Spank's LFF Diary, Saturday 10/10/2020
Reviewed today: Chess Of The Wind, A Day Off Of Kasumi Arimura, Siberia, Wolfwalkers.
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Reviewed today: Chess Of The Wind, A Day Off Of Kasumi Arimura, Siberia, Wolfwalkers.
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Reviewed today: All Sorts Of Shorts, The Reason I Jump, Shirley.
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Reviewed today: The Painter And The Thief, This Is The Rhythm Of My Life, UK Focus.
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Reviewed today: The Disciple.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China, and has resulted in an ongoing pandemic. On 5 October, the WHO said that one in ten people around the world (around 800 million) may have been infected with COVID–19. As of 7 October 2020, 35.8 million cases have been reported across 188 countries and territories with more than 1.05 million deaths; more than 24.9 million people have recovered. Common symptoms include fever, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath or breathing difficulties, loss of smell and taste, and the wholesale disruption of film festivals worldwide.
For some reason, that last bit never stays on the Wikipedia entry for long whenever I try to add it. Some people just have no sense of perspective.
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No love at the London Film Festival 2019 for me, I'm afraid. Have a look if you don't believe me:
Galas: 3
Special Presentations: 1
Official Competition: 1
First Feature Competition: 1
Documentary Competition: 2
Love: 0
Debate: 3
Laugh: 2
Dare: 3
Thrill: 2
Cult: 1
Journey: 2
Create: 5
Experimenta: 1
Family: 1
Treasures: 6
Total = 34 (plus one Event)
Of course, The Belated Birthday Girl keeps hoping that Tricia Tuttle will eventually ditch her predecessor's category system for something less chundery, but for now it's all we've got. It's always an interesting way to break down what I've seen, anyway.
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Reviewed today: The Elephant Man, The Irishman, Ride Lonesome.
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Reviewed today: Circus Of Books, The Street, To Live To Sing.
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Reviewed today: First Love, George: The Story Of George Maciunas And Fluxus, The Juniper Tree.
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Reviewed today: Guest Of Honour, Scales, The Whistlers.
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