I'm in love with Miranda July!
It's true. Her brilliant film "Me and You and Everyone We Know" is out on video, and it's one of those rare films that just gets better with every screening. I saw the film's opening at the Seattle International Film Festival last year, and since then have seen it more times than I even know - if you're reading this locally, you likely recall that we had the film at the Grand for several weeks.
If you haven't seen this film - you truly owe it to yourself to see it. Even if the film's quirky-ness isn't your cup of tea, you still ought to see it for its historic relevance. I rarely do this, but here goes: 'mark my words' - this film will be in film history textbooks at the end of this decade, as an example of two things: Artists crossing over into film (July is a performance artist and 'Me and You...' is her first film) and more importantly, it will be marked as one of the strongest examples of the new direction film is heading in the new millennium (I share the belief that the era of Post Modernism is indeed dead, and a new era has begun). Not enough time has passed for this new era to really be fully accepted and even understood, but it is happening, and it's films like July's which are leading the way.
I'll share more of my ideas on this new era of film soon. For now, go rent 'Me and You and Everyone We Know.' And watch for the subtle differences this film has to most other art films you may be familiar with. That's the thing about this new direction in film - the differences aren't glaringly obvious at first. But if you watch for it, you just might see what I'm talking about.
Until next time -
-shawn@grandcinema.com
If you haven't seen this film - you truly owe it to yourself to see it. Even if the film's quirky-ness isn't your cup of tea, you still ought to see it for its historic relevance. I rarely do this, but here goes: 'mark my words' - this film will be in film history textbooks at the end of this decade, as an example of two things: Artists crossing over into film (July is a performance artist and 'Me and You...' is her first film) and more importantly, it will be marked as one of the strongest examples of the new direction film is heading in the new millennium (I share the belief that the era of Post Modernism is indeed dead, and a new era has begun). Not enough time has passed for this new era to really be fully accepted and even understood, but it is happening, and it's films like July's which are leading the way.
I'll share more of my ideas on this new era of film soon. For now, go rent 'Me and You and Everyone We Know.' And watch for the subtle differences this film has to most other art films you may be familiar with. That's the thing about this new direction in film - the differences aren't glaringly obvious at first. But if you watch for it, you just might see what I'm talking about.
Until next time -
-shawn@grandcinema.com
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