Day 4: Joga Bonita

The upside of not squeezing 5-6 films into a single day is that you dont have to run like a mofo to get from one film to another. You can take a more or less leisurely jaunt from theater to theater.

The downside is that you get too much time between films sometime. Yesterday saw a 5 hour gap (ably filled with a tasty interlude at Terroni). Today's got a 3 hour gap, which I'm currently in the middle of.

And when yer downtown, its a touch hard to kill that much time. There's only so much time you can spend camping out at Harbucks.

XXY

Argentinian film - the subject of which can be inferred from the title. Reasonably watchable, especially given the hour (9am). Ricardo Darin has got to be the Argentinian version of Calum Keith Rennie - he seems to be in every single Argentine film that I see. Not that I'm complaining much - he's a darn good actor.

Ex-Drummer

Based on a book from apparently the most controversial author in Belgium, it rapidly becomes clear why the guy is vilified. This is one bizarre film - as you'd probably guess a film about a Flemish hard rock band would be.

I thoroughly enjoyed this - starts off not bad, but goes completely off the rails by the end. The main character is delightfully amoral.

Also the early leader in the race for the Wahlberg award - given to the film with the best use of prosthetic plastercine. Truly remarkable in this case.

Le Douxieme Souffle

What is "what I havent got yet". Also a big budget French film noir. I like these big time French movies. They're an interesting contrast to similar Hollywood fare - not nearly as over-produced.

An amusing casting decision, as Eric Cantona becomes the latest athlete to try their hand on the silver screen. Wasnt bad, but he's much better hosting underground soccer matches to the death.