LSPE's annual Oscar Shorts outing
 

Hey, gang. Who's up for Oscar shorts?

What's good for you? Saturday 2/1 or Sunday 2/2, at the NuArt theater.

Times (alternating animated and live-action) are:
12, 2:40, 5, 7:40, 9:50

I've been wondering when this would be this year. But alas, I can go only if it's Sunday - as I'm making one of my very-rare-nowadays visits to Disneyland on Saturday - long delayed.

Of course, this is really the most fun IF there's the pay-off of an Oscar Party where the buzz is all about who wins the shorts! Anything like that in the werks?

I LOVE outings but alas we've got kiddo things this weekend.

Is this a function where a pair of shorts announces he is gay?

Saturday might work for me

I'm in the wrong city to join in on your fun. Try to see them here

Not in the cards for us this time. We're fully addicted though, so iTunes it is.

This always sounds fun but I live in the wrong state. Can't wait to here what everyone thinks!

Shorts seen.

Animation
Adam and Dog - Fine
Fresh Guacamole - A fine visual gimmick. Strongest reaction from the crowd, but still, just one joke and less than two minutes and made by some guy who goes by the ultra-annoying PES (him and McG can be tied together in a sack).
Head Over Heels - Good use of the freedom and animation provides. Somewhat on the nose.
Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare" - I just didn't think it was very good.
Paperman - Perfectly fine and I know a lot of people really like it, but it just didn't connect for me.

So I guess I'd go with Head Over Heels.

Live Action
Asad - Liked it. Unexpected payoff at the end. Does nothing to hide the complete breakdown of society in Somalia without dwelling on it.
Buzkashi Boys - Boring but interesting to see something of Kabul. Seeing that it was part of a grant from the U.S. State Department did make me curious about the project's history.
Curfew - Nothing wrong with what was on the screen but I apparently didn't get whatever they wanted me too.
Death of a Shadow - Most interesting of the bunch. Also the one that most seemed like a demo reel hoping to get turned into a longer movie.
Henry - Well acted but also well examined territory. Yes, yes, getting old sucks.

I'd go with Death of a Shadow or Asad, not sure which.