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May 12, 2006
DC Movie Events
Currently distracted, but a few more DC movie events that are worth noting. The AFI Silver is currently running Sean Connery and Robert Altman retrospectives. I'll admit that I'm less than enthiusiastic about Connery as an actor (he's by far the best James Bond), but he has had the good fortune to work with some great directors (Martin Ritt, John Huston, Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Lumet, to name a few). Since I'm only going to be in DC for a few more weeks, I'm hoping to make it to a few of these screenings. In particular, I'm hoping to catch Lumet's The Anderson Tapes.
The Altman retrospective also looks quite good, highlighting many of his best films (Short Cuts, The Player, Nashville), but of the featured films, I'm probably most curious about The Long Goodbye, which I've somehow managed to miss even though I like Altman quite a bit.
Also just noticed that tonight is the last night of the DC installment of the 48 Hour Film Project, whihc I somehow manage to miss every year There's a "Best Of" screening on May 25th, which looks like a good alternative. But my Atlanta readers might be interested in knowing that the Project will be rolling into your neck of the woods on the weekend of May 19th. Here's the full schedule, and with at least two stops in the Tar Heel State, I may be able to catch the fest later on this summer.
Posted by chuck at May 12, 2006 2:30 PM
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