The First Midrash SLIFF Jury Prize Winner…
I was happy to be part of the institution of a new annual award at the St. Louis International Film Festival called the Midrash St. Louis Film Award. Last night we went to the gala award ceremony and were happy to present a sizable cash prize to Chris Grega, director of the indomitable Game of the Year. It was nice to have something of such a high caliber on which to hang our hat this first go around, and there were some very gratifying murmurs of approval from the audience when... Read More
Game of The Year (Grega, 2009 – SLIFF 2009)
Quotability is rarely used as a critical yardstick, but sometimes the shoe just fits. Films like The Big Lebowski, The Blues Brothers, or Office Space achieved their hallowed fandom aura so easily because of the way they become instantly portable. “Ah, ah, I almost forgot…I’m also going to need you to go ahead and come in on Sunday, too…” or “That rug really tied the room together.” Inside jokes like these can condense entire films into one offhand reference,... Read More
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