Another Great Day! ICF Day 2

By Nancy Borchers

The first film I got to see today was "Thirst" at the Rustic Theater. Sallie and got there in plenty of time and got some goodies from the snack counter. Annamarie and Lou decided to join us a 2 pm so we settled in and watched a great waste of potential. The camera work was good and the acting showed promise but the writer made the characters make such stupid decisions it was painful to watch. 

We were so relieved to see "Handmade Life." This was a film made for the artists of Idyllwild. The enthusiasm and joy of the builder filled the screen. Here is a fellow that made good decisions. I’m glad this one was fact and "Thirst" was fiction.

The next film was the "Luckiest Man Alive." This entertaining film had a terrific plot, and a great ending along with a pace that kept us all on our toes.  We stayed for "Spicy Nose" which we all laughed through. The posturing and preening of the main character reminded me of a film I saw the day before.

Walking out of the theater, we saw that the snow had covered the roads and we knew that we might have problems later when the temperature dropped. The roads were already slick in spite of being plowed so we crept over to the Caine to see "Sarah’s Wish" and were disappointed to find that their scheduling went faster than expected and we had missed it.

Since no one was there and they weren’t scheduled to show anything for a half an hour, they ran it again for us and several others. Boy, am I glad they did. I’m not fond of bashing anyone’s practice of religion but in this case it was like using the “F” word to establish a person’s lack of character. This time it showed the ways people try to cope with the disasters of their lives.

We went back to the Rustic in first gear avoiding the ice to see "Bound By Flesh," a depiction of people exploiting others for their own gain. The use of contemporary narratives with historic film and photos was well done.

We just had to stay to see "The Cheater," Will Wallace’s interactive film that is now an institution. It is such fun to see the audience reaction. Well Done, Will!! 

Unfortunately the weather had deteriorated and the roads were getting slick.  We all live in Pine Cove which is another thousand feet in elevation so we reluctantly went home missing several films and the Networking Party which was so much fun last year.