Had a good run of films yesterday. Saw "Slumdog Millionaire", "Frost/Nixon" and the norwegian "Jernanger" ("Shooting The Sun"), which was the official opening film of the festival. "Slumdog Millionaire" was absolutely brilliant. Danny Boyle has yet to make a poor film, and this one is certainly one of his finest ever. A wonderfully absurd and curious story with terrific performances. Playful camerawork and a great soundtrack. Both heartbreaking and exhilarating. "Frost/Nixon" is the new Ron Howard film, and although it is nowhere near his best work (it's actually been a while since that) it is still a decent movie. Great turns from Frank Langhella and Michael Sheen but the film takes too long to get going and in the end you don't really walk away with anything other than a political history lesson. "Jernanger" was good, but not as good as one had hoped after the terrific trailer and the return of Pål Jackman, director of the excellent "Detektor" (2000). It has its share of great moments but the film feels a little like bits and pieces and doesn't really stick together.
Ended the evening with a good rock & roll concert at my favorite bar in Tromsø, Blå Rock. King Khan & The BBQ Show played a decent set and was a nice antidote to all the quiet hours spent in the theatres.
The articles that I've mentioned in "Nordlys" and "Bladet Tromsø" are available to see if one buys the newspaper online and read it as a PDF file. Here are the links:
https://www.buyandread.com/mediaport/buy.htm?pub=221&date=20090110
https://www.buyandread.com/mediaport/buy.htm?pub=8&date=20090114
The first screening of my film is today and I'm excited about the response. Off to the cinema for day three!
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