Movie Review: The Waiting List

I’m not entirely sure how long it took me to accept the facts that I’m now a parent and that my life has significantly changed in many ways as a result. But when it did sink in, it hit me hard. I realized that much of my freedom was not, in fact, going to return any time soon. I also realized that my days of hanging out in smoky rock clubs, going deaf to the soundtrack of indie rock bands turned up to eleven and drinking with my friends had been replaced by arranged dinners and play dates with parents of kids that my kids liked. And my evenings, once spent staying up late writing, goofing off, making music—all gone in favor of the elusive and rarely consistent sleep. The Waiting List, a completely indie film produced in Portland, OR, is the Catcher...

Posted by on Aug 25, 2009 in Movies | 2 comments

Clones Gone Wild! and more from the Washougal International Film Festival

I had promised myself I’d get back to the Washougal International Film Festival before it left, and the morning after attending my wife’s surreal high school reunion (more on that another day), I decided I needed a quick break. My mission was to catch Clones Gone Wild!, which I was politely asked to check out on Twitter by none other than its star/writer/producer, Chad Mathews. More on Clones Gone Wild! later. I showed up at the festival around noon and went straight to the Green Room, which was a smallish room, normally used as the Drama classroom at the highschool. While waiting for the noon block to start, one of the festival volunteers came in and we had a brief chat. Turns out their attendance doubled this year, which is great. Shortly after we...

Posted by on Aug 17, 2009 in Movies | 2 comments

Washougal Film Festival: Thursday Evening Wrapup

When I heard that there’s an actual International film festival just down the street from my house I promised myself I’d make it at least once to check things out. I have to say, I’m really excited that Breven Angaelica Warren has put this whole thing together and is attempting to bring some culture to Washougal. I was sad to see that the attendance wasn’t great, because there were some really great films this evening. I don’t blame the Film Festival folks for the low attendance, I just think it’s going to take a few more years for this event to catch on, and for the local residents to catch on, as well. At any rate, I caught several films, of which I’ll do some quick write-ups below. I want to thank Breven and her people...

Posted by on Aug 14, 2009 in Movies | 7 comments