short day

Con Man was good, a strange, sad, sometimes funny documentary about James Hogue, a compulsive con artist who, among other things, became a track star at Palo Alto High School in his 20s under an assumed name, went to jail, and enrolled at Princeton (and joined the track team) under another assumed name. The filmmaker, a Paly student at the time, was in attendance at the screening, as were one of Hogue's teachers ("he still has my copy of Hamlet", she said) and I'm sure others who knew him.

The Anarchist Cookbook was alright--I laughed fairly often, although I wasn't sure how often the filmmakers were laughing with me. It needs some editing, and maybe some rethinking.

Cinequest has added another screening of Potestad on Tuesday, 7:15, at the Camera 3. artname, it's your lucky day! Also, another screening of the opening night movie, The Movie Hero, Saturday at 8:30 in Campbell. I recommend both to people who like those respective sorts of thing.

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DOJ confirmed Ashcroft is reconsidering the Alvarado case and related policy change.

more movies

Saw Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control, which was pretty good. I found the multiple narrators and flashback structure confusing, but it had some good music.

artname turned up to see Stephen Frears, preceded by Prick Up Your Ears, his 1987 film biography of playwright Joe Orton. The "conversation with" Frears was difficult; he's made some great films, but doesn't seem to have any strong opinions on what, if anything, he has to do with that. Also, there was feedback coming from the speakers through most of the event.

Skipped the late show of the Mindbenders shorts program. I've been running myself a little ragged and it seemed like sleep would be a laudable achievement. So now I'm off to get it.