So here's a MIFF film I missed in the first list

I Killed My Mother - Xavier Dolan

This guy just won the Sydney Film Fest award with his film Heartbeats but this is one of his earlier films. I wish they were both screening. The trailer for Heartbeats looks amazing - in the vein of the beautiful and crushing (I am Love, A Single Man) that we have had so much of this year (and on this blog).

My Mum is gagging to see Heartbeats but I reckon I'll take her to this instead. Or is that too weird?

Also Mother of Rock about awesome local lady and rock critic of the coolest NYC years (the late 70s like der) Lillian Roxon is also screening but no trailer as yet - but I'm gonna go see this too. Not with my mother though - just in case you were wondering.

MIFF less about the films and more about the scheduling

A friend asked me to write up some tips for MIFF scheduling and then I just got on a weird roll so I thought I'd share my tips for MIFF survival and how to not make me hate you.

• Co-ordinate early with your mates as having a friend at a film means you will leave the house to see a Lars Von Trier film at 9pm on a freezing cold Tuesday night and stand in line for about an hour. Also really think about what you can and will want to do scheduling wise. Do you even want to leave the house at 9pm on Tues night to stand in line? If you schedule 3 films in a row will you even enjoy the 3rd one?


• Also try and find out whats coming out in cinemas and when - cause even though somethings getting a release it might be in 1-2 years and who wants to wait that long to see White Ribbon?


• Also don't get too top heavy with your MIFF schedule or you will burn yourself out and also it can be sad when you get to the final weeks and there are no more films to look forward to. This can sometimes result in overspending - pacing people, pacing!


• Don't assume just cause the doco is about something good its going to be good. Lots of bad docos were made about good subjects.


• Make sure to go see one weird, random film you don't know anything about just because someone (or some few) say its amazing. It helps with control issues and is usually a festival highlight cause y'know you never would have seen it otherwise. Foreign films are usually good for this as well as those arty films with no talking for 4 hours.


• On the flip side don't pick things you don't want to watch because you feel you should! Some people like crap docos about good subjects - a lot! Also sometimes a Saturday night is not a good time to see a brutal french horror film like Martyrs when maybe you’re the kind of person that should be seeing a documentary about a day in the life of supermodel instead.


• Bring water. Paying for water sucks and you will get thirsty.


• Plan meal times in between films. You will get hungry. Its flu season so try and be healthy otherwise you will get sick.


• Rug up in layers its definitely cold in the queue but is often warm inside the cinema with 200 other nerds mouth breathing.


• Oh and please don't ask rhetorical questions in Q and A's. Also if five people before you have already thanked whoever it is for being there - you don’t have to do it again.


• DON'T TAKE HOT FOOD INTO THE CINEMA EVER! I will find you and kill you. PS coffee doesn't count as food. If you bring me coffee during MIFF I will love you forever.

MIFF - "Eighty percent of success is showing up."

The Trotsky

Its MIFF time again! What a splendid excuse to post a picture of Jay Baruchel (playing Trotsky) and to bang on about films like the semi-epic nerd that I am.

This years MIFF felt a bit smaller and easier to navigate for me and lots easier to cut my list down to about 20 odd films. There were a few pleasant surprises e.g. I had no idea Jay Baruchel was in a film playing Trotsky(!) which is always nice. Anyway here's my list in semi chronological order by which I'm seeing them.

1. Air Doll - Hirokazu Koreeda - Hows this for a pleasant surprise and a great place to start - another year, another MIFF and another Koreeda film! This guy is pretty much incapable of making a bad film. If anyone saw Still Walking at last years MIFF you'll know what I'm talking about.

2. The Kids Are All Right - Lisa Cholodenko - This will probably come out later in the year but I'm thinking about taking my Mum to see it anyway. Lesbian couple (Annette Benning and Julianne Moore - like woah whattacouple) have a baby via Mark Ruffalo - awesome cast, interesting subject matter, good reviews, I reckon my Mum would love this film.

3. Tetro - Francis Ford Coppola - Black and White and Vincent Gallo - I'm kicking myself for not posting this as the pic instead of Jay B, oh well. Looks like Papa Coppola is taking some tips from his kids and doing the semi-autobiographical thing in his films now - power to him, looks awesome.

4. Life During Wartime - Todd Solondz - Awesome cast (Shirley Henderson, Paul Reubens, Alison Janney) and of course my boy Todd (I've forgiven you for Palindromes dude). This looks more Welcome to the Dollhouse vibes which is by far my fave Todd film.

