Hark! A film festival approaches!
A friend was looking out for me today. I was handed a VIP pass to the International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival. It was one of those things where I had been waiting for this event for so long I had completely forgotten about it. Thanks, Craig!
In an effort to pay it forward, I secured another pass for a buddy and possibly one more…we shall see. I could care less if every film I watch at the festival sucks, I’ll love the experience. I’m a sci-fi whore. Also, it helps ease the pain at the end of a shitty film when you suddenly remember you didn’t pay for it, lol. I’m hoping I’ll find at least one good film to serve as blogfodder. Stay tuned.
Speaking of which, I just finished watching Traffic. I always find it interesting to come back to a great film (after not having watched it for a couple years) and seeing what I resonate with each time.
The technique of cutting all the sound (except for the music) and letting the camera do the story telling on its own for moment is what hooked me this time around. It certainly isn’t unique to the film, but it’s used so well in Traffic. When done right, a film can build to a certain point, cut everything but the music and let you live in the moment. I dig it.
You’re probably thinking of shitty movies that abuse that technique right about now *COUtransformersGH*. It can definitely turn a scene from dramatic to cheesy in a split second. But just because some dipshit drives the same car as you doesn’t mean your car sucks 
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I love when Soderbergh does that in his movies. I think he’s the best at it. Especially when he works with Cliff Martinez. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Martinez)
Solaris is full of moments like that. Man, I love that flick… so much that I bought the OST. Great tunes to drift off to sleep and dream to.
No one has ever said anything about Solaris that compelled me to see it, until now. I’m on it.