Hot damn

Today I saw SIX movies.

I've never seen six movies in one day.

Never. Again.

So tired I want to die!

Here's a quick rundown:

First movie was Squid and the Whale. Probably the best one of the day, or second best. New York City in the '80's, kids, parents, divorced. Good movie.

Next, there was the documentary After Innocence which was about people who have been exhonorated after 5, 10, 15 + years in prison because DNA evidence found them innocent. It profiled several different wrongfully-accused men and how difficult it is to readjust to live outside of prison and how wrong it all is. I was really affected by this film. Loved it.

After that, I went to see Heights at the Library with Jason and Jed and Bill and Joel Michaely, whom I stubbed in. The movie was fantastic. Nowhere near an independent film, but really good all the same.

Then, I went to This Revolution which was less than stellar. It was highly political and shot documentary-style but it was not a documentary. It was toooo political for me. And just bad. You could tell in the Q&A that it wasn't well received with the audience. And the audience was pretty much their target market, too. So, yeah.

After that was The Girl From Monday which was Hal Hartley so we knew it would be really out there. And yeah. Way too weird and BAD bad bad. I actually napped a bit just from my sheer lack of interest.

Lastly, I went to see Mardi Gras: Made in China which was a documentary about how all of the beads that are used in New Orleans for Mardi Gras are made in sweatshops in China. It was sad and poignant and about an hour too long. They had made their point in about 30 minutes and just kept re-hashing and re-hashing.

Now I am ready. To. Die. So fucking tired. And oddly full. I had too much crap to eat today.

Tomorrow is the Queer Lounge party, the Crispin Glover Premiere, and what else. Another Strangers with Candy screening. I am going to try and sleep until a decent hour tomorrow. No early movie. Should be glorious.