Coming Attractions, March 25, PROBLEMISTA Baby!

Coming Attractions, Monday, March 25, PROBLEMISTA

We’re all business today, Monday, March 25 (with a record setting quick podcast - as measured in minutes, not words). So let’s vamanous amigos e amigas. 

MONDAY, March 25, PERFECT DAYS @ 4 & 6:30

TUESDAY, March 26, PERFECT DAYS @ 4 & 6:30

WEDNESDAY, March 27, PERFECT DAYS @ 4 & 6:30

THURSDAY, March 28, PERFECT DAYS @ 4 & 6:30

FRIDAY, March 29, PROBLEMISTA @ 4:25 & 6:30

SATURDAY, March 30, Sam Granato memorial, doors at 3, DAS BOOT at 4.
SATURDAY, March 30, PROBLEMISTA @ 7:15
SUNDAY, March 31, PROBLEMISTA @ 2:20, 4:25 & 6:30.

MON-THU, April 1-4, PROBLEMISTA @ 4:25 & 6:30

There you have it. I have culled one, a single one, from the hundreds of comments on our current film, PERFECT DAYS. It is from Daniel Clark of the Irish Times. Daniel writes, “ Jonathan Livingston Lavatory Cleaner, Zen and the Art of Lavatory Maintenance, but better than that, sharper, less sentimental, less aphoristic. A film you can life your life by.” I am going to shout that so you don’t doom scroll past it, A FILM YOU CAN LIVE YOUR LIFE BY. Have you ever applied that claim to a film?? Right, me either. You had best come and find out why this bold statement was suggested by an Irish Film Critic. It ends Thursday. And yes, I have plenty of Battle Point Stout to accompany your viewage. But no saki, sorry.

PROBLEMISTA was written by Julio Torres (he of Saturday Night Live fame), Directed by Julio Torres and Stars Julio Torres, alongside Tilda Swinton. It is a comedy, runs 98 minutes and distributed by our friends at A24. Here is the synopsis:

Alejandro (Torres) is an aspiring toy designer from El Salvador struggling to bring his unusual ideas to life in NYC. As time runs out on his work visa, his job assisting erratic art-world outcast (Swinton) becomes his only hope to stay in the USA. 

I have been playing the trailer since Friday and it looks like this might be the sleeper of the year. As with all advance synopsis and their video counterparts, trailers, what we have seen so far (did you know that there is an Academy Award for trailers?) looks like a romp in the park. Word on the street has it that Julio Torres has that rare gift of comedic inspiration, the type of wit that creates fresh and original material which is clever and organic, resonating brightly with mature audiences. Like yourself.

All for today folks, hope to see you at the HLT soon. Remember you can call us anytime for details at 206.451.4336. If I am here (which is most of the time) I will great you with as pleasant a hello as I am able.

On Saturday, March 30, Far Away Entertainment will host a memorial for former owner, film devote and ex-mayor of B.I. Sam Granato. A short tribute will be followed by the first film that Sam screened at the Historic Lynwood upon his purchase in 1982, DAS BOOT. The screening is free for family, friends and HLT supporters, as well as popcorn and soda. A late screening of PROBLEMISTA will follow the memorial at 7:15.

Cheers,

Kevin

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