Keith Whaley wrote: > > Ann Sanfedele wrote: > > > FOr those of you who might be able to see a film > > and not blink ... :) > > > > "Friday, May 28 - Thursday June 3 > > Roxie Theatre > > Is this a venue on television? > Like Masterpiece Theatre, for instance? > Or, is it on Sundance Film Festival, Sundance channel? > I'll look it up in the meanwhile. > > Thanks for the heads up. > > keith whaley > > > Word Wars > > Tiles and Tribulations on the Scrabble Circuit > > > > J-o-c-u-n-d, a six-letter word for "fun," is an > > apt description of Word > > Wars, Eric Chaikin and Julian Petrillo's feisty > > documentary about the > > National Scrabble Tournament. Word Wars follows > > the lives of four of the > > top-rated Scrabble players in the country as they > > crisscross the United > > States in heated competitions culminating in their > > ultimate quest-- the > > twenty-five-thousand-dollar top prize awarded at > > the national tournament in > > San Diego. Warning: This is not your grandmother's > > game of Scrabble. With > > its tongue firmly planted in its cheek, Word Wars > > uncovers the fiercely > > competitive, highly idiosyncratic world of > > professional Scrabble. Defending > > champ Joe Edley, known as the Jack Nicklaus of > > Scrabble and a former > > homeless resident of Golden Gate Park, has > > memorized the dictionary many > > times over. Matt Graham, a stand-up comic, takes a > > lot of "natural drugs" to > > aid his concentration. Marlon Hill despises the > > English language for > > stripping him of his African identity. "G.I." Joel > > Sherman (the G.I. is for > > gastrointestinal) downs copious amounts of Maalox. > > With a keen eye for the > > whimsical, Word Wars pays homage to its troops, > > who are sacrificing their > > pocketbooks to defend the glory and the majesty of > > the mighty > > m-o-r-p-h-e-m-e, an eight-letter word for "word." > > � David Courier, Sundance > > Film Festival. Directed by Eric Chaikin and Julian > > Petrillo. In Color. > > Digital video. 76 mins (actually a bit longer 76 > > was the Sundance cut) > > USA. 2003. > > > > Show times: Nightly at 6, 8, and 10pm > > with additional matinees Wed, Sat & Sun at 2 & > > 4pm." > > > > > > annsan > > > > > >
Keith - this is the theatre showing in San Francisco --- At The ROxie theatre in San Francisco.... There is a web page for WORD WARS now but I'm not sure how detailed it is (that is to say, if it is there in all it's glory yet. I see what you mean, though, because it was produced in digital - it still is going to be seen ont he big screen. :) You may well see some of the people on the screen in the audience - well, at least a couple. I imagine Eric and Julian will be there, too... annsan
