The slogan for the festival simply reads “SHOW,” and the quaint shopping streets are peppered with decorations this time of year, enveloping the town in a feverish frenzy of movie-going mayhem.
Celebrities, of course, are hard to miss at a time like this (I literally bumped into Laura Linney at last year’s festival), and I am giddy to report that Sean Penn, Daniel Day-Lewis, Noah Baumbach, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Ken Burns and many others are slated for appearances in the next few days. I’m a sucker for celebs.
I just returned from a special staff screening of “I’m Not There,” the unorthodox Todd Haynes picture exploring the many lives of Bob Dylan. “Disappointing” is a word that jumps to mind, and the general buzz from the crowd seemed to be mixed, at best. Too obscure, too tedious, and not enough emotion, I felt. Lovers of Dylan’s work may find it a valuable addition to their encyclopedic knowledge of the music giant, but it’s certainly not for everyone.
However, I have much to look forward to the rest of the weekend. Noah Baumbach’s “Margot at the Wedding” and a tribute to Academy-Award winning actor Daniel Day-Lewis are at the top of my list, but I’d watch whatever they put in front of me at this point; I just want to see some films.
So that’s all for now. My eyes are heavy, my body is sore, but my enthusiasm is piqued for the rest of the festival. I’ll report back tomorrow.
The “SHOW,” as they say here, is just getting started.
Bill Fech, 12:28 am, Friday, Aug 31
Telluride, Colorado
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