Gary Dretzka
Leonard
Klady
David Poland
Ray Pride
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UNKNOWN SOLDIER (Narrative Competition) - The quietly powerful debut feature by Ferenc Toth centers on a Harlem teenager left homeless after his father's fatal heart attack. Adrift and not particularly self-motivated Ellison nonetheless has good basic survival instincts. While the social commentary is there, Unknown Soldier has a moody, poetic quality that's unforced and a haunting central performance by newcomer Carl Louis. (7:15 Laemmle Sunset 5) COWARDS BEND THE KNEE (Special Screenings) - Just prior to filming The Saddest Music in the World, filmmaker Guy Madden was commissioned to do an art installation in Germany. However, his modest "peep show" quickly evolved into a bizarre silent feature about a hockey player unable to play following an injury and drawn into a dark world of sexual-psychological perversity. Madden calls it his tribute to Universal horror movies, particularly The Hands of Orlac. (9:45 p.m. DGA 1) MONUMENTAL: DAVID BROWER'S FIGHT FOR WILD AMERICA (Documentary Competition) - Though framed by the incendiary personality of environmental activist Brower, Monumental is as unconventional a portrait film as its subject. Filmmaker Kelly Duane touches on some personal highlights including his brief tenure at the Sierra Club but what resonates most is the footage he shot of America's most spectacular natural wonders. Brower's passion infuses every frame and proves the old adage about a picture being worth a thousand words, no matter how fiery. (9:45 p.m. Laemmle Sunset 5) UNTOLD SCANDAL (International Showcase) - An enormous success in Korea last year and currently turning up the heat in Japan, this tale of sexual intrigue may seem somewhat familiar. In fact, it's the latest screen variation of Dangerous Liaisons transposed to the elite clan society of 18th Century Korea. For the uninitiated, a scheming charmer makes a wager with a former lover that he can bed a virtuous woman and that pursuit appears headed toward tragic consequences. (7 p.m. Laemmle Sunset 5) UP
FOR GRABS (Documentary Competition) - A real life saga
that gives new meaning to the catchphrase "keep your eye on
the ball." Who caught San Francisco slugger Barry Bonds record
breaking 73rd home run? Both Alex Popov and Patrick Hayashi claimed
that honor and filmed evidence and eyewitness reports failed to
provide the unimpeachable truth. Could the court settle the case?
A genuine cliffhanger and a total delight to watch the principles
engage in rhetoric and some of the basic seven deadly sins.(9:30
p.m. 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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