5. The Red Chapel - Mads Brügger - This is actually a tip-off from my pal Anthony Carew who watches a lot of films. Its one of his picks of the fest - I trust him, you should too.

6. The Trotsky - Jacob Tierney - OK confession time. I'm seeing this based on the fact that Jay Baruchel's in the starring role and that starring role is Leon Trotsky. It also got 7+ on IMDB how bad could it be? Or should I ask how awesome could it be?

7. Blank City - Celine Danhier - NYC blahblahblah no-wave blahblahblah post punk blahblahblah. This is totally my niche thing so forgive me for feeling self conscious crapping on about it. I get the feeling you wont' like this film if you don't like that sort've stuff (ie NYC, punk etc).

8. Beeswax - Andrew Bujalski - Woo-hoo more mumbles! From the guy who made Funny Ha Ha no less! Get all indie American on yourself right about NOW!

9. Au Hasard Balthazar - Robert Bresson - I still haven't seen this and its been on my old movies to watch list for aggeeeessss and it should be one yours too as Bresson is a genius and this is apparently his masterwork (but people do say that about all his films).

10. Enter the Void - Gaspar Noe - this guy scares the shit out of me in a good way. This is one of those films thats so much better to see at a festival as well. Doooo itttt or be left out of film nerd conversations for the next few months.

11. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child - Tamra Davis - Made by Basquiat's pal which is always interesting - I'm just hoping its as good as this.

12. World on a Wire - Rainer Werner Fassbinder -I've decided if theres a chance to see any films by Fassbinder I should probably take that chance no matter what. Even if it is a sci-fi film - I don't really like sci fi or westerns. So if I'm seeing this just because Fassbinders awesome, that should be a good indication that everyone should try and see all 40 something Fassbinder films too.

13. Please Give -Nicole Holofcener - I love Holofcener's film Walking and Talking also starring Keener and I didn't totally hate nor totally love her others, Friends with Money and Lovely and Amazing also starring Keener. In my opinion shes a filmmaker that I like to see what she's thinking these days, what she's up to - like looking up an old friend, alway pleasant no matter what. This will get general release though.

15. Bill Cunningham New York - Richard Press - The original street style snapper who skipped over a photo of Catherine Deneuve because she wasn't wearing anything interesting and who Anna Wintour said she gets dressed for? Sounds like my kinda doco.

16.Chicks (Life at the Ranch) - Sophie Letourneur - Dialogue heavy french film about 20 somethings living in Paris? Yes please!

17. Trash Humpers - Harmony Korine - Yay! Harmony Korine! If you don't know why Korine = yay for film then don't bother with this - leave tickets for the rest of us. This looks like Korine's return to deform post Mister Lonely.

18. Au Revoir Taipei - Arvin Chen - I've heard there are a lot of beautiful food scenes in this crime-caper-romantic-comedy about fumbling love - bring snacks and get ready to be hit by the pretty.

19. Strange Powers: Stephen Merritt and The Magnetic Fields - Kerthy Fix and Gail O’Hara (of Chickfactor magazine) - This one took 10 years to make, so should be a good one. Though I'd say fans only pls.

20. Certified Copy - Abbas Kiarostami - this has so much buzz on it there is no way I'd miss it. Plus Juliette Binoche is charming in almost everything. Good way to end your festival.

Theres heaps of other stuff that I couldn't justify and/or will get general release, if your interested heres what almost made my top 20 - The Messenger, The Illusionist, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors, Ne Change Rien, Lemmy, Videocracy, The Family Jams, And Everything is Going Fine, Winter's Bone, Lourdes, Teenage Paparazzo, Film Socialisme, Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam.

MIFF - 8 - in short reviews

We're Livin On Dog Food - Richard Lowenstein

“Tell me there’s gonna be a difference between Nick Cave and Duran Duran There just isn’t.” - Primitive Calculators.

Richard L has done well for himself with the opinionated yet endearingly self deprecating lot he's gathered together to talk about Melbourne in the 80s and Dogs in Space. There are so many stand out quotes from this film with Clinton Walker and Stuart from Primitive Calculators being two definite highlights. Controversial and funny.

