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happy birthday to mimerki!

proof that the universe tends to balance, i met her during one of the more socially awkward weekends of my life (on an evening capped with getting soaked by a passing car driving through a puddle). i'm so glad to know you, dear.

(if you're so inclined, you could give her a hug.)

pavers

ah, i had good intentions about writing reviews. i've been favoring sleep and C over internet time.

so here's the quick and dirty about things that have showings left that i have already seen:

do not see Expired or I Really Hate My Job. both films have the same problem - the characters' journey is nonexistent or short. no one is substantially changed by events, and the events aren't interesting enough to make up for the lack on the character front. if i hadn't seen them as previews they would have been walkouts. (and the staying to the end of the second was only due to a lack of aggressiveness on my part.)

much better than i expected - The Bubble (go!), Sons, and Little Book of Revenge.

The Banquet is more for theatre nerds than wuxia nerds. it's a sharp adaptation of Hamlet and features mask work. (i imagine my friends from Dell'Arte would be creaming over the wire-assisted movement in the theatre scenes.) relating it to Hamlet was a great deal of the pleasure of viewing for me, but it also comes with sumptuous costumes and Yuen Wo Ping choreography.

not as good as i hoped based on the SIFF writeup: The Art of Crying, Interview, Nomadak Tx, Angels In the Dust.

ETA: 51 features, 1 short, one week to go.