LA Film Fest

I have never been to a film festival before.  I dream of Sundance sometimes, just because I think it would be neat thing to do.  The LA Film Festival started yesterday and while I don't know if will satiate all that I hoped a film festival can be, there are a couple of movies that I am looking forward to seeing.

Chalk
As a former teacher, this looks incredible:

Film Description: "Take a peek inside the teachers’ lounge in this hilarious glimpse into the awkward lives of high school teachers. Drawing from the mock-reality show style of “The Office” or “Arrested Development,” writer/director Mike Akel and writer/co-star Chris Mass, both actual teachers, mix comedy with a bittersweet commentary on the obstacles facing our public school teachers. Surrounded by wonderfully deadpan, real life students, the cast delivers ingeniously subtle performances as teachers struggling to win “Teacher of the Year,” decipher school policy, or just make it until the bell rings."
PLAYING: Sunday, 6/25, 9:15pm @ Italian Cultural Institute, Tuesday 6/27, 7:00pm @ Laemmle Sunset 5 and Saturday 7/01, 2:00pm @ Laemmle Sunset 5.

Old Joy
The LA Weekly gave this movie a glorious review and said it is a film about "our inability to stop time, and about the search for sanctuary in an increasingly chaotic world."  And Will Oldham is in it!

Film Description: Two old friends — one settling down as an expectant father, the other leading a free-form existence — go for a weekend camping trip together. Amidst the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, it becomes apparent that their lives are heading in different directions. Anchored by delicately understated performances by Will Oldham (known for his musical work as Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Palace) and Daniel London, Old Joy is a quiet, powerful look at the ways in which people change and time marches ever on.
PLAYING: Friday 6/23, 5:00pm @ Italian Cultural Institute and Sunday 6/25 @ Landmark's Regent

Brothers of the Head
I kinda have a thing for faux rock documentaries.
Film Description: Spirited away from their home by an unscrupulous music promoter, Barry and Tom are brooding conjoined twins being groomed to become the “next big thing.” But the more outside forces conspire to control the brothers, the more they learn to fight back, transforming their musical sideshow into a fierce proto-punk missive against the world. This pseudo-documentary perfectly captures the rebellious, dark side of the 1970s London music scene, while real-life twins Luke and Harry Treadaway give fiery performances as complex and innovative as punk music itself.
PLAYING: Wednesday 6/28, 4:45 @ Laemmle Sunset 5 and Saturday 7/01, 10:00 pm at Mann Festival Theater

Any movies I am forgetting? What are looking forward to seeing?

                        

Comments

[joel]

why didn't we make that movie "chalk"?

[Abercrombie fitch london]

I really thank to one who wrote this article.

i like it!

thanks you!

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[abercrombie uk]

will be happy to be proved wrong with this one.... but having done survival training during my Army days, I have to admit to a raised eyebrow with this as well.

[ed hardy clothing]

I do not understand what you mean.