MIFF - 7 - in short reviews

The Beaches of Agnes - Agnès Varda

I wish Agnes Varda was my godmother. I find her so enchanting and endearing. Its hard to judge a film by a director that you love objectively. Its hard enough because when it comes down to it so much of film enjoyment is personal taste anyway. However Varda's films more than most come down to whether you like her or not, as her personality is such a big part of her films particularly the later ones - and this one a doco about herself by herself aka me on me.

Beaches provides interesting insights into her personal and professional life such as her and Demy's (Jacques Demy her husband) trip to USA in the 60s and their interaction with hippie and black panther culture. Also the fact that Jacques Demy died of AIDS a previously unknown fact I believe, and that Harrison Ford was told to quit acting post screen test.

However besides Varda herself one of the best bits about this film is Chris Marker's appearance as a cartoon cat and Stephen Hawking voice - in reference to his mysterious publicity shy persona. Now theres an answer for that dinner party question who would play you in a movie...

MIFF - 6 - in short reviews

Little Joe - Nicole Haeusser

The fact that Little Joe is made by his stepdaughter Nicole has a three-fold effect on this film. Firstly that the films production values are pretty low - what I affectionately term a 2-dollar shop doco. Secondly that things like Dallesandro's abandoned families are never really followed up. Thirdly that she has pretty much unlimited access to Dallesandro's life but an immense bias.

Tidbits of trivia like Dallesandro's relatively successful acting career and the fact that his body made Smith's album cover art are interesting - but the latter is merely referenced and never explained to the films detriment.

All in all this film is most interesting to anyone who wants to stare at Dallesandro's beautiful face for 90 minutes plus.

MIFF - 5 - in short reviews

Antichrist - Lars Von Trier

I don’t know how much effect any of the negative reviews or publicity has had or will have on Antichrist’s box office – if last night’s packed MIFF session was anything to go by it will only spur on the audiences curiosity and sales. Personally though I feel like it had a detrimental effect on my viewing of the film – since all I’ve heard about is one castrating scene, I spent the entire movie in a state of perpetual anxiety waiting for all hell to be broken loose on screen. Don’t let this happen to you – the gore doesn’t take place till the last 20 minutes and apart from the epic close up of Gainsbourg’s twat at the end its mostly just an observation of her descent in madness. It’s also beautifully shot and well acted – not that this matters much as most people will just go see it to find out what all the fuss is about.

MIFF - 4 - in short reviews

A Lake - Philippe Grandrieux.

Um, how to sum up ‘A Lake’? Extreme close up – minimal dialogue – heightened emotions – obscured narrative. This is almost like an instillation or experimentation with form that got turned into a feature. Its good if only because its so different from anything else you’ll see at MIFF.



An Education - Lone Scherfig

All star cast (Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Emma Thompson) and slick production values belie the slightly creepy subject matter. However I suppose its shows how much society has changed that whats creepy today was the norm only a few decades ago.

The dashingly good-looking Danny (Dominic Cooper) and the hilarious Helen (Rosamund Pike) are the support cast that steal every scene they appear in as well.

However the last 20 minutes and the neatly tied up sweet ending betrays the rest of this film that leads a viewer to believe that An Education is not your standard Hollywood feel good.

MIFF - 3 - in short reviews

Unmade Beds - Alexis Dos Santos

I know in my last post I spoke about struggling to review - and I'm about to do it again. However for another reason - this time its more about films that I feel are "supposed" to speak to me or worse "represent" me. I feel like they are too close to "my time" to speak unbiasedly about. On another note I wonder if back in the 80s people felt the same way about films like 'Dogs in Space'?

So this film is equal parts cringe (much of the music - Kimya and co should be banned from soundtracks post-Juno, sex scenes and throwaway "so indie" or "so deep" lines) and magic (the character Vera mainly - her costumes, looks, gestures) for me.

I do enjoy seeing these types of films in parts - even if its just to find out the kind of life I could be living or how people view a certain generation or will in 30 years...

MIFF - 2 - in short reviews

The Girlfriend Experience – Steven Soderbergh

For a film with such provocative publicity and marketing campaigns surrounding it there is very little actual sex in this film. Though it looks very ‘sexy’ and theres a lot of matter-of-fact talk about ‘sex’.

Y'know I never know how to review things that are really 6.5 out of 10 – they are never ‘bad-hated-it-lets-kill-the-director’ films but never ‘great-omg-you=have-to-see-this’ films. This film really does fall into that grey area - pun – Sasha Grey is the name of the lead actress and grey is the colour palette of the film’s cinematography. Funny? Meh.

