Monday, April 28, 2008

tribeca Film Festival time

Lake CIty

Lake City
When her family is threatened by violent criminals, a mother and son must reconcile the past in order to save their home. Powerful performances by Sissy Spacek and Troy Garity highlight this potent drama, also featuring Dave Matthews and Rebecca Romijn.

Behind the Screens: The April 26th screening will be followed by a discussion between actress Sissy Spacek and Variety's Dade Hayes.
Dade Hayes asked the most benign and insignificant questions of this great american film actor. The audience asked smarter, sharper questions. Hayes had an hour to talk to SS and he used 20 minutes. He asked elementary questions like, motivation, script selection and time off as a career arc. Sensory memory, hollywood likes 50 year old women and raising kids were SS answers. DUH!!!!

Missed opportunity

STRANGERS In Berlin, an Israeli man and a Palestinian woman accidentally swap backpacks on their way to the World Cup. Meeting again, they discover an instant connection, but can two people from the same land but different worlds transcend the larger struggle between their communities?

ZEN of Bobby V
Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine took his baseball expertise to Japan in 2004. This film follows a season in the life of an American who has become an admired icon-and a primary reason that baseball remains Japan's most popular sport.