Gary Dretzka
Leonard
Klady
David Poland
Ray Pride
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (Special Screenings) - For those old enough to remember, the Z Channel was an L.A. cultural phenom with an eclectic mix of movies that embraced Oscar contenders and uncut versions of the likes of Heaven's Gate. Xan Cassavetes _ who was too young to experience it first hand _ talks to filmmakers and friends influenced by it and the mercurial personality of its programmer Jerry Harvey. (7 p.m. DGA 1. Overnight (Special Screenings) - Remember Boondock Saints? The chronicle of Troy Duffy, an instant indie filmmaking celebrity courted and indulged by the sector who burned out quickly and wound up in the scrap heap. A fascinating portrait that uncomfortably wonders if the system created a monster or an egomaniac sewed the seeds of his own demise. (10:15 p.m. DGA 1) Two
Brothers (Special Screenings) - The stars of this saga
are two Bengal tigers and a riveting yarn that takes them from birth
through loss, separation and captivity and beyond. Filmmaker Jean-Jacques
Annaud has a penchant for ethnographic fare that's included such
past efforts as The Bear and Quest for Fire. One has to admittedly
get past the silly hijinx of the film's bipods set in turn-of-the-century
Siam that threatens to unbalance the feline's majesty. (1:30 p.m.
DGA 1) Men
WIthout Jobs (Narrative Competition) - Two young black
men amble through life with the vague notion of forming a musical
group. Writer-director Mad Matthewz creates an appealing social
comedy abetted by strong central performances from Bonz Malone and
Ishmael Butler. Though the emphasis is light hearted, there's a
poignant undercurrent that makes this one worth catching. (9:30
pm. Laemmle Sunset 5) Two Brothers' Guy Pearce Finds His Rhythm And Learns To Love Hollywood "When
the Berlin wall fell, the perpetual right in America, which always
needs an enemy, didn't have an enemy any more, so I had to serve
as the next best thing," Imelda Sues: She Doesn't Look Like A Good Person In The Documentary The
Last of the First: Much like "Buena Vista Social Club"
and "Standing in the Shadows of Motown," "The Last
of the First" shines a spotlight on musicians' musicians who
have been forgotten or overlooked. ``I think Michael
Moore's Fahrenheit 911 will bury us. But... I think his film
will take in enough at the box office that it probably might even
help us some too.'' Next Year,
Straight Outta Compton?
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