deadCENTER (Saturday)

This was a full day. We started off at Stage Center (Tolbert Theatre) for “Admissions.” This film starred Lauren Ambrose. I kind of liked it…even if my opinion is shaded by my fondness towards Ms. Ambrose. Seddy thought it sucked. Oh, well…It was still light-years better than a couple of the horror shorts we saw the night before. Next, we went to Untitled to see some short films. “Don Gorske: MacDaddy” was the best. Produced by “Super Size Me’s” Morgan Spurlock, this documentary focused on a man who’s eaten a McDonald’s Big Mac every day for over 30 years. “Tuffy Low-Low,” which won a festival award, was a pretty good narrative short. “Tone of Voice” was pretty funny. “Leap Day Project” was kind of lame. There was another one, “In the Mind of a Writer” or something like that which was pretty good. All in all, much better than their horror counterparts. We left before all of the shorts had been screened so we could get to the next film. At Noble Theatre, we saw “The Edukators.” This was one of my favorite films of the festival. A film with multiple layers…my type of film. Afterwards, we grabbed a sandwich and some beer and headed down to Kerr Park. After giving away a few awards, they screened “The Fearless Freaks” on the outdoor screen. I love that movie…and I love The Flaming Lips. Awesome. Once that was over, we scooted over to Bricktown for the Closing Night Party at Nonna’s Purple Bar. They had some good (and free) appetizers and a free drink per person. Luckily, our waitress scored us three additional tickets. So, we had cigarettes, drank red house wine, and reflected on the films and the weekend. It was such a great weekend. I can’t wait for next year’s festival.

3 Comments

  1. seddy Said:

    June 20, 2005 @ 9:51 am

    “Admissions” was dreadful…like a really bad after-school special. Deadwords is just blinded by his love for Lauren Ambrose.

  2. DeadWords Said:

    June 22, 2005 @ 4:08 pm

    That’s stupid.

  3. seddy Said:

    June 23, 2005 @ 10:08 am

    YOU’RE stupid.