Comments on: Chicago International Film Festival, Part II

By: francis

francis — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:59:12 +0000

Hi Misel- that’s the beauty (and the pain) of the Film Festival, you never know if the movie you go into is a dazzling gem or dead-on-arrival turkey! I think films like “Hunger” just totally washes away any memories of the turkeys. Glad to have darted back and forth to two movies in one evening with you too!

Hi Sydney- au contraire, the two leading actors of “Dead Girls’ Feast” were stunning pieces of manhood, fit for a G Magazine cover (bonus points to any blog readers who know what that is!). However, one of them was naked during a nervous breakdown while bathing in a bucket (!)(really, he could have thrown a poncho over his shoulder before his nervous breakdown!) and the other was naked in one of the ickiest scenes of any film festival movie this year, while bathing with his father, uggh – yeah, both scenes could only be described as MAJOR BUZZKILL!

By: Sydney

Sydney — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:29:51 +0000

Francis, What do you mean by “gratuitous male nudity”?!?! That’s not a phrase I would ever have imagined you using.

The naked men must not have been very attractive.

By: Misel

Misel — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:47:12 +0000

Francis, I still believe your words on “Dead Girl’s Feast” were kind, after the pain and suffering we were exposed while watching the film. However it was washed away after outstanding performance of Hunger, which ultimately left the last impression at the end of the night and most grateful it happened in that order. I definitely agree with you on being one of the best films of 2008. The film definitely delivered delight to the eye on such stunning scenes in which dialogue was not necessary. Glad that I got to share the experience with you!