Cinequest 2009 Shorts 5 – Letting Off Steam is a series of films with a serious twist or two. There were the weird (Hour of Death) and touching (Water Pills), and one was regrettably pornographic (Love You More). Hollywood continues to enter the Indi world with Winona Ryder in, “Water Pills.” She does a great […]
Read more →Remaining screenings: March 4, 9:30 PM (Cam 12); March 6, 4:30 PM (Cam 12) Larry Norman was one of the earliest Christian rockers. He got his start in the San Jose music scene of the seventies as lead singer of People before going solo and focusing on his religious experiences as the source of his […]
Read more →Screening: Closing night March 8, 7:30 PM (Cal). Followed by a party. See www.cinequest.org for details. Why do we exist? What is truth? How can we be happy? These are questions humans have asked ourselves for centuries. Director Roger Nygard (“Trekkies”) found himself asking these age old questions, and set out to find the answers. […]
Read more →Screenings: March 7, 2:00 PM (Cam 12); March 8 12:00 PM (Cam 12) Just because you’re in the AARP doesn’t mean you have to hang up your protesting hat and go quietly into retirement. Raging Grannies is a large organization, with “gaggles,” or local groups all over the country (including locally in San Jose). These […]
Read more →Remaining screenings: March 5, 4:30 PM (Cam 12); March 7, 2:00 PM (Cal) It’s 1989 and Jarle has it all: he’s the singer and lead guitarist of the awesomest punk band in town, he has a beautiful girlfriend, and his best friend is the coolest guy around. Then the new kid in class, Yngve, shows […]
Read more →Remaining screening: March 8, 5:15 PM (Cam 12) When Douglas and Graham Walker founded the World Rock Paper Scissors Society, they had no idea of the heights it would grow to. What started out as simply a tribute to their love of the game (RPS, for short) has turned into an international organization whose World […]
Read more →Cinequest 2009 The world premiere of “Wake” was the opening faire that aired to a sold-out, energetic, and enthusiastic crowd Wednesday, February 25. And they were ready for the Cinequest 19 Film Festival to begin – they cheered the opening credits. “Wake” was a good choice. A light, airy, and nicely packaged “Wake” is a […]
Read more →Screenings: February 27, 9:30 PM (Rep); March 1, 1:30 PM (Rep); March 4, 5:00 PM (Cam 12) Nick is a struggling musician in Los Angeles who spends most of his time gaming online with a large group of folks, many of whom are his close friends. When he meets Kei, a struggling actress who knows […]
Read more →Cinequest 2009 Ealasaid said it best – “Another Man” is a French film, a noir tale told with a brooding mood and angst feel. Francois finds himself writing for a local newspaper and, by chance, covering the local film world as a critic. This is new to his experience. His negative critiques causes a potential […]
Read more →Cinequest 2009 “How To Be”, directed by Oliver Irving, is one of those films you can enjoy if you catch it, and not miss if you miss it. It comes under radar, not carrying a big punch. Art hasn’t made much of his life to date and has allowed his parents disappointment to be his […]
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