LAFF, 6/28.

The Los Angeles Film Festival "is a short but sweet concoction," writes Doug Cummings. "So far, I've seen a strong and diverse selection of films, with more on the way. The festival wraps on Sunday." And he reviews Opera Jawa, The Paper Will Be Blue, The Elephant and the Sea and It's Winter.

David Lowery catches Tsai Ming-Liang's I Don't Want to Sleep Alone: "Once again, longing and the need for physical connection are Tsai's overriding themes, and one might ask how many hilariously awkward sex scenes between Lee [Kang-Sheng] and his usual costar Chen Siang-Chyi he can get away with before he starts repeating himself. But that's sort of the point, I think: Tsai is one of those directors who has found a way to circumvent traditional modes of progression. He swims ever deeper into the same waters, and his films, familiar as they might be, keep getting richer."

IndieWIRE profiles Scott Prendergast, whose debut feature, Kabluey, has premiered at the fest.

Posted by dwhudson at June 28, 2007 2:02 PM