in the comments - or what you're thinking is can't miss in the second half of the fest (even if you like me are just guessing).

Here's my shortened list. First link is to the Palm Springs site, second is to the Variety review if available.Of course, the funniest part is that almost as soon as I arrive I'm at least 60% likely to shred the well laid plans and have me running off to something I never even thought to attend.

If you're curious - here's a list of the films that made my first big cut. All are in the second half of the festival when I'm planning to attend.
Posted by Rich at 9:36 PM
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