Masterful Italian drama ‘Human Capital’ is one of the very best feature films of Tribeca Film Festival.
Young Samuel Lange in exceptional Venuzuelan film ‘Bad Hair’ screened at Tribeca Film Festival.
by Sam Juliano
Lucille and I saw more films on the big screens this past week than any other comparable period in our lives, and we are still alive to talk about it. The count for the seven day period is thirty-one (31) bringing the Tribeca total (with a second online at-home viewing) to 51. But heck, this year’s Tribeca catch-phrase that is seen on the cover of the official guide booklet and on posters around the city and on-line is appropriately Film Festivals: The Original Binge-Watching, and indeed such an event has taken place in the three prime locations around the Big Apple that are hosting the festival. Of course seeing 51 films fully entitles me to compile a Top Ten list, what will hardly any essential films not being seen, and it will be posted at the site this coming Thursday, May 1st. We would like to extend our deepest thanks to Pete Torres at Tribeca for his usual hospitality and all those troupers at the theaters who worked their tails off to make Tribeca 2014 the huge success it was.
The Tribeca Jury awards have been announced as has the final standings for the Heinecken Audience Awards, and many of these will be placing in my own Top Ten and honorable mention. Here is the full list and star ratings for the films seen this past week at the festival:
The Search for General Tso’s Chicken *** (Monday) Bow-Tie
1971 *** 1/2 (Monday) AV7
Mala Mala **** (Monday) AV7
Bad Hair **** 1/2 (Tuesday) AV7
Gabriel **** (Tuesday) Bow-Tie
Misconception ** (Tuesday) Bow-Tie
Gueros **** (Tuesday) Bow-Tie
Traitors **** (Tuesday) Bow-Tie
Miss Meadows *** 1/2 (Wednesday) AV7
The Battered Basterds of Baseball *** (Wednesday) SVA
Maravilla ** 1/2 (Wednesday) AV7
Starred Up **** (Wednesday) AV7
Palo Alto * 1/2 (Thursday) SVA
Bright Days Ahead *** 1/2 (Thursday) Bow-Tie
Zero Motivation **** 1/2 (Thursday) Bow-Tie
Electric Slide *** 1/2 (Friday) AV7
Land Ho! ** 1/2 (Friday) AV7
Regarding Susan Sontag **** 1/2 (Friday) AV7
Keep on Keepin On ***** (Friday) Bow-Tie
The Kidnapping of Michele H. **** (Friday) Bow-Tie
Ne Me Quitte Pas **** (Saturday morning) streaming
Lucky Them * (Saturday) Bow-Tie
Five Star **** (Saturday) Bow-Tie
Garnett’s Gold ** 1/2 (Saturday) Bow-Tie
Venus in Fur **** (Saturday) AV7
Glass Chin *** 1/2 (Saturday) AV7
Zombeavers ** (Saturday) AV7
Point and Shoot **** 1/2 (Sunday) Bow-Tie
Human Capital ***** (Sunday) AV7
Every Secret Thing *** (Sunday) SVA
Chef **** (Sunday) SVA
I will be presenting a comprehensive Top Ten of the Tribeca Film Festival post this coming Thursday, complete with a photo layout. Suffice to say that I was extremely impressed this past week with KEEP ON KEEPIN ON, HUMAN CAPITAL (both five star films) REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG, POINT AND SHOOT, BAD HAIR, ZERO MOTIVATION, CHEF, STARRED UP, GUEROS, FIVE STAR, THE KIDNAPPING OF MICHELE H., NE ME QUITTE PAS and VENUS IN FUR, all which will either place in the Top Ten or the honorable mention listing.
