We want to try and make it - we can do at least the animated (whatever time). Maddie wants to know if the "Danish Poet" is nominated again.

I'm out, completely. The gold medal hockey game is on. ;)

Have a wonderful time and I can't wait to hear all about it.

Someone please tell me what the plan is! We want to partake of the viewing this year. Tomorrow? Which times?

2:30 and 5 would be best for me, I think, because I have to work a bit before I come. Is that OK for the rest of you?

It works great for us. Yay!

(I am just so happy to get out of the house for something fun at this point....)

Just bought tix for 2:30 and 5:00!

230 is good I suspect!

Ratz - we're out. Maddie has to clean tack for her tournament next weekend. Have fun everyone.

Wow - pretty strong year for Animated. We couldn't stay for the live action. Any good?

I think The Lady and the Reaper was the best all around. Logorama was interesting in the way they used the logo's and such. Wallace and Grommit was good but typical. I think I liked French Roast better than the group - really liked the use of animation and the models of the characters. Granny Grimm's Sleeping Beauty had some funny moments but the CG was terrible.

I don't think animation technique is the guiding spirit of quality. But rather, which film that happens to be animated is the better film. The look of a film certainly impacts its quality, and that is in the eye of the beholder. I found the look of Granny's Sleeping Beauty to be completely in concert with the irreverent tone of the piece.

I liked all the animateds, except for French Roast. But, going by which one I'd like to own in my personal collection, I unexpectedly find myself voting for Logorama as Best Animated Short Subject. (We did not have the typical straw poll after the screening).



The live actioners were miserable. Even the two comedies were meh. The rant which started The New Tenants was terrific, but the rest of the cute film paled by comparison. The Swedish one about the magician was charming, but a meaningless piece of fluff. The child slavery one was horrible, the Miracle Fish was unfulfilling. The Door was actually pretty well made and didn't hammer home its point too hard. So with it ultimately being about child cancer, it's the obvious winner.

But I didn't really like any of them ... and sitting through them was a chore.

Sitting through the animateds, though there were a couple of duds, was a delight!