
Hey, folks -
the program for the 28th annual VIFF, which starts October 1st, is up and running online. From big-name entries like Lars Von Trier's
Antichrist (image above; trailer and such
here) and Michael Haneke's new film
The White Ribbon, to smaller, but fascinating-sounding and harder-to-see fare like
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo, or the compelling-but-quiet sounding
Sweetgrass, it looks to be a strong a festival as ever, despite
being touched by the sponsorship woes and government arts funding cutbacks witnessed elsewhere (because we need all our money for the Olympics!). While I haven't perused the program in much detail as yet, I'm singularly excited about the new
Michael Glawogger film; his
Workingman's Death was a huge favourite a few years back, and while I wasn't quite as excited by
Slumming, his first fiction feature, I liked it quite a bit; besideswhich, the premise of
Kill Daddy Goodnight certainly sounds intriguing. Oh, and Reg Harkema's
Leslie My Name Is Evil is playing, as well - I hope to be talking to Reg about that, soon. Check out
this assaultive, nasty review it got! Sounds like Reg pushed some buttons, there (and it sounds like the reviewer doesn't know his Godard). My VIFF coverage will be thinner this year, due to various personal issues in my life (moving back to the 'burbs to be closer to ailing parents), but I'll have a few things online over the next few weeks. Hope to see y'all at a movie or two...
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