Tuesday, April 7, 2009

The Wisconsin Film Festival

So, this is the first film festival I've ever really been to and it was a pretty interesting experience.  It was held in Madison, WI which is a great city and where I went for my first year of college.  The size of the festival is a good medium between a smaller unheard of fest and a mega-fest with celebrities (like Sundance or Toronto).  A lot of pretty big indie movies played without the media hoopla over it.  Most of the audiences were made up of Madison artists and hippies and surprising very few UW students.  I highly recommend anyone to go next year or to look out for one near your hometown.  There were definitely certain styles and themes that were pretty common-- namely, movies shot handheld with soft, philosophical themes and character studies where not much happens in terms of plot.  This is usually something I really enjoy but seeing it done so many times made me kind of realize that every young indie filmmaker is pretty much making the same film.  It is very difficult to set yourself apart and those that do are destined for great artistic success and fortune.  Maybe.  Anyway, below are some reviews of the films Natalie and I saw during the weekend.

1 comment:

asqueroso said...

you like jody hill's stuff? not a big fan. eastbound and down is good, but only for the writing and mcbride. rogen is a homo. observe and report is going to suck.