March 18, 2024 - Coming Attractions
Il Programma (more on my Italian usage on the ‘cast)
Tuesday, March 19, POOR THINGS @ 3:45 & ANATOMY of the FALL @ 6:35 (OCAP)
Wednesday, March 20, POOR THINGS @ 3:45 & ANATOMY of the FALL @ 6:35
Thursday, March 21, POOR THINGS @ 3:45 & ANATOMY of the FALL @ 6:35
Friday, March 22, MOUNTAIN BIKE PARK FILM FEST @ 6pm
Sat & Sun, March 23&24, PERFECT DAYS @ 1:30, 4 @ 6:30
Mon - Thu, March 25-28, PERFECT DAYS @ 4 & 6:30
Editors Note: (Yes, I wear that hat too) Of these two great films, if I had only enough dinero to watch one, I would pick ANATOMY.
Not that POOR THINGS isn’t an eye-watering filmmaking achievement or that Emma Stone doesn’t deserve her gold statue, it is simply ANATOMY is one of those rare films with which you can safely use the adjective 'flawless' when offering critique. Dig?
Moving on then.
On Friday night we are hosting a landmark Island event, the Bainbridge Island Parks Foundation Mountain Bike Film Fest. Films, food, raffles, Miguelito’s Street Tacos (out front) guest speakers, swag, and a once in a lifetime opportunity to join the tribe and become something larger than a solitary cyclist (alone out there in the wilderness). Tickets are a puny $10 and available at the door. Or here.
The synopsis on PERFECT DAYS immediately strikes me as almost internationally ironic. Do you remember that delicious little film a few years back titled DRIVE MY CAR? Yes, taken from the spectacular novel of the same name by Haruki Murakami. Who also wrote Norwegian Wood for you Beatles trivia fans. Well, this one, written and directed by Wim Wenders, he of Paris, Texas fame, to me, sounds joined at the hip like yin and yang. A Zen (I am assuming) practitioner works as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. He is respected, focused, and quiet, living his days in ritualistic bliss while enjoying books, music and photography. Until a series of unlikely events change his stoic mindset to create a whole new empty cup of tea for his consideration. Drive My Car in the rearview mirror, if you are asking me, should be streamed tonight after you get home from the theatre. And I, for one, cannot wait till Saturday at 1:30 for this cinematic meditation from Master Wenders to hum into high gear! Hope to see you here.
Ciao amici,
Kevin
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