Berlin / I
Here in Berlin and I’ve realized a few things right of the bat: I’m staying in a room for geriatrics (note chair in shower…I even have a button next to the toilet that rings the front desk in case, well…I’m not sure why) and you can no longer smoke anywhere. I’m fine with this in the United States and I knew it was coming in France…but Berlin? Christ, The other odd thing about my hotel is that they have WiFi…but only on floors five and six. I’m on two…which I realized at about 2am, is right about a major nighttime bus stop.
The initial look at the Competition schedule isn’t sending shivers down my spine, but I am dying to see Errol Morris’ new doc, Standard Operating Procedure.
Day 1 was a relatively slow start with the first Competition film from China, but I also saw Slingshot Hip Hop which I missed at Sundance and liked more than I expected and an excellent documentary on Joy Division called, um…Joy Division. Great old concert footage, a bizarre showing by Genesis P. Orridge from Throbbing Gristle and Pyschic tv and a realization that Sam Riley's performance in Control was simply dead on. A mid-day Czech film was a bit of a sleeper but all in all not bad for the first day. Now off to a reception by the Danes…
The bell's in case you get lonely.
Posted by: Denveater | February 10, 2008 at 03:11 PM