MIFF - 1 - in short reviews

Still Walking - Hirokazu Kore-eda

True to its title its 'still' as well as being beautiful and an almost perfect film fest flick - and the truest tragedy is that it probably won't have much of a life in Australia outside of the film fest - theres one more session this wed 29/7 catch it while you can!



Anna - Pierre Koralnik

Disappointing 'kooky' made-for-tv french musical. Considering the talent involved in this film it comes up pretty poorly. Turns out french TV isn't that much better than ours.

I'll also be reviewing MIFF films here. They'll be a bit wordier than my blog ones - so theres something for everyone.

“So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?”

Little Joe

So Cannes is over anyway and Melbourne International Film Festival is just around the corner. Since I've been snowed under with work, work, work and, oh I know, more work and due to the later release of the program this year my nerdy scheduling which normally would have been done by now has been a bit lapse. However I've booked about five films so far and have another 5-7 to book in...but you'll see everything below...(in no particular order)

1. Beaches of Agnes - I love Agnes Varda (director of Cleo from 5 to 7) and every film of hers I've seen so there is no way I'd miss this one.

2. We're Living on Dog Food - Dogs in Space is probably the best Australian film ever. It actually makes Australians look cool and interesting - which seems to be (on film at least) no mean feat - also it reminds me of the 1991 US film Slacker (by the amazing Richard Linklater) meshed with Smithereens and Trainspotting. Anyway in short (?) We're Living on Dog Food (after the Iggy Pop song?) is a doco about Dogs in Space.

3. Antichrist - like I'd take the risk of missing out on a film as controversial as this one!

4. Anna - weirdly enough I blogged about this a little while ago - I've never seen it (incredibly rare) but it features Gainsbourg and Karina and its a musical - 'nuff said.

5. Exploding Girl - Kids in New York in the summer. I love this stuff - especially in Melbourne winter when I'm in hermit mode.

On another note Melb Film Blog have a cool little list outlining which films are getting general release and when which is really helpful if you want to cut down your list - here's the rest of my maybes below....

6. Still Walking - Kore-eada's 6th film - if you haven't seen the other 5 well they're incredible (esp. After Life) - similarly to Varda I want to see it because he owns.

7. Burning Down The House - The Story of CBGBs - sucker for NY Punk docos - a lot of them are good e.g. End of a Century, New York Doll, and Dream of Life. This doesn't look quite as good as the others from the preview material - but I might try and see it anyway.

PS I'd really like to see an excellent Television / Voidoids doco, and book - if anyones looking for a project.

8. Moon - David Bowie's son hits the big screen - as a director. Looks like Space Odyssey meets Cast Away - oh wait I just talked myself out of this film. Its coming out soon anyway....

9. Outrage - I never saw Not Yet Rated as it was never given general release - that makes me feel like I should see this just in case.

10. Humpday - I dig on mumblecore (Puffy Chair, Hannah Takes the Stairs, Mutual Appreciation, Funny Ha Ha etc) I think the Duplass bro's are kinda genius. Not for everyone but most definitely for me.

11. Kisses - I hate Once btw - I turned it off after half an hour and wanted to turn it off earlier but the guy I was watching it with was like 'it was so well reviewed lets give it a chance' what a waste of time that turned out to be. I will actually probably not see this film based on how much I hate Once.

12. Awaydays - all the running in the trailer kind of turns me off. I hate running scenes. However the shots look good, the soundtrack looks good. Its a definite maybe. Also Selling Fast get in while you can.

13. Fish Tank - I haven't seen Red Road - but apparently it was really good - so this might be as well.

14. Looking for Eric - Not getting general release at this stage which I think is weird. Apparently this is Loach doing a Mike Leigh a la Happy Go Lucky aka downer director makes first feel good.

15. Hurt Locker - getting general release but apparently its the best film of this year according to the blogosphere. Plus Kathryn Bigelow (the dir.) also directed Point Break which kind of owns.

16. Stolen - more controversy - see it while you can?

17. Unmade Beds - I really wanted to see Glue (also directed by Alexis Dos Santos) a couple of MIFFs ago but somehow missed it - which was devastating as it was never released here but will do my utmost to catch this one.

18. Louise - Michel - Kind of looks like something in the vein of Working Girl or 9 to 5 - both of which I love - meets Delicatessen.

