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SLIFF Honors Paul Schrader
Head east to SLIFF for more festival fun
By PETE BLAND of the Tribunefs staff / Cool Dry Place
Published Thursday, November 13, 2008
While one festival takes over our town this weekend - see Chris Boeckmannfs story on Page 3 for all things Bluebird - another biggie gets under way tonight two hours to the east.
The St. Louis International Film Festival runs through Nov. 23 and kicks off this evening at the Tivoli Theatre in The Loop with "Humboldt County." The feature, which follows a UCLA med student (Jeremy Strong) who ends up stranded on a family pot farm on Californiafs far North Coast after a one-night stand with a free-spirited singer (Fairuza Balk), was written and directed by former St. Louisans Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs.
Among the other highlights at this yearfs SLIFF:
œ Paul Schrader - best known for his writing/screenwriting of such Martin Scorsese films as "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull" and "The Last Temptation of Christ" and as a distinguished director in his own right ("American Gigolo," "Light Sleeper" "Affliction," etc.) - will be honored with the festivalfs Lifetime Achievement Award.
Schrader will be in attendance to receive the award after the screening of his new film, "Adam Resurrected," tomorrow night at the Tivoli.
Also showing Saturday afternoon at the Tivoli will be a new 35 mm print of Schraderfs 1985 film, "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters." Schrader will introduce "Mishima" and answer questions afterward
Day 2...
SLIFF DAY 2
Adam Resurrected
7pm, Tivoli
blog.52ndcity.com
There are lots of nifty films on top to open up the weekend of the St. Louis International Film Festival but none are bigger is scope and hype than gAdam Resurrected,h the latest film from 2008
SLIFF Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Paul Schrader.
Targeted for wide release in time for the Oscars, Adam Resurrected a tense drama performed by an interesting cast. Schrader ("Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull) is a cinematic titan, Jeff Goldblum is known for odd and quirky roles.
On paper it seems odd to pair them in a project together; however their collaboration is generating a serious Oscar buzz. Goldblum reinvents himself as an ex-circus clown plunged into the horror of a Nazi concentration camp. Willem Dafoe co-stars is the creepy camp commandant who dehumanizes him by making him perform in the camp. The film also features a terrific turn from Sir Derek Jacobi.
Adam Resurrected will probably sell out so get your tickets early!
Head east to SLIFF for more festival fun
By PETE BLAND of the Tribunefs staff / Cool Dry Place
Published Thursday, November 13, 2008
While one festival takes over our town this weekend - see Chris Boeckmannfs story on Page 3 for all things Bluebird - another biggie gets under way tonight two hours to the east.
The St. Louis International Film Festival runs through Nov. 23 and kicks off this evening at the Tivoli Theatre in The Loop with "Humboldt County." The feature, which follows a UCLA med student (Jeremy Strong) who ends up stranded on a family pot farm on Californiafs far North Coast after a one-night stand with a free-spirited singer (Fairuza Balk), was written and directed by former St. Louisans Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs.
Among the other highlights at this yearfs SLIFF:
œ Paul Schrader - best known for his writing/screenwriting of such Martin Scorsese films as "Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull" and "The Last Temptation of Christ" and as a distinguished director in his own right ("American Gigolo," "Light Sleeper" "Affliction," etc.) - will be honored with the festivalfs Lifetime Achievement Award.
Schrader will be in attendance to receive the award after the screening of his new film, "Adam Resurrected," tomorrow night at the Tivoli.
Also showing Saturday afternoon at the Tivoli will be a new 35 mm print of Schraderfs 1985 film, "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters." Schrader will introduce "Mishima" and answer questions afterward
Day 2...
SLIFF DAY 2
Adam Resurrected
7pm, Tivoli
blog.52ndcity.com
There are lots of nifty films on top to open up the weekend of the St. Louis International Film Festival but none are bigger is scope and hype than gAdam Resurrected,h the latest film from 2008
SLIFF Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Paul Schrader.
Targeted for wide release in time for the Oscars, Adam Resurrected a tense drama performed by an interesting cast. Schrader ("Taxi Driver," "Raging Bull) is a cinematic titan, Jeff Goldblum is known for odd and quirky roles.
On paper it seems odd to pair them in a project together; however their collaboration is generating a serious Oscar buzz. Goldblum reinvents himself as an ex-circus clown plunged into the horror of a Nazi concentration camp. Willem Dafoe co-stars is the creepy camp commandant who dehumanizes him by making him perform in the camp. The film also features a terrific turn from Sir Derek Jacobi.
Adam Resurrected will probably sell out so get your tickets early!
