Two down, eight to go

We've just finished Day Two of the fest but it seriously feels like we've been here a week.

Here's today's wrap up.

Total Movies seen: 4
Good Movies seen: 2
Bad Movies seen: 2

Hours of sleep I got last night: 4

Okay. So the first film of the day was Loggerheads starring Kip Pardue and Bonnie Hunt at the Raquet Club at 11:30. The movie was pretty good. Surprisingly similar to Happy Endings in that it shared one or two thematic elements, but the two were quite different in tone. Loggerheads was slow and subtle and character-driven. All the leads were fantastic. There was only one aspect of the film I didn't like -- it was hard for me to figure out what was happening when. The way they interwove the story lines and the different years was confusing me.

After that, we stayed at the Raquet Club for Ellie Parker starring Naomi Watts and Chevy Chase. We photographed both of them as they were going in and I got some autographs for Janis. Their movie, sadly, basically sucked. It was a cute concept -- a few days in the life of a struggling actress in L.A. It was based on a short. It should have stayed a short, because there were definitely some funny parts, but probalby about enough to fit into a 10 minute piece, instead of a feature. It was pretty cool to see all the different areas of L.A. on the bigscreen, though.

Next up on the list was Brick starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (the kid from 3rd Rock from the Sun) and Lucas Haas. Didn't care for this one in the slightest. It was like they were going for a style that just didn't resonate with me. Two thumbs down.

After that, I took the shuttle over to the Marriot where I dropped off Shane and Rob's tickets to Layer Cake. Then over to the Eccles for my last screening of the day which was...

Inside Deep Throat, the documentary about the making of the most successful film in history. Great film! I was highly entertained and learned lots of new stuff. Before the film started my buddy Greg found me and we chatted for a while and sat together. That was fun.

I am taking lots of photos, but I'm dying for a little nap right now. I have to wake up in less than six hours. Real quick, though. Here's what I'm seeing tomorrow:

Lonesome Jim (hopefully, but we'll have to waitlist it)
Dear Wendy
The Dying Gaul
Swimmers

Funnnn stuff! :) More tomorrow.