19. Little Joe - I was reading about this recently - it sounds fascinating. Its a doco on Joe a former Warhol 'Flesh' star who followed that with appearances in films by Jacques Rivette and Louis Malle?! He is also mentioned as "Little Joe" in Lou Reed’s 1972 song “Walk on the Wild Side" and he posed as the jeans-clad male hips on the cover of the Rolling Stones’ album “Sticky Fingers." Um, can you say 'Icon'?

20. Nymph - Supernatural love story from 'the' Thai director (Pen-ek Ratanaruang ) to watch. Perfect MIFF fodder in the best possible way.

21. Morphia - Apparently. Best. Amputation. Scene. Ever. Also the script is loosely based on a Mikhail Bulgakov story aka the only Russian Writer I've ever read.

22. Bluebeard - Catherine Breillat - not to sound like a broken record but....She directs. I watch.

23. Blank City - actually this looks totally up my alley and fast making its way to the definite list - NY art scene, Warhol, No Wave, Buscemi and Gallo. Yep pretty sold.

24. A Lake - by Philippe Grandrieux one of 'the' French arty directors to watch - whose also done cool installations at MoMa etc - I haven't seen anything of his yet, so maybe I should.

25. Deathbowl to Downtown - Skating in New York film - even if this is only half as good as Dogtown and Z Boys then it'll still be pretty awesome.

26. Tony Manero - for a film about a SNF/Travolta obsessed guy this sounds pretty brutal and amazing.

27. Embodiment of Evil- I haven't seen any of the preceding Coffin Joe films in this trilogy, so will I know whats going on?

28. Living Together - Anna Karina's first auteur adventure. Hard to find, prob worth trying to catch.

29. Chinese Roulette - Fassbinder and Karina - amazing!

30. Treeless Mountain - stunning trailer - also So Yong Kim produced Exploding Girl (see above).

Also I saw Guest of Cindy Sherman o/s its worth seeing if you're into that sort've thing. There are heaps of other good looking flicks that I'll wait for General Release to check out e.g. Valentino: The Last Emperor, September Issue, Girlfriend Experience, An Education, Tyson, White Ribbon etc.

Just as a side note I can't believe how expensive the films are...17 dollars is too much (helloooo Hoyts). Films used to be 10-12 and in the last 6 years it seems that 20 dollars will soon be a reasonable price to pay. Its ridiculous. I would see so much more at MIFF if there were 14/15 dollar tickets.

Festivals Schemstivals

I'm in a post-MIFF come down at the moment. The festival was everything I've know festival's to be - anticipation and expectation in the build up, a trashy opening night party, then its a scramble to see and experience the best and none of the crap (easier said then done). I'm yet to come out of a festival feeling like I've seen and had the best that festival has had to offer. Especially from festival's I feel offer a lot. Unlike my better counter-parts (and being a Libran) I have trouble forgoing all aspects of my life (social, health, work, monetary) for the festival (though I have a big part of me that would rather do this - one can always go to the gym/sleep/drink/save tomorrow). Thus I make choices on films and unfortunately, as with Sophie's choice, with choice comes regret. With choice comes the life unlived, the road untraveled and unlike Frost who knows which one is less travelled as a film doesn't show that kind of wear and tear really. If it did wouldn't that probably be the film less travelled as its probably old and crappy from its rarity and disuse? I digress...

Anyway I saw films - quite a few - but I could have seen more and I could have seen better. Even with a film festival, as in many of my personal relationships I have that - its-not-you-its-me - syndrome. Not a cheap break up line, but a true feeling that if something hasn't lived up to expectations it is my fault. My poor choices in programming of my own 12 films. It couldn't be that some or most of the films just sucked, it was decision making that was at fault. My inability to look past the flashy trailers, succinct descriptors and nytimes.com reviews - I should have seen/known/sensed that these films were not going to be all they were cracked up for.

So MIFF - is it you or me?

According to my friends their stance is as usual - its not me its you.

Just A Friend

(Check the Method Man cameo)

The Wackness and Hancock

Is it possible to love a movie just becuase the soundtrack is amazing? I think its as valid as loving something for the grading, editing, cinematography, acting, some hot lead etc etc. I'm not really talking about composition because thats not really my style, I'll appreciate it in movies as an enhancer, but will never really make me love a slightly crap movie more.

