I went to see Max and Mary premiere on Thursday, which is a stop-motion animation in the vein of Harvey Krumpet. It a bit disappointing to say the least, though I went into the movie with high expectations. Max and Mary was trying to be too cute in so many ways, like a low brow Amelie heroine meets an Ogre. The way aspergers is portrayed was also very one dimensional. I have to say that it was a nice choice for an opening movie, with most years the opening movie takes its self a bit too seriously. The September Issue was enjoyable and the after-party was more so. The best so far that I have seen is Paper Heart and Afgan Star. Afgan Star is the one movie that I have been hearing the most buzz about. It is a documentary about an Afgani version of American Idol. The movie that I am looking forward to seeing is Rudo y Cursi.
Rob Frenay
If, so what’re you seeing? What did you like/didn’t like? What’re you excited to see?