I get a lot of teasing about my taste in movies, music, books etc but all I can say is the use of ICE-T  -Colours and Ludacris - Move Bitch and the ever lovable WIll Smith (one of the king of one liners - loved that guy since back in Bel Air days) that movie was total 6 out of ten for me and considering how terrible the script and storyline was thats saying SOMETHING!

Also the cute little Wackness film - some cringe lines, but honestly when shit like Juno is paraded around as saving the Indie Genre or whatever this film looks like a Truffaut film - Note to Diablo Cody "I wanna listen to Boyz II Men when I'm with you" is what good teen scripting is about. Plus the soundtrack kicked Juno's try hard arse - Wu Tang, Biggie, A Tribe Called Quest, Biz Markie - amazing. Sure it was a bit like a Larry Clark film minus the reality check but films like this manage to be cross over commercial while not being terrible and actually have good music! 

Note - Anyone who likes Little Miss Sunshine, Juno or Garden State - please keep it to yourselves - or go see some Hartley, Heathers and maybe catch some film festival action in your area - yr palate is in need of cleansing ASAP.

Rosemary's Baby meets Juno?

Confirmed for this Friday - A l'interieur - we'll see!

Better the Devil You Know

Another thing thats bugging me about this year's MIFF (besides the fact that mini-passes are too expensive and they won't tell you anything that doesn't already have a guaranteed general release) is that they are holding a single screening of the Robert Bresson film The Devil Probably and this is on a Friday at 12.15pm - I'm sorry but if you are holding one screening of a film as hard to find as this can you please at least hold it after 5PM or on a weekend? I mean honestly how good would this be as a late night feature? Its like if last year they screening El Topo only midday on a Monday. Ludicrous!

Its like they are just going 'oh no-one thats into cinema works full time!"

The worst bit is that its showing around the corner from my work at the Forum. So its so close yet so far AND theres no chance of sneaky sick day as I would so get busted!

Gimme a M-I-double F!

The MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival) program was released on Friday a mere 14 days before the festival. I've pretty much spent this weekend agonising and research and re-reading and prioritising the 10 or so films I'm planning on attending this year (10 is the number on my mini-pass, I'm forking $135 over for!). Its important to start large and cut back I've come up with a list of 30 or so and culled back from there with filters such as a) no weekday films before 6.15PM, as I won't make them b) no weekend films before 12PM

as I won't make them c) anything that doesn't like mind altering amazing or like a really good "festival" film and is likely to get a general release later in the year I'm leaving off my list. Trust me this process is not easy, but a fun way to spend my weekend really.

I'm faced with some dilemma's such as - Kate Bush documentary?

Notes - This film is old and seemed to have sunk without a stone with no general cinematic release in sight and I hate talking head documentaries. Then again on the other hand so many gems sink without general release even to DVD and I LOVE KATE BUSH MORE THAN LIFE. See the dilemma? This could really be my only chance to further my Kate Bush obsession with intimate details of her career and personal life e.g. her no touring stance, as well as a variety of hair styles over the years, cute childhood photos and her almost career as a ballerina etc. Traumatic stuff - its so easy to live in regret with these choices - I've done it before.

Thus far I'm looking at

1. The Guitar (general release vs my obsession with "life after finding out your going to die films") - *

2. Kate Bush - Under Review (see above) - *

3. Son of Rambow (general release?)

4. In Search of Midnight Kiss (general release?) - *

5. Ben X - *?

6. Dai-Nipponjin - *

7. Roman Polanksi Wanted and Desired - (I hate talking head doco's vs I F**KING LOVE POLANSKI) - *

8. Funny Games (Haneke is p. good vs I hate N. Watts and remakes? ew, plus general release fo sho)

9. The Pleasure of Being Robbed - *?

10. Whose afraid of Kathy Acker (there is no way this is getting a g.r.) - *

11. Shall we Kiss - *?

12. The Wackness (general release?)

13. White Lies, Black Sheep - *

14. A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (this could be awful (misogynistic and blokey humour), but it sounds kinda like a Woody film which is cute)

15. Lorna's Silence

16. Wild Combination: Portrait of Arthur Russell - **

17. Fox and His Friends - Fassbinder **

18. OTTO - Bruce La Bruce !! - **

21. Frontier of Dawn -I love Phillipe Garrel **

22. I Think We're Alone Now - (there is almost no way this is getting g.r.) - *

*? - want to see but not 100 % * - really want to see ** -must see!